Chapter 61: An Irresistible Temptation!

Su Ping left Daoist Zhou Xuan in the Pot Heaven to continue his efforts.

As for himself, he spent one day traveling between the two worlds, using up his fishing quota for the week.

This week, the fishing spots on both sides refreshed a total of 120 times, yielding 80 Small Green Fish and 40 Big Green Fish.

At the same time, his current Fishing Experience had also increased: 【Current Fishing Level: 3 (440/1000)】

Afterward, Su Ping returned to East King Temple from the Reservoir Fishing Spot to rest for a while, but he was in no rush to return to the Cultivation World.

Instead, he retraced the route he had taken when he first headed toward the border.

Only this time, thanks to the information collected through various means, including the rats, Su Ping already had candidates in mind for his next plan.

He dispatched Spirit Mouse Xiaobai and Xiaohui to carry the Invitation Letters and distribute Immortal Fate to these lucky fellows! Several hours later.

In a county town over a hundred kilometers away from Yushu City.

On the top floor of the highest local hotel, inside a bathroom that was part of a luxury suite—the entire floor had been opened up and renovated, and this area was not open to the public.

Having just woken up, Huang Zong, who was accustomed to taking a hot bath before handling work, had just walked into the bathroom when his gaze shifted from the surface of the bathtub, which had already been intelligently filled with hot water, to the small round table nearby where red wine and a glass were placed.

On that pale white round table, there was, unexpectedly, a Black Business Card that hadn't been there before.

Huang Zong's pupils constricted slightly; the older he got, the more cautious he became, and his memory had always been excellent.

He confirmed in his mind that the business card was not there when he left the night before.

This is... did someone sneak in in the middle of the night and place it there?

A variety of speculations flashed through Huang Zong's mind in an instant.

Having started in real estate and with businesses spanning the county's food, clothing, housing, and transportation, he could be considered the wealthiest person in the county.

However, he had always kept a low profile, and after reaching middle age, he became keen on charity work, while his own luxurious indulgences were always kept private.

A while ago, he had even downsized his business and proactively avoided competing with others for profit; if he was this stable, how could he have provoked a ruthless person? That shouldn't be!

Huang Zong did not rush to look at the business card.

Instead, he picked up his phone, expanded it to the size of a tablet, and opened the recording.

It must be said that this richest man was a ruthless person; he had even installed hidden surveillance in his own bathroom.

Then, Huang Zong's eyes widened as he saw footage that caused cracks to appear in the worldview he had built up over most of his life.

This Black Business Card had actually floated slowly above the floor an hour ago, then drifted along the legs of the stool by the small round table all the way to the tabletop before landing lightly.

"This Black Business Card flew here by itself?"

"Are there drones with this kind of design now? No, this card is too thin; it can't be a drone!"

In Huang Zong's currently muddled mind, this bold possibility couldn't help but emerge:

"Has this business card become a spirit?"

Huang Zong's gaze turned toward the Black Business Card on the round table, and his breathing grew rapid.

He walked over and picked up the card.

The very next moment, he sensed something was wrong!

The moment his fingers touched this Black Business Card, a message appeared on his retina:

【At the Hour of the Rat tonight, listen to my voice; those with affinity shall enter, those without shall retreat.】

Huang Zong gripped the Black Business Card tightly; he had a vague feeling in his heart that this object would be very, very important to him! When people reach old age and can clearly feel their physical strength and energy failing, while fearing the approaching footsteps of death, they often pin their hopes on mysticism in their hearts.

In fact, Huang Zong and his friends had contributed no small amount of the money they earned over the years to those temples and Daoist shrines in search of peace of mind.

Moreover, in recent years, Huang Zong had followed others in providing one-on-one support for all the cultivation needs of a High Monk who was said to have real ability.

Some people heard about it and advised him that it was a scam.

But Huang Zong and his friends had struggled and climbed for so many years; how could they not know that the other party was nine parts fake and one part real? Isn't the key whether it's useful or not?

Going to listen to lectures for a few days every year, at least they ate well and slept well in the days that followed; for wealthy old men like them, having such an effect was already worth it. It's just that all this mystery could theoretically still be explained by science, subconscious studies, and psychology.

But this Black Business Card before him, which lacked substance like a projection yet could be picked up... that didn't seem scientific at all.

While Huang Zong's emotions were in turmoil.

A food industry tycoon in another small city, a man who had graduated in physics and switched to being a businessman halfway through his career, was sitting in his office.

Holding the Black Business Card that had suddenly floated in front of him, he muttered to himself:

"Physics... no longer exists?"

"What kind of principle is this? How can such a supernatural phenomenon really exist in this world!"

In this Lu Daheng's mind, he did believe in some mysterious phenomena that were difficult to explain scientifically.

But those were just isolated cases that were difficult to replicate, the uncanny workmanship of nature, or miracles of life.

The meaning represented by the thing in front of him, however, was completely different! And that summons at the crack of dawn—if it really was what he thought it was... would he be looked down upon for being too old if he went to seek the Dao now?

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Su Ping had taken Spirit Mouse Xiaobai and Xiaohui, fashioned the Invitation Letters into the shape of black business cards, and distributed them.

The message that appeared before their eyes on the Invitation Letter was just a small, unimpressive Trick of Su Ping's.

As for those people seeing the floating business card, it was simply because Su Ping had cast Invisibility Talismans on Spirit Mouse Xiaobai and Xiaohui.

If he didn't reveal a bit of mystery beforehand, how would those chosen ones take it seriously? Thinking of these chosen ones, Su Ping silently went over their profiles in his memory.

They were basically local bullies or small-time tycoons in small cities or county towns.

They controlled a certain amount of the means of production, but not much.

Their influence was limited to one area; once they left their hometown, they were just ordinary rich people.

This meant that even if they had ulterior motives, they would give up due to limited ability, and it was even more impossible for them to track him down using clumsy methods like numbering materials or cash.

Because they simply didn't have the power to trace where the materials he provided were actually used.

And yet, they could have the final say in their own industries and could directly mobilize a portion of manpower and material resources without having to face various approvals and supervision.

Furthermore, their experiences and personalities also made them incapable of doing something as stupid as exposing the opportunity.

After careful selection, Su Ping considered them to be partners he could currently control.

If he wanted to utilize the resources of Water Blue Star quickly and securely, this was a move Su Ping had to make.

Relying solely on the young Daoist Zhou Xuan... he feared it would be difficult to even maintain the sugar trade!

Fortunately, after obtaining the Pot Heaven, the initiative was firmly in Su Ping's hands! Su Ping returned to the Pot Heaven and, as his Avatar Shu Daoren, arrived at the Burial Ground.

Once the time arrived.

Su Ping immediately exercised the invitation authority of the Pot Heaven and sent invitations to those target individuals holding an Invitation Letter.

Instantly, whether it was Huang Zong, Lu Daheng, or the other few wealthy tycoons, all of them gasped in that moment, secretly thinking that this was actually true at the same time.

In the restroom, in the bedroom, or waiting while watching the time in an underground secret chamber, they all unanimously chose to accept.

To come into contact with the mysterious, to understand the mysterious, and then to use the mysterious to achieve Transcending the Mundane... this was a temptation these chosen ones could not refuse! Swish! The same earth-shattering transformation in the blink of an eye that the young Daoist Zhou Xuan had experienced, these six chosen ones experienced right after.

However, it was different from what Zhou Xuan saw in the Yunlai Immortal Realm.

These six wealthy individuals appeared in the yin-filled Burial Ground instead.

The first thing they saw was a ghost that looked like a hanged spirit there to receive them.

It was the Human-Faced Locust Tree in the distance that blotted out the sky and covered the earth!

And surrounded by Ghost Fire that wailed and howled all around, they took their first steps in the Pot Heaven while trembling with fear.

(End of this chapter)