Chapter 213: The Longing of the Red Bean

Although Li Yu possesses the Immortal Fortress and has high-intelligence mechanical servants, and his small robots also have great potential, he even keeps a Heaven-Extinguishing Flame Essence as a pet at home.

But in terms of his own resources and treasures, he is truly a pauper.

However, things changed after he obtained the "Immortal Qin Jade Seal."

In a certain sense, this object can be considered a mountain of treasure.

"Inside the Jade Seal, the most valuable thing is undoubtedly the 【Emperor Path】. With a divine object plus this path sequence, if it were in the hands of a major power and used well, it could fully create another Master of Immortal Qin."

"Next are those dozens of strands of filthy divine origin, most of which come from powerful gods with no small reputation."

"For example, the 【Nether God】 origin; if this portion of divinity could be extracted separately, it would be enough to make the entire 【Nether God Sect】 go crazy, and they would be willing to pay a great price to exchange for it."

"Of course, all the divinity has already fused into one and cannot be separated."

"However, I don't need to separate it. As long as I carry the Jade Seal, I can steal the law to disguise myself and infiltrate the Nether God Sect."

"At that time, stealing or tricking them out of a piece of Merman flesh shouldn't be a difficult task."

"I don't care for ordinary Merman flesh, but if it is the divine-grade 【Merman King Flesh】, it can be counted as a top-tier immortality medicine."

"The Merman King is a direct bloodline descendant of the 【Nether God】. Its flesh and blood, one drop or one piece, can increase one's lifespan by at least several thousand years, and the side effects are much smaller."

Thinking of this, Li Yu suddenly felt as if the path ahead had cleared up.

In his mind, numerous ideas and crafty schemes surged forth.

"Hmm."

"Infiltrating various evil god sects to steal treasures is still somewhat risky. If I get discovered, I might lose my life, so I'll keep it as a backup plan."

"Why not use the old method to get it done in one step?"

"The divinity within the Jade Seal is filthy and fallen... In the eyes of the source—the various evil gods—these are just divine monsters with ties to them, unfilial descendants, or wandering bloodlines that have mutated, fallen, and gone mad."

"Most gods, whether righteous or evil, ignore such existences. The better ones might attempt to reclaim them, while the more extreme ones would just kill them from afar."

"But there are also some gods who would attempt to rescue them."

"For example, the Buddha!"

"If I use the 【Immortal Qin Jade Seal】 to disguise myself as a fallen, dying Demon Luo Han and pray for Him to bestow a Golden Cicada Shell or a portion of Agada medicine, there is a high probability of success. After all, the Buddha is famous for His compassion. As for whether I can deceive Him, the source of the Buddha's divinity obtained by the Master of Immortal Qin was indeed a sarira left behind after a Demon Luo Han perished."

"Another is the Earth Mother, this famous benevolent Mother Goddess. If I disguise myself as a dying Corpse King to pray, there is a certain chance She will bestow upon me a 【Jade Flat Peach】 from afar. This is a top-tier immortality medicine with absolutely no cost, increasing lifespan by at least several thousand years."

"Of course, to pull off such a deception, I fear I must be perfectly prepared every single time, otherwise I will surely be exposed."

"Although righteous gods like the Buddha or the Earth Mother likely wouldn't kill me even if they saw through a 'Dao Doctor' of the Spirit Venerable path trying to trick them, they would most likely refuse me."

"There is no danger to my life, only the loss of an opportunity. After all, one cannot trick them a second time, and while true gods possessing top-tier immortality medicine are not few, they are not many either."

"In short, I must proceed with caution."

In the blink of an eye, Li Yu had already thought of various deception plans.

It is only natural that a treasure like the Immortal Qin Jade Seal would have many ways to be played with once it fell into his hands.

As for the thought of fair trade!

He had never considered it.

First, it is not cost-effective and not safe.

Second, he cannot expose that he is a cultivator of the Spirit Venerable path.

Third, after some consideration, he realized that most of his targets this time are righteous gods, so he wouldn't even find a partner for a trade.

Finally, after wreaking havoc on many evil gods, Li Yu's demonic claws reached toward the five great righteous gods.

With a preliminary plan in mind, the worry in Li Yu's heart gradually dissipated.

He looked again at the bustling star group, where a crowd of heaven-defying command holders who loved to watch the chaos were already broadcasting the situation regarding the Wedding King, interspersed with some teasing gossip.

"Urgent report: The Wedding King has gone mad. He seems to have discovered that his offspring can help him resist the appetite from the 【Forbidden God】, so he has set his sights on his own perverted children."

"As expected of a 【Forbidden God Chosen】, even his habits are exactly the same. Fortunately, this old pervert, the Wedding King, is indeed very capable of reproduction; he has a whole bunch of offspring in his mansion."

"The Wedding King wants to lead his subordinates, the Formless Demons, to the Ancient God camp, heading for Brother Calamity Star. It looks like he's truly desperate."

"Hahaha... He received a warning from the City Lord's Mansion. It seems the supreme will in the dark hammered his soul from afar, and he spat blood and returned to his mansion again."

"The city is already in an uproar. Many busybodies are saying they want to nominate Brother Calamity Star to be our 【Great Emperor of Ten Thousand Blessings】. It's not impossible; after all, Ten Thousand Blessings City is about to be established as a nation, and he has the Imperial Jade Seal in his hand. If Brother Calamity Star is willing to run for Emperor, I am willing to cast my vote for him."

"Command Holder Calamity Star as Emperor? You really thought of that? Aren't you afraid of being cursed to death by him? Right, Brother Shang Yang?"

"The matter of the Emperor is another story. Now that Command Holder Calamity Star is the number one heaven-defying talent of our younger generation in Ten Thousand Blessings City, it seems there is no longer any suspense?"

"I have no objection. If it were me, I couldn't have pulled off something like ruining half of the Wedding King's life. Although Chosen Ones like Liu Tu and Hu Buku are also slaughtering everything in their respective strange domains, they are still a notch weaker than Brother Calamity Star."

"I heard that Brother Calamity Star now has a name in the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects as well. He is probably the only Sequence Six Demon Star Command Holder feared by the Reincarnators. Next time I enter the same strange domain as Brother Calamity Star, I will hold onto his thigh tightly."

"Seconded!"

"Same here."

Watching these expensive group messages flashing by, Li Yu couldn't help but show a wry smile.

At the same time, he felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

In his past life on Earth, he also often chatted in groups like this.

He didn't expect that after being reborn in such a strange and magnificent world, he would still have a similar experience.

However, it's enough to just watch these "flattery" messages.

In reality, none of the command holders who spoke are easy to deal with.

Li Yu also dare not guarantee that he can encounter a suitable strange domain every time, find the right loopholes, and cheat.

If he encounters a strange domain of brutal slaughter, Li Yu will lose all his advantages, and he might not be a match for a group of Demon Star Command Holders or Reincarnators.

This time, he was extremely lucky.

At the same time, he must thank predecessors like "Lu Sheng" for their gifts from a thousand years ago.

However, as he watched the group messages, Li Yu also became interested.

He couldn't help but spend another hundred merit points to post in the star group:

"Everyone, remember today's words. If we enter the same strange domain in the future, don't team up to hack me. As for the Emperor, I am lazy by nature and cannot take the role. Besides, the Immortal Qin Jade Seal is too heavily polluted; although I seized it, I could not resist it and have already sacrificed it to my great Lord."

His words were both teasing and intended to release information.

It is logically very reasonable!

All major powers and experts know exactly what the situation with the 【Immortal Qin Jade Seal】 is, and none of them believe that Li Yu, a Sequence Six, has the ability to resist the pollution of such a divine object.

One must know that even the Wedding King intended to return to the real world immediately after grabbing the Jade Seal to perform some ritual to suppress the Jade Seal's pollution. Normally, if Li Yu didn't get rid of the Jade Seal quickly, he would surely die suddenly.

That is why they contacted Li Yu one after another, convinced that Li Yu had to accept recruitment from one of them.

Otherwise, there is only one choice left: sacrifice it to the Demon Star Command.

At this moment, the redemption interface of the Demon Star Command!

Countless powerful command holders are watching, calling out the four words "Demon Star Redemption" time and time again.

Among them are many wealthy high-sequence individuals, just waiting for Li Yu to sacrifice it so they can try to redeem it.

Unfortunately, as of now, there has been no movement.

Everyone then knew that Command Holder Calamity Star had not given the Jade Seal to the Demon Star Command.

This is even more normal, as everyone knows how stingy the Demon Star Command is. If a command holder goes to redeem something, they have to pay extra, but if it is a sacrifice for recycling, it is cut in half.

With Li Yu's intelligence, he could naturally guess the undercurrents surging behind this, so he took the opportunity to release the most reasonable news.

The current Li Yu is treated like a big star.

=9+Shu_Ba

As soon as he popped up to speak, the star group boiled over again.

"You're confused, Brother Calamity Star. Although you are the Chosen of the Lord of Ten Thousand Changes, this deity is the one among all gods who least needs the 【Immortal Qin Jade Seal】. Even if He takes it, He'll just use it as a toy; it's too wasteful."

"It's over. The Imperial Jade Seal has fallen into the hands of Ten Thousand Changes. Even if it appears again in the future, no one will dare to confirm it is definitely real, nor will they dare to use it."

"Brother Calamity Star is worthy of being the Chosen of Ten Thousand Changes. He doesn't like the position of a national leader, doesn't like the temptation of three thousand concubines, and doesn't like the power of life and death. I fear he only enjoys toying with others and playing with schemes and calculations. Demon Star, please don't arrange for me to be in the same strange domain as Brother Calamity Star in the future."

"Brother Calamity Star is joking. We aren't stupid. If we are really unlucky enough to be with you, we will definitely not be stupid enough to provoke you, otherwise the outcome will be very bad. Right, Brother Shang Yang?"

"I really miss the old Brother Shang Yang. Although he didn't talk much, he at least felt human. Now, we can whip his corpse as much as we want, and he doesn't say a word."

"Although Brother Shang Yang doesn't speak, his Intelligence Star is still flashing. He is clearly lurking, probably ruthlessly collecting information, using his mechanical intelligence to deduce and judge whether to continue targeting his mortal enemy, Command Holder Calamity Star. I wonder what the result is?"

"It's easy to guess. Since he hasn't made a move yet, it means he temporarily feels he can't win. Right, Brother Shang Yang?"

I don't know when it started, but teasing and whipping the corpse of Shang Yang became a staple program of this Heaven-Defying Talent star group.

This group of unscrupulous command holders would shift the topic there at the drop of a hat.

Fortunately, Shang Yang is now a "mechanical life" and no longer has things like love, hate, or grudges; he only weighs pros and cons.

So he has always been lurking in the group, accepting the corpse-whipping without saying a word.

For example, at this moment!

In a forbidden area of the Sacred Nest, Shang Yang sat quietly like a mechanical Bodhisattva, green light flashing in his mind, code surging.

Translated, it really was the so-called deduction that the command holders guessed.

It's just that the conclusion was not what the command holders guessed.

"Evaluating red target 【Command Holder Calamity Star】... Evaluation complete."

"Target's methods suspected of having evolved again, adding the Wedding King to his list of achievements."

"Truthfulness of the target's claim of sacrificing the precious divine object to the Lord of Ten Thousand Changes: 60%."

"Probability of the target being killed in retaliation by the Wedding King: 10%."

"Target passed the faction slaughter mission with the highest contribution again. This mission will help the target gain more permissions. Due to the target's unpredictable attributes, if the target continues to evolve, there is a higher probability of causing damage to the 【World Engine】 project..."

"Beginning to formulate a plan to deduce how to kill the target... Deducing, difficulty extremely high, difficulty extremely high."

……

Li Yu was, of course, completely unaware of the incident at Shang Yang's place.

Seeing the topic within the star group turn into mockery, he couldn't be bothered to look anymore.

The "exchange session" that followed every successful clearance of a Strange Domain had to be abandoned this time as well, due to insufficient merit points.

Fortunately, merit points weren't needed this time; the secret medicine formula and advancement ritual for the Sequence 5 【Longevity Daoist】 of the Spirit Venerable path had been provided by his seniors from afar.

"Since Xixing didn't lie, I'll head back first."

"I just need to honestly hunker down in the Ancient God camp and plan the advancement."

With this thought, Li Yu delayed no longer and summoned the Demon Star to return.

The next moment!

Li Yu's deeply wounded body broke free from the Demon Star space and fell straight out of the void.

As always, he didn't land on the cold mechanical floor, but into a warm embrace.

Although it was a bit shameful, Li Yu had to admit it himself.

Every time he experienced a brush with death in a Strange Domain, he would miss the warmth of his own mechanical maid.

And Hongdou had her ways; every time she caught him, she would change into a different appearance.

However, this time, it seemed a bit different.

As soon as Li Yu looked up, he discovered that Hongdou had transformed into a tall, mature woman with snow-white skin and long, straight black hair.

While reaching out to catch him, she also gazed at Li Yu with a pair of jewel-like eyes flickering with eerie red light.

The intense emotions emerging within them greatly surprised Li Yu.

"Welcome back, Master!"

"Reporting to Master, just a moment ago, another God-Chosen from the City Lord's Mansion, Lady Ba, came to the castle to visit."

"She recounted Master's experiences in the Strange Domain and expressed her concern, while also asking Hongdou to convey to Master that she is waiting for Master at her residence, and said, 'Since you stole her divine ability, then pay it back with your body.'"

……

The message from Lady Ba did not make Li Yu feel alarmed.

It was normal for his act of stealing the technique to be exposed; after all, the trouble he caused this time was too great, and the details would certainly be scrutinized.

He had also guessed that Lady Ba wouldn't mind; this God-Chosen of the Judgment Star Lord indeed had such a rough and direct temperament.

There was indeed an agreement between the two of them.

What truly made Li Yu feel that something was wrong at this moment was Hongdou.

In the past, no matter what happened, his mechanical maid's emotions would never fluctuate much.

But this time, it was completely different.

His high inspiration had never been an illusion.

While locking eyes with that pair of scarlet pupils, Li Yu saw with absolute clarity an extremely intense aggressiveness, as well as a certain desire that was not concealed in the slightest.

And the target was none other than him, her master.

(End of this chapter)