Chapter 223: Another Tip from the Toad God

"Being seen through by the Earth Mother was likely an accident."

"Could being seen through by the Buddha be a matter of rank? After all, a level like 'Meat Lotus Arhat' is already Sequence 3. Even if he is fallen and failed his promotion, there is a certain probability that he is registered with the Buddha."

"Of course, it could also be the wrong location. This is, after all, Wanfu City. Even though these True Gods with countless believers have endless spiritual responses to their followers, 'signals' coming from such places inevitably attract more attention. If they take a slightly longer look, they might just see through me."

"Just like on Earth in my past life, calls from certain special places are most likely scam calls."

"If these are the reasons, it is quite unsolvable."

"After all, I need a top-tier promotion, which requires the highest-level immortality medicine. If I wanted ordinary pseudo-immortality medicines like Black Tai Sui or Merman Flesh, I could exchange for them directly from the Demon Star Order; there would be no need to make a big scene and risk deceiving a True God here."

"But the highest-level immortality medicine is not something ordinary believers can pray for. It's a dead loop."

Thinking to this point, Li Yu felt he had discovered the truth, and at the same time, he felt deeply helpless.

No matter how amazing a scam is, if it has a fatal flaw, it is useless.

Fortunately, his luck is truly good; the two True Gods he tried to deceive previously were both extremely merciful.

Moreover, the first one was spoken well of in advance, and for the sake of their own God-Chosen, they gifted Li Yu a portion of immortality medicine.

The second one, perhaps thinking highly of Li Yu, granted him immortality medicine while also giving him a long-term mission.

"The scam failed, but the profit was huge."

"However, things shouldn't happen more than three times. I still need one more portion of immortality medicine, so I cannot go and fleece the righteous god camp again."

As Li Yu's thoughts reached this point, the remaining four True Gods flashed through his mind immediately.

And he realized in an instant: they couldn't be scammed.

"There is no need to mention the Heavenly Artisan God. Although it is possible we are fellow countrymen, their life or death is unknown, and they are suspected to have been shattered. Most importantly, they have no immortality medicine, only 'Mechanical Ascension,' a different kind of immortality that cannot be used to formulate the Longevity Daoist's secret medicine."

"The Red God is very fierce, and their home also lacks immortality-type curios; there is no scam value."

"The Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable is not fierce. If I were to disguise myself as the undercover agent 【Liu Tu】 again, it might work. Unfortunately, they also have no immortality medicine."

"There are indeed many immortality medicines in the Haotian God's Divine Kingdom, such as Emperor Flowing Nectar, Longevity Pills, etc., all of which are top-tier immortality medicines... Unfortunately, the Haotian God is even fiercer than the Red God. If I go to ask and am seen through, I will likely be rewarded from afar with something like a 【Haotian Divine Radiance】 or 【Thunder Divine Light】 and die on the spot."

After some calculation, he ruled them all out.

He is going to ask for immortality medicine, not to seek death.

Li Yu immediately began to consider the Evil God camp, and suddenly, his choices increased significantly.

Moreover, the probability of success was also quite high.

But as Li Yu thought deeper, he felt that the cost-effectiveness was far inferior to the two portions of immortality medicine granted by the Spiritual Response Lady Lingying Yuanjun and the Buddha.

"The Evil God 【Kind Father】 is extremely powerful and tolerant. In their Divine Kingdom, there is a monstrosity called 'Immortality Fungus,' which is a super immortality medicine that can extend life by tens of thousands of years. If I pretend to be Hu Buku to ask for it, there should be no suspense in obtaining it. The problem is that the price of this thing is terrifyingly high; it will forcibly transform the body, turning it directly into the shape of the Kind Father."

"Although I can be exempted from being completely corrupted, it is limited to locking in the last shred of sanity; the physical mutation is irreversible, so it is ruled out."

"In addition, there are the 【Hanging King】, 【Black Maitreya】, 【Forbidden God】, and 【Blood Age Star Lord】. Each of their Divine Kingdoms contains immortality medicine, but unfortunately, the price for each is more heaven-defying than the last. I could scam it, but it's not worth it..."

The more Li Yu thought, the tighter his brows furrowed.

Although he had some confidence that he could slowly eliminate these costs after officially promoting to "Longevity Daoist."

But he was not yet at the end of his rope, so he continued to ponder.

Finally, a special True God he had almost forgotten, and an Evil God who coveted his body, were both recalled to his mind.

There was no help for it; after all, neither of these two gods had left behind a large number of path practitioners in the present world, and their sense of presence could not compare to those seven or eight Evil Gods who were constantly fighting and snatching.

Of course, more importantly, Li Yu could not impersonate the God-Chosen or offspring of these two gods.

A clever woman cannot cook without rice!

There was no relevant origin divinity or personal items of a God-Chosen in the Immortal Qin Jade Seal.

Void impersonation would be exposed in seconds.

However, Li Yu had other tokens, so he did not have to obtain the immortality medicine through impersonation and deception.

His plan was: to be thick-skinned and ask directly.

That's right, Li Yu had his eyes on the two "big donors" who had once tipped him, or rather, one of them.

The Lord of the Evil Moon!

The Toad God!

Both of these two had immortality medicine.

"The 【Moon Essence Fruit】 granted by the Lord of the Evil Moon, if upgraded by one level, is called the 'Moon God Fruit,' which is an immortality medicine comparable to 'Yin Marrow'."

"However, this perverted god wants to recruit me to be a rabbit-man priest. If I take the initiative to deliver myself to their door, I'm finished. Ruled out."

"The Toad God, on the other hand, is a good target."

"It is rumored that in their Divine Kingdom, there is a spiritual object called 【Eternal Toad Ganoderma】, which can increase one's lifespan by three thousand years when consumed, and the price is not too high."

"Although I am not a believer or God-Chosen of the Toad God, I have a Toad God gold coin they tipped me, and last time we even successfully cooperated to scam the Lord of Myriad Changes."

"This friendship is not shallow. If I ask from afar, there is a certain probability they will agree to me, right?"

After this final thought emerged.

Li Yu did not hesitate and began to act.

Once he thought of this, he discovered that this one's cost-effectiveness was already higher than that of the Earth Mother and the Buddha.

They are merciful and have a friendship; even if he doesn't get it, there won't be any price to pay.

After figuring this out, Li Yu had already returned to the Immortal Fortress.

Just as he sat down, a gold coin filled with extraordinary divine Qi appeared in Li Yu's hand. Grasping the coin, he began to pray and call out without hesitation:

"Great Toad God above, your worshiper wishes to ask you for a..." "Great Toad God above, your worshiper wishes to ask you for a..."

"Great Toad God above, your worshiper wishes to ask you for a..."

Three times in a row, there was not a single response.

Li Yu did not give up and performed six more calls, but still did not receive any spiritual response.

A look of doubt could not help but appear on Li Yu's face.

But soon he figured it out; this was normal.

Even for a God-Chosen!

Not every call to a True God will receive a response, unless it is an extraordinary being of a very high sequence who is already registered with the True God.

The first two times were too smooth, almost making Li Yu mistakenly believe he was truly a child of destiny.

However, considering the previous tips and friendship, the fact that there was no response even after nine calls made Li Yu have a guess.

In his heart, he silently complained: "It seems this 'top-tier big brother' is not as simple and easy to fool as I imagined; they clearly won't scatter the eagle until they see the rabbit."

【Note: The source text contains a fragment "at a glance/" which appears to be a typo or incomplete sentence; ignoring for translation as per instructions.】

As the thought faded, Li Yu prayed and called out again.

What was different this time was that he changed his words: "Great Toad God above, your worshiper Li Yu wishes to initiate a transaction..."

Since the thick-skinned request was unsuccessful, Li Yu decided to trade.

As for the terms, let the Toad God propose them first.

Whether to succeed or not, he would decide.

Sure enough, this time, on the third attempt, Li Yu received a response from the Toad God.

It was a rather complex spiritual response.

After interpretation and translation, it could be understood as:

"The Toad God can give me an 【Eternal Toad Ganoderma】, on the condition that I must once again offer a performance that satisfies them, such as 'deceiving the Lord of Myriad Changes'."

"They accept credit, but if I fail to fulfill it for a long time, I will become increasingly unlucky until I die suddenly."

"Or, after I promote to Sequence 4 【Food-Eating True Monarch】 in the future, I must jump paths and switch to the Toad God's command, becoming a Toad God God-Chosen."

"Hmm?"

When Li Yu finished analyzing the spiritual response from the Toad God, although he had received an affirmative answer, he did not agree immediately but fell into deep thought.

There was clearly a significant amount of information in this.

Especially that backup condition.

"In other words, the Toad God still appreciates me; they want to see a performance and also want to take me in."

"But they don't want the current me; at least they want me at the 'Food-Eating True Monarch' level?"

"So, what is the mystery behind this sequence?"

"The Sequence 6 me is too weak for them to care about, and the Sequence 3 me couldn't possibly be so strong that they couldn't take me in. It is highly likely that some change in the essence of life occurs at that sequence, and there is no longer any value in switching paths?"

"The Toad God's conditions are not excessive, which is better than me rashly contacting other Evil Gods."

"However, I should ask a bit more."

After the thought faded, Li Yu prayed and called out again.

This time, he directly offered up his actions within the "Immortal Qin Strange Domain" and asked if a performance of this level would count.

Although the Toad God had never broken their word and had never toyed with Li Yu, and their divinity and divine office were very clear.

But for a transaction, the more detailed, the better.

Of course!

If the transaction target were the "Lord of Myriad Changes," no amount of detail would have any meaning.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yu received an affirmative answer.

It was a spiritual response imbued with intense appreciation, and even, they gave another tip directly.

Li Yu saw a void crack open above his head, and another curio fell down.

It first hit Li Yu on the forehead with a "thud," and then rolled into his hand.

This scene was actually very unreasonable.

After all, the object's falling speed was not fast, and with Li Yu's reflexes, he could have easily caught it.

However, some irresistible force caused Li Yu to be momentarily dazed, which led to that copper coin, covered in verdigris and carrying a faint stench, landing precisely on his forehead.

After it was in his hand, he knew the reason.

"Bad Luck Copper Coin!"

"A wondrous item bestowed by the Toad God, a copper coin soaked in the Toad God's excrement for years, tainted with so much filth that it has derived the power to create bad luck."

"This item can be used as a 'curse medium'; after being used on a target, the target will become incredibly unlucky for a period of time."

"However, as a price, after the copper coin is exhausted, the caster will suffer a certain degree of backlash and will also be unlucky for a short time."

"Injure the enemy by a thousand and lose eight hundred yourself?"

Just looking at the first half, Li Yu was very happy.

It was not until the last part appeared that he felt distressed again.

(End of this chapter)