Chapter 27: Front Page Headline

It wasn't until late at night that Li Yu hurried home with a face full of doubt.

Going out to investigate, he confirmed one thing: Yi Ya was indeed incomparably cruel and gluttonous.

It invited a total of eleven evil cultivator neighbors, ten of whom were slaughtered and eaten by it, and at every crime scene, it had arranged symbolic scenes that highlighted its identity.

Without a doubt, if this fellow were really allowed to grow up, I'm afraid it could also become one of the outstanding people of Wanfu City in the future.

Also, it was thanks to being in Wanfu City that although this tragedy triggered some restlessness and waves, it returned to tranquility in just one day.

This was also what Li Yu hoped for; no one cared, and no one investigated was best.

However, there was also a point that made him feel very puzzled, and that was Zhu Mei.

When Yi Ya attacked wearing Cui Yuan's skin!

Li Yu was certain that it couldn't kill Zhu Mei.

Facts proved that this was indeed the case; this host of the Pig Temple did not die. When inquiring, it was only said that Zhu Mei had been promoted to the main temple and should not come back again.

"Zhu Mei's strength should be at least on par with Yi Ya."

"The backing of the Depraved Buddhism is also no weaker than the Forbidden God Sect, so it is impossible for Zhu Mei to have fled out of fear of Yi Ya."

"He is also a glutton for Spirit Food, having just eaten a meal of mine."

"If there were no major sudden events, how could he leave without saying goodbye?"

"Could it be that he went to advance to Sequence 7 【Life-Begging Walker】 of the Black Maitreya path? But why so anxious?"

Li Yu suddenly remembered the secrets peeked from Zhu Mei, but this still couldn't explain it.

On his way back, he did indeed feel some restlessness.

The steam airships and tower ships above the city were also far more numerous than in the past.

Li Yu had the heart to inquire, but he was a completely bottom-tier cultivator, and for a while, he couldn't find anyone to ask anything.

He could only guess in his heart: Is there a major event to happen in Wanfu City? Zhu Mei also left suddenly because of this.

Although he was a bit confused, this weird situation was a great thing for him, Li Yu.

All those who knew the truth were dead!

The mark was cleared!

At the same time, there was no Forbidden Egg in Li Yu's body.

He was now a genuine, flawless Spirit Venerable path cultivator "Alchemy Apprentice," pursuing alchemy, medicine refining, and Qi-serving for longevity, and had nothing to do with the cruel and man-eating Forbidden God Sect.

The survival difficulty that had worried Li Yu for many days and made him struggle with all his might seemed to have been solved?

This smoothness made even him unable to believe it.

"Could it be that Heaven's Mandate is with me?"

"From now on, can I cultivate with peace of mind and wait for an opportunity to flee Wanfu City?"

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Because it was a narrow escape from death and could be considered a happy event, Li Yu was in a great mood.

While calculating his subsequent plans in his heart, he pulled his maid Hong Dou and studied her mechanical body for most of the night.

Especially the "Chainsaw Sword Technique" used to chase and cut Yi Ya during the day, which made Li Yu marvel incomparably.

If it weren't for Hong Dou warning the master that the spiritual energy stone in her body was excessively consumed due to a fight, and if it wasn't replaced with a new one within three days, she would directly crash, I'm afraid Li Yu would have pestered her to play a few more times.

Helplessly, Li Yu had to study himself and ponder his situation afterward.

"Now I have quite a bit of money and strange objects in my hands; compared to cultivators of the same sequence, I am already considered wealthy."

"But for a cultivator, what is the use of being wealthy?"

"Strength composed of strange techniques, secret medicine formulas, path sequences, etc., is the foundation, especially in this Wanfu City, where Sequence 8 is not considered anything, and one needs to keep advancing upward; Sequence 7 might not even be enough, and Sequence 6 should be able to be carefree."

"But I find it very difficult to do so; for the sake of survival, I must choose this path that looks like it has no future, and the God who masters the path has fallen, so naturally, there is no backing to rely on, and I don't even know what the next sequence is."

"Unfortunately, the arrow is on the string and must be fired; even if I want to change paths, it is impossible."

When his thoughts reached this point, Li Yu suddenly remembered Yi Ya again.

During the day, he still regretted using Alchemy Fire to burn it, so that after Yi Ya died, only a pile of ash remained, and he didn't have time to extract and condense spiritual strange objects.

This was one of the common rules of the cultivator world!

Goods like Jiao Qing and Sun Sun Sanniang had poisonous brain pulp and activated blood intestines; Yi Ya must have had an astonishing amount.

Of course, thinking about it again: even if Yi Ya was really left with a complete corpse, it might not have been able to condense anything good, because it had been polluted.

The second common rule of cultivators: changing paths indiscriminately will make both life and death very bad.

Generally speaking, once a cultivator chooses a path, they must go all the way to the dark, and there is almost no room for turning back. Even within the same sect's ascension path, it is not easy to convert.

If it is a path that conflicts in spirituality and divinity, it is even more like thunder and fire, and apart from madness and sudden death, there is no other outcome.

This is why!

The reason Li Yu could pit Yi Ya to death, and also the reason he couldn't fantasize about other paths anymore.

Although in his hands, he still held a secret medicine formula belonging to the Orthodox God path: Wandering Soul.

"Forget it!"

"Being able to save my life is already a great fortune, how can I dare to ask for more."

"Besides, Alchemy Apprentice is also an extraordinary sequence; Alchemy Fire, Serving Qi, Medicinal Cuisine... these three strange techniques, if used well, can completely allow me to stand in Wanfu City."

"Besides, it may not be that there is no chance to continue advancing; didn't the previous peeking at secrets have hints?"

"If I can enter those places called 【Mystic Realm】, 【Spirit Realm】, etc., because of the spiritual aggregation rule, I will definitely encounter everything related to the Spirit Venerable path."

"Before that, should I continue to be a loose cultivator? Or should I seek to rely on a force that looks decent?"

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Carrying these thoughts, Li Yu gradually fell asleep.

And the series of changes early the next morning finally let him know what the major event about to happen in Wanfu City was.

He hadn't truly woken up yet, and the sound of gears turning and mechanical wings flapping, which was already somewhat familiar, came.

Opening his eyes, he indeed saw that plague-ridden "Bronze Rooster" flapping out of the chicken coop and pouncing toward him.

"Master Master!"

"Get up and sell meat!"

Following that was the choking smoke and fire.

Immediately, the main room could no longer be used for sleeping.

Li Yu rushed out of the door while putting on his clothes, and couldn't help but blame his maid: "Hong Dou, why didn't you stop this silly chicken?"

Who would have thought that Hong Dou tilted her head, revealing a look of doubt, and the mechanical voice replied:

"Why stop it?"

"The Bronze Dawn Rooster is the third most popular best-selling product of the Tiangong Sect in Wanfu City, besides the Spring Dream Instrument and various prosthetics, with a buyer satisfaction rate as high as 98%."

"Hong Dou thought Master was keeping it as a pet, and even specially maintained it to extend its service life."

This reply choked Li Yu, making him feel very troubled.

And before he could open his mouth to explain to Hong Dou, his courtyard gate was knocked again.

The visitor seemed to have been attracted by the sound of the Bronze Dawn Rooster, laughing loudly from outside the courtyard gate:

"The sound of the bronze plague-ridden chicken, it's here; it really is a loyal customer of my Tiangong Sect."

"The first issue of 'Wanfu Daily' has been delivered, please accept it."

As the words fell,

he didn't see the visitor having any intention of coming in, directly throwing a bundle of tied newspapers into the courtyard from across the wall.

Afterward, amidst that pitch-black inferior steam spray, he shouted "Next house," "Where is the next house in this shit place," and gradually went away.

Until Hong Dou very considerately flashed over to catch the newspaper, opened it, and handed it to Li Yu.

He suddenly remembered that he had indeed tricked the salesman Meng Meng Shenji into giving him a month's subscription to "Wanfu Daily."

These past few days, he had experienced too many horrific and rich events, so he had forgotten about this matter.

After all, it was a free gift he had forcibly demanded!

Li Yu didn't care much, until he casually swept a glance at the first page of the newspaper.

Instantly, just the headline alone made him completely wake up.

"Front Page Headline!"

"Wanfu City, starting from today, opens the city gates wide, and the whole city is under martial law."

Two completely conflicting words, I don't know why they were put together.

Almost immediately, Li Yu remembered the inexplicable restlessness he felt in Wanfu City when he went out to inquire last night.

If there were no accidents, the answer was right here.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 28 =====