Chapter 304: Gods of the Graveyard (First update, seeking monthly votes!)

Inside the *Pioneer*, a profound silence reigned.

No matter how fierce or tyrannical the race representatives and God-chosen envoys were, they were all forced to hold their tongues at this moment.

Although they were all situated within the shell of an Ancient God that had undergone massive modification and sublimation, they felt not a shred of security.

On the contrary, many of the passengers who had previously been manic were now shivering slightly.

This was the suppression of the strong over the weak at the level of life and soul origin!

Even madmen would feel fear because of this.

The *Pioneer's* built-in "Smart Brain" was a sadistic one; besides intentionally leaking a portion of the pollution radiation, it also deliberately issued a notification:

"All divine corpses within the graveyard remain active."

"As long as a light source, sound source, or external Qi source appears, it will cause them to 'resurrect' and pursue to devour."

"Of course, the graveyard does indeed contain the legacies and remains left behind by divine entities. Any intruder can seize them, or even achieve the effect of ascending to godhood in one step by devouring the corpses within the graveyard, provided one can exempt themselves from the pollution and survive."

"To this day, no one has succeeded."

"Entering the graveyard with a body of flesh and blood, the best outcome is to pay a heavy price and survive."

……

In every single sentence, every word was imbued with an intense threat of death.

Under this atmosphere, naturally, no one mentioned playing cards anymore.

While wary of the danger, everyone in the top-tier carriage, including Li Yu, stared straight out the window at everything within the graveyard.

Every part of it made one involuntarily feel curiosity and the urge to pry.

Li Yu, even more so, had the urge to use up another Truth Bubble.

In the depths of his mind, whispers of infinite temptation were sounding:

"There are too many divine entities. Use one, analyze everything, and you will surely make a bloody profit."

"Within this graveyard, many, many secrets must be hidden."

Just by a hair's breadth, Li Yu almost succumbed to the demonic whispers born of his own desire to pry into secrets.

If it were a previous Truth Bubble, using one would be fine; he could quickly replenish it through various secret knowledge.

But ever since the bubble count reached the "twenty" mark, the speed of recharging one had slowed down significantly.

The requirements for secrets were also becoming increasingly high.

Clearly, it would be very difficult to stockpile future Truth Bubbles.

Therefore, every single one must be cherished; using them for life-saving and turning the tables was the correct path, and they must not be used recklessly.

Most importantly!

Even without consuming a Truth Bubble, Li Yu still had ways to know the secret knowledge related to this station, the 【Silent Graveyard】.

He did not speak, only transmitting a thought into the Idle Person skin:

"Is Brother Zuo present?"

After calling out, Li Yu waited silently for a few breaths.

Sure enough, very quickly, a voice that sounded very calm and indifferent rang out:

"I am here."

"Regarding the Silent Graveyard and the origins of these divine entities, as the number one genius of the City Lord's Mansion, Brother Zuo should know them all."

"Can you tell me?"

After Li Yu finished these two sentences, he was also prepared with the following rhetoric; if Zuo Cikui was unwilling to speak, he had his own ways.

But how could he have expected.

Zuo Cikui was deliberately waiting for him to ask.

Because of that performance in the Chaos Card game that could be called heaven-defying, Zuo Cikui became increasingly certain: Li Yu was an excellent puppet piece, possessing a sense of destiny and heaven's blessing; if he could be thoroughly refined, his own Dao path would greatly flourish.

So, to proceed smoothly, Zuo Cikui had already planned to position himself as a generous and magnanimous close friend.

He would tell everything he knew and respond to every request.

Unfortunately, Li Yu did not know this part yet, just habitually acting as a "hand-out seeker."

It was also fortunate he didn't know; if Li Yu had truly seen through it, Zuo Cikui would have had to learn what it meant to have one's bones knocked and marrow sucked.

Just answering a few questions, Zuo Cikui was very willing.

And so, the next second, in Li Yu's mind, a massive amount of secret knowledge related to the Silent Graveyard surged over.

"This place is the most dangerous spot in the Forbidden Terror Valley, ranked alongside the 【Borderland】 in the Ten Thousand Mystic Frozen Plain and the 【Ruins of Darkness】 in the Ancient Black Forest."

"How these three dangerous places were formed, I do not know either; I only heard they are all related to the Eternal Mist, and the three places seem to share some common entrances and exits."

"As for the origins of these divine entities?"

"I don't know them all, only a portion."

"For example, that entity whose external appearance resembles a 'giant slug covered in sharp spikes,' its divine name is the Corrosion Penalty Lord, holding the power of corrosion and immortality, possessing the power to corrode everything; its quirk is to transform life forms it takes a fancy to into immortal slaves."

"Its origin is mysterious, but it still died in this graveyard."

"However, because of the special rules of the Silent Graveyard, if an outsider enters, it will resurrect and launch an attack on the outsider."

"It actually has some worshippers in Wanfu City, some mortals who want to become immortals but lack cultivation aptitude, who jointly formed an 【Immortal Sect】, communicating with the 'Corrosion Penalty Lord' who has already become a corpse through dreams, attempting to find a way to resurrect it or take it away from the graveyard."

"For hundreds of years, there has been no progress."

"Investigations have proven that the people in that Immortal Sect are all very treacherous and shameless, using this method to trick the 'Corrosion Penalty Lord' into bestowing blessings upon them to extend their lifespans."

"However, the price is not small; although the blessed ones achieve immortality, they exist in the forms of 'zombies,' 'vampire demons,' and 'corrupt ghosts,' these demonic monsters."

"To some extent, it is worse than death."

……

"That pale giant egg, as huge as a mountain and embedded with various eyes, also growing withered arms one by one, its title is the 【Lord of the Labyrinth】, holding the power of labyrinths and parasitism, with a penchant for laying its 'eggs' inside life forms it captures."

"It will build a dark and massive labyrinth deep in the earth; all life that breaks into this labyrinth will end up as its food and playthings."

"However, its strength is not powerful; among minor gods, it also belongs to the weak."

"Clearly, it lost in the war within the graveyard and was directly planted into the earth by another powerful divine entity."

……

"That statue of a human head entangled by countless emerald vines is also a not-so-powerful minor god, its title is called the 【Green Corrosion God】, holding the power of decay, ulceration, and rebirth."

"It can almost pollute any plant in the world; in this regard, it is somewhat similar to a much-weakened Merciful Father, only targeting plants."

"It also has some worshippers in Wanfu City, such as the Rabbit Master Sect hidden in some flower and willow districts."

……

"As for that 【Headless God】, I think I don't need to introduce it much; long before, you had already dealt with its avatar."

"At that time, Brother Li Yu was not as powerful as he is now, yet he still ignored the pollution radiation it released; I imagine now, even facing its true body, he would not be injured."

"Additionally, Zuo knows a secret about your 【Ten Thousand Changes God-Chosen】, which I can give to Brother Li Yu for free."

"I heard that you Ten Thousand Changes God-Chosen, or high-sequence powerhouses who cultivate the Ten Thousand Changes path, need to collect a large number of such books at a critical stage before ascending to godhood."

"And this Headless Evil God has a quirk: collecting forbidden books that record taboo and filthy knowledge."

"Inside its body, there is a stomach library, all full of such forbidden books."

"If you can get your hands on them, the difficulty of ascending to godhood will plummet."

"Unfortunately, the rules within the graveyard are too terrifying; let alone Sequence Five, even Sequence Three, or these God-chosen envoys in the carriage now, if they leave the *Pioneer* and enter the graveyard, they cannot escape the fate of death."

"However, Zuo and Brother Li Yu are like old friends at first sight; if you have needs in the future, Zuo may be able to ask the Mansion for help to assist you in ascending to godhood."

……

Listening to Zuo Cikui's introduction sentence by sentence, Li Yu's eye membranes shimmered with iridescence.

Although it was oral, it involved divine entities one by one.

Every word was extremely precious and rare, so the charging progress was still rising rapidly.

Speaking of which, although Zuo Cikui indeed harbored ill intentions toward Li Yu, within this period of time, the benefits he sent were truly not few.

Even a close friend could only do this much.

To this, Li Yu only wanted to say: the more, the better.

Not just Zuo Cikui, but Joseph as well, the same.

"The so-called 'to take, one must first give'!"

"Zuo Cikui and Joseph are both calculating against me; in order not to startle the snake, they both chose to give me some sweetness first."

"Just like bait hanging on a fishhook, yet they don't want to be swallowed whole by me in the end, and I don't take the bait at all."

"Both are very smart, and judging by their methods, they can also be considered decent anglers."

"Alas, I am not an ordinary big fish."

"Under the Truth Power, no matter how the bait is covered and packaged, it cannot escape my sharp eyes."

"I can eat all the benefits, and return the fishhook."

"If a few more such 'suckers' come, my cultivation will be much easier."

I don't know if it was the positive feedback about the big scam that was constantly surging in, or Li Yu's own realization.

His understanding of the 【Bait-Eating True Lord】 sequence became deeper.

The certainty of promotion was also constantly increasing.

At the same time, he also completely saw through Zuo Cikui's thoughts and malice.

This guy is casting bait.

Was he afraid that once I felt safe, I would part ways with him, thus denying him the chance to refine me?

Have to say!

If Li Yu were truly a "Ten Thousand Changes God-Chosen," facing such temptation, he would probably be completely unable to resist.

Although on the path, a Lord of Ten Thousand Changes is crouching.

Even if the ascension to godhood is successful, it is just an affiliated god, a minor god, unable to reach the power and status of Ten Thousand Changes, and having to be fooled and calculated from time to time.

But compared to the heaven-defying benefit of "ascending to godhood," what is this price?

Even thinking from another angle, it is not a bad thing.

That means having a big backer.

Not as powerful as the Lord of Ten Thousand Changes, but can be protected by the Lord of Ten Thousand Changes; almost no cultivator aspiring to become a god can refuse.

And Zuo Cikui, who gives such benefits, what is the difference between him and a great benefactor?

At this moment, Li Yu seemed to have a feeling, his peripheral vision sweeping toward Joseph not far away.

Sure enough!

This true Ten Thousand Changes God-Chosen was staring with greedy eyes, fixedly at a divine corpse in the graveyard that stood like a mountain, headless, and oily all over.

Undoubtedly, Joseph also knew the "secret" that Zuo Cikui spoke of.

Li Yu was even suspecting:

"One of Joseph's purposes for coming to the present world wouldn't be this headless God of Forbidden Books, would it?"

"It seems this guy is also highly favored by the Lord of Ten Thousand Changes, starting to plan the ascension to godhood so early."

PS: First update, two more to come.

(End of chapter)