Chapter 320: Li Yu's First Fishing Trip

Although Li Yu had gained some understanding of the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital through the memories of his original body, multiple document reviews, and other channels.

Yet, ever since he learned of the "Curtain Master's" heaven-defying and unsolvable authority, Li Yu knew.

All things from the past were untrustworthy.

Only what he saw and experienced himself was real.

And the scene that now entered his eyes seemed to corroborate this point.

In his original impression, the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital was similar to the ancient capitals of his previous life on Earth—magnificent, prosperous, and antique—but in reality, it could not be mentioned in the same breath as a charming city like Wanfu City.

But now, this impression was shattered.

What Li Yu noticed first were the numerous magnificent buildings filled with the aura of Orthodox Gods.

For instance, the giant bronze pillars that were intricately integrated into the city's layout without the slightest discord, adding to its character instead; each one was engraved with well-known talismans of the Haotian Sect, such as the "Zhou Heaven Star Chart" or the "Thunder God Chart," in vast, immeasurable quantities.

These giant pillars clearly formed a massive array of terrifying power, only it was not fully activated yet, with only a portion enabled—to supply power to the city?

"Haotian Thunder Net?"

"Legend has it that the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital, being the headquarters of the Haotian Sect, has the most stringent defenses."

"One of these defensive works is called the 【Haotian Thunder Net】. In normal times, it summons the power of the stars to generate electricity, but once war or invasion occurs, the power unleashed by this thunder net is enough to annihilate a truly divine entity."

"Besides that!"

"The Earth Mother Root Vein, Spirit Pivot Buddha Pagoda, Nirvana Furnace, Thousand Mechanism Canal, Heavenly Craft Artillery Forest, Demon-Slaying Sword Mound, Red God Statue... all are capable of slaughtering or trapping gods."

As Li Yu muttered to himself, his gaze peered at them one by one.

The most hidden, yet most conspicuous, was the "Earth Mother Root Vein."

It actually referred to the soul-attribute wood buried deep underground and throughout the city, arranged into various pipes or decorations, crisscrossing and spreading throughout the entire Imperial Capital, constantly transporting spiritual Qi to nourish the city's populace.

During the day, it had a distinct character, quite similar to the wood-punk infrastructure seen in the fantasy works of Li Yu's previous life.

After nightfall, it emitted a ghostly blue soul-light, making some areas look like the Underworld.

And that Spirit Pivot Buddha Pagoda!

It consisted of nine giant gilded Buddha pagodas standing at the eight directions and the center; both inside and outside the pagodas were supreme treasures personally consecrated by the Buddha, including "Glazed Tiles," "Formless Mirrors," and "Demon-Subduing Bells." Combined, they could sweep away evil and wicked things, including an Evil God.

"Judging from these defensive works, the openness of the Qian Kingdom is quite impressive."

"Although the Haotian Sect is the absolute authority, other orthodox sects clearly possess their own strongholds, even capable of maintaining those magnificent buildings that can be called miracles."

"However, fully activating these defenses is troublesome and costly, which is why the provocation from the Pioneer just now did not trigger an attack from these defensive works."

"The God-Chosen followers and racial representatives on the Pioneer are indeed perverted and filthy beings."

"But their destructive power is still far from comparable to a true divine entity, and they could only stay for three seconds."

"Rather than activating the defenses, it is naturally more convenient for the Haotian Sect Leader to take action personally."

As Li Yu's thoughts turned to this, the meatball he had transformed into was about to land.

The general scene and layout of the Imperial Capital had all been taken into his eyes.

Including, even, some interesting details.

Just like those in Wanfu City—monster buses, steam airships, flesh factories, smoke-Qi dens, neon signs... and so on.

In the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital, they all existed.

Only, in some characteristics, they were the opposite.

For example, the monster buses were replaced by "Light Rail Cars," and there were various wooden airships shaped like flying kites; colorful neon signs were everywhere, and judging by the degree of wear, their history was far longer than that of Wanfu City.

In a trance, it made Li Yu think of a Hong Kong city from his previous life's motherland, only more prosperous and massive, filled with sci-fi, fantasy, and ancient styles.

Most importantly!

Within the city, Li Yu did not see or sense any filthy Qi for the time being.

This formed a fundamental difference from "Wanfu City."

The latter was filled day and night, in every district and ward, with large amounts of factory exhaust, Evil God filth, or the smoke-Qi that had been drained of its essence, allowing people to feel ethereal and experience infinite bliss.

"Foul atmosphere" would be a kind evaluation.

Whereas the former had Qi floating in the sky and throughout the city, mostly the "Hundred Herb Steam" of the Earth Mother Sect or the flourishing incense scent of the Haotian Sect.

With knowledge as broad as Li Yu's!

At this moment, he was also deeply immersed.

A thought arose in his mind involuntarily:

"Good, good, good, this play is excellent."

"I want to immigrate here too."

"If these scenes are true, the living experience here is probably truly excellent."

"It's simply like a proper version of Wanfu City, with population and territory both starting at several times the size."

As Li Yu couldn't help but ponder these things, the Truth Iridescence on his eyelids flickered not violently but continuously, verifying that everything was true.

The Curtain Master's pollution on the narrative level was being cleared away bit by bit.

In short, he was breaking character.

Without hesitation, he immediately chose to change his relevant cognition:

"The Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital does not match the 'fixed impression' at all; everyone's cognition in the city is distorted here."

"The cooperation between the three kingdoms and six sects is unexpectedly harmonious."

"The Heavenly Craft God is not necessarily a complete 'outsider god,' at least having some secret connection with the five great Orthodox Gods."

"Because the five great Orthodox God sects have a high degree of acceptance for the technology spread by the Heavenly Craft Sect, with no rejection, having reached a state of high integration."

"Wanfu City is not a pioneer in this regard at all."

"In all likelihood, it is a follower."

"The Wanfu Daily might not even be the second extraordinary newspaper in the world."

Having changed this, Li Yu paused.

Immediately, he continued to think:

"Other kingdoms and the Imperial Capital have not been seen personally, so I do not know."

"But the defensive power and origin Qi of the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital have achieved a complete rejection of evil divine entities."

"Coupled with that 【Evil God's Intestine】 world, and the mysterious, unknown defensive means outside the present world."

"This means it is almost impossible for any Evil God to successfully invade the Imperial Capital."

"The obviously abnormal depth of cooperation between the three kingdoms and six sects... means there exist some contracts or agreements behind them."

"But what exactly?"

"Still needs exploration."

Clearly, every sign or piece of evidence Li Yu glimpsed immediately derived more doubts.

He was accustomed to this and enjoyed it.

The "temptation" of decryption was not only highly effective for existences like the Myriad-Change God-Chosen Qiao Se.

Li Yu, barely a high-sequence powerhouse of the Spirit Venerable path, was even more of a heavyweight and could not refuse it at all.

When all thoughts ended, Li Yu's body also slowly landed.

On the way, he did not encounter any attacks.

Contrary to his situation were the other things thrown out by the "Pioneer."

Those God-Chosen followers and racial representatives, as well as the Pioneer itself acting as an Ancient God's shell, all excreted, naturally producing a large amount of filth.

The Pioneer's AI could have left this filth inside the Evil God's Intestine, which would have been professionally appropriate.

But the AI was set with a very nasty personality.

It chose to forcibly hold it until the Imperial Capital, and during those three seconds of stopping, it emptied all the filth.

Besides these disgusting things!

There was also some fallen flesh, or something else.

Although the God-Chosen followers had all been hit by a "Haotian Divine Radiance," it was impossible to make them honestly give up proselytizing.

Before leaving, they did not forget to play some dirty tricks.

Of course, these had no meaning and were all easily resolved.

There was a reason why the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital, with its tens of millions of people, had almost no large-scale pollution incidents over the years.

"Hmm?"

The place where Li Yu landed was a very ordinary small alley in the Qian Kingdom Imperial Capital.

Turning from illusion to reality also meant that the narrative authority originating from the Pioneer was dissipating.

A look of vigilance appeared in Li Yu's eyes, ready to take action if anything went wrong, such as his presence triggering some defensive restrictions in the city.

Fortunately, there was none.

If it were any other cultivator from Wanfu City, they would indeed encounter such a thing, being immediately hunted down and erased.

But Li Yu was too special.

He was still wearing the Idler's Skin, and the skin that was originally one had split into two along with him.

This treasure could also be considered an extension of narrative authority.

However, in reality, even without the Idler's Skin, Li Yu was confident he would not be rejected or hunted down.

Because the Spirit Venerable should not have been classified as an Evil God by the three kingdoms and six sects.

And for the sake of insurance, when Li Yu split himself, he specifically made choices regarding the "divinity" carried within his body.

Most of it was taken from the Buddha bones!

In other words, if Li Yu were to shed his skin now and claim to be a Buddha-son, there would be no problem at all.

Possessing an extremely high honorific, Buddha bones personally bestowed by the Buddha, and having once converted an entire race... to say he is a living Buddha-son, how could he not be?

"It seems the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects have indeed managed to almost completely eradicate the pollution of the Evil Gods."

"With this level of defense, it's no wonder all the commoners in the Imperial Capital have such peaceful and innocent faces; it makes those God-Chosen followers jealous to the point of madness."

As Li Yu muttered, his gaze casually surveyed his surroundings.

Details within details: every random wall brick was engraved with the Demon-Subduing Dao Scripture, the wild grass in the corners was nourished purely by the Earth Mother's Yin Qi and was incredibly sensitive to filth and corruption, and one could vaguely see the Heavenly Craft spiritual energy surveillance cameras spread throughout the entire city...

In Wanfu City, if the aura of an orthodox sect appeared, it would be discovered immediately.

Here, it is completely the opposite.

"Hmm!"

"Although I left behind a clone to deal with the Pioneer's artificial intelligence, time is still short; in the end, I must still board the Pioneer to return to Wanfu City."

"There's no way to leisurely sightsee here; finding two guides is the most appropriate course of action."

"Fortunately, I really do have two acquaintances here."

Li Yu thought to himself, as if he were truly here for sightseeing rather than specifically to fulfill a promise to meet the little nun Sister Miaochang and Qing Nü.

These two women, one is at the Water Moon Nunnery, and the other is in the Earth Mother Sect.

Both are heavily guarded places with a multitude of high-sequence powerhouses.

It would be improper for Li Yu to show up rashly; it is better to make contact first.

As if remembering something, he suddenly rummaged through his storage pouch and pulled out a simple, elegant sachet.

Memories that had already seemed somewhat distant surfaced.

It was a storage treasure he had coaxed from the little nun Sister Miaochang back when Li Yu was still at a low sequence.

To a certain extent, it could also be considered a token of trust.

As long as he takes it out!

Sister Miaochang should be able to sense it, or perhaps she could use that connection to come find him.

But for some reason, just as Li Yu took out the sachet.

A very ominous premonition surfaced in his heart without any warning.

As if some disaster were approaching?

He is now a True Lord of Bait, possessing a portion of the power and intuition to toy with fate.

Every one of his premonitions and sudden impulses can be regarded as a prophecy.

"No, that's not right."

"It's not that I am about to encounter a disaster; it is that the true owner of this sachet, Sister Miaochang, is."

"Hmm?"

"What kind of catastrophic disaster could a little nun who stays in the Water Moon Nunnery all year round possibly encounter?"

Although filled with doubt, Li Yu would not underestimate the spiritual intuition of his Sequence 4 Spirit Venerable.

The situation suddenly became urgent!

Li Yu frowned, knowing he could no longer delay, such as by going to find Qing Nü to slowly inquire about things.

If Li Yu were still the "Longevity Daoist" from before, he would have no other way to know the state of the little nun Sister Miaochang right now other than by consuming a Truth Bubble.

But as a True Lord of Bait, it is vastly different.

As long as a medium exists, he has a way.

Li Yu pinched the "sachet," and bait-threads silently grew from his hand and wrapped around it, then he began to stare into the void ahead.

In his eyes, brilliance flickered.

The next moment, he suddenly spoke:

"Found you!"

Before the words had even faded, Li Yu tossed it casually.

The sachet flew off immediately, fell into the void, and after a ripple of waves, it vanished without a trace.

That's right!

Li Yu had begun to fish.

This was actually the first time he had truly utilized the supernatural magic power of the True Lord of Bait!

By using the sachet as a medium and wrapping it with bait-threads, he could ignore the obstacles of time and space to precisely locate where the "fish" was; if he didn't find it accurately, he would cast a second line, a third line...

The fish here is Sister Miaochang.

Sequence 4 is undoubtedly considered a high-sequence powerhouse!

Every Sequence 4 of the God-Ascension Path possesses all sorts of unimaginable supernatural powers.

The Spirit Venerable path is no exception.

In fact, if Li Yu weren't worried that consuming too much right from the start would lead to unknown complications, he could even have activated the 【True Eye of Bait】 at this moment and, with the help of the sachet medium, directly peered into Sister Miaochang's current state and some fragments of her future fate.

Fortunately, this fishing method is equally effective.

He hit the mark on the first cast.

Who knows how much time passed!

The bait-threads, visible only to Li Yu in the void, suddenly went taut.

Amidst the rippling waves, blurry scenes began to be reflected.

One could vaguely see a delicate and pitiful girl's face, one that made it hard to feel any ill will; it was indeed Sister Miaochang.

Along with it came the crisp voice of the little nun, which he hadn't heard in a long time:

"Brother Ren Shou!"

"You finally came to find me."

"No, you can't come now; you must absolutely not come to the Water Moon Nunnery, this place has already been..."

(End of chapter)