Chapter 342: Cheat-Style Cultivation

"So, I was still played?"

"A dignified divine entity that once traversed the battlefield of gods and ravaged the Primordial Era, actually possesses such a wicked sense of humor and such a heavy heart for revenge? Even when their own divine sense was about to dissipate, they still didn't forget to toy with their junior successor?"

"Would rather spend time teasing me than hurry up and tell me the secrets?"

"Or is it that, as a remnant divine sense, they actually don't know much, or even if they did, they couldn't tell me, unable to bear the cost?"

Li Yu, having been miserably played at the final moment, had questions emerging in his mind one after another.

The time limit for the Truth Soul Body was still active, so he quickly obtained the answers:

"As one of the Primordial Ancient Gods, 【Spirit Venerable】 once walked the primordial universe, traveled through multiple planes, and even participated in the birth of some material universes."

"They possessed intense curiosity, a wicked temperament, and powerful means, so they knew a vast amount of secrets."

"But these secrets all contain pollution and costs."

"To reveal them to others requires a vessel to bear the cost, which an automatically operating remnant divine sense cannot do."

"They were unwilling to lose face in front of their own junior successor, so they chose to deliberately play with me."

"To make me angry, rather than look down on them, this great Ancestral God."

"Of course, if they weren't a divine sense that had existed for long ages, but a projection avatar possessing power, they wouldn't just choose to play with me; they would truly punish me."

"The rebellious disciple successor made them feel gratified, but this successor's temperament is also very annoying and needs some disciplining."

"These are the thoughts of the Spirit Venerable's divine sense."

……

Realizing this, Li Yu felt speechless.

He silently added a few new settings to his concept of the Spirit Venerable, such as "petty" and "vain."

Although he missed an excellent opportunity to peek at secrets, Li Yu was still delighted.

For no other reason!

The harvest and opportunities this time were simply too great.

The Secret History of Ten Thousand Spirits!

The Spirit Venerable Doll!

These two treasures were currently inside Li Yu's heart-soul.

No matter which one it was, it made Li Yu drool.

Too rare, too precious.

Because of some reasons, Li Yu had to return to Wanfu City.

But deep down, he was actually anxious; after all, upon returning, he would have to face a crowd of incomparably powerful evil gods like the "Master of the Veil," "Ancient Saint," and "Master of Ten Thousand Changes."

Although Li Yu's current divine abilities and means could be described as invincible among his peers without exaggeration.

But facing gods directly?

That is a completely different concept.

Once triggered, it could be an instant death ending.

Now, it was different.

"The Black History Book and the Spirit Venerable Doll."

"One is for holding leverage over weaknesses, the other is for attracting hatred."

"Facing a divine entity alone can save my life!"

"Facing a group of entities, I can also save my life."

"For someone in my current situation, it is simply perfect."

"If I ever fall into extreme despair in the future, these two treasures, even if they can't keep me safe and sound, can at least buy enough time to escape."

"Even a few more breaths are enough; with the Demon Dog power I possess, it's enough to escape to who knows how many universes."

"Speaking of which, I should also start cultivating properly and vigorously ripen those alienated organs in my body."

"Hmm, is there a shortcut?"

Acting on the principle of not wasting anything.

In the World Tree Mist Sea, Li Yu, having just woken up from the opportunity, asked subconsciously.

This was a very casual question, and he didn't expect to get a good answer.

The cultivation method for the Bait Monarch sequence!

It is not complicated, and can even be said to be simple and crude: it is to try every possible way to make the divine organs in the body become more mature and powerful.

Either use the slow grind of a million or ten million times of tempering.

Or cheat, using the innate divine ability 【Blessing】 to infinitely bless and ripen the organs in the body.

As for the cost?

Lifespan.

Li Yu's life essence had already transformed into that of a long-lived species.

But he was currently severely injured and depleted; his remaining lifespan wouldn't allow for many blessings before he would die suddenly.

In fact, even if he weren't severely injured, he couldn't bless many times.

Divine entities can be called "eternal species."

Time has little meaning to them; their shells wouldn't change much even after ten million years, and naturally, the same goes for their divine organs.

Every time a divine organ is blessed and ripened, it takes away half of Li Yu's life.

If he were to bless four times in a row without stopping, he would die suddenly before he could even pay the price.

So Li Yu's real plan was just to take advantage of the remaining time to peek at the "anglers" on those World Tree branches, each of whom had extraordinary origins.

Peeking to nourish peeking!

Not even a second could be wasted.

This was a principle Li Yu had strictly adhered to since awakening the Truth Soul Body.

But this time, before he could peek at those anglers.

An unexpected answer emerged within his heart-soul:

"Right before your eyes, there is a shortcut."

"The ones above the Mist Sea right now are all powerful beings who are incomparably obsessed with the secret activity of 【Fishing】."

"Just like how there are some powerhouses in the Boundless Spirit Realm obsessed with Chaos Cards, willing to pay huge, completely unequal prices just to play, these anglers are the same."

"What they seek is fun."

"If I could fish up some divine big fish similar to the 【Nine-Headed Dragon Monster】, although I couldn't pull it up myself, I would only need to say a word, and they would be incomparably willing to come and help. In the process, not only would they not ambush me, but they might even give me benefits in return."

"The big fish in the Mist Sea are extremely important to the three Demon Boat tribes."

"They are food, spellcasting materials, and some can even be said to be relatives, such as the 【Star Core Snail】 in the depths of the Mist Sea, which is actually the offspring of the Star God Snail Abyss, but they are 'idiots,' possessing divine bloodlines but being blind, foolish, and stupid creatures."

"The Bone Snail tribe uses their corpses for food and casting treasures, which can allow them to communicate with the Star God more smoothly."

"As long as I can fish up a large number of 'big fish,' the three Demon Boat tribes are willing to pay many prices, including the immortality medicine that is not easily exposed within their tribes, which is also one of the great secrets of the three Demon Boat tribes."

"The three tribes each master a type of top-tier immortality medicine, all bestowed by the Star God, and only core clansmen with extremely high contributions can consume them."

"They are 'Life-Molting Pill,' 'Life-Devouring Fruit,' and 'Snail Abyss Star Plasma' respectively."

"Although the cost of these three immortality medicines is extremely high, the effects are comparable to immortality medicines like the Golden Cicada Molt."

"Fishing for a large number of big fish... exchanging for immortality medicine... taking medicine to ripen organs... and then transferring the resulting filth to the Sinful Buddha Child."

"This is the most convenient shortcut right now."

"Additionally, if I tell the Toad God, who is still watching me fish, the whole process of how I played with my own Ancestral God 'Spirit Venerable,' I might be gifted a piece of Eternal Toad Ganoderma."

When this very detailed and highly operable method appeared in Li Yu's mind.

A smile immediately curled at the corners of Li Yu's mouth, impossible to suppress.

He really wanted to kowtow to the 【Toad God】 right now.

Because he suspected that the Toad God was especially eager to see him fish up a big fish, and had bestowed a high-level luck halo.

Otherwise, how could he have such a harvest from a casual question?

The key to making this method work: naturally, it's the catch rate.

If it were before, he really couldn't solve it.

That he could fish up one was beginner's luck.

After that, there was no movement.

He had previously thought that the power of the "Truth Soul Body" would be helpful; after all, when playing Chaos Cards, Li Yu had used the Eye of Truth to cheat, seeing through part of the reality under the cover of the "Eternal Mist."

The density of the Eternal Mist above the Mist Sea was about the same as that Chaos Box.

Normally, he could see through some, but he just didn't want to waste his precious Truth power on fishing.

But now, it was the utilization of the remaining time, and he didn't hesitate for even a second.

It's cheating anyway!

Whether it's fishing up fish or ancient wonders, it's a big harvest for Li Yu.

Even now, his cheating fishing was already the most proper and efficient cultivation.

Searching the entire Boundless Spirit Realm and comparing with predecessors of the past and present, there wasn't one who did it like him.

If the Spirit Venerable themselves knew, they would definitely praise him as a genius.

"Where is the best place to cast?"

"What technique to use?"

"What kind of bait?"

Li Yu looked down at the Mist Sea below, asking for knowledge in his mind.

Initially, he only saw rainbow light flickering as it was being parsed.

Very quickly, the result came.

First was a blurry scene, showing a rather abstract seabed, where shadows of various sizes were constantly swimming; these were clearly "fish."

Following that was information on techniques and bait.

Although it was far from being fully understood and seen through.

But peeking at these blurry images was enough.

One must know that other legendary-level and demigod-level anglers here could only honestly cast their lines based on luck, and at most, they could figure out some obscure techniques that might not work.

"As everyone knows!"

"Fishing in the Mist Sea, even if a demigod comes, they cannot cheat; the powers of all gods will be neutralized by the Eternal Mist."

"So, what follows is all my own ability, or rather, luck."

As thoughts flickered, Li Yu took action.

He first retracted the fishing line, then his Diamond Arms swung violently, and with a 'hum', the fishing line flew out who knows how far.

It looked like Li Yu was swinging wildly.

But in reality, right below where his hook landed, there was a giant object.

The key to the success rate of fishing in the Mist Sea: finding the fish.

And this cast of Li Yu's was equivalent to throwing the hook into the mouth of that giant object.

The next second!

With a 'bang'.

Li Yu caught a fish again.

Although he was prepared, the giant force surging along the fishing line almost dragged him into the sea again.

To prevent himself from being cut in half again, and also not wanting to waste his lifespan and energy, Li Yu didn't hesitate this time and directly opened his mouth to ask for help from several strange figures in the mist nearby:

"Seniors!"

"Help me out, this junior is out of his depth."

"Which one of you is willing to take my fishing rod?"

"Half of the catch can be shared."

The moment Li Yu caught the fish, his area immediately attracted many gazes again.

Everyone knows how difficult it is to fish in the Mist Sea, and they are all heavily addicted.

It is normal to not catch a single fish for several days, or even several months.

But this weak human, as soon as he arrived, caught fish continuously.

Is it beginner's luck?

Or is that spot good?

No matter which one it was, it made them envious.

But hindered by the "rules" that had been operating here for many years, none of them attacked Li Yu.

If it were any other place, he would have been robbed long ago.

But if it was Li Yu, the "owner of the fishing spot," asking for help himself, that was completely different.

So, the moment Li Yu spat out these few sentences.

There was no precursor at all!

No extra movement!

Space seemed to distort.

Li Yu only felt a huge figure appear abruptly behind him.

In an instant, Li Yu's back had sensations of "coldness" and "stickiness."

At the same time, tentacles flashing with psychedelic light and engraved with mysterious runes reached out and directly took over the fishing rod in Li Yu's hand; a giant force ten times that of Li Yu surged out from these tentacles, easily overpowering the giant object under the sea whose name was still unknown, and with a 'shredding' sound, it firmly pulled back.

Whispers and murmurs that made one's heart and soul uncomfortable surged over.

And very quickly, they became impassioned, and the source of the sound was not just one.

Although Li Yu had already guessed that on the World Tree branch where he was, behind him, there were probably more than one angler standing.

And each one was more powerful than him.

If a conflict arose, he would have no power to resist.

However, it was very strange that he didn't sense any hostility or malice.

On the contrary, words that could be understood by most races through heart-soul translation, and clearly carried goodwill, drilled into Li Yu's ears:

"Actually caught a fish again, is this little human thing really that lucky?"

"It's mostly because this fishing spot is the best; I've remembered it, I'll come to occupy it next time."

"Old Siphon Demon, be careful, the human is weak, don't accidentally crush them to death."

"I'll come to help too!"

"Little human thing, don't be afraid; although you look delicious, compared to the big goods in the Mist Sea, we have no interest in you."

"Eh? Such great power, and this feel... could it be a 【Thousand-Eyed Whale】?"

"Splash"

"It's here, it really is this big good, and a mature one at that."

"Quick, quick, quick, don't let it run away, let's go together, pull it out of the mist layer at the fastest speed, then it won't be able to run..."

……

They were clearly several monsters of at least legendary rank, or kin of a True God.

But if one didn't look at their horrific exteriors, didn't feel those terrifying divine auras, and just listened to these enthusiastic, excited, and goodwill-filled voices, one would really think that these were anglers helping each other.

Busy and chaotic, wanting to collect and control the fish together, so as not to break the line.

Although that so-called "big fish" was actually a whale comparable to a mountain in size, covered in dark blue pupils.

The whale song it emitted upon surfacing was both beautiful and filled with murderous intent!

Falling into the ears of a crowd of anglers, it was simply more beautiful than immortal music or divine oracles.

The atmosphere was extremely heated for a time.

Taking this opportunity, Li Yu, relying on his current "invincible" Truth Soul Body state, didn't care about pollution at all and turned his head to look directly.

Sure enough!

Accompanied by a roar.

Li Yu's naked eyes, because of directly looking at too many powerhouses carrying divine pollution, exploded into slag directly.

His lifespan, which had already been reduced by a lot, decreased again.

But this damage couldn't affect his peeking with the Eye of Truth in the slightest.

Accompanied by his heart-soul's direct gaze and request for knowledge, the true origins of these anglers were all known to Li Yu.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 343 =====