[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit-":3,"chapter-ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-51":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ten Thousand Laws of the Occult, I Am the Spirit Sovereign",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356234,4609,"Chapter 51: Bionic Skin and Making Money","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>Demon Star sea of consciousness, the Myriad Fortune stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Shang Yang’s \"embarrassment,\" a crowd of high-sequence powerhouses used fonts, and even some emoticons, to mock that powerhouse—who clearly hailed from the [Holy Nest]—for quite a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also those who mocked only after conducting a serious analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the master he had implicated, Shang Yang had the heart to offer a few words of defense, but soon realized his merit points were insufficient to support him in speaking more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it wasn't long before the discussion topic of the powerhouses gradually drifted toward that Wen Feifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, for some reason, this ordained Daoist had some fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Wen Feifeng was also in a group called the \"Qian Capital Grand Group,\" recounting his experience in the Weird Domain, and pointedly mentioning the names Shang Yang and Calamity Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, neither of them attracted any attention; the crowd of high-sequence powerhouses in that grand group had no reaction, with only one or two fonts appearing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A demonic brat, not worth mentioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you have already obtained the Spirit Molting Great Elixir, return quickly to find your True Phoenix; I only hope you will not regret it in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feifeng has no regrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myriad Fortune City, South District, meat shop residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu stumbled out of the mysterious vortex, cursing, and fell into the cold, stiff embrace of his maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the fox-girl face that Hong Dou leaned in, full of inquiry and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu twisted his body, subconsciously recalling the warm, moist body of the Pistil Empress in the Weird Domain, a dangerous yet wonderful sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After comparing the two, he couldn't help but say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Dou, this tactile sensation is too hard; does the Heavenly Craft Sect not have bionic technology?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Dou had originally been pondering why her master had inexplicably disappeared for a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this question, she answered directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Master wish to issue a bounty to purchase [Bionic Skin] for Hong Dou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the restored memory modules, there is extensive research within the sect, with various textures and styles of bionic skin available to choose from...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need... not for the time being.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu spoke decisively, calling for Hong Dou to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just kidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he issued a bounty, the one to come would definitely be Shi Dazhu; given that person's lewdness, he would most likely misunderstand Li Yu's character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, buying a dainty, exquisite doll and then buying so many sets of bionic skin, tsk tsk, young people should take care of their health, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking clearly how long he had been gone, Li Yu directly sent Hong Dou off to chase the chickens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he began to review this expedition into the Weird Domain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingered in the Weird Domain for a day, but only two breaths passed in reality; it is indeed as Shang Yang and Wen Feifeng said, the flow of time is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My first Weird Domain expedition didn't have much reference value because those two beasts were cheating; the difficulty of the next one should be lower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Extraordinary Spirituality Aggregation Rule is excellent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The owner of that Penglai Female Immortal's remains must have a deep connection to the Spirit Venerable path; I might encounter them again in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was kicked out, the Demon Star notified me that the next mission matching had begun... but according to what those two said, there is no need to panic; a matching time of ten days or half a month is quite normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, the harvest this time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides white-knuckling a bunch of relevant rules, there are four types of elixir formulas, two-thirds of a portion of [Pistil Nectar], and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu’s gaze turned back to his eye membrane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the iridescence of the fifth Truth Bubble, which was no longer flickering, a question mark was frozen solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This high-sequence secret medicine formula!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his greatest harvest from this trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it would take time before it could be analyzed, in terms of value, it might already exceed tens of thousands of merit points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, the consumption was not small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compassion Elixir, God-Foot Elixir, Explosive Flame Elixir... all the preparations made beforehand, plus the remaining small gourd of Hundred-Flavor Meatballs, and the last God-Foot Elixir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preparations that cost twenty thousand taels of silver; although the harvest far outweighs the cost, it still hurts. Speaking of which, I have to go to the [Heavenly Mystery Workshop Tax Office] tomorrow morning to pay the taxes and settlement fees, which will cost another few hundred taels of silver. Heh, it happens to match the balance on my joint gold card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Li Yu, am penniless once again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still have to find a way to get a large amount of money; this Elixir Apprentice sequence is clearly a pay-to-win path; without money, it simply won't work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, Myriad Fortune City is not a place to stay for long, and to leave here safely, the redemption fee plus the cost for safe passage and so on amounts to tens of thousands of taels. If you don't pay, you can only leave the city and try to force your way through the three forbidden lands: the Myriad Weird Frozen Plains, the Terror Valley, and the Ancient Black Forest, which is no different from seeking death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for whether one can truly leave after paying that silver...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu never expected that he, who had already become a cultivator in another world capable of challenging the \"Longevity Species,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would end up with his head still full of making money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can only say!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing the wrong spawn point is just this miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Li Yu once again kicked that plague-ridden bronze chicken away, then took Hong Dou out the gate to the Heavenly Mystery Workshop Tax Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had slaughtered a group of Undying Medicine Corpses in the Weird Domain, ruthlessly rejected an Empress of the Warring States period, and almost ruined the affairs of the two great prodigies Wen Feifeng and Shang Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he still had to obediently pay taxes and settlement fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, because the harvest was substantial, his own Dao path was clear and bright, and he had a dainty maid by his side, Li Yu was in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until several hours later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Yu, whose net worth had been truly emptied, returned with Hong Dou, his expression beneath the mask he had specifically worn to conceal himself was already gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought in his heart of wanting to leave Myriad Fortune City became even more firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Myriad Fortune City is fundamentally a place without fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is extremely suitable for ruthless people like 'Shang Yang' who believe in the law of the jungle to survive, but it is not suitable for me; I must leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason that gave rise to this thought in Li Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was what he saw and heard after he finished paying the settlement fee at the Tax Office that morning, spent his last bit of money, and took Hong Dou on a newly opened monster bus route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't long, just the entirety of the Heavenly Mystery Workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be considered Li Yu’s first aimless stroll to observe his environment; he saw some unique signs of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the different foods brought by workshop residents from all over, different living customs, language habits, and distinctive appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things that normal people worry about, such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, children's schooling, weddings, and funerals, the workshop residents also had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these were not the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly made Li Yu urgently want to leave was the extremely cruel and tyrannical method of exploitation in the workshop, which was almost undisguised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The overlords of the Heavenly Mystery Workshop are the [Three Saints Gang].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tiger Strength, Sheep Strength, and Deer Strength—these three saints all seem to be at the Sequence Six level; their paths are unknown, and their sequence names are unknown. It is only known that it seems to be an incomplete path, and the road ahead is already severed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Three Saints say they worked hard for many years to take down the Heavenly Mystery Workshop and earn the qualification for legal exploitation. They have arranged various industries under their command, extremely deliberately letting the residents engage in massive consumption, step into traps, and incur huge debts, until they have no way out and are forced to mortgage their own bodies, souls, and emotions to be consumed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly eaten dry and wiped clean, not a drop left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Three Saints do this not only for enjoyment but also to research and explore the next sequence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the overlords of the Heavenly Mystery Workshop are like this, can the other seven workshops and the three major districts be exempt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Li Yu shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, a scene he had seen in the morning involuntarily surfaced:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of \"Three Saints Gang members\" wearing gorgeous Daoist robes but with deformed bodies and beast masks, holding black ropes, binding one after another of the new and old residents—who looked like lunatics—from various streets and alleys, and leading them like pigs and dogs toward a newly built mechanical factory that was belching thick, scarlet smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory had no name yet; it was only said that the Three Saints had paid a high price to move the South District overlord, the Holy Nest, to help build it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose was to refine batch after batch of immortal elixirs for the Three Saints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those three beasts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid it's because they can't find clues to the next sequence, and because they can no longer resist the vicious backlash brought by their current sequence, that they decided to use the elixir-popping method to forcibly break through the sequence to extend their lives?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doing this is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+Shu_Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I'm not mistaken, the Three Saints must have also mortgaged their own foundations to get the Holy Nest to help build the mechanical factory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it won't be long before the position of overlord of the Heavenly Mystery Workshop will be contested again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Thinking too far ahead; these things have nothing to do with me for now. Making money quickly, refining a pile of spirit elixirs for self-protection, and then finding an opportunity to leave Myriad Fortune City completely is the proper business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last thought settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu’s gaze also began to scan back and forth between the kitchen and the alchemy room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already thought of a way to quickly get his first big sum of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, medicinal cuisine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a formal Sequence Eight cultivator, [Elixir Apprentice], Li Yu did have some ways to make big money, such as alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether it was basic elixir formulas, self-created formulas, or the four types of formulas he exchanged for with four hundred merit points, to refine and sell them, he first needed a sum of startup capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even pull out a single copper coin now, and he didn't want to expose his identity as an Elixir Apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medicinal cuisine was actually more perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it just so happened that he had plenty of leftover ingredients and medicinal herbs after spending his twenty thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like worthless trinkets; if packed up and sold, not even a hundred taels would find a buyer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the eyes of Li Yu, who had mastered the \"Art of Medicinal Cuisine,\" it was a completely different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had tasted his own handiwork; back in that strange realm, if not for a gourd of [Hundred-Flavor Meatballs], he would have been drained dry by the countless mouths all over the Pistil Flower Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such potent effects, Li Yu had no worries about failing to sell them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even already considered the location and the target customer base for the sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hongdou!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Light the stove and start the fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the midnight hour in the Eight Great Quarters of the South District, apart from a few quarters specializing in the flesh trade, the rest were gradually falling silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, one area within Taiping Quarter was bustling with activity; one could even see steam-powered airships and storied boats hovering above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was a neon-flickering mechanical archway, prominently displaying the four large characters: [Taiping Grand Market].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the premier extraordinary market in Wanfu City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from some service staff and \"goods,\" everyone else—whether stall owners, shopkeepers, or customers—were practitioners possessing extraordinary powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a place was naturally worth its weight in gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were just a customer strolling around, it was fine; you could go to most places without being driven away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were a stall owner, after paying the entry fee, it depended on your sequence rank, and then on your financial resources... if everything was mediocre, such as being a mere Sequence Eight who refused to disclose their path, you could only be relegated to setting up a stall in some remote corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very end of the Grand Market, in the street-end area with the worst location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several stall owners, all looking bitter, were hawking their wares while complaining to one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they saw a manager of the Taiping Grand Market leading a master and servant over with a look of utter disgust; too lazy to even fully step into the area, the manager pointed sloppily at an empty spot and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There, kid, that's your stall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first time I've been tricked by you, letting you use some extraordinary meatballs to cover the entry fee. If you pull any more tricks next time, I'll put you on the blacklist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist, do not be impatient. Once I sell these medicinal dishes, I will naturally pay the fee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah! Your stuff, it does have effects, and you can call it medicinal cuisine, but what kind of medicinal cuisine smells like chicken shit and dog shit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether you can sell it or not is another matter, but if you get chased and beaten up tonight, I won't be helping you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guide, wearing a filthy Daoist robe, covered his nose and righteously expressed his disdain for Li Yu's food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spitting once, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu did not mind; he brought Hongdou forward and cupped his hands to greet the several wary stall owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unhurriedly, he and Hongdou set up a simple stall with a table and chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stall seemed to sell only one thing, hidden inside a massive soup pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard the previous conversation, the stall owners had all guessed what this master and servant were there to sell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medicinal cuisine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had expected a dazzling array of food, but to their surprise, there was only one pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few exchanged glances from afar, each revealing a sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did this greenhorn come from? Coming to the Taiping Grand Market to sell medicinal cuisine without even spending the big money to buy a good stall—it'll be a miracle if any customers come to buy in a corner like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you hear the guide? The medicinal cuisine he sells is effective, but it's incredibly foul-tasting. Even if he rented a good stall, it wouldn't be worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, putting on airs and wearing a mask; those who don't know might think he's one of those seductive nuns from the Fallen Buddhism or a courtesan from the Lust Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, look at the mechanical maid beside him; it's actually a Linglong Doll.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably a scrapped one; you can buy one for a few hundred taels. If you're interested, you can even buy lots of erotic clothing and bionic skin to dress her up... though it's not as thrilling as the pleasure houses, it has the advantage of being cheap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Li Yu could not hear these telepathic conversations, he was still aware of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not care at all; after placing the soup pot, he slowly reached out to open it, and at the very moment of opening, he quietly dripped a drop of mysterious liquid into the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the previously pitch-black soup pot, a shocking, heaven-piercing rainbow light suddenly erupted, and an aroma visible to the naked eye began to diffuse amidst a sizzling sound, quickly filling the entire end-street and beginning to spread to other parts of the Taiping Grand Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Four thousand words per update; there will be three updates tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2783,"2026-06-21T04:11:00.205Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e975191772bdad750f1115f8af9da8835f0a5813abe17bc8524e3d5aa1934bf3","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-52","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-50",427,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ften-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--cover.jpg"]