Chapter 73: Re-entering the Strange Domain

For the first time, Li Yu felt happy because of a "Demon Star Order summons," but when Yun Niang opposite him saw this, she assumed this piece of rotten wood had finally been moved.

It just so happened that she had stripped down to the very last layer of her thin gauze.

She signaled with her eyes for the other women responsible for serving to leave, while she herself moved with lotus steps and quietly cast a spell.

It was unclear how she did it, but the pink fragrant Qi gushing from the incense burners in the warm pavilion suddenly began to manifest images, all of them incredibly stimulating scenes; even more astonishingly, the musical instruments in the room began to play on their own, without anyone touching them.

This change!

Even for Li Yu, his attention was forcibly pulled away from the Demon Star Order.

He clicked his tongue in wonder.

The next moment, as pink light spilled down, a beautiful body, like a young swallow returning to the woods, gently and softly sought to burrow into his embrace.

The desire within Li Yu’s body was immediately stirred as well.

"As expected of someone sent by the Lust Sect, they really know how to play."

"It’s a pity, I’m here to hide from disaster, I have no time, and I have no interest in a Rank 8 courtesan who ascended through cultivation."

"However, the double pleasure of an aunt and niece—if there’s an opportunity, I could challenge that."

Regarding Yun Niang, Li Yu inevitably thought of his neighbor Cui Yuan, and also of the arduous efforts this neighbor had made to ascend to the rank of courtesan.

Before the actual confrontation, he was confident he could resist.

But once he truly entered, Li Yu was certain that even if he weren't drained dry by Yun Niang, he would at least end up weak for several days.

I still have to go into the Strange Domain Spirit Realm to fight in twelve hours!

Abstinence, I must practice abstinence.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind!

Li Yu grabbed Yun Niang’s soft, warm body, pressed her down onto the couch, and then leaned in to kiss her.

Seeing this, Yun Niang subconsciously closed her eyes and was about to cast a secret technique called [Tongue-Entangling Art], guaranteeing that this sloppy youth would taste the marrow and become unable to extricate himself.

But before their lips could truly touch, Li Yu’s mouth opened slightly, and he spat out a mouthful of fragrant mist, which drilled entirely into Yun Niang’s mouth without a trace left behind.

Her graceful body instantly began to tremble.

Boundless pleasure surged up directly, and an unusual flush crawled all over her body.

Three seconds?

No, even less time than that.

Yun Niang fell completely into a dream of pleasure; unaware of what she was experiencing, she began to writhe without restraint before Li Yu’s eyes.

Although he had personally administered the drug via his lips and tongue, the speed at which it took effect still shocked him.

"The effect is this good?"

"Hmm, in order to stir my desire, she first let her own desire swell several times over and prepared a secret extraction technique; it’s equivalent to her being largely undefended at this moment and full of anticipation for the coming pleasure."

"And the honey dew of the Pistil Flower Demon is from the Strange Domain, a top-tier super aphrodisiac, plus it was purified by my ingestion technique... for her, this can be considered a benefit."

"Tsk tsk, truly beautiful."

Li Yu’s final appreciative remark was a commentary on Yun Niang’s self-soothing actions.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong.

Inevitable!

He had still fallen a little.

Lust is human nature.

It’s just that in worlds with order and high morality, people will restrain themselves slightly.

But in Wancheng, one is encouraged to release it all.

For instance, today, Li Yu saw a report in the *Wanfu Daily*:

That evil god known as the [Red Child Sect] was spreading rapidly in the South District; many citizens had already joined, and recently it had even developed to the point where, in broad daylight, they were preaching the doctrine of encouraging everyone to resist worldly oppression, cast off the shackles of all clothing, and come and go in the nude.

This resulted in several streets and alleys being occupied by Red Child Sect members.

Regardless of day or night, inside were people indulging in debauchery and living in a drunken stupor, surviving by "selling their lifespan," and then, according to the doctrine, living in a mixed state—resting when tired, and doing that-and-this when recovered; it could be said to be chaotic to a certain degree.

Human nature inherently favors enjoyment; if Li Yu were to stay in Wancheng for a few years or more than a decade, it would be highly probable that he would be influenced and fall.

"I’ll go back when dawn breaks."

"With the strength of the Holy Nest and the Three Saints Gang, if they haven't dug me out after a day and two nights, that means I’m temporarily safe."

"It’s a pity to be stuck here; otherwise, while there is still plenty of time, I could make a trip to the Taiping Strange Market to fill up the eighth Truth Bubble a bit more."

As Li Yu pondered, he looked at the Truth Bubble on his eyelid while beginning to browse the basic information of the conquest mission transmitted by the Demon Star Order.

The former, with the contribution from today’s *Wanfu Daily*, was more than halfway complete, with only a small bit left.

The latter, however, instantly piqued Li Yu’s interest.

"This conquest mission!"

"The location is some ancient Strange Domain, and the time belongs to the end of the Warring States period."

"Factions will no longer be displayed!"

"There will no longer be strict rank requirements for the summoned; Demon Star Order holders of Rank 8 or Rank 7 may all be summoned."

"All Order holders are forbidden from leaking any information related to the Demon Star Order or the present world to the 'people of the Strange Domain'; violators will owe merit points, and multiple violations will result in direct erasure."

"Hmm?"

Although these few pieces of information did not involve the Strange Domain itself, they still leaked quite a lot.

"No factions displayed?"

"Could it be mixed deployment? After landing, as long as one’s features aren't too obvious, or one isn't too stupid to report their own background, one can completely disguise themselves and infiltrate the other side’s camp?"

"There are probably quite a few cultivators with such abilities... like me."

In his heart, Li Yu immediately thought of the four extraordinary elixirs he was still carrying.

Four pills, four identities.

Two righteous, two evil; Li Yu could switch between them at will.

If necessary, he could even take the [Skin-Peeling Strange Pill] to pose as a Strange-Suppressor.

Clearly!

Li Yu’s luck was very good; the elixirs he prepared to enhance his combat power gave him a head start.

Such a mission setting was simply perfect for him.

When the time came, regardless of which side’s encirclement he fell into, he could seamlessly switch factions and easily save his life.

Moreover, if he had any evil thoughts or plans, he could implement them without any obstacles.

For example, infiltrating a faction to stir up trouble!

"Wonderful, simply wonderful."

At this thought, Li Yu’s eyes shone.

He couldn't wait to enter the Strange Domain right now.

As for the second mission setting that seemed less than ideal, Li Yu curled his lips and secretly thought:

"Other novice Order holders, seeing that cultivators of a higher rank than themselves will appear in the mission, would indeed be frightened."

"But I saw it the very first time."

"Shang Yang and Wen Feifeng were cheating and bullying the newbies, both bringing in exotic items far exceeding Rank 8; the latter was even more excessive, using a very high-rank exotic item to anchor his novice Strange Domain in advance, and with his background as a royal genius, his body was full of exotic treasures—his combat power was probably approaching Rank 6."

"If not for those two, with my methods, encountering normal newbies from both sides, it wouldn't be strange for me to obtain all the benefits alone."

"Fortunately, [cheating methods] like theirs won't appear often; according to the rules, after the novice Strange Domain, the Demon Star Order will match the next conquest mission based on your performance."

"If the two of them keep doing that, by the third conquest, they’ll probably have to face a pile of Rank 6 or even Rank 5 powerhouses."

Li Yu inwardly mocked their behavior.

He was completely unaware that because of his "meddling," not only had the mortality rate increased, but Shang Yang, that genius of the Holy Nest, had also suffered quite a bit.

The term "Star of Calamity" had also gained a bit of a reputation in a small circle.

He looked at the final rule, which made a guess rise in Li Yu’s heart:

"Last time in that [Penglai Female Corpse Strange Domain], apart from the very perverted Emperor and Empress, there were no other indigenous people, which is why this rule wasn't triggered?"

"This time, is there a high probability of many living people of the Strange Domain? What exactly is the so-called Strange Domain Spirit Realm?"

"A small world? A fragment of space-time? The past or the future?"

Not thinking for too long, Li Yu shook his head and gave up.

It involved a whole host of True Gods; the water here must be extremely deep.

Regardless of the truth or secrets, it was not something he could dwell on now.

Time passed quickly as Li Yu pondered and admired Yun Niang’s self-soothing.

At dawn, the Ninth Pioneering Team, having been busy all night, left their private rooms one after another.

When they called Li Yu out, they all inadvertently caught a glimpse of Yun Niang, who was a complete mess on the soft couch; the richness of the scent in the warm pavilion was also enough to make people look sideways.

"Good, good, good!"

"Little Brother Yu is truly no ordinary person."

The holy, jade-maiden-like Mi Wuniang finally showed a change in her expression, looking at Li Yu and the scene in the warm pavilion with surprise and astonishment.

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What disappointed Li Yu was!

This time, she didn't extend an invitation for "the aunt and niece to spar with him" again.

However, Li Yu seemed to have thought of something; he covered his kidneys intentionally or unintentionally, and then smirked at the six of them, especially the captain, Zhan Kui:

"Captain!"

"I fear I was too indulgent last night; can I go to the camp today to check in, but not perform duties, and incidentally sneak away some medicinal herbs to take back and stew a pot of soup for nourishment?"

Li Yu had clearly completely figured out the temperaments of the six members of the Ninth Reclamation Team, daring to propose such a shameless request.

Yet, the moment he finished speaking, all six of them burst into laughter.

"You can, you absolutely can."

"That camp belongs entirely to our Ninth Reclamation Team, and the camp kitchen is your territory; as long as you don't empty the warehouse all at once, what does a mere bit of loss rate matter? Take whatever you want."

"We are going back to rest first; you go yourself."

"Many thanks, Captain!"

Once the conversation ended.

Li Yu had already flagged down a morning monster bus, heading toward the City Lord's Mansion.

Before long, above the camp.

A somewhat clumsy-looking mechanical puppet was flying in pursuit of a figure carrying a large parcel, with mechanical beeps sounding incessantly:

"Warning! Warning!"

"Camp material loss rate is too high, please adjust in time."

"Notifying Ninth Reclamation Team Captain Zhan Kui... Communication rejected!"

"Warning! Warning..."

Amidst this background noise, Li Yu carried the parcel down the steam elevator.

Like a thief who had just finished stealing, he sneakily flagged down another monster bus, heading toward the Heavenly Mechanism Workshop.

It seemed that no matter how many times Li Yu returned from abroad.

The moment he pushed open the courtyard gate, he would immediately see his maid coming to greet him.

Even in broad daylight, it was the same.

When Li Yu stepped into the courtyard carrying the supplies, covered in the scent of powder and the strange fragrance of a woman, he immediately saw Hongdou holding that plague-stricken bronze chicken, standing like a statue under the beauty willow.

Clearly, she had executed Li Yu's orders without any omission: if there was anything amiss, she would immediately detonate the bronze chicken to raze the residence to the ground, and also notify Li Yu to flee for his life.

The instant she saw Li Yu's figure, she came to life.

She lifted her hand and tossed the bronze chicken toward the chicken coop, the fox girl's face turning toward Li Yu:

"Welcome home, Master!"

"From the moment Master left until now, Hongdou has guarded the home according to orders and continuously monitored all areas within the surrounding alert range, discovering no signs of danger."

"Through the permission module's monitoring of [Relevant Targets], it has also been confirmed that Master's whereabouts have not been leaked, and there are no threats for the time being."

"Does Master require a bath?"

The familiar mechanical voice entered his ears.

The results of her day and night of monitoring made Li Yu very satisfied, and his heart felt slightly at ease.

"Don't worry about the bath yet; contact Shi Dazhu and have him rush over the waste drafts of this issue's Wanfu Daily."

"Additionally, come with me to the alchemy room."

"Firing up the furnace for alchemy!"

Li Yu was so urgent, of course, to prepare for the Demon Star summoning.

Twelve hours!

Now, half remained.

As an "Alchemy Apprentice," he could do nothing else besides alchemy.

Aside from some basic elixirs, the only things on him that could truly serve as combat power were the five types: Skin-Peeling Ghost Elixir, Sword Fiend Elixir, Bitter Weeping Elixir, Hundred Filth Elixir, and Diamond Elixir.

Three Skin-Peeling Ghost Elixirs.

The other four elixirs originally had two in reserve each, which Li Yu had refined after stealing a pile of supplies from the camp when he previously intended to smuggle himself out.

To save his life in the tundra, he had consumed one Sword Fiend Elixir.

Now that he had to go on another expedition to the Ghost Domain, Li Yu found an excuse to go to the camp and move more.

It wasn't just to replenish the consumed Sword Fiend Elixir!

He also wanted to increase the reserve quantity.

And so!

Not long after, the familiar wailing and screaming once again resounded through the alchemy room.

Accompanying it were Hongdou's mechanical voice and her chainsword—no, this time it would be even more convenient for her to stop Li Yu from losing control.

After all, besides the chainsword, she was also equipped with a melta gun, a bolter, and so on.

I don't know if it was an illusion, or if high-end weapons from the Heavenly Craftsman Sect were just that powerful.

This time, while refining elixirs, Li Yu always felt his maid was very dangerous, with a restless urge to try things out.

In the meat shop residence, Li Yu looked regretful as he tossed aside the pile of waste drafts he had read two or three times.

At the corner of his eye, the eighth Truth Bubble was about to finish charging.

But, it was just a little bit short.

Knowing it couldn't be forced, Li Yu stood up, began to equip himself and disguise under Hongdou's service, while calculating the time in his heart.

"This time, the alchemy was done without the help of an alchemy furnace, purely through internal refinement, with a 100% yield, meaning my 'Alchemy Apprentice cultivation' has also reached the realm of perfection."

"Three Skin-Peeling Ghost Elixirs, three Sword Fiend Elixirs, two Diamond Elixirs, two Bitter Weeping, two Hundred Filth, and a gourd of Godly Foot Elixirs... should be enough to handle most dangers."

"After entering the Ghost Domain, I will find an opportunity to completely fill the eighth bubble; this way, I will have two chances to analyze all things, and when necessary, I can use the [Truth Soul Body] to fish in troubled waters and snatch things away."

Just as Li Yu was calculating.

In his mind, the already familiar voice of the Demon Star Order sounded:

"The time has come!"

"Please, Order Master with the codename 'Calamity Star', prepare yourself; this summons will take effect in ten breaths."

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

"Eight!"

(End of chapter)