Chapter 92: I Am Truly Not a Scourge (6k Chapters)

"There is actually an opportunity in the West District suitable for my promotion. Recently, they have been holding something called the 'Joyous Buddha Birthday Festival,' encouraging the citizens of all the various markets to diligently cultivate the Joyous Buddha Dharma. It is said to both add to the population of the West District and serve as a sign of respect to the Buddha."

"Because of this, every single day in every market of the West District, there are seductive nuns, 'Yang-consuming hags,' and even higher-sequence 'Joyous Beauties' performing and demonstrating the relevant Buddhist postures to the masses."

"Under such an atmosphere, that district is naturally filled with that sort of activity day and night. For those with impatient temperaments, it is not at all strange to see them doing the deed right on the street."

"It is thanks to the West District being the territory of the Fallen Buddhism, where they are least lacking in various 'Buddha incenses,' that those strange odors can be suppressed."

"However, as time passes, the citizens, both men and women, are severely depleted. Beyond the mutual consumption between them, this Buddha Birthday Festival is mostly a ritual and process for the cultivation of some high-sequence powerhouses within the Fallen Buddhism; the essence and energy of the citizens are actually being quietly siphoned away by the strong."

"If I were to go to the West District now and sell medicinal meals that are highly effective for nourishing Yin and replenishing Yang, becoming famous and influencing one thousand people would be an absolute breeze."

"But there is danger as well."

"Those demonic monks and seductive nuns of the Fallen Buddhism are no less brutal than the barbarians. They also sell things like 'Vigor Pills' and 'Yin-Replenishing Elixirs.' If I go and disrupt their business, I will certainly be targeted."

"However, if I were willing to offer myself to that Cui Minmin, perhaps I could get her to help cover for me, allowing me to promote smoothly."

As Li Yu pondered to the end, he could not help but mock himself.

Clearly, it was impossible for him to offer himself.

With so many methods, all having hidden dangers and risks, Li Yu gradually furrowed his brows:

"The difficulty of promoting to a Fangshi lies not in the elixirs involving the nine paths to godhood, but in the need to leave a mark in the bodies or hearts of one thousand people while simultaneously gaining fame through charlatanry."

"When I first exchanged for it, I didn't think this ritual was that difficult."

"Now it seems, it is truly somewhat absurd."

"Although I don't know how those of other paths at Sequence Seven promote, I imagine it is definitely not as troublesome as a 'Fangshi'."

"It is no wonder; having resolved such a troublesome ritual, it is only reasonable to obtain some abilities that can disgust others."

Muttering up to this point, Li Yu decided to list them all as backups for now, but not to act rashly.

The first step is to collect the nine types of elixirs first. That is not a simple matter either; he must think of a reasonable excuse so that when he goes to the City Lord's Mansion tomorrow to report for duty, he can have Captain Zhan Kui submit a new list of material procurement.

After thinking it through completely, Li Yu glanced at the pitch-black sky outside and decided to rest for the night; he had to go to work tomorrow.

Seeing Li Yu about to lie down in the main room, Hong Dou, who was still recording the "full template," automatically paused.

Appearing before Li Yu as if by flash, a mechanical voice asked:

"Master!"

"Does Master require Hong Dou to attend to you in bed? Master can directly set a fixed skin template or choose random mode; one hundred and eight types have been recorded so far."

Hearing these few sentences.

Li Yu suddenly felt the slight, faint sleepiness that had just risen in his body beginning to recede.

After thinking about it, he decided to try the random mode.

Who could refuse the joy of opening a blind box?

Especially this kind.

After Li Yu gave the command, Hong Dou immediately began a dazzling transformation, with a mechanical voice sounding continuously during the process:

"Enabling transformation maid module... random mode."

"Changing... selected."

"The ninety-third skin, specially customized by a client from the Qian Kingdom, requested to be cold and holy, wearing white robes with a little bit of exposure, yet the temperament must not be blasphemous, and she must be cold toward the master, even carrying a hint of disdain... a Saintess image."

"Huh?"

Hearing halfway through, Li Yu felt something was not quite right.

As an old veteran who had seen countless films in his past life, how could he not understand? This skin template, besides the exterior, also came with related temperament attributes. No wonder it was a special customization; this was clearly a fetish most favored by some pervert.

It was no injustice to call the Qian Kingdom fellows pretentious; they played so wildly in private?

Sure enough!

While he was surprised, Hong Dou had already finished transforming.

Before Li Yu appeared a woman wearing a white dress, looking at him with a disdainful gaze. The style of her robe was special, revealing a large portion of her chest, yet it was not at all erotic, because further up was a cold, arrogant, world-weary face.

Before Li Yu could utter a command to retract, a familiar whirring sound suddenly rang out. The next moment, he saw a high-end chainsaw sword suddenly drawn by Hong Dou, held directly against Li Yu's neck, as she said:

"Disgusting master, how do you want Hong Dou to attend to you..."

"Stop!"

"Randomize another one."

"Very well, Master, changing... selected."

"The fifty-eighth skin, specially customized by a client from the South District of Wanfu City, requested to be a hybrid of a human woman and a mother spider, white hair, red eyes, preferably with a hint of evil divinity, and no clothes."

"What the hell?"

Just as Li Yu's exclamation and complaint left his lips, Hong Dou had already completed the transformation at light speed.

Before he could react again, he saw a "non-human girl" with the upper body of a human woman and the lower body of a mother spider crawling onto the bed with lightning speed, using several spider legs.

Li Yu's own abdomen sank suddenly; this extremely special version of Hong Dou had already sat on top.

At the same time, white hair draped down, and a strange, evil, and seductive face, even carrying a hint of an evil god's flavor, appeared before him.

A scarlet tongue licked two sharp fangs, and she said to Li Yu: "Master, do you want to have little spiders with me..."

"Stop!"

"Change to another one."

Clearly, Li Yu was already a bit overwhelmed.

His luck was both good and bad.

He had originally just wanted a gentle, mature woman skin, but he never expected that two in a row would be these types of perverted, twisted styles that ordinary people would never think of.

Especially the second one; it was worthy of being a special customization from Wanfu City. In terms of perversion, it was more than a notch above the Qian Kingdom fellow.

This thought in Li Yu's mind was slapped down the very next moment.

"Changing... selected!"

"The sixty-eighth skin, specially customized by a client from the Qian Kingdom, requested to imitate a special strange object known as a 'Corpse Charm,' and to be as realistic as possible. At the same time, the skin should ideally possess some of the Corpse Charm's strange arts, even if reduced to one percent or one-thousandth. Also, do not wear any clothes."

"I... why?"

"Is my luck really that bad? Three times in a row, all special customizations? Are there no normal versions?"

This time, Li Yu finally felt a bit broken.

The reason was simple: he actually knew what a Corpse Charm was.

A strange object formed from a corpse, mostly female corpses. The skin surface would be covered in colorful hair, possessing the ability to charm and absorb Yang. Its surface corpse hair could be used as material for some secret medicines related to corpses.

Without a doubt, there was no need to even speculate.

The one who customized this Corpse Charm skin must be a perverted cultivator of the 'Undying Corpse God' path from the Qian Kingdom's 'Earth Mother Sect.' They likely already had a very serious, twisted habit, which is why they had to use this roundabout method to alleviate and suppress it.

Understandable!

But still undoubtedly perverted.

As he recalled the knowledge and complained, Hong Dou had already finished transforming.

Li Yu took one look and closed his eyes, immediately shouting for Hong Dou to return to her original appearance, feeling deep regret in his heart for his momentary whim to choose some random mode.

Just as he thought his luck was just terrible, Hong Dou's familiar mechanical voice came:

"Replying to Master!"

"The order of Hong Dou's recorded skin templates is determined by value, so the beginning will all be special customizations; only at the end will there be normal templates produced by the Heavenly Craft Sect."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Master, you did not ask. Additionally, Hong Dou can judge that Master would prefer special customizations. Shall we continue with random mode?"

"Beep beep beep... Warning, warning. Due to Master's previous indulgence in the 'Spirit Energy Armor' function, combined with Hong Dou's three consecutive transformations, the consumption of the spirit energy stones within the body has far exceeded the reasonable daily energy usage."

"Please, Master, replenish Hong Dou in time and replace them with high-grade spirit energy stones."

Originally, upon hearing there were no normal templates for the time being, Li Yu wanted to make Hong Dou stop transforming.

The following two sentences made him even more speechless.

He waved his hand directly and said:

"Stop transforming, stay to the side... forget it, continue recording templates."

"It's only three hours until morning, I'll wait."

"Very well, Master!"

The next day, amidst the familiar screeching of the plague-ridden bronze rooster, Li Yu got up.

Without any surprises, Hong Dou reported directly that the full template recording was complete.

However, early in the morning, Li Yu only enjoyed the service of a gentle, mature woman helping him dress and wash, then took his pass, went out, hailed a monster bus, and headed to the City Lord's Mansion; he had to report for duty.

He had no interest in the position of the Pioneering Team itself; after all, he was just a logistics person.

But Li Yu was very passionate about embezzling supplies from the City Lord's Mansion.

Just as he saw the six members of the Pioneering Team, he went straight to Zhan Kui and said:

"Captain, I had an inspiration last night and came up with a few more medicinal meals suitable for you all."

"However, my rate of consuming supplies has been a bit fast lately. I wonder if the higher-ups will approve new supplies?"

If it were according to the usual style of Captain Zhan Kui.

At this time, he would have waved his hand and heroically cursed, "My Ninth Pioneering Team's supplies must be approved, what are you afraid of? Just report it."

But this time, Zhan Kui looked at Li Yu with a smile that was not a smile, and only then said:

"It's more than just a bit fast."

"You've forced the mechanical puppet responsible for monitoring and counting supplies to report you to a higher level. It's fortunate that the superior is my master, otherwise, it would really be a bit troublesome."

"My Master says I’ve recruited a gluttonous cook, and that I’m planning to use the City Lord’s Mansion’s supplies to open a private little restaurant on the side, and asking if he should go and show some support or something."

Hearing this, Li Yu recalled the mechanical puppet that had been following behind him, issuing warnings, while he was taking supplies home earlier.

So this thing could actually report him to his superiors?

Although he felt he was indeed a bit greedy, Li Yu had always been thick-skinned. After hearing this, he just chuckled and said:

"Captain, you have sharp eyes; this is also a flaw in my path of cultivation."

"Although I can manage to develop some good medicinal cuisine, the rate of consumption is truly astonishing."

"If it can't be reported, that's fine too. You all just keep eating those few dishes for now; as I slowly develop more, there will certainly be new medicinal dishes coming later..."

"Who said it can't be reported?"

"You go ahead and report it. It’s not like it’s my family’s supplies, what are you afraid of?"

"However, you’d best contribute another new medicinal dish that can benefit all the exploration teams; that would provide a suitable justification. For example, those [Hundred-Flavor Meatballs] of yours are quite good, but they need some improvement. You can have the stimulating taste of strong liquor, but don't just throw in chicken or dog excrement all the time." "No problem!"

Clearly, neither of these two was a good person.

In just a few words, they tacitly agreed on the matter of embezzlement.

On the surface, it seemed only Li Yu benefited, but in reality, the entire Ninth Exploration Team benefited.

After all, having experienced it for this period of time, all six of them were very clear about the uniqueness of Li Yu as a private medicinal chef.

It is no exaggeration to say that he could completely stand on par with the cooks of the powerful exploration teams ahead.

Also because they valued Li Yu, before the six of them set off for the forbidden zone, they all seemed to remember something and specifically warned Li Yu:

"It is estimated that in the next few days, Wanfu City will be even more lively and dangerous than in the past. If you have nothing to do, don't run around easily."

"Calculating the time, it’s indeed about right. Those damned Demon Star Order holders who got lucky have likely already completed one or two conquest missions. Those who survived have gained quite a bit, and they have already started planning their promotion ceremonies."

"Those at Sequence 8 want to go to Sequence 7, those at Sequence 7 want to promote to Sequence 6... The promotion ceremonies for most path sequences initially torment the practitioner themselves, but starting from Sequence 7, they gradually turn into torturing other living beings... With this group of Demon Star Order holders nesting together to promote at the same time, I’m afraid Wanfu City will face constant disasters."

"Hmph, those Demon Star Orders have no eye for talent. What is lacking in me, Mi Wuniang? Why didn't they choose me?"

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"It’s not just you; the Captain wasn't chosen either. Even with Sang Zhu’s special constitution, she still wasn't chosen."

"No matter! We'll wait for the next round. Anyway, the mortality rate for Demon Star Order holders is terrifyingly high; it will be our turn eventually."

Listening to these words, Li Yu’s expression remained as usual.

But deep down, some ripples were stirred.

The six of them were right; there would likely be many disasters in Wanfu City going forward.

He was not the only Demon Star Order holder, nor was he the only one to have obtained the highest contribution points; naturally, he would not be the only one capable of preparing a promotion ceremony.

Not to mention anything else, just that large group of trolls in the [Heavenly Pride Gathering]—from those unscrupulous remarks, it was clear they were not lacking in merit points.

With merit, one could exchange for rare items that were hard to find in the outside world.

Promoting to the next sequence would not be a difficult task.

"It seems I not only need to hurry up and promote, but I also need to be careful, and then even more careful."

"If I happen to clash with others during my promotion, or get inexplicably implicated, neither would be a good thing."

While repeatedly pondering, Li Yu successfully slacked off until he got off work.

The new batch of supplies he had reported was already in place, and he began to pick and choose without any psychological burden.

If it were before, he would have taken two portions of medicinal materials for each elixir, both as a precaution and because he wanted to refine an extra one.

But this time he had to refine five elixirs, and taking too much would be very conspicuous.

Since his Elixir Apprentice skills were already perfected, he simply took only one portion of each, gathered them into a bundle, and carried them home on his back.

During the day, he had sat idly for the whole day.

In the vast Wanfu City, all four districts were calm and peaceful, and he hadn't seen a single bit of excitement.

But at this moment!

On his way home, accidents began to happen one after another.

He had left the camp and was just about to hail a monster bus heading to Tianji Workshop when suddenly, in the South District not far away, in a place called "Hehe Workshop."

A series of loud bangs suddenly erupted!

Terrifying sword Qi, shining brilliantly, raged madly within that area, directly destroying several huge buildings.

Amidst the ruins, a terrifying monster suddenly appeared. It looked like two balls of flesh that perfectly manifested the artistic conception of "one yin and one yang," incredibly harmonious, yet also extremely horrifying and bizarre, impossible to look at directly.

When it appeared, everyone who saw it—except for the practitioners—could not help but wail, their eyes bleeding.

Li Yu was now an old resident of the South District; after a quick search in his mind, he soon identified the monster’s identity:

"The overlord of Hehe Workshop in the South District is the Yin-Yang Gate, and its sect leader, [Yin-Yang Loose Person], is also the workshop master of Hehe Workshop."

"The sequence rank and situation are very similar to those three beasts of the Three Saints Gang."

"One yin and one yang are originally two people. Because they cultivated a path that is fast and powerful but has absolutely no subsequent sequences, it leads to them potentially falling and losing control at any time, and they also have to face the fate of dying when their lifespan is exhausted."

"Why did it reveal its true form at this time?"

"Who hurt it?"

"Who is the owner of that sword Qi?"

Li Yu and the other onlookers who were practitioners had just had this doubt arise in their hearts.

The next moment, the answer appeared.

They saw that the sky-filling sword Qi suddenly retracted, actually condensing into a giant sword flashing with blinding golden light in the air, taking advantage of the "Yin-Yang Loose Person" having just revealed its true form and still smashing things around while searching for the culprit.

The giant sword, with extreme precision, slashed down from above, cleanly slicing the Yin-Yang Loose Person open.

This scene!

It looked incredibly satisfying.

But for the "Yin-Yang Loose Person," it was a hatred that destroyed its path, a disaster that could not be endured.

Two shrill roars, filled with infinite anger and hatred, erupted in Hehe Workshop.

At the same time, an incredulous questioning also came:

"Liu Tu! You beast, you beast!"

"You actually dared... why did you do this? We two treated you extremely well, and the entire Yin-Yang Gate treated you as an honored guest. Why did you attack us?"

These two voices came.

Immediately, everyone guessed who the culprit was.

The fallen cultivator who had escaped from the orthodox sect [Demon-Slaying Sect] some time ago, who was suspected to be a Sequence 7 Sword Hero of the Great Luo Golden Immortal path.

But judging from the power of that sword just now, I’m afraid it’s more than that, right?

Also, listening to the Yin-Yang Loose Person, Liu Tu had been staying at the Yin-Yang Gate during this period and had received excellent treatment. Why would he choose to betray them? And even attack the Yin-Yang Loose Person?

Just as everyone was puzzled, a very heroic laugh rang out.

The owner of the laugh appeared within that magic sword; it was a strange young man wearing a tattered Daoist robe, with disheveled hair, looking like a madman.

"Hahahaha!"

"You two monsters treated me extremely well? To hell with that."

"Isn't it just that you coveted the Demon-Slaying Sect inheritance on me, wanting to try to jump to the sequence under my Demon-Slaying Sect, or seize my inheritance to extend your lives? Bah, go take a piss and look at your own disgusting selves."

"As for why I attacked? This is Wanfu City, they say one can do whatever one wants here, so I came."

"I am going to promote to Sequence 6 [Law-Communicator]. The promotion ceremony requires condensing a [Life-Bound Magic Sword] and staining it with the blood of at least one other Sequence 6 demon. Naturally, I had to draw my sword to hack at a Sequence 6 demon. Since you two were close by, I had to borrow your demonic bodies."

"Now that it’s done, I don't feel like staying in this South District anymore."

"I recall that I can claim some kinship with the [King of Double Happiness], so I’m going to go join him."

"Ten years of sharpening a sword, the frosty blade has never been tested; today I show it to you, who has any injustice... Hahaha, refreshing, extremely refreshing."

Amidst these movements, the giant magic sword actually went on a rampage, crushing the domes of many buildings along the way.

In Liu Tu’s laughter, he blinked from the South District into the East District, and indeed received a mysterious reception there.

During the process, the Yin-Yang Loose Person also tried to stop him.

Alas, the two had lost the initiative and simply couldn't do it.

What made everyone sigh was that this Liu Tu was truly as the "Wanfu Daily" described, extremely heroic, and also liked to recite some poetry.

……

This scene of excitement ended for the time being, but the ripples it caused had just begun to spread.

And as one of the onlookers, Li Yu!

His feelings at this moment were completely different from everyone else’s.

The reason?

He knew more.

In fact, Li Yu felt that he had inadvertently caught a glimpse of another conspiracy.

"Liu Tu!"

"His true identity is also a Demon Star Order holder, and he is the [Rebel Star Order holder] who was almost intercepted by me that night."

"The choice of the Demon Star Order is not controlled by a group of evil gods; it only chooses the person most compatible with it."

"Liu Tu first betrayed the Demon-Slaying Sect... then betrayed the Yin-Yang Loose Person... and now has gone to the East District, saying he wants to join the King of Double Happiness, with whom he has a kinship... According to the laws of the Demon Star Order, he will definitely betray the King of Double Happiness again in the future... Everything seems to have nothing wrong with it."

"But why didn't Liu Tu go to join the King of Double Happiness at the beginning, instead of going to the trouble of staying at the Yin-Yang Gate, just to facilitate his promotion to Sequence 6?"

"And, has he really fallen?"

When his thoughts reached this point, Li Yu recalled the scene of the sword Qi soaring into the sky and the magic sword rampaging.

The destructive power was extremely terrifying.

But what was somewhat incredible was that, in the process, almost no "mortals" died.

I wonder if it was a coincidence, or if he did it on purpose?

If he had not truly fallen, or if he had used some method to keep himself in a state of corruption.

Then what was his purpose in sneaking into Wanfu City? To obtain the Demon Star Order? To get close to the Joy King? Or both?

Li Yu’s curiosity had long since become an eccentricity; catching a glimpse of a corner of the conspiracy naturally triggered his desire to explore.

Unfortunately, there were too few clues, and the level of the matter was too high.

Li Yu had no choice but to ponder while continuing on his way to the Heavenly Mystery Workshop.

In the process, other accidents began to appear in other parts of Wanfu City.

After Liu Tu took the lead, it was as if some "switch" had been flipped.

Explosions, roars, gasps, and screams... various commotions were staged one after another in the four major districts.

And the protagonists among them were many who had once appeared in the *Wanfu Daily* and were recognized as "outstanding people."

The purpose of them causing trouble was also surprisingly consistent: the promotion ceremony!

Fortunately, this was Wanfu City!

A few buildings collapsing or a few dozen to a few hundred people dying would cause a stir for a while, but the city residents would gradually accept it and continue with their own lives.

Without this mindset, how could one get by in Wanfu City?

"Tsk tsk!"

"Compared to these heaven-gifted talents and outstanding people, I, the [Calamity Star], am somewhat unworthy of the name; my promotion ceremony wouldn't cause such a huge mess, and it might even be beneficial."

"So, in fact, I am really not a scourge."

PS: Because this is a transitional plot, I won't split the chapters. I will start explosive updates tomorrow. I ask for everyone's guaranteed monthly tickets. Thank you, thank you.

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