novelraw Chapter 592 - 591: Punk Cultivation
Chapter 592 - 591: Punk Cultivation
Accompanying Jiang Yuan’s operations, Du Yiyun suddenly heard a familiar, ethereal, and majestic voice resounding in his ears, "You call upon my name, what is your desire?"
In this moment, he was so moved that he almost shed tears!
"Demon God, save me!" Du Yiyun’s nose tingled, his voice carrying a sobbing tone.
Wuwuwu, Demon God has been so kind to me! He doesn’t disdain humble offerings and responds at critical moments. Praise Demon God! Gratitude to Demon God!
"I am merely a loose cultivator who, years ago during my wanderings, encountered magical beasts and was injured. Luckily, I was rescued by an Elder of Bloodthirst Hall, hence avoiding peril. To repay the kindness, I joined Bloodthirst Hall adhering to orders.
Later, I was selected to be dispatched here, using a magical treasure to conceal my identity as a demon cultivator, posing as a Bat Demon from Jade Dew Mountain..."
He picked the most important points to introduce his current predicament, emphasizing that he was obeying orders out of gratitude, never expecting to be deceived by Bloodthirst Hall.
He hadn’t done a single bad deed, yet was threatened with the loss of life for breaking the rules of the Demon Realm Alliance, and had to bear the blame for Bloodthirst Hall. Damn, I’m truly wronged!
"Now that Great Demon has already arrived at the market, there’s no way forward nor retreat possible. Demon God, please protect your believer!"
[1. Ignore the request, be indifferent]
[2. Demand more sacrifices]
[3. Consume ten years of believer Du Yiyun’s lifespan, taking him away from Golden Carp Lake Market, where the world is vast and free. Upon accepting the lifespan sacrifice, can obtain refined longevity]
[4. Consume fifty thousand Faith Value to modify believer Du Yiyun’s key entries to pass under the radar, effective for three days]
Of course, the first two options weren’t considered. Jiang Yuan asked, "Two choices: First, sacrifice ten years of lifespan to forcibly break through the Market Array for your freedom; Second, bless you with passing under the radar, but it only lasts for three days, after which the risk of being detected remains."
There were choices?
Du Yiyun’s heart was filled with ecstatic joy, his face slightly reddening in excitement, his breath rapid.
When all his kin had abandoned him, the God not only listened to prayers but also offered the freedom of choice, it was so moving!
"Reporting to Demon God, the believer..." He pondered for a moment, sacrificing ten years of lifespan wasn’t a big issue, yet the key point was what happens after leaving?
His identity exposed, the Wilderness World definitely couldn’t be continued. Returning to the Demon Realm stronghold, those Bloodthirst Hall guys wouldn’t let him go easily!
So, why not take a chance, after all, as long as there are more devoted sacrifices to follow, should real danger occur, he could always pray to Demon God again, and only if truly left without a retreat would leaving be necessary.
Currently, he was still the Head Shopkeeper of the Money Shop, wielding great power.
"The believer wishes to stay at the market, after all, all connections and business built over so many years are here. If successfully escaping, the believer truly has nowhere to go." Du Yiyun had no time to hesitate and immediately chose to stay.
Jiang Yuan didn’t falter and promptly clicked the fourth option, and then... he saw an editable entry floating above Du Yiyun’s health bar on the "screen"!
This scene, combined with high tech and a cultivation backdrop, suddenly gave a punk cultivation sensation.
The original entry clearly stated Du Yiyun’s identity: demon cultivator, Bloodthirst Hall subordinate, ordered to infiltrate, etc.
With the cursor calmly jumping around, Jiang Yuan, following the given disguise identity, changed "demon cultivator" to "demon cultivator", "Bloodthirst Hall subordinate" to Bat Demon of Jade Dew Mountain...
There’s no need to type, just verbally input the revised keyword entry and click save, and a three-day countdown popped up next to the entry.
"Interesting, interesting!" This novel experience left Jiang Yuan reminiscing for a long time. If it wasn’t broad daylight and Golden Carp Lake Market wasn’t closed, he genuinely wanted to go on-site to watch, to see if the system’s identification details for Du Yiyun matched the revised information.
Such keyword entries could be changed, and in an instant it felt like Wilderness was a game world. With the bound system, he seemed like a "hacker" who could hack into the operation background, modifying the world’s source code to a certain extent.
"Pavilion Master Cang, when will you seek my help? Modifying entries is just too fascinating!" He looked at the two believers on the Demon God interface.
Though her sacrifice numbers were few and her Faith Value was limited, to experience modifying entries once more, Jiang Yuan was still very willing to spend fifty thousand Faith Value.
"Respectfully send off Demon God!" Du Yiyun suddenly felt as if his entire aura had undergone some change, then the voice in his ears completely vanished, realizing Demon God had assisted him in covering his aura and was no longer watching.
He continued to kneel devoutly, thanked him, and only then rose apprehensively to examine his own transformation.
"Demon... Is this demon energy?" Attempting to operate his cultivation technique, Du Yiyun was shocked to discover a Spiritual Power fluctuation within himself, the released energy was very naturally demon energy!
Oh my!
Heaven and earth!
It’s not the false effect of magical treasure disguise!
I... I truly have suddenly become a demon cultivator?
"Three days, right! It’s said to last for three days... How is this possible? Demon God... Truly an immortal’s method!" The facts were so unbelievable that he became incoherent, even questioning if he was dreaming.
Looking in the mirror repeatedly and pinching himself, the body showed no change, still his own, yet from inside to outside not a hint of demonic energy, truly a divine miracle!
To ensure safety, Du Yiyun tried and found it was indeed possible to transform into a gigantic black bat, emitting waves of Demon Energy all over.
"Phew! That’s better!" He sighed in relief, and the anxiety he felt earlier dissipated into the air, then quickly straightened his clothes and headed downstairs to prepare for inspection.
Outside the Golden Carp Lake Market, Qu Luming stepped onto a Bone Sword and folded his hands behind his back, slightly hunched while he tilted his head, staring fixedly at the white mist below.
"Hmm? No one tried to escape?" He found it peculiar.
Ever since he received orders from his true form, Qu Luming knew that no matter how secretive such matters were, over time, news would inevitably leak. Therefore, he didn’t play by the rules and arrived at various markets unexpectedly, focusing on surprise attacks.
If the timid ones heard the news and fled first, all the markets were watching, and their identity would be exposed and directly wanted;
Those who tried to resist with a few Magical Treasures thinking they could deceive others were already locked in the Demon Realm Alliance’s prison, unable to survive or die;
Today, he chose Golden Carp Lake’s small market, and Qu Luming intentionally took advantage of the market closure during the day.
First, let the market head release information, then activate the Transmission Array to block them, so if any concealed Demon Cultivators tried to sneak away, they would run right into it; if they didn’t run, they’d be caught in a trap like a turtle.
He was quite fond of this trick.
He had used it repeatedly at other markets, and before the Array was activated, there were always one or two who tried to pretend to escape. But today, surprisingly, after waiting for a while, no one came?
"A small market might have placed fewer Demon Cultivators, with one or two lacking awareness, thinking they could escape." Qu Luming quickly considered the possibility and descended slowly into the mist with his hands behind his back.
A few days ago at the Golden Chicken River Market, he encountered someone not even on the Book of Life and Death, sparking his curiosity and causing him to wander the market for a few days seeking their trace.
However, the target wasn’t found, and the task of investigating Demon Cultivators was delayed considerably; he needed to speed up processing.
"Welcome, Demon Envoy, to Golden Carp Lake Market." Feeling a strong pressure, the market head quickly greeted and signaled the shopkeepers gathered on the water not to neglect their duties.
Qu Luming flicked his fingers and released a gentle force to lift the market head, "Are all the shopkeepers here?"
"Reporting to the Demon Envoy, except for a few shops that rarely open and two newly transferred ones not yet in operation, all others are here!" The market head respectfully presented the list for his review.
Qu Luming glanced over, his gaze stopping at the store name "Cloud Grocery Store," thinking this was quite a coincidence? At Golden Chicken River, there was a newly opened grocery store with the same name, but since it had been empty for a long time with new owners not yet in business, he had directly skipped it during his inspection.
"Where is the Pavilion Master of Treasure Pavilion and the stewards?" He handed the registry to the market head, selecting crucial inspections first, with the rest just needing a glance.
If hidden Demon Cultivators had ambitions, they would surely target Treasure Pavilion or the Money Shop, which are key targets.
The Treasure Pavilion people came forward at his word, Qu Luming glanced over them, and besides the Pavilion Master with some High Tier Magical Treasures, everything seemed fine.
"Where is the Money Shopkeeper and stewards?"
At the mention, Du Yiyun, who originally felt slightly at ease, suddenly found his heart in his throat!
He felt so guilty!
Even with the Demon God’s Divine Power aiding him, concealing any trace of Demonic Energy flawlessly, he couldn’t resist feeling the terrifying pressure from the powerful opponent, causing him to tremble slightly.
When Qu Luming glanced over, he could see the names and backgrounds of the lesser realm Demon Cultivators, but for the Head Shopkeeper Du Yiyun, he could only see a name.
Another one wearing some type of Magical Treasure to conceal their aura...
He sighed inwardly feeling somewhat bored, his eyes scanning incessantly with the Profound Light Instrument, revealing the opponent’s background — Bat Demon from Jade Dew Mountain?
"Du Yiyun, you... come from Jade Dew Mountain?" Qu Luming instantly felt warmth, for he was born as an avatar there, and always regarded it as home.
Suddenly seeing a fellow countryman in this remote market, he was quite pleased.
Du Yiyun paled, thinking luck was with him! Thankfully, he was cautious by nature! After obtaining his concealed identity, he specifically went around Jade Dew Mountain various times, inquiring about all kinds of news, ensuring no exposure.
Turns out it’s paying off today!
"I am originally a Bat Demon from Jade Dew Mountain, belonging to a large family, dispersed by the mountain fire and after several moves, ended up as the Money Shopkeeper here."
"Ah, the mountain fire on Jade Dew Mountain..." Qu Luming nodded in acknowledgment, that fire incidentally turned him into a Ghost Cultivator. Unexpectedly, this person was also a victim from back then.
Casually, he took out a Jade Bottle from his Storage Bag and handed it over; "I too lived through that fire, witnessing few survivors, a true mortal tragedy. These two Elixirs might help in your cultivation, feel free to visit the Demon Realm Alliance for tea whenever you pass through."
"Th-thank you for the Demon Envoy’s gift!" Du Yiyun felt tense, excited, and frightened altogether, biting his tongue hard to stop himself from fainting.
At the moment he was called out, he thought he was exposed!
Thankfully, with the Demon God’s blessing, not even in presence of the Demon Envoy did anything come to light; he must prepare offerings for the next sacrifice.
He held the Jade Bottle sensing the two Elixirs radiating abundant Spiritual Energy, thinking since he couldn’t use them anyway, it might as well be considered for good intentions to offer them together to the Demon God later!