Chapter 99: "Are You Trying to Get a Refund Without a Reason?"

Chapter 99: "Are You Trying to Get a Refund Without a Reason?"

Has it always been like this?

A hint of coldness flashed in the little brown bear's eyes. Is this how it has always been? If he hadn't come to this world, it would be fine, but since he's here, he must make a name for himself and achieve greatness.

Wouldn't his journey to this world be in vain?

He gazed towards the south, and a sense of grandeur welled up within him.

It was said that the Human Race cultivators had a rainbow-like aura, but his bear claws were no less formidable! Why not ask if the Human Race cultivators fear him?

"Shopkeeper."

Inside Autumn Far City, after the Great Xia's first sword cultivator, Ji Taiping, left, several warriors surrounded the innkeeper where Chen Qiu and the others were staying, their faces expressionless. "In the middle of the night, a giant eyeball, bigger than a person, appeared outside the window."

"Are you trying to get a refund without a reason?"

"This..."

The innkeeper helplessly glanced at the group. He really wanted to say they were being unreasonable, but after thinking about it, he felt that he was indeed in the wrong.

Just then—

"Shopkeeper!"

A ragged woman with severe injuries staggered into the inn, leaning on the counter. In a raspy voice, she said, "The two who stayed here last night?"

"One was a fat, chubby man, and the other was a young man in a green robe."

"Are you looking for them too?"

The innkeeper hesitated before shaking his head unconsciously. "I don't know. They disappeared last night, and the Great Xia's first sword cultivator, Ji Taiping, is also looking for them."

"Mhm."

The woman remained silent for a while before wearily saying, "If they return later, tell them that the woman they once humiliated for several months is looking for them. I have important matters to discuss."

"Okay," the innkeeper nodded.

This woman was none other than the Wanderer Fairy from the Blossom Sect, who had a complicated past with Fat Dragon.

Despite her tattered clothes and visible sword wounds, her allure was on full display, adding a touch of captive beauty.

"Hey."

The men who had come for a refund were now more interested in the silver taels, their eyes gleaming with greed as they shamelessly sized her up. "How did you get those injuries? Can you show us how it's done?"

The woman turned her head towards the men and, after a pause, suddenly tossed her hair behind her ear, smiling coquettishly. "Of course."

With that, she turned and walked out of the inn.

The men exchanged glances, their eyes filled with lust, and they laughed lecherously in unison. "This is interesting."

They followed the woman out of the city and into the forest.

After a while, the woman emerged from the forest with a slightly flushed face, looking much better. Her injuries had mostly healed, and several more dried-up corpses lay within the forest.

"Huff."

By now, the sky had turned a pale gray.

Chen Qiu, who had been meditating on a round stone all night to stabilize his cultivation, finally took out the remaining Celestial Path Cultivation Pills from his pocket.

There were 259 pills left.

"This Liu Zide is quite capable."

Chen Qiu looked at the bag filled with Celestial Path Cultivation Pills, and even with his current appetite, he couldn't help but marvel at Liu Zide's skills. Unfortunately, Liu Zide seemed a bit foolishly loyal.

He had tried to persuade Liu Zide to stay, but Liu Zide insisted on returning to Yuncheng, saying that when he first arrived in this world, the old master had taken him in, and he couldn't serve another family.

Since he couldn't convince Liu Zide to stay, Chen Qiu could only wish him a smooth journey.

After spending several hours absorbing 200 Celestial Path Cultivation Pills, his cultivation naturally broke through to the Foundation Establishment Fifth Stage.

According to the calculation of gaining 0.7% cultivation progress per pill, he should have only needed 143 pills to break through. However, the difficulty of breaking through from the Foundation Establishment Fourth Stage was significantly higher, and each pill only increased his cultivation progress by 0.5%.

At the same time—

A very familiar panel, shrouded in clouds, reappeared above his Dao Foundation.

- "Cultivation Surge, officially entering the Foundation Establishment Fifth Stage."

- "Please choose one of the three randomly generated entries within ten breaths."

1.

- "Entry Name": Fabricate Lies.

- "Entry Level": White.

- "Entry Effect": When someone is deceived by your lies, you will gain a certain amount of cultivation progress. The bigger the lie and the higher the cultivation level of the deceived person, the more cultivation progress you will gain. However, you will be unable to acquire cultivation progress through other means.

2.

- "Entry Name": One-Day Golden Core.

- "Entry Level": Blue.

- "Entry Effect": Your cultivation will advance to the initial Golden Core stage in one day, but it will be unable to progress further. Each year, your cultivation will automatically drop by one minor realm. This entry cannot be removed.

3.

- "Entry Name": Guaranteed Cultivation.

- "Entry Level": Gray.

- "Entry Effect": You are unable to improve your cultivation through any means, but you will automatically break through to the next major realm when your lifespan is about to end in each major realm, up to the initial Golden Core stage. This entry cannot be removed.

- "..."

Chen Qiu furrowed his brows as he looked at the three randomly generated entries.

To be honest,

These three entries made him feel helpless. If he hadn't drawn the Seven-Colored Entry, 'Step-by-Step Advance', during the Qi Condensation First Layer, he would honestly consider these three entries quite good.

No matter which one, he would be very excited.

But now, he felt a toothache.

First, the entry "Fabricate Lies" was naturally a given. As long as someone was deceived by him, he could increase his cultivation progress. Although this method of cultivation was undoubtedly slower than directly consuming the Celestial Path Cultivation Pill, it was still faster than serious Heart Technique training.

However, it was definitely faster than the speed of proper cultivation.

In the cultivation world, there were many ways to improve one's cultivation.

Diligent cultivation was the orthodox way, of course, but it was also the slowest method. The main thing was that although this cultivation method was the most common, it couldn't be combined with any other entries.

Take dual cultivation, for example.

Not only was the speed of cultivation improvement better than proper training, but once combined with certain entries, the speed would be even faster.

Of course.

The reason why diligent cultivation was considered the orthodox way was that the cultivation gained through this method was more stable. Although it might be slower, the foundation would be more solid.

The entry "Fabricate Lies" was naturally excellent.

The second entry, "One-Day Golden Core," was divine if it landed on a family's abandoned child, a wandering cultivator, or even a woodcutter commoner.

One day to reach the Golden Core stage.

Roaming the Nine Heavens.

Overnight, one could go from an ordinary mortal to a Golden Core powerhouse, and although they would drop back to the Foundation Establishment Peak the following year, even that cultivation level was enough to dominate in most cities.

Moreover, one year at the Golden Core stage was enough to accomplish many things. Even without any Spirit Treasures or spells, they would still be the weakest at the Golden Core stage, but even the weakest Golden Core cultivator could easily defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

One year was already enough to do many things.

Then, each year, they would drop by one minor realm.

Until eighteen years later, they would return to being an ordinary mortal.

Their lifespan would be almost over, and it would be time to die. It was like shining for three or four years and then having to go downhill all the way, and this entry couldn't be cleared, meaning it couldn't be removed using the "Self-Destruct Entry."

The third entry, "Guaranteed Cultivation," was perfect for those without grand ambitions. They could do nothing but eat, drink, and indulge in pleasures every day.

After a few hundred years of this, they would wake up one day and suddenly find themselves at the Golden Core stage.

Then they could start protecting their family and become a local overlord. Was there a more suitable entry for lazy people? They just needed to be a little careful to avoid accidental death, and there would be no problems.

Chen Qiu shook his head, stopped pondering, and immediately chose the entry "Fabricate Lies." He then waved over Fat Dragon, thought for a moment, and looked at the confused Fat Dragon seriously.

"My name isn't Chen Qiu; it's Chen Ziyang."

"Oh, so should I call you Brother Yang from now on?"

"Do you believe that my name is Chen Ziyang?"

"I do."

Chen Qiu glanced at his cultivation progress, which hadn't increased at all, and said, "You don't believe me."

"I really do believe you, Brother Yang."

". "

Chen Qiu waved his hand, indicating for Fat Dragon to go play, "It's fine. Go and do your thing."

"Okay, Brother Qiu, should I call you Brother Yang from now on?"

"I was just joking."

"Hey, I knew it."

". "

Chen Qiu looked at Fat Dragon's departing figure and felt a bit powerless. To be honest, he didn't really want any of these three entries; each had significant drawbacks.

But the remaining two entries couldn't be cleared, so he had to choose the first one.

After selecting this entry, consuming the Celestial Path Cultivation Pill would no longer increase his cultivation progress; he could only rely on deceiving others to gain cultivation progress.

He scanned his surroundings.

He started thinking about where to self-destruct this entry.

He still felt a bit reluctant, as self-destructing this entry now was equivalent to using the full power of a Golden Core Fifth Stage cultivator, and it was a waste to blast the air for no reason.

But even so, he had to endure the pain and detonate it.

His sole goal now was to quickly advance his cultivation to the Golden Core stage. According to the scholar's words, there were no Nascent Soul stage cultivators within Great Xia's borders, which meant that once his cultivation reached the Golden Core First Layer, he could unleash the full power of a Nascent Soul First Layer cultivator using the self-destruct entry.

At that time, he would be able to dominate Great Xia.

As for the "Talented Youth Ranking Competition" that Zhao Yishi had invited him to, he wouldn't consider stepping into Capital State before reaching the Golden Core stage.

"Let's go, we'll make a trip up there."

After making his decision, Chen Qiu gestured for the scholar and the others to go down to the canyon below. He didn't want to accidentally destroy the scholar's secret base with a single strike.

After a few breaths.

The group arrived on the ground.

"Scholar."

Fat Dragon looked at the scholar with a puzzled expression and asked, "Didn't you say that the clouds and mist could block spiritual energy? How did your sword fly up here?"

"I flew around from below the canyon; it's quite a distance."

Chen Qiu scanned the surroundings. This place was a desolate area with no Spirit Fields or signs of biological activity. It seemed like a remote location, and he wondered how the scholar had found this place.

Just at that moment—

He noticed a rabbit demon hopping not too far away, conveniently stopping near them. Its red eyes stared fixedly at them, looking rather adorable.

There wasn't even a single weed in the area, so he had no idea where this rabbit demon had come from.

But Chen Qiu shook his head, not paying it any mind. With a casual wave of his hand, he activated the "Fabricate Lies" entry, causing it to self-destruct and unleash a terrifyingly powerful strike at the Qi Condensation First Layer rabbit demon.

Instantly, dust flew up, and a huge pit hundreds of zhang deep appeared where the rabbit demon had been.

As for the rabbit demon, it had already disappeared without a trace.

"Let's go back."

Chen Qiu turned his head towards the scholar, "Go down and continue your cultivation."

He actually thought the "Fabricate Lies" entry was quite good. If he had obtained it right after crossing over, he would have definitely made good use of it. However, after choosing this entry, he couldn't use other methods to improve his cultivation progress.

Currently, his storage bag still contained several dozen Celestial Path Cultivation Pills, and more were on their way in the coming days.

He didn't have the time to weave lies to deceive the world.

Instead, he spent all his time consuming the pills to advance his cultivation.

The bearded warrior took the lead and jumped down.

The scholar's expression was complex as he looked at the hundreds-of-zhang-wide pit not too far away. The terrifying traces of heavenly thunder remained inside, indicating that Chen Qiu had held back. He had concentrated the destructive power on a single point; otherwise, if it had spread out, everything within thousands of zhang would have been scorched.

The full-power strike of a Golden Core Fifth Layer cultivator using the Thunder Summoning Technique was still quite frightening.

However, he couldn't understand why Chen Qiu had suddenly appeared and unleashed such a terrifying attack just to kill a Qi Condensation First Layer rabbit demon.

Did this rabbit demon possess some unknown conspiracy?

Or was this rabbit demon an external body of some ancient demon?

Or perhaps...

Chen Qiu simply didn't like rabbit demons.

But even if he didn't like them, was it worth wasting a self-destructing entry on one? He had thought Chen Qiu would feel pained after self-destructing an entry, but now it seemed like Chen Qiu didn't care at all.

Fat Dragon's expression was complex as he gazed thoughtfully at the giant pit, perhaps understanding something in his heart.

It was very likely that because of him, Chen Qiu had developed an intense dislike for rabbit demons.

Maybe he had irritated Chen Qiu, so from now on, he should try to avoid Chen Qiu during their dual cultivation sessions.

After returning to the bottom of the canyon, Chen Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He prepared to consolidate his Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer cultivation before starting to consume more pills.

By now, the sky had brightened.

At least he had confirmed two things.

First, both Double Spellcasting and Tenfold Spellcasting were ineffective against the full-power strike of a self-destructing entry.

And second, he had tried combining Double Spellcasting and Tenfold Spellcasting, allowing him to cast eleven spells without any cost. For a spell cultivator, this was god-like.

"Double Spellcasting" was a green entry.

"Tenfold Spellcasting" was a purple entry.

He now suspected that there might be a "Hundredfold Spellcasting" entry, which would likely be a seven-colored entry.

After finishing the Celestial Path Cultivation Pills in the coming days, he planned to search for a suitable spirit artifact and some defensive spells.

With his future plans in mind, Chen Qiu once again sat cross-legged on the round object and resumed his cultivation.

As for why he had targeted the rabbit demon, it was simply because it was convenient. After all, when you need to attack, it's best to have a target, just like how men have an innate instinct to aim when they need to urinate.

".

In Fufeng City, on a tree branch, a white-eyed raven stood with a human-like expression of existential doubt.

Her name was July Cat.

In her previous life, she had given herself this name due to various factors, including her parents' divorce. She had entered society at a young age and chosen this name, as she loved both July and cats.

July was her birthday.

It was also the day her parents divorced.

In her family, her ancestors had all passed away in July, and any new births also occurred in July. She felt a strong connection with July, so she chose this name.

Three months ago.

When she first crossed over to this world, she found herself in a body that looked exactly like her own.

After two months of street singing in Fufeng City, she had earned enough money for medicinal pills.

She successfully broke through to the Qi Condensation First Stage and randomly drew her first entry.

-

"Entry Name": Nine Lives of the Cat

"Entry Level": Blue

"Entry Effect": You will have nine lives. Each time you die, you will randomly be reborn in a new body, and your cultivation will depend on the body's cultivation.

-

She loved this entry.

Not only was its level high, and its effect powerful, but she also liked the name of the entry.

Not long after obtaining this entry,

Fufeng City was invaded by the Demon Clan. A demon cultivator charged straight towards her and died on the spot.

She then randomly reincarnated into the body of a dying demon cultivator, thinking she would be safe now, being on the stronger side. She was about to find a place to hide when a man appeared, riding a flying sword and surrounded by countless heavenly thunderbolts.

The man pressed his face against hers, brutally forcing the Thunder Snake into her mouth.

She didn't even have time to beg for mercy.

Well, the Entry had given her nine lives, and now two of them were gone. Fortunately, after the death of the Demon Clan cultivator's body, luck seemed to be on her side as she found herself far away from the chaotic Fufeng City, in Kaishan City, thousands of miles away.

This time, she was sure she'd be safe.

There were no wars here, and although she had reincarnated into an extremely weak rabbit demon, it wasn't too bad. She enjoyed being petted by passing customers as she lay in her cage, and life was leisurely.

Until a fat man waved his hand and bought her, taking her to an inn.

To be honest, she had never imagined that a man could have nine lives, and even if he did, she wouldn't have cared.

But a man shouldn't, or at least shouldn't, do that to a rabbit! She watched helplessly as her fellow rabbit demons were taken by the fat man one by one. Just as it was about to be her turn, the man suddenly stopped and pierced her throat with his sword.

Then he took her to roast.

She struggled and screamed in pain because the fat man hadn't killed her completely, and she still had half a breath left. She wanted him to finish her off quickly.

But the man seemed to have donkey hair stuffed in his ears; he just couldn't hear her!

And so, her third life was gone.

The fourth life found itself in another weak rabbit demon's body. This time, she cautiously poked her head out to survey her surroundings, and it seemed ideal—no cities or signs of other living creatures.

It was a secluded place.

With this life, she could quietly be a rabbit demon and enjoy a moment of peace.

However, before she could even think about what to eat, she saw four men appear out of thin air not far away. Two of them were very familiar, the kind of faces she would never forget, even if they were burned to ashes.

Then, she witnessed the man in the green robe unleash a power that seemed to defy the Heavenly Dao, accompanied by a terrifying Golden Core aura, as he struck her down.

Until now.

She had already lost five lives and returned to the cursed starting point of Fufeng City. At this moment, she had been standing on this tree branch for several cups of tea, still unable to comprehend.

Why had the man in the green robe used such a method to kill her?

What crime had she committed? She was merely thinking about what to eat for dinner, just a harmless Qi Condensation First Layer rabbit demon. She hadn't done anything; she had just sat there and glanced a few times, and yet she was killed?

The white-eyed raven stood on the treetop for a long time, finally realizing a truth.

She had to take revenge; otherwise, she couldn't swallow this humiliation.

But as she gazed into the distance, she wondered how far she could fly with this uncultivated raven body. However, she soon wouldn't have to worry about that.

"Swoosh!"

A surge of spiritual energy shot towards her, and she quickly felt her life force rapidly dissipating. Just before she lost consciousness, her eyes fixed on a skinny man below the treetop, his mouth watering as he stared at her.

"Finally, we've arrived in Fufeng City. We'll be back in Yun City soon."

"The master will be very happy."

"I'm a bit hungry, so let's have some wild game before heading into the city. We must hurry back to Yun City."

His voice gradually weakened, and she couldn't make out the rest of his words.

A final thought flashed through her mind.

You damn bastards, I'll make sure to get rid of all of you one day!!!

"Mm."

Liu Zide's throat rolled slightly as he looked at the plucked and roasted black raven in his hand. After seasoning it, he tore off a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

The taste was average.

But he would make do and not enter the city, as returning to Yun City quickly was the right thing to do.

When Chen Qiu had tried to recruit him earlier, he had been very tempted.

Firstly, Chen Qiu was powerful, and with these Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills, his cultivation would surely increase significantly. Moreover, with a subordinate like the Scholar, he was bound to make a name for himself in the future.

By joining at this time, he would be considered a veteran, and later on, he would just enjoy the fruits of his labor.

Secondly, they were all from the same hometown, which meant they could understand each other better and get along more comfortably.

However, after considering the pros and cons for a while, he decided to return to Yun City.

By Chen Qiu's side, he could only be a strategist, while the glory and profits belonged to Chen Qiu. But his master basically listened to him, and with the Self-Destruct Entry as his secret weapon, his strength wasn't weak.

Although his master had fled halfway this time, with this successful case and over two thousand spirit stones to take home, his master would surely trust him even more in the future.

Then, he could gradually expand his influence from Yun City to the surrounding areas.

One day, he would also make a name for himself.

"Hmm."

As if already envisioning his future glory, Liu Zide tore off a piece of raven meat and stuffed it into his mouth, a silly smile on his face as he gazed into the distance.

"One day."

"I, Liu Zide, will make my name known throughout the world!"

(End of Chapter)

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