Chapter 158: A Family That Accumulates Good Deeds Will Have Surplus Blessings; Diligent Master Yuan Deserves To Be Treated Well By The World!
Time flies, and only one day remains until the agreed-upon “country folk go to the big city to gain experience.”
In the [Disease Garden], Master Yuan, who has toiled hard for nearly a week, is about to harvest the labor fruit of complete [Soul Crystal] fulfillment.
As for the price? It’s merely the internal ecosystem of the “Demon’s Den” hiding an evil conspiracy, suffering a round of devastating blows.
This is a victory for justice! A victory for [Holy Light]!
Although it’s unclear what the ultimate purpose of this [Disease Garden] is, it is definitely a timed bomb. Yuan Zhu cannot be a bomb disposal expert, but through frequent attacks (purification) on the powerless “Diseased Crops,” he has severely disrupted the garden’s construction purpose.
It can be seen that the force creating this enclosed garden treated this place as a Medicinal Field. Defensive forces are only set at the Haunted House entrance, and there are no people or animals inside the [Garden], only plants planned to continuously produce “Disease Fruit.”
Now, diligent Master Yuan quickly acquires “Disease Embers” to forge [Holy Seal, Soul Crystal] by “Incineration, Purification” of high-value fruit and highly aggregated polluting plants.
His rapid progress and unparalleled talent are entirely built on a vast “Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land,” supplied for him alone to squander, ruin, and destroy at will.
Master Yuan in the Flesh Farmland straightens his back, looking at the [Disease Garden] that is missing patches to the east and bald to the west, like it has been gnawed by dogs, and the sickly mutated crops, and involuntarily sighs:
“This is truly too just, too passionate, too inspiring! An nameless Holy Light hero greatly defeats a shocking pollution crisis, silently guarding the peaceful lives of Running City citizens in the dark.”
The personal health steward reports: “Boss, you are just one final step away from [Soul Crystal] completion. But you have overexploited life and energy by harvesting ‘Disease Pollution’ too excessively. I suggest you get sufficient rest, then complete the final breakthrough in a highly ceremonial manner to commemorate your first achievement of a new ‘Supernatural Stage’ in life!”
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Five days ago, in that conversation with the Old Temple Priest, Yuan Zhu gained an alternative and profound understanding of the current [Holy Light System] from the traditional perspective of [Yellow Heaven Remnants] (Cultivation Realm).
The Old Temple Priest calls igniting the [Holy Mark] to light the Holy Light, this entry stage, the [Qi Refining Stage]!
Holy Light is not Magic Power, cannot ‘practice qi,’ and cannot be stored. It can only be tempered by igniting life to improve the quality of the ‘light.’ This precisely matches the [Yellow Heaven Immortal Path]’s understanding of cultivation, emphasizing the tempering of [Primordial Spirit, Spirit], and belittling physical body qi refining ([Kunlun Immortal Path]).
From [Seal Casting] completion to [Soul Crystal] condensation, in [Yellow Heaven]’s eyes, it is [Foundation Establishment] great success! [Soul Crystal] is the ‘Tai Huang Dao”s [Holy Light Immortal Method Dao Foundation]!
If Yuan Zhu were willing to kneel and worship the [Tai Huang Dao Master] on the spot, the Old Temple Priest would gift the [Holy Seal. Tai Huang Talisman] for free to help him enter the dao. (Orthodox. Yellow Heaven Receiving Talisman!)
According to Du Ling Star’s universal feedback mechanism for all Supernatural Pollution, [Soul Crystal] is the first major realm: [Seed].
Thereafter, the Yellow Heaven old remnant states that the entire [Foundation Establishment Stage] will continue from 1 Seal to 3 Seals. Divided into upper, middle, lower (9 levels) three small realms, marked by Soul Crystal quantity.
1 Seal can only condense 1 Soul Crystal, for Foundation Establishment Early Stage (level 1). 2 Seals completion, Soul Crystal maximum quantity is 4, in Foundation Establishment Middle Stage (levels 2-4). 3 Seals completion, Soul Crystals can grow to 9, for Foundation Establishment Great Perfection (levels 5-9).
Thereafter, the Holy Light System will usher in a qualitative change.
In the eyes of [Yellow Heaven Immortal Path], this is [Foundation Establishment] transforming toward [Golden Core], breaking through the major realm, naturally a qualitative change!
In the eyes of the [Holy Church], after the 4th Holy Seal, [Soul Crystal] total breaks two digits, also a qualitative change, which will open the [Gate].
[Gate] is Du Ling Star’s second feedback marker for all Pollution Systems.
[Seed] represents establishing a soul-level pollution connection with the [Pollution Root] behind you, with life level beginning to qualitatively change, condensing the Supernatural Pollution core. After death, this core will also precipitate out and be obtained by others.
In other words, from now on, you become a “Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure” in the eyes of this system. Killing you can obtain high-quality Pollution Crystals, which can be used for cultivation, alchemy, weapon forging, pet nurturing, or even inherited by newcomers as Dao Lineage inheritance (or seized).
[Gate] stage represents a tighter connection with the [Pollution Root] behind you, opening the energy (pollution) channel. It represents establishing a stable [Space Gate] with a certain pollution-affinity ‘Dimensional Layer,’ and also that you have become transcendent and can ‘Ascend’ to the Upper Realm.
If Yuan Zhu chooses to receive the talisman in [Holy Light. Foundation Establishment Stage (2 or 3 Seals)], then when he breaks through to Golden Core (4 Seals), he will obtain a [Gate] granted by Du Ling Star, exclusively connected to the [Tai Huang Dao Master]’s ‘Yellow Heaven World,’ and Ascend to his own family’s [Tai Huang Holy Light Great World]!
This is the benefit of joining a faction and enjoying the Dao Lineage. If not choosing a camp in the [Foundation Establishment Stage], after reaching Ascension standard, it is most likely to enter the chaotic and dangerous [Spirit Layer], with a small chance of being randomly assigned to the territory of the ‘Eight Holy Kings’ or other ‘Holy Light Archangels.’
Therefore, [Soul Crystal] completion is not something to casually breakthrough. In Little Spicy Stick’s view, it still needs some ceremony, essentially ‘manually interfering in Yuan Zhu’s first connection with the [Holy Light Pollution Root],’ to avoid leaning toward any of the ‘Eight Holy Kings’ and being preemptively marked by them.
Best case, during this brief contact with the ‘Holy Light Heavenly Dao,’ record some ‘private goods information’ to make the future ‘personalized Holy Light Path’ smoother.
The ‘forced Ascension’ of the [Gate] stage is very particular, the sum of various choices and influences along the practitioner’s path. By manually interfering from the beginning of the [Seed] realm, he can effectively guide the final connection direction of the [Gate].
Currently, Yuan Zhu does not plan to rely on any of the [Eight Holy Kings], nor is he interested in the Inner World (Spirit Layer). He plans to bind the Ascension direction of the [Gate] with the [Moon].
In other words, his own [Holy Light Path] can reference the ‘Yang God Method’ absorbing [Tai Huang Holy Dao], focusing on forging the ‘Holy Light Primordial Spirit (Soul Crystal),’ and in the future Shatter the Void, Ascend to the outer layer space, and Escape into the [Moon Sea of Consciousness]!
This path fits the [Path of Holy Light] and is compatible with [Yellow Heaven Concept]. For Yuan Zhu, his own [Shadow System] will likely collapse and sink to Du Ling’s inner side, the [Space of Gods] is also mingling in the inner side’s [Bubble Layer]; so there is no need to repeat with the [Holy Light System]. He wants to see the outer layer ([Sea of Consciousness, Star Realm Layer]).
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These past few days, besides rooting in the [Disease Garden] for destructive exploitation and cultivation to accelerate [Holy Light] progress, Master Yuan still remembers his original intention and, under the urging of the ‘Working Spirit,’ vigorously pursues personal entrepreneurship.
He even pushed back the outsourcing mission of [Fire Fang]; he already looks down on mere garbage part-time work. He wants to be the Boss too!
To make big money, Master Yuan continuously sheds sweat, frequently contacting Senior Student Chen, [New. White Feather] members, teammate Lu Rang, and even trying to pull Mai Lili to join…
He shuttles back and forth through the streets and alleys of Running City, linking up. Contracting warehouses, consulting on land, receiving supplies ordered by followers, and returning to [Happy Home] to inquire about the Space Anchor fixation issue with the ‘Underground World.’
Although total assets are visibly declining, with no hope of profit in sight, the inner passion cannot be resisted, feeling no fatigue at all, only inexhaustible drive.
Such a life is truly too fulfilling! This is the happiness of the Working Spirit.
Over the past three days, he has successively received from the [Pipe Wrench Sword Immortal] a total of about 30-plus disabled goblins missing arms or legs.
The supplier (hired squad) behind Lu Rang sees the young man has a bad brain, willing to take any garbage without haggling. So they all contact other peers, planning to batch-sell more crippled, near-death ‘inferior goblins’ to the little Sword Immortal.
The youth excitedly notifies Yuan Zhu to prepare for a big wave.
Now, the goblin inventory in Yuan Zhu’s hands is about to break through the two-digit mark. The living scene inside the [Haunted House] can only be described as spectacular.
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Initially, Yuan Zhu planned to use this batch of ‘goblins’ as experimental consumables for exploring [Shadow Pollution, Holy Light Pollution] with the [Great Desolation Immortal Scripture], ruthlessly depleting them. Finally, refine them into valuable ‘Ghost Companion. Wetware’ through the [Ghost Companion Divine Ability]’s Waste Recycling function.
But now, first, the ‘Refinement Resources’ of [Universe Within The Belly] are occupied by several more important tasks, no time to recycle goblins; he is still waiting to quickly finish practicing [Worm Pillar] to build a new [Shadow Domain].
Second, after Senior Student pointed out a ‘entrepreneurship path,’ he changed his mind. Planning to use this batch of ‘Innate Cheap Labor Saints’ that require no Remuneration to contribute to his farming industry!
Thus, kind Master Yuan shows great mercy, deciding to raise this group of wastes for free, without assigning any work, simply a living Bodhisattva, pure charity, too kind-hearted!
Thus, his current reserved ‘human resources’ include gigantic Shadow Magic Worms and massive numbers of (Shadow Eggplant) parasitic goblins, so many that the Haunted House is almost stuffed full.
Helplessly, many goblins have to rely on hammocks woven from ‘Shadow Eggplant Vines,’ hanging in mid-air to save space. One Bedroom stuffed with 3 Magic Worms + 12 goblins.
Space utilization rate, simply dreaming back to the Age of Great Voyages. Slave masters, to transport and sell as many n*ggas as possible, came up with various three-dimensional space compression techniques.
Fortunately, the ‘Shadow Eggplant Barriers’ throughout the Haunted House can both parasitize and sustain life, and handle cleaning and sanitation (food chain decomposition cycle). Otherwise, unimaginable what kind of terrifying ‘biochemical bomb’ a small Haunted House would brew?
Probably because good people are rewarded, and families accumulating good deeds will have surplus blessings?
Master Yuan frantically reserves ‘talent (consumables),’ yet is not eager to start experiments. After several days of ‘benevolent governance’ accumulation, it led him to discover a seemingly insignificant but actually profoundly meaningful major discovery!
That is…
Ordinary wild goblins parasitized by [Shadow Eggplant], without excessively squeezing goblin life potential to quickly cultivate and nurture [Shadow Eggplant], instead share a life cycle system with the [Shadow Eggplant], able to receive nourishment from the ‘Shadow Pollution System’ behind the [Haunted House].
Simply put, Yuan Zhu previously, to quickly obtain [Shadow Eggplant]—this plant affinity with Tiger Demon, under [Dataized Shadow Pollution] control, mutated plant—chose to use goblins as flowerpots, using life to quickly ripen [Shadow Eggplant].
Finally, the result was great. These [Shadow Eggplants] lived up to expectations, used by him for physique transformation of Underground World natives.
After Insect Cultivator’s flesh is spread, parasitized, and refined/controlled by [Shadow Eggplant], physical qualities get a slight boost, physique tainted with shadow attributes, smoothly cultivating [Shadow Breathing Technique], and completing ‘Shadow Spiritual Energy’ communication and transmission with the [Shadow Domain].
Now, kind Master Yuan abandons short-sighted ripening, simply using [Shadow Eggplant Seedlings] to parasitize and control, preventing goblin escape.
The result is the surprising discovery that these [Eggplant Seedlings] also greatly cherish their ‘Goblin Flowerpots.’ Without excessive growth, they will proactively extend Root Tendrils, connecting to the Haunted House’s Shadow Eggplant network, drawing nutrients to reversely nourish the goblins.
Thus, good people are rewarded.
Kind and merciful Master Yuan joyfully discovers that his domestic goblins no longer need food or rations! No need to sneakily hire people under night cover to steal swill.
Conversely, the goblins receive reverse shadow irrigation from [Shadow Eggplant] day and night, with flesh bodies naturally marinating and flavorful over time, undergoing slow and benign ‘pollution demonization,’ distorting and mutating toward the [Tiger Demon] camp.
Goblin excrement is also completely decomposed by the Haunted House, always keeping the interior clean. And with ‘half-plant person’ transformation, gradually abandoning the digestive system, turning to symbiosis with [Shadow Eggplant], even more environmentally friendly and cleaner!
And all this consumes only the ‘Shadow Spiritual Energy’ freely provided by the [Shadow Layer]. Thus, the greatest invention of this year is born: [Infinite Goblin Labor Perpetual Motion Machine]!
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Goblins with [Shadow Eggplant. Plant Life Support System] plugged into their backs have lives henceforth controlled by Yuan, unable to escape, no need to eat, no need to worry about slacking off while paid shitting.
With ‘Shadow Spiritual Energy’ internal cycle delivery, they can endlessly start 24-hour infinite working system at their workstations!
As for fatigue, rest? Isn’t there [External Brain (Brain Eggplant) + Artificial Intelligence Program (Memory Stick)]?
Arrange them all! Split left and right brains, each running 12 hours, alternating 12-hour dormancy.
Mere goblins have limited intelligence, no need for overly high-tech work. Assembly line repetitive labor, their half-brain is already enough!
Thinking of this, Yuan Zhu’s ‘Working Spirit’ burns even more fiercely, already impatiently contacting Senior Student to buy land, select site to establish a factory, open his own first private Farming Company, and create a new business legend.
Just ask, is there any laborer cuter than [Shadow Eggplant + Goblin] in this world?
If using [Shadow Eggplant] for illegal imprisonment + Exploitation and Squeeze of other intelligent species, once exposed, it will inevitably suffer fierce public opinion condemnation and subsequent fines and punishments.
Yuan Zhu never believes that in this world where Demon Gods walk everywhere, Pollution Systems are as common as dogs, and man or dog can prophesy and pray to deities, one can do bad things god-knows-not-ghost-not-knows, fully squeeze labor value without exposure?
But what if changed to ‘goblins’? How do you break the situation?
‘Goblins’ even exploited openly, he can righteously puff out his chest. He is helping inferior goblins improve their racial Reputation through diligent labor, helping them eradicate inferior traits, becoming better selves through labor!
What? You say exploitation too severe, overwork death?
I think you are underestimating the mutation intensity of [Shadow Pollution]! Day-by-day ‘pollution marinating’ has long made them Shedding the Mortal Body and Exchanging the Bones, transforming from mundane ordinary life into tougher, more durable ‘Shadow Demonic Creatures’!
Can Demonic Creatures be squeezed dry and exploited to death by labor? Those are evil and terrifyingly strong Demonic Creatures!
Even if truly burned out, that precious ‘Shadow Body’ cannot be remelted and reshaped, refined through [Universe Within The Belly] into more [Shadow Memory Sticks, External Brain Pods], for recycling value?
Huh…? Seems like, my initial purpose of raising goblins was to refine them into [Ghost Companion. Wetware]! After a roundabout detour through public welfare charity, finally back to the origin.
Only, before they reach this endpoint, I maximally extend their lifespans, let them witness the wonderful scenery of transforming from mundane to supernatural species, create contributions and value for society, achieve class leap + life qualitative change, making what should have been a muddled Sewer life into one more passionate, uplifting, and meaningful!
Dynamite madman Nobel should award me the [Most Charitable Person Award], the UN should give me the [Goblin Friendship Medal], and appoint me [Goblin Protection Image Ambassador].
