Chapter 8: Innately Heaven-defying And Outrageously Evil Planet
After a thorough search, not much evidence was found, but a considerable amount of money was indeed scraped up.
After all, those who can join such a Secret Society and participate in Evil Sacrificial Rituals cannot possibly be ordinary people. At the very least, they must have a certain social status, be wealthy, idle, and resourceful, while also harboring certain obsessions or desires, placing unrealistic expectations on the Evil God.
As for true Mortals, they are already exerting all their effort just to stay alive—where would they find the Time, Energy, or spare money to procure Sacrifices for Offerings?
“It’s a pity that most Demonic Creatures were dragged into the [Universe Within The Belly] by Ghost Companion silhouettes and vanished. Otherwise, more Wealth could have been scraped up.”
After meticulously searching the homicide scene, Yuan Zhu picked up a small amount of Jewelry, Famous Watches, and Wallets, and also scraped up nearly a thousand yuan in Paper Money.
As he continuously picked up these items—some precious, some common—a large amount of memories belonging to his predecessor were passively triggered, continuously surging forth and integrating into his current Personality and Worldview, helping him better understand and immerse himself in the new World. The sense of immersion was growing stronger.
Over a thousand yuan in Paper Money may not seem like much to an Earthling. But comparing it to the prices in Yuan Zhu’s memories yields a rough conclusion: the currency exchange rate between the two Worlds is approximately 1:20.
Eating a full meal at a Restaurant costs about one yuan fifty cents to two yuan. If buying vegetables and cooking himself, it can be compressed to under one yuan, enough for the two Brothers’ daily expenses. After proportional conversion, meat prices are slightly higher than in Earth’s Celestial Dynasty, but Seafood and vegetables are very cheap.
In terms of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, the currency maintains a 1:20 ratio with Earth. Prices for other daily necessities and goods are higher. The reason is simple: this World’s productivity is inferior to the industrialized Celestial Dynasty, so the cost and added value of goods are higher.
In other words, the Paper Money in his hand has purchasing power equivalent to over 20,000 RMB. This is not just 20,000 yuan on Earth; in this World, it equals a poor family’s annual Income.
Of course, this conversion is not perfect. Because the current era of this World is vastly different from the fully industrialized and informatized Celestial Dynasty—it can be roughly described as modern or old era.
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According to the Knowledge learned in geography class from his memories, this Planet is called [Du Ling]. Yuan Zhu is unclear about any specific special meaning; he only knows the Teacher made them memorize it rote.
Du Ling Star is obviously not Earth; its geographical structure, planetary operation, seasonal changes, and racial composition are all different.
This Planet’s landmasses consist of two Super Large Island Continental Plates, one horizontal and one vertical:
The horizontal Continent sprawls across the northern hemisphere, similar to Earth’s Eurasian continent but larger in area and longer in length, called [Geng Continent], also known as [Middle Land], [Central Immovable Earth], [Eternal Continent].
While the vertical Continent has existed since ancient times, due to the dangers of the Sea, it is Isolated from [Geng Continent] and unknown to people.
Until over three hundred years ago, a ‘Magic Plane Fragment’ from another Universe broke through the constraints of the original Crystal Wall system, traversed spacetime, crashed into the ocean, struck Du Ling Star, and triggered a Super Large Island tsunami that swept the globe.
This ‘Magic Plane Fragment’ from another Universe brought catastrophic tsunamis while also releasing massive Magic Power, sparking the grand ‘First Magic Resurgence Great Transformation + Alien Race Cultural Invasion + Magic Ecosystem Invasion’, historically known as the [Magic Race Great Crossing Event]! (Wandering Earth Magic Edition)
Countless Aliens and Otherworld Humans from the Magic Universe burst out like mad dogs, boarding Blessing-enhanced floating Magic Ships, exploring unknown Worlds beyond the ‘Magic Continent Fragment (Super Large Island)’.
Ultimately, they successively contacted Humans on Geng Continent and first discovered the New Continent also inhabited by natives. It counts as an alternative great geographical discovery.
This vertically oriented New Continent is positioned symmetrically opposite [Geng Continent] across the standard eastern and western hemispheres.
It can be simply understood as a unified whole combining North and South America, stretching toward both poles. This discovery was later called [Great Desolation Continent], [New Continent], [Shock Continent] by [Geng Continent]’s residents.
The act of Magic Universe Alien Races bringing the Continent Fragment through together triggered a century-long World-level upheaval, while also sparking the Planet’s first resurgence of Supernatural Powers.
The first direct impact of the [Magic Race Great Crossing Event] was the global tsunami Disaster, devastating countless nations. It also dragged the Super Large Island feudal Dynasty [Xi State] on [Geng Continent]’s East Coast—which had prospered for over a century—prematurely into the historical cycle of decline.
Massive Outbreaks of natural and man-made Disasters: changes in Heaven and Earth, proliferation of folk crooked cults, Alien invasions, Empire fragmentation, Otherworld cultural shocks, Magic Power resurgence, warlord fragmentation…… leading to an unprecedented war of conquest.
The Otherworld Aliens wielding ‘Magic Civilization’ were regarded by the feudal Empire of the time as overseas Qi Refiners and treated as honored guests. That crossing Magic Continent was called an overseas Immortal Island.
The current Yuan Zhu is a descendant of the remnants of an ancient Eastern Empire on Geng Continent that failed in its hegemony struggle.
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The aftershocks of the [Magic Race Great Crossing Event] lasted about 150 years before fully subsiding. And the Magic Energy came fast and dissipated just as quickly.
That ‘Magic Plane Fragment’ from the Otherworld, having left its original Crystal Wall Universe’s unique environment, could no longer sustain macro-scale Magic Energy Cycles. It encountered changes in Universe rules and, like the [Great Desolation Immortal Scripture], fell into malaise.
But the [Immortal Scripture] was just a piece of Garbage; upon arrival, it was cornered and brutally beaten by a bunch of third-rate little Evil Gods, unable to even scream before being sent straight to the ICU, forcing Yuan Zhu to take over as Spokesman for the [Old Immortal Scripture Master] and secretly eye the inheritance.
Meanwhile, the Magic Continent from over three hundred years ago had been thoroughly Tempered by Magic Power before crossing, carrying its own incomplete Magic Universe rules, with a semi-closed Ecosystem internally.
Thus, this Continent (Super Large Island) had an extremely solid foundation; even without external Magic Power input, it unilaterally Output Magic Power + transformed the natural environment of Du Ling Star for over a century.
It once made ‘Magic’ flourish worldwide, then collapsed spectacularly at lightspeed.
From about 200 to 150 years ago, this World faced a new powerful external Universe invasion. This detonated the second [Magic Industrial Revolution], no less significant than Earth’s Second Industrial Revolution—and even more exaggerated.
It also caused the native Humans and Otherworld Magic Races, already rife with accumulated contradictions, to erupt into a 50+ year World-level great melee. Many lingering contradictions remain unresolved to this day.
At that time, a brand new Empire rose in the Oriental Scarlet County Divine State on the eastern side of Geng Continent. The remnants of [Xi State], after several struggles and ultimate failed revival, crossed the Sea to settle on the New Continent West Coast.
On this unfamiliar New Continent, they rampaged, ruthlessly clearing out natives, enslaving and oppressing Magic Races stripped of their Magic privileges, and established a new homeland.
The completely different geographical structure makes it clear this has nothing to do with Earth. Because Yuan Zhu clearly remembers a Chapter in his middle school geography textbook specially recording Du Ling Star’s seven World Wonders.
One of them is the ‘Super Large Extraterrestrial Buddha Head Satellite’ floating above Mercury State in the central [Geng Continent].
He had seen the Illustration in the textbook: from the ground looking up at the sky, one could see a super massive, unfamiliar Buddha Head—only half its face toward the ground—quietly suspended beyond the atmosphere, rotating along with Du Ling Star like a geosynchronous satellite.
This Buddha, recorded in ancient histories as always existing, was named [Arujhati Venerable] by later Eastern Empire scholars and regarded as the origin of Du Ling Star’s Buddhist Civilization, the most primordial ancient Buddha.
However, within the native Buddhism System, there are differing views. They believe [Arujhati Venerable] is ancient and primordial enough but merely a natural wonder. Conversely, the origin of Buddhist culture stems from the [Consciousness-Only Sect] of the ancient Eastern nation.
His predecessor, back in school, had only a vague understanding of this information, neither interested nor comprehending it. But now, recalling it, Yuan Zhu’s face was full of shock.
This [Consciousness-Only Sect]—is it the one I know?!
Of course, for him, even more shocking than the [Consciousness-Only Sect] is the massive Buddha Head satellite of ‘Arujhati’. This damn thing proves that in the distant ancient past, on this zero-Magic Planet devoid of any Supernatural Powers, such a huge ‘Buddha Head’ already existed! (Wildly spreading arms, trying to gesture [big].)
Such a heaven-defying supernatural phenomenon, paired with the [Overseas Immortal Island Yingzhou (Magic Plane)] that crossed from the Otherworld, perfectly ranks among the World’s seven great Wonders without issue.
It’s just that this ‘Buddha Head Satellite’ has always been anchored above [Geng Continent]’s Mercury State from ancient times to now, and very close to Du Ling Star, making it appear immensely huge. Not like the Moon, orbiting far from Earth and visible worldwide.
Thus, to witness the ‘Buddha Head Wonder’ with one’s own eyes, one must cross the vast ocean to the distant Middle Land’s Mercury State.
With the recollection, more and more bizarre Knowledge points assaulted Yuan Zhu like a storm.
To this, he could only exclaim repeatedly: “Holy shit!”, “Holy shit!!”, “Holy fucking shit!!!”
It can be confirmed: this damn place is absolutely not Earth, let alone any normal, peaceful Planet.
No wonder right after crossing, he was Sacrificed, cornered by a bunch of Evil Gods. Even amateur-level Mortals dared to tug at Evil Gods in reverse, playing Pinduoduo and forcing the Evil Gods to make a cut.
If viewed from a global perspective, this is entirely normal.
This Planet is just too off, too abnormal! Current advanced high school textbooks openly state that ‘Du Ling’ is simultaneously flirting with 8 different external Universes, maintaining ambiguous ties with all.
Such a heaven-defying slag operation—keeping contact with eight external Universes—blankets the World in endless Disasters and Crises. Thus, Evil Gods running rampant is utterly commonplace!
He even felt that the major vicious homicide case he was caught in didn’t seem that big anymore?
The Game Sprite was equally shocked, shocked to the point of Three Views collapsing, nearly crashing. It was a super cheat designed specifically for invading the Immortal Path Universe—what grand scenes hasn’t it seen in its life?
Damn, this Du Ling Star is insanely reversed; she truly hadn’t seen anything like it: “Holy fucking turtle! I told you I was right! What a Filthy World—this is truly an Innately Evil Planet! Can we flee? It’s so dangerous here; I want to go home!”
You want Worldview? Then let Du Ling give a little talent show first.
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