Chapter 133: 【four Heavenly Kings Plan】!
During the few days while the Tiger Demon King was sleeping and upgrading, after the camp obtained a large batch of supplies, under Shopkeeper Lu’s leadership, it entered a frenzy of buying mode.
He relied on his personal connections to smoothly contact the Black Market Merchant of the nearest other Insect City, specifically selecting dangerous yet cost-effective ‘out-of-control demonized cultivators’.
Acquired a batch, used the Domain’s [Insect Pillar Hub] for suppression + pollution tempering. Borrowing the power of [Shadow Dream Hole], refined them bit by bit into ‘Shadow Magic Worms’ to replenish [Holy Cough Blast] consumption.
Now that Yuan Zhu had awakened and opened up a quiet and uninhabited ‘Inner World’. After a brief thought, he selected a Ghost Companion Beetle that was relatively compatible with [Holy Light], and using a type of [Controllable Holy Cough Combustion Technology], turned the instant burnout explosion into a slow and stable Holy Light release.
Then he sat cross-legged, continuously extracting Holy Light from this giant Magic Worm comparable to an old man’s joyride vehicle, for ‘Sanctuary practice’, maximizing his imagination, combining the space attribute of [Sanctuary] to construct related skills.
On the other side, he continuously extracted and collected ‘Soul Ash’ released by Magic Worms for seal casting.
Under the continuous blessing of high-quality ash, he experienced a cultivation mode that only sect holy sons could enjoy:
The current [Animal Husbandry Village] is the Tiger Demon King’s industry, the Inner World is a seclusion secret realm opened by the King, [Holy Cough Beetle] is a top-tier spirit beast (insect) subdued by the sect master, ultimately sublimated to contribute inexhaustible [Holy Light] and [Soul Ash] for himself, to squander freely.
This cultivation experience of having someone backing him, endless resources, and ash fed directly to his mouth, was in no way inferior to the Tiger Demon King getting stronger just by lying down and sleeping.
Thus, with Holy Light in his hands, he constructed one ‘born to be destroyed’ cubic Holy Light Barrier force field after another, precisely sealing ordinary wild small Magic Worms that [Shadow Dream Hole] deliberately leaked in, with internal Holy Light Blast for purification and destruction, ash recycling.
Next, another batch of over a hundred small Magic Worms appeared out of thin air. Yuan Zhu perceived their positions, simultaneously supporting over ten ‘Holy Light Force Fields’ in different directions around his body, capturing and enclosing as many as possible, then contracting the force field barriers to squeeze and burn them internally.
Unfortunately, this high-precision operation was too difficult, capturing only 8 at a time, with the rest slipping through the net.
Thus, in the Inner World, chain Holy Blasts flashed once again. He controlled Holy Light Force Fields to form ‘square barriers’ to chase and kill small Magic Worms, focusing on training precise control.
In this repeated mid-range remote confinement and Holy Light flash blast training, his proficiency with [Holy Seal] continuously grew, space perception enhanced bit by bit, and [Seal Casting] proceeded steadily.
Unknowingly, his mental power was nearly exhausted, so he stopped cultivating. Looking at his [Sanctuary (Holy Seal)], it had completed 6 marks, formally entering the theoretical maximum of 7 marks.
But at this moment, he did not feel any strain from [Sanctuary], or a sense of hitting the ceiling?
Through the [Immortal Scripture Client]’s detection, Yuan Zhu vaguely realized that his first Holy Seal [Sanctuary] had been cultivated quite well, starting with absorbing a large amount of extremely pure ‘Disease Ash’, laying a solid foundation.
For ordinary Holy Light Cultivators, the early development stage should start from hunting low-level garbage demonic creatures. Burning out messy low-quality Soul Ash for seal casting.
If missions are frequent enough and life is burned recklessly, then [Holy Seal] can form quickly. But the ‘pollution information fragments (Soul Ash)’ contained in [Holy Seal] have too many impurities, too chaotic, destined to be unable to nurture ‘skills’. Even if nurtured, the potential is low, and the effects are lame.
Yuan Zhu is different; from [Seal Casting] onward, he deeply cultivated the Disease Garden. The pollution source is inexhaustible and usable endlessly, with highly unified pollution attributes, high quality, high purity, and the nurtured skills ([Holy Cough]) are very powerful, pushing seal casting to 5 marks in one go.
Now, he continues using [Shadow Magic Worms] as fuel, burning new ‘Insect Ash’ for connection, quality in no way inferior, even a cut above.
Because ‘Shadow Beetles’ belong to the Tiger Demon King’s [Ghost Companions], equivalent to indirectly using his own ‘secondary soul’ to burn ash, affinity, controllability, and ash gold content all remain high… safer than Disease Ash, with massive quantities, stable sources, and adjustable.
Substituting into the cultivation world, it’s fundamentally sect higher-ups opening a back door, unlimited supply of technique-exclusive ‘pills’. High quality, low toxins, low drug resistance, massive quantities… directly fast-tracking to [One Seal] realm.
Precisely because of this heaven-sent opportunity and perfect conditions, the [Sanctuary] foundation was built incomparably solid. He strongly foresaw that the limit of [Sanctuary] is absolutely not 7 marks! Continuing the fast-track, he will surely break through to 8 marks. Even, it’s not impossible to impact the highest 9 marks?
Sensing the changes in [Holy Seal], Yuan Zhu felt his ‘Holy Light Force Field’ confinement stronger, defense thicker, deployment more efficient and flexible, and couldn’t help becoming smug: “I truly am exceptionally gifted.”
“If heaven had not borne me, Yuan Tianzun, the [Holy Church] would be in eternal long night! Boss is mighty, truly a one-in-ten-thousand Holy Light genius.”
Yuan Zhu: “Cough cough, humble, low-key, don’t be showy. My energy is too depleted now, I need to rest a bit. This [Holy Light] has huge potential, Cicada City and even the entire Bubble World are potential markets, worth taking seriously.”
Little Spicy Stick regretfully said: “Unfortunately, it’s unknown what level is needed to bestow [Holy Mark] on others? Relying only on spreading [Holy Cough Particles], there’s no way to establish a direct lineage force. This superior-subordinate connection is very illusory, can’t withstand tests.”
Yuan Zhu: “I have an idea. Just like this ‘Holy Cough Everlasting Lamp’, we can cultivate a few stable and controllable [Holy Cough Biological Batteries] to continuously output ‘Holy Cough Particles’ in my stead, consolidating this connection.”
Little Spicy Stick understood Yuan Zhu’s idea; this was preparation for after leaving the Bubble World. Without the Boss, how should the current [Animal Husbandry Village] operate to avoid being usurped by ambitious subordinates, poached, and turned into private property. And how to continuously output [Holy Light], cultivating Holy Light System employees.
‘Controllable Holy Cough Blast’ is a good choice.
At this time, Yuan Zhu communicated with [Shadow Dream Hole] to screen out a pair of ‘Firefly Magic Worms’ from the numerous automatically refined Shadow Magic Worms in the Domains, as raw materials for [Holy Cough. Everlasting Lamp].
After all, ‘Firefly’ itself can emit light, with extremely high compatibility with [Holy Light], and affinity at the max level among numerous Magic Worms.
Thus, in the name of the Tiger Demon King, he ordered the two Magic Worms to open their minds and embrace [Holy Cough], then as gifts, gave them to the brother and sister teaching newcomers (orphan team), as biological Spirit Stones for cultivating [Holy Cough Breathing Technique].
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In today’s Underground World, only his own [Animal Husbandry Village] can continuously produce first-hand genuine ‘Holy Cough Particles’.
He had an ambition in his heart: to monopolize the Bubble World’s [Holy Cough Particles] issuance rights!
Even willing to give up copyright of [Holy Cough], freely popularizing [Holy Cough Pollution] and Breathing Technique to Underground World residents, to combat Polluting Energy, purify pollution, save the world!
Don’t quibble over mere ‘copyright fees’, have a macro perspective, earn ‘World Salvation Merit’, save the whole world; popularize the ‘Path of Holy Light’, raise one’s own status in the [Holy Church System]!
After completing his mission and returning to Du Ling.
The brother and sister unable to continue obtaining first-hand [Holy Cough Particles], cutting off Holy Light source. Without [Holy Mark] themselves, relying merely on [Holy Cough Blessing], their ‘Holy Cough True Qi’ will increasingly deviate from him as the ‘source’, evolving into their own form.
Similarly, residents in [Cicada City] will detach from [Holy Cough] scope even faster than the siblings, freely evolving.
As native residents continuously burn life to renew, [Holy Cough]’s own attributes will be gradually diluted and covered by their own ‘True Qi’, refined.
The remaining [Holy Cough] will also continuously dilute and alienate, becoming something stronger Yuan Zhu completely unrecognizable, severing the hidden connection between them.
This is very scientific and reasonable. Just like him sowing a batch of primitive corn seeds today, completely ignoring and not interfering, letting ‘native True Qi’ domesticate generation after generation, evolving into modern corn.
And Yuan Zhu’s primitive corn seeds will also evolve into another form with his own continuous [Holy Light] evolution, completely parting ways. Ultimately differentiating into two species.
To anchor each other’s causal connection and establish superior-subordinate relations, absolute mediums like [Holy Mark, Holy Seal] are needed. If not, continuously participate in the evolution process of ‘native Holy Cough True Qi’.
Frequent returns, continuous investment and escalation, tirelessly interfering with the evolution of native ‘Holy Cough Particles’, continuously delivering new ‘Holy Cough Power’, keeping one’s shares from being diluted…
Specific approach: mass farm [Holy Cough. Firefly Magic Worms] in the ‘Inner World’, hand over to the brother and sister for management, sell secret method [Holy Cough Breathing Technique] in major Insect Cities of the Underground World to help everyone combat Polluting Energy; simultaneously sell [Yuan Clan Holy Cough Particles] like pills…
If possible, he also hopes the siblings can innovate, using [Animal Husbandry Village] resources to found a research studio, continuously upgrading and optimizing [Holy Cough True Qi].
Just like Windows system updates and upgrades, or graphics card hardware upgrades. Let users taste the sweetness of ‘Holy Cough’, develop path dependence, unable to leave him, and continuously expand the market.
Yuan Zhu and Little Spicy Stick boldly speculated that the [Holy Church]’s high-ranking Angels each have default sphere of influence, continuously strengthening the connection between themselves (exclusive Holy Light) and bottom-level Holy Light Cultivators.
This medium is perhaps [Holy Mark (software)], [Holy Seal (hardware)], [Holy Light (energy)].
Yuan Zhu’s plan is to arrange the brother and sister as his high-level spokespersons, responsible for the [Holy Light Magic Worm] industry, maintaining the connection between them. And through them, indirectly manipulate and influence the Underground World’s ‘Holy Cough Market’.
As long as they match successfully with [Holy Cough. Firefly Magic Worms], they can sell [Canned Holy Cough Particles] externally, one puff increases True Qi explosively, eliminates accumulated toxins in the body, purifies lungs… this thing has a huge market, Cicada City has poor ghosts secretly renewing.
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After transmitting a pair of [Firefly Magic Worms] to the brother and sister’s room, Yuan Zhu turned his attention to the core of this mission: farming of [Mao Shi Worms].
After a full week of feeding, the first batch of ‘Mao Shi Worms’ had long smoothly gone to market, generally grown to 3-4cm in size, already quite large. Besides the first batch, two subsequent batches had also hatched one after another, in larval stage.
During this time, Yuan Zhu was fully offline as sovereign, not directly managing the camp, but issued a large number of ‘research tasks’, handed to the brother and sister to complete on his behalf.
Little Girl’s learning and adaptation ability was very strong, receiving special training in [Cockroach Village] every sleep, growing rapidly. Already proficient in ‘basic experimental operations’, and uploading experimental data to [Insect Pillar, Shadow Dream Hole].
Therefore, Yuan Zhu also opened dream permissions to [Cockroach Village] for the brother and sister. Letting them dream-enter [Cockroach Village] in sleep state, borrowing the dreamland server’s computing resources for learning, comprehension, and assisting experiments.
Because worried about Commander Zuo growing too big, he handed camp management rights to Shopkeeper Lu. Also afraid these two would collude to hollow out [Animal Husbandry Village], so handed control of [Cockroach Village] and the primary research team to the merely 12-year-old Little Girl.
In the future, he would continue delegating power, continuing to balance various forces.
Little Spicy Stick timely praised: “Congratulations Boss, automatically comprehended [Emperor’s Mind Technique], this is the bearing of a hegemon! Great cause is promising.”
Ignoring Little Spicy Stick’s flattery, the delighted Yuan Zhu browsed the experimental data in [Shadow Dream Hole].
The current [Animal Husbandry Village – Scientific Farming Department] is divided into three groups: A Traditional True Qi Group, B Holy Cough True Qi Group, C Shadow True Qi Group.
The three groups, besides the core and most important [Caterpillar Incubation and Rearing] task; also synchronously conducted ‘other native insect egg erosion experiments’. All collected ‘Spirit Insect Eggs’ were incubated and recorded.
Among them, A Group (Traditional True Qi) had the best results, because these insect eggs have been incubated and cultivated with ‘True Qi’ from ancient times (past century). So no surprises, no disappointments, full survival rate.
But at this time, he cared more about B and C Groups. These are his foundation.
Holy Cough Group (B Group) had early preliminary data: ‘Holy Light True Qi’ completely counters all ‘moth and butterfly insect eggs’. But after this round of detailed comparative experiments, Yuan Zhu obtained more experimental data.
Among Underground World’s native insect eggs, moths and butterflies have a deadly counter relationship with [Holy Light]. Even ‘Mao Shi Worm Eggs’ from [Happy Home] couldn’t be raised. Counting each one, all dyed by Holy Light True Qi died on the spot, with gruesome decisive death states.
Conversely, those completely metamorphic beetle insect eggs have the highest compatibility with [Holy Light], even actively absorbing [Holy Cough Particles] during incubation, changing larval traits, birthing [Holy Light Pollution Spirit Insects].
Therefore, [Great Desolation Immortal Scripture] analyzed and judged from a biological perspective: in nature, the most numerous [Coleoptera (complete metamorphosis development. Beetles)] have the highest affinity with [Holy Light]. While the second most numerous [Lepidoptera (complete metamorphosis)] have the lowest compatibility with [Holy Light], mortal enemies.
Compared to these two extremes, Cicada City’s representative cicadas belong to [Hemiptera (incomplete metamorphosis)], with extremely high affinity with [Holy Light], but not surpassing [Coleoptera (Beetles)], ranking second.
Similarly, [Diptera (midges, gnats, horseflies)] also have relatively low affinity with [Holy Light], but not to the point of instant death like moths and butterflies.
After establishing the two extremes, those [Orthoptera (locusts, crickets), Notoptera (gladiators), Mantodea] have relatively balanced affinity, neither rejecting nor favoring. Can be eroded by [Holy Cough Particles] without dying or weakening, defined by Yuan Zhu as neutral.
Worth mentioning, [Blattodea] also has very high affinity with [Holy Cough Particles], not inferior to [Hemiptera (cicadas)], tied for 2nd on the rankings.
And [Blattodea] Spirit Insect Eggs are low-priced, massive in quantity, exported to major Insect Cities of the Underground World, easy to purchase and farm for mass production. Among them, the representative of [Blattodea] is naturally our dear ‘Cockroach’!
Thus, make [Blattodea] great again, establish a genuine [Cockroach Dreamland]! Also became Yuan Zhu’s newly created slogan.
For this, he had a series of ‘pollution alienation’ plans.
Now, Yuan Zhu had given up the ridiculous idea of nurturing [Holy Light Caterpillars], because it’s simply impossible. But he wouldn’t abandon development of [Holy Light Insects] just because he couldn’t nurture ‘Holy Cough Caterpillars’.
On the contrary, he believed that in the dark Underground World without light, [Holy Light] is absolutely a rare strategic resource, worth deep digging.
Thus, he temporarily set four different [Holy Light. Spirit Insect Cultivation Plans], namely ‘Sacred Beetle, Sacred Cicada, Divine Cockroach’s action program, and the [Four Heavenly Kings Plan] corresponding to Sacred Firefly’!
