Chapter 52: Sequence 7 and the Rise to Fame

Chapter 52: Sequence 7 and the Rise to Fame

Chapter 52: Sequence Seven and the Rise to Fame (Long chapter, please give me a monthly ticket!)
"A shameless second generation."

"A romantic, or Guo'er's version. Is my master so charming? Is teacher-student romance popular in other worlds?"

Li Yu looked at the two secrets he had spied out and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

There is nothing much to say about Shang Yang, a ruthless second-generation cultivator. The only surprise is that his psychic mechanical body actually came from the Tiangong Sect. Could it be that this orthodox sect has some collusion with the Holy Nest?
The most surprising thing about Wen Feifeng was that he gave up his royal status and reputation to save his master, and he actually succeeded.

"If I submit this story to the Wanfu Daily, I can earn a lot of money."

"Well, when I feel really poor and want to cry, I will do this, question the evil monk Zhu Mei, understand Zhu Mei, and become Zhu Mei."

Li Yu's current state is very similar to the fishermen in his previous life.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t catch any fish, you can just pick some vegetables, drink some water and leave.

He always got some things, some eye-opening secrets and gossip that he could submit for publication and make money. When he saw that the two people were about to be determined in the fight, he reluctantly returned to his original body.

As soon as he turned around, Li Yu discovered that the fifth bubble of truth on his eye mask was indeed different from the other bubbles he had popped.

Inside, there was a glittering rune in the shape of a "question mark".

"I'm really curious, is it the formula for the Spiritual Venerable Path? If so, which sequence is it? Three, or two? It can't be one, right?"

"Speaking of which, my Body of Truth can even defeat beings of the level of Demon Star Order in a power duel, so why can't I peek into the formula of the high-sequence secret medicine of the Spiritual Venerable Path?"

Just when Li Yu was filled with doubts.

Suddenly, the world before my eyes began to distort, as if it was being pulled into a terrifying vortex.

The empty capital city and the imperial palace in front of them were collapsing and disappearing.

Is the fighting over?
Who wins, Shang Yang or Wen Feifeng?
Before Li Yu could find out the answer, the cold notification sound of the Demon Star Order rang again.

This time, Li Yu looked both happy and worried after hearing the content.

At the same time, Shang Yang, who was already in a very bad mood in the palace, became even more furious.

"This expedition mission is about to end!"

"The countdown to return has begun. All surviving commanders please be prepared."

"The settlement of this expedition mission is being evaluated... the evaluation is complete."

"Only two Lords survived this expedition. The Lord codenamed [Evil Star] made the greatest contribution to this expedition by completing the three branch quests of collecting spiritual roots, collecting female spirit monsters, and deciphering the truth. He was awarded an additional 100 merit points."

"return!"

……

"What, I contribute first?"

"It seems that Shang Yang didn't do anything to Ying Wen Fei Feng. Oops, my code name was leaked."

Li Yu was a little panicked and suddenly in a trance.

When he opened his eyes again, he did not actually return to his maid's arms.

Instead, it appeared in a familiar scene: a colorful, vast ocean of demon stars hanging upside down and surrounding. The scene was exactly the same as the night when the "demon star descended".

Li Yu was very disappointed when he saw this. Where was the big light ball in the main god space that was promised?

Not only was there no big light ball, but what made Li Yu even more dissatisfied was that the long-awaited follow-up guidance was only a dry sentence:
"Before the Lord of the Order returns to the human world, he has one hour to explore the rules of the Monster Star Order."

"And then, nothing happened?"

"Is this how you use the merit points? Can you at least give me a redemption list?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a blank list immediately appeared in Li Yu's mind.

There was nothing on top.

Only at the very bottom did the number of merit points that Li Yu possessed appear: four hundred and fifty points.

This gave Li Yu a very bad feeling, and he asked directly:

"There won't be a specific list, but there will still be a charge, right?"

"Supernormal knowledge itself has value. As a cultivator, you should know this. If you can specify the rare item you want to exchange, you can waive the inquiry fee."

"How many paths does the Demon Star Order have? How many sequences? Does it have all the secret medicine formulas and materials?"

"To query the above knowledge, one needs one million merit points and high-level permissions. The master does not have these, so it cannot be displayed."

As soon as the question and answer session started, Li Yu was shocked.

Subconsciously I wanted to curse!
But on second thought, I have to admit that it makes sense.

Extraordinary knowledge, especially secrets of power such as methods, sequences, and formulas, does have extraordinary value.

It is generally true that the Dharma cannot be passed on lightly.

Li Yu originally wanted to ask directly about what he really needed, but after thinking about it, he decided to just ask randomly and mix it in.

"How many sequences are there in the path of the Fallen Buddhist Black Maitreya?"

"To display all sequence names of this pathway, 10,000 merit points are required."

"Where did the true god [Fuxi] worshipped by the Tiangong Sect come from?"

"The answer to this question requires the master to pay 100,000 merit points."

"Wozhini... How do I repair a Linglong doll whose Tiangong secret core is damaged but still has some parts remaining and some modules have been restored?"

"The Demon Star Order does not have the function of diagnosis and treatment. If you want to display the exchange list of related rare items and secrets, please pay at least 100 merit points."

“What does lowest mean?”

"The relevant lists will start to appear from the lowest value rare items and secrets. As the value increases, to unlock the subsequent lists, the master needs to pay more merit points. After paying all the merit points the master currently has, the first page will be displayed."

……

Although he had only asked a few questions, Li Yu couldn't help but want to curse.

What kind of stingy thing is this?
He experienced life and death in the strange domain and even made enemies with a cult genius in the same city, and only then did he earn more than 400 merit points.

I thought it would be enough for the first time.

Now it seems that it is far from enough.

The only thing that comforted Li Yu was that he actually saved a considerable amount of merit points, because in the strange domain he blackmailed Shang Yang and Wen Feifeng into telling them a lot of relevant rules, which was equivalent to getting it for free.

Judging from the money-hungry behavior of Yaoxing Ling, if he figures it out on his own, the losses will be huge.

"Ah!"

"Under the strict rules of the Demon Star Order, there is almost no room for swindlers and middlemen to survive."

"The Demon Star Masters who can break through the strange domains one by one and accurately exchange for the items they need are either ruthless and vicious, or extremely focused and devout seekers of truth... Are the evil gods raising Gu?"

When the thought reached this point, a blasphemous idea suddenly occurred to Li Yu's mind, which was extremely disrespectful to the evil gods.

I didn't reveal it, I just suppressed it.

After a moment's silence, he began to ask what he really wanted to know:
"Has the ancient alien god [Spiritual Lord] completely perished?"

"The answer to this question requires one million merit points."

"??"

"What is the seventh sequence of the spiritual master path?"

"Please ask the Lord to pay ten points of merit."

"Ok?"

"Pay, show."

Without any hesitation, Li Yu chose to pay.

Isn't it precisely for these reasons that he was willing to take the risk and intercept the Demon Star Order to enter the strange spiritual world?

Now that the answer is right in front of me, and it’s so cheap, of course I can’t help it.

The next moment, strange words appeared on the originally blank list:

"Spiritual Master Path Sequence Seven: Alchemist."

"Secret medicine formula:???... One thousand merit points are required for redemption."

"Promotion Ceremony: ???... One thousand merit points are required for redemption."

Obviously, Demon Star Order is very considerate.

While satisfying Li Yu's curiosity, he also told Li Yu that the recipe and ritual were both available, and he could take them away for only 2,000 merit points.

Seeing this scene, Li Yu was both happy and wanted to curse again.

He finally discovered that this Demon Star Order had no flaws and no one could take advantage of it.

"That is to say!"

"Even if I perform incredibly well in this first rookie expedition mission and complete all the main and side quests, and barely gather around 3,000 merit points, I can only exchange them for the formula and ritual of the next sequence. It's better not to just give me a complete alchemist's secret medicine."

"Of course, if I really had that ability, I wouldn't need to ask for help from the Monster Star Order. If I sold the elixir in the remains of the Penglai Fairy, it would probably be enough for me to soar all the way to Sequence 7, and even Sequence 6."

"It's all the fault of those two cheating beasts, Shang Yang and Wen Feifeng, who artificially raised the difficulty to an abnormal level. Otherwise, with my ability, I would have a chance to sacrifice the remains of the female fairy and snatch the elixir. What formula would I not be able to exchange for then?"

"These damn second generation are so disgusting."

"Hmm, wait a minute?" After the first few thoughts came to his mind, Li Yu had already given up hope of exchanging for the secret medicine formula this time, and he was too lazy to ask how many merits were needed to complete the alchemist's secret medicine.

But he soon remembered that the gains from this strange domain were not just the 450 merit points.

There is also a mysterious but sealed high-sequence secret medicine formula!
And there is still two-thirds of pistil nectar remaining.

As soon as he thought about it, the list changed again:
"Pistil Honeydew: A special item with extraordinary spirituality. It has many uses. If you hand it in the Monster Star Order, you can exchange it for 100 merit points."

"If you don't hand it in, how can you exchange it for a new portion of complete pistil nectar?"

"You need to pay one thousand merits!"

"..."

Li Yu was a little tired of cursing. This conversation made him fully understand what the Demon Star Order was.

He temporarily gave up on exchanging the secret medicine formula and the promotion ceremony directly. It was too fast. He had only been promoted to Dan Tu for a few days. Even if he got the formula, it would be impossible for him to make the breakthrough to the seventh sequence of alchemists.

But he did not give up the benefits of exchange, and turned to another idea:
"Show all the pill recipes that can be used by Spiritual Venerable Path Sequence 8 [Pill Apprentice]. Pay the minimum merit points first."

"Deduct twenty points of merit and start displaying."

"Longevity Pill, Rejuvenation Pill, Diamond Pill, Divine Eyes Pill, Dragon and Tiger Pill, Joy Pill..."

On the first page, more than a dozen pill recipes appeared in Li Yu's eyes.

What surprised him greatly was that the exchange prices marked on the back of most of the pill recipes were completely affordable for him.

For example, the recipe for the pill called "Vajra Pill" has the effect of making the body as strong as diamond after taking it, which is very difficult to destroy. It can be exchanged for only 100 merit points.

In addition to the miraculous effect of the Vajra Pill, Li Yu was also very tempted.

Subsequently, several more pill recipes appeared, which made him very envious.

At the same time, he also found something wrong.

"Vajra Pill, Transformation Pill, Wooden Man Pill, Sword Evil Pill, Hundred Filth Pill... Hmm?"

"Yao Xing, where do these pill recipes come from? If the answer is below fifty points, it will be deducted immediately."

"After deducting ten points of merit, most of the recipes come from all practitioners of the Spiritual Venerable Path from ancient times to the present, and a few are common recipes for other paths."

"Good good!"

After hearing the answer, Li Yu's eyes lit up, he immediately figured something out, and a smile appeared on his face.

He was extremely certain: these recipes came from predecessors, and in addition to the benefits shown above, there was a more important one that had not yet been revealed.

"It's probably a stereotype that the Dantu sequence is not good at fighting."

“But in reality, it’s not.”

"The [Compassion Pill] I refined is enough to prove that Dan disciples can also fight, but the method is a little special. Usually, they intentionally or unintentionally pretend to be practitioners of other sequences to fight..."

"For example, if I take the Compassion Pill, my fighting skills will be just like that of Yi Ya, the old and experienced warrior."

"The predecessor who refined the Vajra Pill should be able to pretend to be a Buddhist ascetic monk."

"After taking the Sword Demon Pill, can I pretend to be a Swordsman of the Demon-Slaying Sect?"

"The Hundred Filth Pill must be someone pretending to be unclean."

"As for the Female Transformation Pill, hehe."

After Li Yu figured this out, he immediately became interested.

He already has the basic recipes for saving lives, such as the Explosive Flame Pill and the Divine Foot Pill.

The Compassion Pill is not easy to copy, and it is just when we are lacking the means to fight.

That’s good, here comes the pillow when you’re sleepy.

As long as he could refine these pills, not only would he be able to immediately recover his powerful combat power, but he could also play multiple roles by himself, which couldn't be more convenient.

"Demon Star, exchange for the four kinds of pill recipes: Diamond Pill, Sword Evil Pill, Hundred Filth Pill, and Sorrowful Cry Pill."

"Deducted!"

Along with the cold notification tone came four extremely detailed pill recipes.

He was also a Dantu, and he laughed again after taking a look at the recipe.

The previous guess was completely correct.

The purpose of the predecessors who created these "pill recipes" was to impersonate these sequence practitioners, and they even left some room for other pill practitioners to make changes, adding or subtracting certain spiritual materials, so that the appearance or other effects of the pills refined by different pill practitioners would be slightly different.

Li Yu suddenly had an impulse and handed over the recipe for the [Ci Xin Dan].

But after thinking about it, I still held back.

He is still at the bottom of Wanfu City, so he shouldn't cause any trouble.

At this point, his merit points were almost zero.

But Li Yu did not plan to waste that hour, and while there was still time left, he had a mechanical conversation with Yao Xing Ling.

He knew very well that sometimes even without a direct answer, some secrets would still be revealed.

After all the trouble, he actually managed to discover some scraps of knowledge.

Adding the sixth bubble of truth obtained in the strange realm, the progress is already more than half.

"The time has come!"

"Order the master to return to the human world in three breaths!"

"The next expedition mission has begun matching... Please be ready to be called at any time."

Following the cold notice, Yaoxing Ling did not give Li Yu the chance to curse and kicked him out directly.

……

When Li Yu returned to reality, he turned time back a little.

In the Monster Star Space, and in the Samsara Skynet, a similar scene is happening:
First it was Shang Yangchu. When he appeared in the Upside-Down Demon Star Sea with a gloomy face, before he could use his merit points to exchange for anything, a series of notifications suddenly came in his mind.

"The master codenamed 'Holy Star' has used his high-level authority to send you a star group invitation. Do you want to join the [Wanfu Star Group]?"

"Yes!"

"You have joined the group. Since you are a new member, you have the privilege of not losing merit points for your first speech, but the word count is limited to 100 words."

"Every speech you make after this will deduct 100 points of merit from you, Lord."

As these sounds appeared, a blank area quickly appeared in Shang Yang's mind. On both sides of it, densely packed strange stars appeared one after another, and a code sign was floating above each star.

Before Shang Yang could even think of speaking, a star called the Holy Star suddenly flickered, and then words appeared on the blank area.

Immediately afterwards, several more stars began to flash and speak.

Sheng Xing: "My good disciple, how is it going? Is the newbie mission going well? Did you kill all the practitioners of the Orthodox God Sect and snatch any high-sequence rare items?"

Black Lotus Star: "Finally it's your turn to show off, old man from the Holy Nest. It's just that your disciple got lucky and got a newly minted Monster Star Order. Maybe you're unlucky enough to run into another person who wants to steal it, and you can't beat him."

Fu Xing: "Don't say it, the chances are very high. I heard that the six major sects have invested a lot of money this time and distributed hundreds of reincarnation qualifications at one time. There are many who deliberately cheated. If the old man's apprentice collides with others, he may not win."

Yuxing: "Brothers, stop arguing and let the kids tell us what they got. If there are good things, everyone can bid on them."

Watching these conversations, Shang Yang's already bad expression suddenly became even uglier.

Thanks to his robotic face, he can still show so many vivid expressions.

If other new demon star masters were faced with this strange scene, they would definitely be confused.

But Shang Yang knew that what he saw was a big secret of the Demon Star Order:
High-Sequence Warriors who have passed through many strange domains have the authority to open [Stars], and can pull other demon star masters into the same sea of ​​thoughts to communicate with each other, and can completely ignore the distance in time and space. Of course, at least one hundred merit points will be deducted for each speech.

Each of these demon stars who spoke at this time was a high-sequence powerhouse in Wanfu City.

Originally, he was not qualified to come in.

But his master "Saint Star", as the administrator, believed that he would be a rising star, so he specially applied for new group membership for him.

Now that he was making his first appearance, it was natural for him to show off what he had gained.

Although he could foresee the consequences of telling the truth, he had no choice but to tell everything that happened in the strange domain at this point.

One hundred words were not enough, so he was deducted another hundred merit points.

When he finished speaking!

The sea of ​​​​thoughts of the stars in front of him first stagnated, and then the originally silent strange stars began to twinkle one after another, showing a deafening and hilarious movement in fonts.

"Hahaha!"

"Hahahaha... Shengxing old man, you have come to this day."

"A talented disciple, truly a talented disciple."

“It’s fine that they lost to the little brat from the Haotian Sect. I knew from the sound of it that they were more prepared and more willing to risk it all. But they actually lost to a completely new leader from the same camp? Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter.”

"The Star of Misfortune... Tsk tsk, this code name is good and worthy of its name."

"This little fellow is most likely from our Wanfu City. Find him out. I want to take him in as my disciple."

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