Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

This is an intuition, a fundamental connection.

Through the lens of spiritual sound, intuition was confirmed: the newly replaced part of the Yin-Yang energy was more concentrated, and the mottled impurities were almost gone.

Local quality improvements inevitably raise the overall quality. If Wei Xi had to describe it, it would mean that these people would be physically better when they were alive again.

“It seems this is the bait,” Wei Xixin suddenly realized. “By gathering their obsessions and offering them a little something sweet, it’s no wonder it has been able to operate for so many years without anyone watching over it.”

This little trick ignited the inner drive of the dead, and it was incredibly effective.

Thinking of this, Wei Xi's lips twitched: this kind of conspiracy was indeed very much to his liking.

However, my own methods are somewhat rudimentary and clearly inferior to the design here.

“This is just the beginning,” Wei Xi sighed. “We don’t know what kind of designs will be in place to deal with all sorts of situations. If this place really is a magical artifact, I really want to meet this master craftsman.”

Although the gamblers were not as able to see the essence of the matter as Wei Xi, they also felt the many benefits brought about by this change, and they all became jubilant, recruiting more people to start the second round.

Some gamblers, who had lost their minds, tried to drag Wei Xi into the game, but when they looked up, they were scared away by the deep coldness in her eyes and muttered something about "loading goods" before avoiding her.

"Were these people originally driven by their own inherent greed?"

Wei Xi frowned, and pulled E Qiyu closer to her.

However, there are advantages to being crazy. If he doesn't even react, how can you expect him to go to the gambling table? Those gamblers, having made a fool of themselves, gave up.

Fortunately, the speed of restocking in the mortal world was fast enough, especially since the Hu people and the Ju state were still fighting on the border, which could be considered as direct restocking from the source in a certain sense.

Wei Xi is sometimes unaware of the cold-blooded side of his personality, and has even wondered if he is somewhat indecisive.

This is utter nonsense, and it's just an effort made by Wei's remaining humanity!
The rules for the second round remained the same, except for the addition of a golden dice cup.

The thrill of real gold is unparalleled, making the atmosphere at the gambling table even more intense.

When it came time to place bets, Wei Xi specifically used the eyes on his Spirit Wings to keep an eye on the gamblers' movements.

"As expected, not all body parts can be used to exchange for chips."

"Only the yin and yang energies imbued with obsession will be accepted as bargaining chips."

Wei Xi quickly found the answer: apart from the deadly injuries and mottled impurities, the noteworthy feature of these people's primordial energy was those twisted clumps of varying shapes and sizes.

“This thing looks similar to the inner demons that Zeng Heniang had,” Wei Xi subconsciously rubbed his fingers together, his mind racing to connect the various clues. “It’s just that Zeng Heniang is still alive, so the experiences carried by the ancient symbols have not yet been washed away.”

"It seems that when the deceased entered Dieji Mountain, their original Yin and Yang energy experiences were plundered by the Heavenly Dao, and their remaining obsessions were washed away by this gambling den."

"That makes sense, and it even matches the situation in Dead Water City. Both places are collecting experiences and reusing Yin and Yang energy, but Dieji Mountain has an additional obsession that needs to be dealt with."

"The Wanjian Sect entered Dieji Mountain by chance or because they were strong enough that they were not wiped out by the monsters guarding the place. But judging from the reaction of the townspeople, the Wanjian Sect members probably did not know the secret of the gambling house either."

"In that case, it makes some sense that the Myriad Swords Sect mistook obsession for inner demons."

After quickly considering the logic behind everything, Wei Xi concluded that there were no obvious flaws in his current conclusion, and his brows finally relaxed slightly.

"I just don't know what's wrong with Zeng He Niang, she has such a serious obsession!" Recalling the past, Wei Xi couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Senior Brother Wang Xin doesn't have that kind of evil thing on him, I really don't know how this mother and son got to this point!"

"Or is it that cultivators are more prone to developing obsessions? Is that why Zeng He Niang had such a severe obsession?"

Wei Xi felt that his hypothesis was very promising: after all, within the range covered by the wing-eye, there were very few gamblers whose obsessions would exceed the size of a fist, at most they would be more numerous.

If the occasion hadn't been somewhat inappropriate, Wei Xi would have wanted to extract the half-ball of primordial yin-yang energy from the embers for comparison and research.

"Another question is, how do these gamblers know which parts can be used as chips?"

Although Wei's cultivation level was average, some of her physical attributes had undergone iterative upgrades—the Dao of Cause and Effect was rooted in her very being.

Even with the Fate Observation Technique, Wei Xi might not be able to find his obsession so quickly and accurately.

Of course, after discovering Zeng Heniang's secret, Wei Xi examined himself and concluded that he had no inner demons (that was the term at the time).

How could these ordinary dead accomplish what cultivators could not?
Just as Wei Xi was struggling with these difficult problems, the dice cup for the second round was opened.

Ignoring the variable of the golden dice cup, Wei Xi was not surprised to find that the evil creatures in the other three dice cups had changed to a different kind of evil method.

"That makes sense; otherwise, we should just bet on the whirlwind cockroaches."

"Four dice cups... This time, the gambling den's obsession with reaping profits will only intensify. I wonder if these gamblers can even see through it."

After watching just two games, Wei Xi deeply understood the principle that the house never loses, and became even more disgusted with gambling.

Wei Xi immediately realized another problem: These people... weren't necessarily all gamblers in life, so how could they not see through such a simple thing?
Wei Xi has always been self-aware, so he never entertained the idea of ​​"being the only one sober while everyone else is drunk." After much thought, he still settled on those ancient symbols that had been washed away.

"It seems that experiences with Yin and Yang energy do have an impact on people. They lack worldly experience and are easily driven by desires."

The battle at the gambling table was drawing to a close once again, with the Flame Moss emerging victorious this time, having slowly roasted its opponent over a low flame, a feat that exceeded everyone's expectations.

Wei Xi remembered that the fewest people bet on the Flaming Dice Cup, and he didn't know whether the result was intentional or accidental for the bookmaker.

This time, no gamblers rushed to snatch the chips, probably because the previous experience had served its purpose. Seeing the winner transformed, the losers, amidst their frustration, were filled with greed and wishful thinking, and eagerly entered into a third round of gambling.

After repeatedly analyzing the situation in his mind, Wei Xi felt that the situation was basically under control, so he wanted to try to make some interference.

On the one hand, the opening time of Dieji Mountain is limited, and she does not have enough capital to linger here; on the other hand, Wei Xi decided to force the Zhuang family to come forward.

With no casualties, preparations for the third round were quickly completed.

Before Wei Xi could act, Lingyin suddenly cried out in panic.

Sensing something was wrong, Wei Xi looked around but found nothing unusual.

Wei Xi suddenly lowered her head. She didn't know when she had gotten so deep into the mud, and her facial features were vaguely visible through the mud.

Why didn't you place a bet?

"This is a gambling den! Everyone who comes must place a bet!" (End of Chapter)