Unlimited employment

Chapter 191 Zhong Kui (New World)

The Sea Eye Stone that Chen Sheng took out has the ability to transform spiritual energy into seawater. It is a precious treasure that can be used to refine sixth-order magic weapon auxiliary materials or fifth-order magic weapon main materials, which is enough to repay the previous loan.

But the third shopkeeper, looking at the stone radiating spiritual light in his hand, did not put it away immediately. Instead, he looked at Chen Shengdao with eager anticipation.

"Fellow Daoist, you've returned ahead of schedule this time. Have you managed to accomplish what you planned?"

It must be said that, as one of the cornerstones of the prosperity of trade in the Northern Kingdom, the God of Guardian Justice is a deity capable of absolutely keeping secrets.

Even the third manager of the merchant guild who handled the transaction was only told by the God of Secrets and Justice that the secret conch shell that Fu Fengzi took out contained a very valuable message, and that mortgaging this item would definitely not result in a loss.

At the time, the third manager hesitated only slightly before agreeing to the deal.

In retrospect, that decision was indeed the right one.

Given the time flow in the Bei Ke world, in less than a year, the loaned money had more than quadrupled.

No matter how you look at it, this is a sure-fire way to make money.

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng simply smiled and said...

"Thanks to your kind words, Third Manager, I did make a small profit. I will never forget this great favor that saved me in my time of need."

If I ever need money urgently again in the future, I will come to you again.

"Of course, of course, my Four Seas Trading Company is backed by the Heaven-Mending Sect..."

Since the third manager was unaware of the true contents of the collateral, the repayment process went extremely smoothly.

The two chatted and laughed, one taking the Sea Eye Stone and the other receiving the Guardian Conch Shell. They smiled at each other, both in good spirits.

After that, Chen Sheng cupped his hands in farewell and took his leave.

"Thank you for lending me the money. The debt has now been settled, so I'll take my leave now."

"Fellow Daoist, please slow down."

As a subordinate branch of the Butian Sect, the Sihai Trading Company has connections at the Butian Gate.

The third manager rushed over as soon as he learned that the debtor had returned, but not only to collect the loan; he had other purposes as well.

After finalizing a deal, he spoke to Chen Sheng with great enthusiasm.

"When you entered the Fruit this time, did you encounter any strict checks by the Gate of Mending Heaven?"

Chen Sheng seemed to be thinking about something, but he still went along with what the other person was saying.

"Naturally, I was checked before I came in. Speaking of which, getting in and out of the Gate of Heaven is becoming more and more troublesome."

The third manager sighed.

"Sigh, this is a last resort."

There were originally many celestial demons living inside our fruit, secretly multiplying for hundreds of thousands of years, deeply rooted and almost native, and impossible to eradicate completely.

If the sect hadn't been so vigilant at the entrance, and if the demons from the outside had been allowed to infiltrate, who knows how much trouble they would have caused under the combined attack from within and without.

I see you are a fifth-order cultivator, fellow Daoist. Would you be willing to contribute to my Northern Ke World?

"This... what does the Third Manager want to say? Please speak plainly."

"Haha, fellow Daoist is truly a straightforward person."

The third manager immediately continued his introduction.

"That's right. Because the Heavenly Demon is good at hiding in people's hearts, it is often extremely well hidden and not easily discovered. Only cultivators of the fifth rank or above can barely see through its movements when they come into close contact with it."

Therefore, our realm plans to send out a large number of fifth-order cultivators to carry out a great sweep in the celestial realm and the mortal realm, so as to wipe out all the celestial demons in the realm.

Due to a shortage of manpower, the Supreme Lord issued a special decree allowing visitors from outside the region to participate.

As long as one performs acts of demon slaying, one can receive corresponding merits according to their contributions, which can be exchanged for various magical artifacts and cultivation techniques at the upper sect. Those with outstanding merits can even obtain the status of naturalized citizens.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! As soon as you return, I intend to recommend you to the Demon-Slaying Team of the Upper Sect."

The third manager was extremely enthusiastic about recruiting Chen Sheng into the group, clearly because he could profit from it.

Seeing that Chen Sheng clearly had reservations about this matter, they continued to press forward with the railway project while it was still in the spotlight.

"Fellow Daoist, you must seize this opportunity! Our Bei Ke World has never been a place that embraces all rivers."

"If you miss this opportunity, as an outsider, you will never have the chance to be accepted by the sect again."

……

Half an hour later, unable to understand why the other party had refused him, the third manager left with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Chen Sheng, who remained where he was, was fiddling with the secret-guarding conch shell in his hand, watching the complex and chaotic characters that were constantly wriggling and evolving on the conch shell's spiral threads.

After a long while, he finally spat out a wisp of ghost fire from his hand, burning the conch shell to ashes.

"The Guardian Conch's ability is very special. As long as information is input into it, the constantly changing characters can only be automatically decrypted into the correct information at the predetermined time. The coordinates of the main world should not have been leaked."

As for the God of Secrecy and Justice, who also knows this information, he is a sixth-order deity. I need to wait for a suitable opportunity to eliminate this hidden danger.

Chen Sheng came to see the Third Manager only to destroy the coordinates of the main world; as for the demon-slaying team the other party mentioned, he didn't care at all.

The Bei Ke World is a trading center of the Ren-character branch and a major target of the seventh-order demon king. Chen Sheng does indeed need to stay here for a long time in order to obtain relevant information as soon as possible.

But the way to stay is definitely not to be a dog for the Patching Heaven Sect.

This is a fruit that appears to be extremely open, but is actually extremely exclusive. As an outsider to this fruit, even if Fu Fengzi obtains the so-called status of a naturalized citizen, he will never be able to rise to a high-ranking position in the Butian Sect.

The power of the Northern Path World is immense; the Heavenly Demons probably won't be able to breach it in a short time.

Chen Sheng had a much better way of making use of the time he was waiting for the battle to unfold and to gain sufficient benefits.

That is: to undergo a reincarnation within this realm, join the Heaven-Mending Sect as a native, acquire power, usurp the throne, absorb the essence of this realm's civilization, and provide assistance for the development of one's original body.

Therefore, after destroying the conch shell, Chen Sheng's spirit transformed into a streak of black light and flew away into the distance, following his unseen perception.

“My counterpart in this world, please tell me your location.”

……

In the mortal realm, in the southwestern corner of the Tang Dynasty, lies a remote mountain range rarely visited by humans.

Layer upon layer of mountains, thousands of peaks vying for green, ancient gnarled pines taking root, clouds encircling the waist of the peaks like ribbons, the rosy glow flowing from the summit, cranes carrying fungus, colorful deer leaping across the ravines, blue phoenixes soaring, clusters of flying eaves occasionally peeking out from the dense forest, and jade palaces hidden in the mist.

It had the air of a celestial abode, the very image of a divine residence. Chen Sheng's invisible light, drawn by the presence of his counterpart, circled once above the mountain before landing in a small courtyard nestled among the beautiful peaks.

hum!
His will transformed into a Yama-fu insect, detached from the Yang God of Yama Town, and merged with a soul that was about to dissipate. He immediately felt a sharp pain as if a ghost was devouring his soul.

Then, the instant he regained his senses, Chen Sheng saw five ghosts, their mouths wide open, greedily tearing at his soul.

"Five Elements and Five Ghosts?"

Chen Sheng frowned, and the Yama Suppressing Prison Yang God hidden in the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows released a wisp of aura, which transformed into the infinitely majestic appearance of a ghost king in the perception of the five ghosts.

It was as if a towering ghost king had easily picked up their bodies with two fingers, held them up in front of him, licked them into his mouth with his scarlet tongue, and then gently bit them with his pale white fangs, shattering their ghostly bodies into dense ghostly energy. This energy sliced ​​through the esophagus, which was covered in blades, and fell into the magma-scorching stomach. There, it suffered all kinds of hellish tortures in the winding intestines. After enduring an unknown amount of despair, it finally turned into a fart and was expelled from the fixed eye.

After a long period of dazed and confused state, he finally regained his physical form and came back to life after suffering the agony of being unable to die.

Ghosts are also bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. This show of force immediately turned the five fierce ghosts into a few obedient children.

They crawled out of Chen Sheng's body, curled up into several palm-sized little devils, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"I dare not do it again, I dare not do it again! Please, Your Honor, have mercy and forgive me!"

call!
The young man, slumped on the bed, exhaled a breath of suffocating air, opened his eyes, half-scrambled to his feet, and looked at the five ghosts on the ground.

These five ghosts were all in the shape of children, each representing one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and they retained the appearance they had when they died.

Jin Gui died from swords and spears, his body pierced with several blades, his killing intent palpable.
The wooden ghost died from poisoning; its entire body turned blue, indicating it was extremely poisonous.
The fire demon died in flames, its whole body charred black, surrounded by flames;

The water ghost died in the sinking pool; its body was swollen, and black water flowed freely.
The earth ghost died from being buried alive; its body was flat and covered in yellow mud.

What the hell is this?

Chen Shengqiang struggled to his feet, his body weak, and began to sort through the memories in his soul.

This being is named Zhong Kui, a mortal from the Tang Dynasty, renowned throughout the land for his handsome appearance.

From the time Zhong Kui began to grow up, the women who would gather to watch him whenever he went out were as numerous as a city wall.

[Whenever he went out, he would be followed by a large group of young girls who would present him with flowers and fresh fruit, and he would often return home laden with gifts.]

[There was also the girl next door who admired his talent and good looks. She would often climb over the wall to spy on him. Even after she was rejected when she proposed to him, he remained unmarried for many years.]

In the memories of his predecessor, there were countless such experiences, making him a veritable femme fatale.

Logically speaking, with such a naturally gifted appearance, Zhong Kui could have easily lived a life of luxury, marrying into the family of a powerful and beautiful woman and living a carefree life.

But he was an ambitious man who wanted to master both literary and martial arts, pass the imperial examinations, and sell himself to the emperor.

He studied diligently from a young age, and while writing excellent articles, he also mastered martial arts to the level of Qi Transformation at a young age.

Unfortunately, when she was on her way to the capital for the imperial examination, her predecessor was discovered by the head of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion, who was traveling down the mountain. He took a liking to her and kidnapped her back to the mountain.

The sect leader of Bixuan Immortal Mansion is a fifth-order initial-stage cultivator, a woman. She once praised her predecessor as a beauty that is rare to see in ten thousand years, born close to the Dao. If she were to embark on the path of cultivation, her future achievements would be limitless.

Afterwards, she forcibly abolished her predecessor's martial arts, forcing him to switch to cultivating the same Taoist arts as herself, and demanding that her predecessor marry her after advancing to the fourth level, so that they could cultivate together and jointly explore the mysteries of Taoist arts.

The original owner of this body was unwilling and only wanted to go down the mountain and return home.

The head of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion then slaughtered all thirty-five members of the original owner's family, leaving no one alive. He then used Taoist magic to refine their souls into evil spirits and placed them in the mountains to keep the original owner company.

This act made the original owner hate him to the bone, and all that remained in his heart was boundless hatred. He cultivated diligently every day, wanting to take revenge as soon as possible.

Little did anyone know that the cultivation of Taoist arts is something that cannot be rushed. Driven by greed and recklessness, he tragically died from the backlash of the Five Ghosts.

Painful memories churned in his mind, but Chen Sheng suppressed those emotions with a strong will and extracted some key information from his memories, pondering to himself.

"The Azure Mystery Immortal Abode was a branch of the sect founded by a true disciple of the Heaven-Mending Sect 60,000 years ago when he was nearing the end of his lifespan.

According to the tradition of the Butian Sect, disciples of the separate courtyard have one opportunity to return to the Butian Sect after they reach the fifth level of cultivation.

This is a great start. I was originally planning to reincarnate as a native and try my best to join the Patching Heaven Sect.

Now, as long as one's cultivation level is high enough, one can directly become a disciple of the Heaven-Mending Sect. It's truly a stroke of luck!

And coincidentally, the Taoist magic Zhong Kui originally practiced was actually the Yama's Prison Suppression Technique.

The benefits of practicing the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Technique, a Taoist art widely practiced on the Jambhala Tree, are numerous.

One of these is the ability to frequently encounter Taoist lineages that are similar to one's own.

As a branch of the Patching Heaven Sect, the Azure Profound Immortal Mansion possesses three Daoist arts that can be cultivated to the fifth rank: the Yama Suppressing Prison Technique, the Corpse Immortal Soldier Disarming Technique, and the Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Record.
The Yama Suppressing Prison Technique, cultivated by the head of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion, is a fusion of nine Taoist arts: [Communicating with the Netherworld], [Exorcising the Spirit], [Seizing the Soul], [Continuing the Head], [Marrying the Dream], [Tasting Food], [Pot Heaven], [Chasing the Soul], and [Nightmare Prayer].

The technique that Zhong Kui failed to master before was the [Tong You] technique, one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques.

This technique involves incorporating a ghost into one's body, borrowing the ghost's power, and coexisting with it. It is extremely dangerous, and during the time spent coexisting with the evil ghost, the slightest carelessness could result in being devoured and killed by the ghost.

However, for Chen Sheng, who already possessed the Yama Suppressing Hell Yang God, relearning this method was not difficult.

"Here comes the ghost!"

Chen Sheng gave a low shout, and the Five Elements and Five Ghosts, who were crawling on the ground, happily raised their heads and flew into his body on their own initiative.

Within his Yin spirit, it transformed into his five internal organs, residing within them and supplying him with the power of a ghost, from which emanated a colorful, eerie ghostly aura.

Feeling the power borrowed from the Yin God, Chen Sheng frowned slightly and thought to himself.

“Something’s not right. The disciple who delivered this batch of Five Ghosts told me that they were all newly deceased ghosts.”

However, these five ghosts suffered a great deal of torment in their lives, which would make them even more ferocious and harder to control.

It seems there are people within the Xuanbi Immortal Sect who don't want me to become the sect leader's partner.

As he was thinking this, the career panel suddenly popped up in front of Chen Sheng's eyes.

Name: Chen Sheng (Zhong Kui)
【Age】：19/75
[Occupation 1]: Jambudvipa Adult Insect
Level: Lv6 (283/600)

Talent: Omitted…

The ratio of time flow between the two worlds: 10:1
[Occupation 2]: Beauty
Level: Lv1 (1/100)

Talent: Charming All Beings

[Charming All Beings]: The essence of charm is the attraction of living beings to external objects. The effect of this talent is not limited by gender or species, and all living beings that observe the talent holder will be affected.

This charm will also greatly enhance the attraction to spiritual energy and slightly increase the speed of comprehension of the Tao.

(End of this chapter)