Unlimited employment

Chapter 192, Section 191: [Bewitching All Beings]

"Beauty? I've actually awakened a charm-type profession?"

No… this profession wasn’t something I created; rather, it’s a manifestation of the original body’s innate charisma in the character panel.

With that thought in mind, Chen Sheng struggled to get out of bed and walked to a magnificent full-length mirror in the room.

In the bright mirror, a tall and straight young man with eyes like cold stars, black hair flowing down his shoulders, and wearing a plain white Taoist robe was reflected.

The young man's face still bore the same unchanging appearance as Chen Sheng throughout the ages, but now he possessed an indescribable aura, exuding an astonishing charm.

He glanced at it once and was stunned. An inexplicable impulse arose within him to embrace the person in the mirror and possess them forever.

"If I could possess such a beauty, it would be worth it even if it cost me my life."

The moment the thought flashed through his mind, Chen Sheng realized how absurd it was and suddenly came to his senses.

He looked away from the mirror, marveling at the allure of his body, which seemed to have grown even stronger after becoming a cultivator.

Previously, although her charm could make mortal women yearn for her day and night, her influence was limited to mortals. Now, she can even make cultivators lose their minds, which is really too abnormal.

The reason why his predecessor died was also related to his damned charm.

Although the five ghosts created for him by the Bixuan Immortal Sect were extremely ferocious, under the control of Taoist magic, they would only cause a backlash when the ghost master was weak.

However, his former self's overwhelming charm and past experiences made him overly superstitious about his own attractiveness, to the point that he actually wanted ghosts to fall in love with him.

They bypassed the limits of Taoist magic in controlling ghosts, attempting to enslave even more ghosts.

So after a period of earnest conversation and persuasion, Wu Gui, whose affection for him grew day by day, could no longer suppress his possessiveness and expressed his love by swallowing him whole.

"It seems that the so-called [charming] talent is inherently twisted, and when the love for me reaches its extreme, it may lead to disastrous consequences."

His past experiences made Chen Sheng wary of the effectiveness of his own talents.

However, overall, this talent is more beneficial than harmful to him, and he is unlikely to give up on it because of potential risks.

Leaving aside its influence on other living beings, the ability to enhance one's enlightenment is one that he absolutely cannot give up.

Although he has no clue how to comprehend the Dao because of his low cultivation level, since the panel mentions it, it must have the corresponding effect.

[Beauty] Career, the future looks promising.

clang!clang!clang!
Just as Chen Sheng was lost in thought, ripples suddenly appeared in the mirror in front of him, and then nine figures emerged.

These people were specially selected by the head of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion to teach him the Nine Gates Earthly Fiend Techniques corresponding to the Yama Prison Suppression Method.

Their arrival signifies that it's time for daily practice.

Originally, given the jealous nature of the head of the Bixuan Immortal Palace, she would absolutely not allow any other woman to appear beside her fiancé.

However, because she received an order from the upper sect two years ago to establish a demon-slaying team to investigate the heavenly demons, she had to travel around for decades, so she could only leave her fiancé in the immortal mansion to cultivate in peace.

The person initially in charge of teaching the predecessor was a round-faced, bearded Taoist priest from the Bixuan Immortal Mansion. He was highly skilled and had profound knowledge of Taoism. He had taught dozens of disciples who achieved considerable success and was a renowned teacher in the surrounding countries.

However, thanks to the original body's amazing charm that appealed to both men and women, this person began to make advances towards the original body after only a few days of teaching.

Upon receiving the news, the sect leader, who was away on business, was furious. He ordered the round-faced, bearded Taoist priest to be skinned alive, and then replaced his predecessor with a straight, burly man teacher who only liked women.

However, this still could not stop the powerful charm of its predecessor from being exerted.

In just three days, the other party became so infatuated with his good looks that she forgot about her ex's tragic death and claimed that she had wasted her life liking women before, and that he was her true love at first sight.

Perhaps fearing that his predecessor might have developed a fondness for men, the sect leader of Bixuan Immortal Mansion had no choice but to kill the burly man and replace all the instructors with women, continuing to teach Taoist arts remotely through the Transmission Mirror.

That is, the current teaching method.

Although Chen Sheng had already cultivated into the Yama Suppressing Prison Yang God and was clear about his future cultivation path, he cherished the opportunity to take over the Patching Heaven Sect after this reincarnation.

Since he didn't want to expose his abnormality, he planned to first pretend to listen to the instructors' lessons, and then cultivate independently based on Fu Fengzi's cultivation experience.

“Young Master Zhong, in the past half month, I have explained all the organ changes in the [Tong You] technique at the first stage. Today, I will begin to explain the combination changes.”

The female instructor who was speaking stood at the very front of the mirror, looking at Chen Sheng with a rosy complexion and a dazed gaze, as if she were swallowing her saliva slightly.

Chen Sheng remained unchanged, taking the instructor's performance for granted, and said indifferently.

"Thank you all for your help."

"Oh--"

As soon as those few words were uttered in a magnetic voice, a rapid exclamation immediately rang out from the mirror.

However, one of the instructors collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat, his eyes unfocused, his body convulsing rapidly as if he had reached some kind of ecstasy.

Chen Sheng's charisma had such power over these third-level female cultivators.

Fortunately, the instructors were already used to this scene. The leading instructor chuckled and released the Yin spirit from his body, revealing his slender and exquisite Yin spirit form, while simultaneously manifesting various evil ghost forms.

She then began to speak, as if her internal organs had leaped out of the Yin spirit and transformed into hideous ghosts.

"The essence of Taoist cultivation is to imprint an imprint on the Yin spirit. The same applies to [Tong You]. The ghosts who cultivate this technique are the imprint of this Taoist technique."

As the foundation of the Yama's prison laws, we must use our bodies as the prison, subdue numerous evil spirits, and use their power to elevate souls, allowing them to transcend the mortal realm…

Having experienced Fu Fengzi's cultivation in the Central Great World, Chen Sheng originally had no expectations for teaching in a third-class world.

But after listening for a while, it was discovered that although the two fruits practiced the same Taoist art, the different civilizations and environments clearly allowed the Taoist art to develop some unique new ideas.

By drawing parallels between similar cases, he gained some new insights.

After finally getting to see the first instructor demonstrate his Yin spirit in detail, the next instructor immediately came along, eager to perform the Dharma for Chen Sheng.

The solemn-faced Yin spirit, with golden stripes emanating from its body, emerged from the body, its face bearing a faint divine quality, and began to speak.

"Since ancient times, the ways of gods and ghosts have been similar. Ghosts can enjoy incense offerings, and gods can also perform ghostly deeds. The art of exorcising gods is a Taoist art that absorbs and utilizes the power of incense offerings and vows..."

"The essence of the Soul-Capturing Technique lies in intimidating the will of all ghosts in the world; it is a method of controlling ghosts..."

"Almost all ghosts are instinctively familiar with the art of dream marriage. Once cultivated to its peak, it can reverse the boundary between reality and illusion. This is the foundation of most ghosts' strange abilities..." These instructors were all at the third level of cultivation, having cultivated at least one earthly Taoist technique to its peak. They had mastered it themselves, so their explanations were naturally eloquent.

Every detail of the Nine Gates Taoist arts was displayed before Chen Sheng. The female cultivators' spirits were vivid and alluring, yet they also carried a chilling ghostly aura. Observing them was indeed a unique experience.

The simultaneous cultivation of the nine methods, advancing in unison, was the cultivation plan that the head of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion devised for her fiancé before she left.

According to the schedule, the nine instructors explained the material in a way that was both profound and easy to understand. As long as one followed their methods step by step, there would be no major mistakes.

However, this kind of teaching is suitable for beginners, but for Chen Sheng, the information density is a bit too low.

"Forget it, this little bit of gain in Taoist arts is an unexpected bonus. I don't need to ask for too much. Let's just consider it as a cover for our next move."

Standing before a mirror the size of his own, Chen Sheng stood tall, his eyes like cold abysses, his bearing captivating.

But in a corner of the room unseen by the instructors, black mist silently spread, wriggling out of the room and quietly eroding the isolation array set up outside the courtyard, heading towards the exquisite residences where the disciples of the Azure Mystic Immortal Mansion lived.

Upon his rebirth, Chen Sheng faced two threats, one near and one far:
First, there's the lustful sect leader who imprisons and covets her, yet possesses a fifth-level cultivation level.

Secondly, there is an unknown, insidious villain who tampered with the distribution of the five ghosts.

Based on Chen Sheng's previous reincarnations, he would typically choose to endure humiliation and hardship for the time being, while slowly increasing his strength and preparing for revenge.

Only when one has sufficient strength should one launch a sudden attack, killing in a flash to resolve the crisis.

But that was before.

This time, he brought with him a reincarnated Yang God, so even if he needed to consider hiding his identity, he could solve these problems in a simpler and more direct way.

……

After leaving the formation, the black mist quietly turned into white fog and blended into the morning mist in the mountains.

Following the damp stone steps, crossing the babbling brook, passing the birdsong of dawn, and passing through the dense forest, we entered a secluded hut for disciples.

It slipped through the cracks in the doors and windows, wrapped itself up on the large communal bed where the disciples were still fast asleep, and was inhaled by the smell of it.

Chen Sheng's form was sculpted by mist, surrounded by seemingly endless thick mist, shrouded in an ethereal aura, like a dream.

He drifted over to the disciple who had helped him retrieve the Five Ghosts from the inner treasury, leaned close to his ear, and whispered something.

"Whose hands did the five ghosts you gave to Zhong Kui pass through?"

[Dream Marriage]: Ghosts are born with the ability to distort the boundary between dreams and reality, making it difficult for people to distinguish between reality and dreams.

In fact, the Yama Prison God also possesses the ability to directly invade other people's memories, but Chen Sheng instinctively refused to use this more convenient power.

Wisps of ghostly mist seeped into the disciple's face and seven orifices, causing him to open his eyes from his deep sleep. His eyes were grayish-white, and he grinned as if he had seen his closest relatives.

"Mother, why are you asking this?"
That day, after I received the pottery jar containing the five ghosts from the Taoist priest in charge of the inner treasury, I ran to Young Master Zhong's courtyard without stopping for a moment. The pottery jar never left my hand for even a moment, and I didn't encounter anyone on the way.

"Hey, Mom, what brings you here?"

Dreams are an abstract and detached world, and do not necessarily require close interaction to be maintained, so Chen Sheng did not answer the question, but continued to ask: "Who is the Taoist priest in charge of the inner treasury?"

"The Taoist name of the person in charge of the treasury is Shenxuzi, but I don't know his secular name."

The disciple lowered his voice, his face beaming with the joy of sharing a secret.

"Mother, do you know? This immortal abode is also a place full of scheming and despicable people."

I heard that Shen Xuzi, because of his handsome appearance, has been the sect leader's lover for hundreds of years.

But ever since the celestial being Zhong Gongzi arrived at the Immortal Abode, he seems to have fallen out of favor and has been sullen all day long.

If you ask me, if I were the sect leader, I would make the same choice.

Compared to the handsome and refined Young Master Zhong, that Shen Xuzi is utterly vulgar. If my son could even share a moment with Young Master Zhong, his life would be worthwhile.

"Where does Shenxuzi live?"

"As the treasury manager, he naturally resides in the inner treasury."

After that, the disciple muttered something about dreaming of Young Master Zhong last night and being extremely happy, but Chen Sheng stopped listening.

He transformed his body into a thick mist and fled towards the inner vault.

……

A solitary peak rises abruptly from the ground, rugged and sharp as a sword, bathed in the glow of the sunset, with purple mist swirling around its summit.

The inner treasury of the Bixuan Immortal Mansion is built on a steep, towering mountain peak. The small but exquisite building is built on the mountaintop, overlooking most of the Immortal Mansion, and is truly a beautiful sight.

But Chen Sheng, who transformed into mist and climbed up the mountain, witnessed a scene that left everyone speechless.

A man dressed in a single garment, clearly having just gotten out of bed, was kneeling before a female statue made of warm jade, with a solemn and translucent face, praying prostrate on the ground.

"Fairy Gu Yao, please allow me, Shen Xuzi, to continue being your dog."

I know that there are many people in this world who love you, but most of them are afraid of your power and honor, and covet your beauty and authority.

Those glamorous and cheap women who flock to you like moths to a flame have too many impurities mixed in with their love.

Only I, Shenxuzi, am truly loyal to your noble character, admire your beautiful soul, and protect your heart of gold.

"Fairy Gu Yao, please hear my sincere prayer. That man named Zhong Kui only possesses a bewitchingly beautiful appearance, and is far from worthy of your noble virtue..."

Beneath the statue stands a large bronze cauldron, its interior thick with incense ash, indicating that the worship has been ongoing for many years.

Gu Yao is the head of the Bixuan Immortal Sect.

Shen Xuzi's act of worshipping his mistress as a goddess left Chen Sheng dumbfounded.

"Although a fifth-tier cultivator is considered superior to an immortal or god, the fact that you've all come together and are playing like this is just too outrageous."

(End of this chapter)