Cultivation Kill

Shen Zige rested for the night at a temporary inn.

The next morning, Shen Zige went to the mortal area of ​​Miscellaneous Learning City for breakfast before heading to the reception square.

Having been in this world for over a year, although she has learned to fast, Shen Zige still retains the habit of eating breakfast. Whenever she has free time, she will definitely eat breakfast.

“When people outside see us entering the Dayuan Sect, they all think we’re here to enjoy a life of luxury,” said a mortal servant at a breakfast stall. “But actually, we’re here to suffer.”

"Endure it. If you go home now, all the suffering you've endured will have been for nothing," the person at the table said. "I saw there's a regulation for mortal servants. If you work for five years, you can apply to go back at the next Grand Yuan Assembly. Then you can get a certificate from your sect and be assigned a job in your hometown."

"Five years? I'm afraid I can't even last a month. Last night I saw a handyman who came here with me get his leg broken and thrown into the garbage area because of his work. It was so tragic. I don't think he'll live past today."

"Really? What's his name?" another person said. "I've also heard that of the tens of thousands of ordinary people and servants that the Great Yuan Sect sends in each time, only a few thousand can leave alive after five years, which means a 90% mortality rate."

"That man's name seems to be Dazhu. He's terrifying. The Dayuan Sect doesn't treat ordinary people and servants like human beings at all. I want to go back. I don't want the Dayuan Sect's proof anymore."

"Yeah, even if we can't find a good job, it's better than dying here. I heard that the journey down the mountain to the nearest mortal city takes a year."

"One year is fine. We'll prepare more food and tools, and we'll definitely make it home. When we run out of food, we can hunt some wild animals along the way. We're just poor and can't afford long-distance teleportation arrays. I heard it costs 100 spirit stones per person. I've never seen so much money in my life."

“It’s better to go home. Let’s sneak back tonight, take a dagger and a flint, and try to go to places with water. I believe we will be able to reach a mortal city in a year.”

"Count me in on the way home!"

"I'm going home too!"

Their conversation was overheard by those around them, who wanted to go home together, and dozens of people stood up instantly.

Fortunately, Spirit Condensation cultivators rarely come to this place, otherwise I would have thought they were going to cause trouble.

Someone advised the person next to them to keep their voice down.

"There's no need. Those immortal masters are high and mighty. Even if they know we're leaving, they won't care. They'll just assume we died outside. Anyway, there are tens of thousands of servants here, so losing a few dozen won't make a difference."

"I'm afraid of encountering those perverted immortal masters who enjoy torturing and killing mortals."

"We still need to be careful. After dinner, let's all keep quiet."

Shen Zige put down his chopsticks and planned to go to the garbage dump. He had a feeling that the "big pillar" the two people were talking about was Shi Dazhu.

The garbage from each peak is transported to the garbage dump in the southwest district of Zaxue City.

Shen Zige looked at the mountain of garbage in front of her and couldn't help but hold her breath; the stench was unbearable.

The sewage had stained the engravings of the magic circle on the ground black, flies and mosquitoes swarmed around the garbage, and various poisonous insects scurried around in the crevices.

The two janitors pushing the garbage cart, carrying bags, tipped the cart over and fled quickly, without even glancing at Shen Zige.

Since it's all trash anyway, they figured Shen Zige was there to pick up trash. Shen Zige often used a concealment technique, making her look like an ordinary person.

Shen Zige estimated that the landfill was about ten times the size of a football field, and the garbage was piled up very high. If someone were to search for the lost garbage, it would take at least ten years.

Beneath the landfill lies a giant teleportation array. When the landfill can no longer hold any more garbage, the Great Yuan Sect activates the teleportation array to send all the garbage into the ocean.

Shen Zige didn't care if others noticed; she flew on her sword and used her divine sense to scan for Shi Dazhu.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Huh, there's a large-scale life reaction."

Shen Zige's divine sense directly bypassed small life forms, which greatly improved efficiency.

He flew on his sword to a garbage dump filled with waste and toxic substances, and used his divine sense to push the garbage aside.

"Shi Dazhu?"

Shen Zige saw a boy with both legs broken lying on a wooden board, his eyes closed and his breathing weak.

Although Shi Dazhu was not his friend, he was a friend of an acquaintance, so they had some connection. Therefore, he did not hesitate to use his divine sense to grab Shi Dazhu and lift him into the air, taking him away from the garbage dump.

Shen Zige laid Shi Dazhu flat on the clean ground and channeled her spiritual energy into his body to help him repair his internal organs and clear away any blood stasis.

"Well--"

Shi Dazhu coughed up a mouthful of blood, slowly regained consciousness, and struggled to open his eyes.

Shen Zige knew that Shi Dazhu's survival depended entirely on his will to live, so she said, "There are two people in Xizhou City who love you and are waiting for you."

Shi Dazhu's eyes brightened a little.

“I’m a useless piece of trash, no one will love me,” Shi Dazhu said. “They might turn around and leave if they see me like this.”

Human hearts are unpredictable, and Shen Zige dared not make any guarantees.

“Your mother is still waiting for you to come home in the village. She will never leave you or abandon you,” Shen Zige said.

Shi Dazhu thought of his mother, and also of his girlfriend—

“Every time I wanted to give up, they always persuaded me to persevere. My current predicament is their fault!” Shi Dazhu said, his voice trembling with emotion.

“They may be foolish, but they all mean well,” Shen Zige said. “Actually, your confidence isn’t very strong either. Be brave and tell them directly that you won’t do it. I don’t believe they can force you to your death.”

Shen Zige believes that both sides are at fault; one side is foolish, and the other side is not firm enough.

Shi Dazhu remained silent.

“If I go back like this, I won’t live much longer.”

“As long as you want to live, you can live,” Shen Zige said. “Later I will help you buy a cane and pay the 100 spirit stones for teleportation to Xizhou City. I will also give you some spirit stones, but not too many. At most, it will be enough for you to live for a few years. The rest of the journey is up to you. No one else can help you.”

Don't help the poor, but help the urgent.

Shi Dazhu nodded. He had no other choice; he couldn't even stand up.

"What is the name of the immortal master who brought you here?"

“Yuan Yingwu, I dare not ask you, Immortal Master, to help me take revenge. I only hope that you will stay away from him when you see him. He is terrifying,” Shi Dazhu said.

Shen Zige brought Shi Dazhu to the inn and went out to help buy a walking stick.

On his way to buy a walking stick, he met the mortal he met along the way who was discussing escaping the Great Yuan Sect.

Shen Zige discussed with this person that she would pay 100 spirit stones for the teleportation fee and give him some spirit stones in exchange for him taking care of Shi Dazhu for half a year.

"Immortal Master, rest assured, I guarantee I can do it!" the mortal assured him.

"Six months from now, I will go to Xizhou City. If I don't see Shi Dazhu by then, you know what will happen," Shen Zige threatened.

He might not go to Xizhou City.

"I promise to treat Shi Dazhu like my own younger brother!" The man knelt down immediately, not daring to be perfunctory.

Shen Zige returned to the inn, stuffed a cloth bag into Shi Dazhu's arms, and told him not to open the bag in front of others. Then she took Shi Dazhu away from the inn.

Shen Zige handed the cane to the mortal waiting outside and had him carry Shi Dazhu to the teleportation array in the Miscellaneous Learning City.

After paying two hundred spirit stones, Shen Zige watched the two disappear into the light of the teleportation array.

Then, he stepped onto the teleportation array and threw ten spirit stones at the teleporter.

"Go to the sect's reception plaza."