“Evan, there’s no need to cut it off. I’ll teach you another entry method.”
Mason Zhu, a dignified Immortal Sovereign, had endured over ten thousand years of trials and tribulations, his wisdom transcendent.
How could he not foresee that his future disciple might be unwilling to cut it off?
Therefore, when Mason Zhu constructed the cultivation technique with immortal thoughts, he considered all possibilities.
Evan Chen rolled his eyes, “There’s another method, and you still wanted to cut it off? You old man, you’re so sinister.”
Of course, Mason Zhu couldn’t hear Evan’s curses, but he predicted that any disciple who gave up the first entry method would certainly question him, so he explained, “The method of severing the root is the fastest way to enter the path. Naturally, I consider it the first choice. Since you are infatuated with women and unwilling to take the shortcut, the second entry method will surely suit you.”
That sounded more like it.
Evan finally had a bit of anticipation and said, “Please, Master, teach me the method.”
Upon receiving Evan’s request, Mason Zhu’s immortal thoughts continued, “I mentioned earlier that ‘love’ is the most poisonous thing in the world, and the love between men and women is the most poisonous of all. Therefore, I advised you to sever the root to avoid poison. This second entry method, however, is the exact opposite. By harming all the beauties in the world, becoming a poisoner, you can also attain the path and enter the demonic way.”
Evan’s heart heated up. Harming all the beauties in the world? That was right up his alley.
But Evan wasn’t sure if he understood correctly, so he asked, “Master, how exactly do I harm them?”
“When she loves you, neglect her. When she hates you, deceive her. When she changes her mind, humiliate her. When she is weary, love her passionately. When she has feelings, betray her. When she is heartless, abuse her… Use the poison of love to torment her repeatedly, making her unable to live or die.
“This is the general principle. I have cultivated for over ten thousand years, seen all the mortal world, and condensed the essence of countless heartless men and women into eighteen thousand detailed rules, which I will now pass on to you.”
Receiving the essence of the “Heartbreak Demonic Art,” Evan couldn’t help but click his tongue.
How twisted must one be to come up with such a twisted technique?
Evan’s scalp tingled, and he couldn’t accept it at all.
Just the rule of sending his beloved to be tortured by others was something Evan absolutely couldn’t accept.
There were countless such detailed rules.
He initially thought it was just about becoming a lecher.
That was already the limit of what his morals could bear.
“The demonic path is indeed hard to cultivate. Forget it, I’ll stick to the righteous path. Goodbye, Master, see you if fate allows.”
Evan withdrew from his sea of consciousness, giving up on cultivating the demonic art.
“There are still some basic techniques I can cultivate, not a total loss.”
Evan checked out some other low-level techniques.
These techniques could be mastered as long as one had a certain level of comprehension and strong mental power.
He sat down cross-legged and began to comprehend.
After a few days, Evan first completed the cultivation of the “Breath Concealing Technique” and a defensive technique called “Extreme Shield Sky Gang.”
The Breath Concealing Technique could hide one’s realm aura and physical characteristics, while the Extreme Shield Sky Gang was a defensive technique that could instantly drain immortal power to form a powerful protective shield and simultaneously escape a hundred miles away, serving as a life-saving technique.
As for other techniques, they were slightly more difficult and required more time to master.
Seeing that the seven-day deadline in the lower realm was approaching, Evan stopped his cultivation.
…
In a desolate cave in the Immortal World.
This trip to the lower realm didn’t bring much enjoyment, but at least there were gains.
Just the Primordial Spirit Pill alone was invaluable.
One must know that elixirs that enhance mental power, even the lowest grade ones, cost at least a hundred thousand immortal crystals each.
“Now that my mental power has surged, I wonder if I can lock onto a world when crossing realms.”
Next time he crossed realms, Evan still wanted to go to the Cloud Dragon Realm.
As for the reason, it wasn’t to repay Shirley, definitely not.
Evan lay quietly on a stone, resting his head on his arms, waiting for the twelve-hour seal on the cross-realm stone to end.
“Right, completing the tasks assigned by Master might bring great benefits.”
Assassinating Cody Xuan, the Immortal Emperor, and the woman from the Forbidden Zone who betrayed Mason Zhu was definitely impossible. Evan looked for any simple tasks where he could take advantage.
A few breaths later, Evan was disappointed.
The simplest task was to join the “Snow Lotus Sect.”
This Snow Lotus Sect was one of the top ten sects in the Frost Sky Domain, standing strong in the Immortal World for hundreds of thousands of years.
Not to mention his mediocre aptitude, lack of power, and background, the chances of joining were slim.
Even if his aptitude was extraordinary and his background invincible, they only accepted female disciples.
“Forget it, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. I’ll just go back to the lower realm and enjoy myself.”
Evan put everything about Mason Zhu out of his mind.
“Time passes so slowly.”
Evan felt like a long time had passed, but it had only been an hour.
When working in the mining area, he never felt time drag on like this.
“Forget it, I’ll go out for a walk to kill time.”
Evan walked out of the desolate cave and headed to the market near the mining area, planning to eat and drink to pass the time.
After all, now that he had money, why live as frugally as before and suffer?
“Young Brother Evan!”
Just as he was about to order a few dishes at a small tavern, a fellow worker from the mining area hurriedly patted Evan on the shoulder.
“Brother Zhao, what’s got you so worked up?”
“Something big has happened, something really big!”
“What is it? Tell me.”
“The violet immortal crystals we mined are short by a thousand pounds. The Wang Family’s higher-ups are furious and have sent people to investigate. They’ve ordered everyone to gather at the mining area immediately.”
Evan was a bit surprised.
A thousand pounds of violet immortal crystals? That’s a huge deal!
A thousand pounds of violet immortal crystals could be divided into ten thousand pieces, equivalent to a million immortal crystals!
Who had the guts to steal a thousand pounds of violet immortal crystals from the mining area?
Evan felt uneasy. This happened in the mining area where he worked, and even if he had nothing to do with it, he would likely be implicated.
“We were all checked when we left the mining area. How could this happen?” Evan was worried.
“How would I know? You better hurry, I’ll go inform the others.”
“Got it.”
Evan had no choice. With this incident, he had to put everything else aside and go see what was happening.
As for running away and quitting?
Evan didn’t dare to do that now. The Wang Family was powerful, and angering them would lead to a worse fate.
He rushed to the mining area.
Most of the dozens of people working in this mine had already returned.
At the front of the crowd, a middle-aged man in a green robe, holding a long whip, was seething with anger.
In front of him, the usually arrogant and domineering Steward Jack Wang was kneeling on the ground, covered in blood, crying and wailing.
“Whack!”
The middle-aged man lashed Jack Wang’s back, splitting his skin open.
“Dog thing, if you don’t find those thousand pounds of violet immortal crystals today, I’ll take your life.”
“Seventh Uncle, please spare me. I’ll investigate, I’ll definitely find out.”
Jack Wang wailed like a dog, begging for mercy.
The middle-aged man, still furious, lashed Jack Wang three more times.
Unable to bear the pain, Jack Wang suddenly remembered that on the day they left the mining area, only one person had taken something out!
“Seventh Uncle, stop, please stop. I know who stole the violet immortal crystals!”
Jack Wang gritted his teeth. Although he knew that an ordinary black stone couldn’t hide a thousand pounds of violet immortal crystals without him noticing, he had no choice. If he didn’t use someone as a scapegoat, his own life would be over.
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