Global Dungeon: I Can See the Status Bar

Chapter 436: Chapter 194: This Is an Ancient Demon Cultivator! (2)

Lu Wenwu coughed twice, his Qi Blood Furnace forming a field to keep the raindrops at bay, once again changing the subject.

This True Monarch of Destiny...

He’s somewhat different from what I imagined.

The True Monarch of Destiny was also a bit embarrassed, taking advantage of the situation to quickly change the topic.

He pointed in a direction, lifted his leg and started walking: "Let’s go this way, I can vaguely sense that we might find something over here."

"Can’t you be more precise? You’re a True Monarch of the Immortal Realm!" Lu Wenwu said while walking, "How can you be as imprecise as an ordinary cultivator?"

"What can I do? Divination is like this! Borrowing the Power of Heaven and Earth, if the heavens don’t lend it to me, I’m at a loss!" The True Monarch of Destiny grumbled, upset at the doubt cast on his professional abilities.

Lu Wenwu was noncommittal, instead inquiring about other things: "By the way, is incense and faith really that important to Immortal Gods? Is it essential?"

"It’s not essential, but it’s indeed quite important, equivalent to the elixirs used by cultivators, or things like the Spirit Gathering Array." The True Monarch of Destiny replied, "That’s why many Immortal Gods give orders to their juniors in the Lower Realm, asking them to spread faith as much as possible."

Lu Wenwu thought for a moment: "Is that so? I haven’t seen that many temples and Divine Halls."

"Fellow Daoist Bao Long, spreading faith isn’t limited to that."

The True Monarch of Destiny chuckled, gesturing towards a distant hospital.

"Look over there, for instance. The logo on that hospital belongs to the Celestial Extreme Pill Sect, featuring their signature Yin Yang Pattern Elixir emblem."

"Hospital?" Lu Wenwu was taken aback, "You mean... those Immortal Sect disciples moonlight as doctors?"

"Naturally." The True Monarch of Destiny said with a smile, "Many Immortal Gods have their disciples open hospitals to treat mortals, where mortals’ prayers for help from Immortal Gods are far more sincere than those at temples and Divine Halls."

"The hospital walls have heard prayers thousands of times more earnest than those of chapels and temples."

"It’s tough on ordinary doctors, though. Clearly, it’s their painstaking efforts to treat and save people, and often the Immortal Gods are completely unaware, yet people love to attribute the cure of some difficult diseases to the divine aid of Immortal Gods."

"It seems somewhat self-serving..." Lu Wenwu remarked.

"But no matter what, mortal lives are improved, aren’t they?"

The True Monarch of Destiny glanced at the compass in his hand, heading toward another alley.

"Many ailments considered terminal by mortals can be solved easily by cultivators. And all they have to offer, besides some money, is their devoted faith to the Immortal Gods."

"Both sides get what they need, neither owes the other. For those mortals eager to live, it’s quite a bargain."

"Maybe." Lu Wenwu shrugged, scanning the surroundings with his spiritual power for several kilometers.

Annihilation Cataclysm is quite a broad concept; he himself isn’t sure what the cause might be.

Even though the True Monarch of Destiny indicated that some clues could appear in this area, Lu Wenwu was unsure of what these clues might signify and could only carefully check every suspicious point.

This way, their pace slowed down.

Half an hour later, the two of them and a dog arrived next to a school.

It was a middle school, and in the morning, faint sounds of study came from the campus, bringing a refreshing vitality that burst forth.

"Hold on, something feels off." Lu Wenwu reached out to stop the True Monarch of Destiny, "Underneath this school, a dark spiritual power fluctuation is emerging, could this be the clue we’re looking for."

"Dark spiritual power... oh, this is a special cultivation place for modern Demon Sects, quite popular in the last few hundred years, Fellow Daoist Bao Long need not worry." The True Monarch of Destiny sensed it for a moment, then explained with a smile.

"Modern Demon Sect? Cultivation place? School?" Lu Wenwu slowly formed a question mark.

The True Monarch of Destiny, accustomed to his frequent ignorance, explained directly: "Modern Demon Sects have long abandoned the ways of killing to refine Honored Soul Banners from the human era’s early stages. Now, all they seek in cultivation are things like grievances, evil thoughts, Yin Qi, resentful Qi, blood, and such."

"Blood is easy to handle, just buy it from a blood bank; though it’s not legal in Great Xia, many Western countries have it legalized, making it the easiest to get. Yin Qi is simple too; just practice under a cemetery or execution ground, or if looking for something hot, head to the Middle Eastern battlefields where fighting is constant."

"Evil thoughts are even easier; many countries including Great Xia cooperate with major Demon Sects to have cultivators help manage prisons. Demon cultivators get their fill of evil thoughts, the country rests easier, and the prisoners are better managed; it’s a win-win."

"As for grievances, resentful Qi, and... hehe, nothing weighs heavier than high school seniors facing finals and corporate slaves working 996 schedules. The most common cultivation locations for modern Demon Sects are schools and offices, with the months before exams and post-holiday overtime being demon cultivators’ carnival."

"So... if Fellow Daoist Bao Long doesn’t find a suitable Dao resonance in the future, leaning towards the dark, shadowy direction is an option. As mortals say, this area is still a blue ocean; job prospects and the overall environment are great, with little competition."

At this point, the True Monarch of Destiny couldn’t help but ridicule: "In this current environment, mortals have too many troubles. Those demon cultivators feast in the Upper Realm like kings, without any resource shortage, with plenty left for more Demon Dao Immortal Gods."

"...Thanks, I’ll consider it."

Lu Wenwu nodded expressionlessly.

"However, Fellow Daoist Tianji, although you say it’s normal for modern demon cultivators to build cultivation places under schools, don’t you think what they’re currently worshiping and the offerings they’re using for worship seem off?"

"Using living souls and flesh to worship a suspected evil god, this is not something modern Demon Sects would do, right? How does this count in the modern cultivation realm?"

Lu Wenwu’s soul was extremely powerful, and naturally so was his spiritual power.

The mere Concealing Array built by demon cultivators; how could it escape his spiritual power scan?

With a casual poke, the barrier broke like it was made of paper, revealing the scene inside completely.

Two individuals, whose attire didn’t suggest good intentions, were attempting to kill a comatose low-tier cultivator completely and extract his soul.

In front of these two evil cultivators stood a divine statue whose appearance was obscured.

Even just a spiritual power scan made Lu Wenwu feel the chilling evil power emanating from it, a domineering power that brainwashes subtly, a bizarre fluctuation that would drive ordinary people insane at a glance.

During the True Monarch of Destiny’s previous explanation, Lu Wenwu had already opened a temporary space passage.

The silver-white mirrored surface showed every move of the two demon cultivators.

The Eye of Insight revealed no special titles or prefixes on them from the scan.

"Ancient Demon Cultivator remnants, bold!"

Seeing this scene, the True Monarch of Destiny was instantly furious, his right hand compass suddenly shooting out two beams of golden light.

In an instant, the flesh of those two demon cultivators, barely stronger than ordinary people, was annihilated into nothingness, leaving only their souls to be restrained and suppressed within the compass.

Lu Wenwu then waved his hand, bringing the comatose low-tier cultivator along with the room’s lone divine statue over.

After confirming their physical state, he placed a Healing Pill into the cultivator’s mouth.

It was merely ordinary unconsciousness, his spiritual power slightly shriveled from being corroded by the evil power, with his soul a bit weary in the sea of consciousness.

After swallowing the elixir, a brief rest would awake him.

The True Monarch of Destiny whispered: "Fellow Daoist Bao Long, we need to find a secluded place. Firstly, this little fellow needs to recuperate for a while, and secondly, I’ve sensed the guidance of the Power of Destiny on this divine statue, I need to perform divination again."

"That’s simple." Lu Wenwu reached out, opening another space gate, "If Fellow Daoist Tianji trusts me, why don’t we head to my Spirit Heaven Cave Mansion for a chat?"

"Fellow Daoist Bao Long’s sincere heart for saving the world is completely evident, of course, there’s no issue." The True Monarch of Destiny nodded slightly.