You Actually Don't Mind Being a Good Person
Sigh, being a pillar of the righteous path isn't so easy.
Little B, if all else fails, I'll choose you!
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[Salty Fish, in effect.]
[Cultivating immortality and cultivating the mind: When you believe you possess unparalleled power, you choose to restrain yourself.]
You lowered your eyes, looking at the Storage Ring filled with low-grade Pills, and remained silent for a moment.
[You recalled your first simulation. In the Black Tiger Gang's mine, the alienation of yourself under the threat of life and death.]
[You also thought of Song Fuan. When you first met him, he said, "It's nothing more than karma," and then chose to die at the Demon-Severing Cliff; when you met him again, he sat on a bluestone platform, imparting wisdom and guidance to you.]
[Having progressed this far in your spiritual practice, you suddenly feel that you finally have some power to choose according to your own heart.]
An old saying comes to mind, "Poverty and hardship cannot sway one's will."
[As long as you're not driven to a dead end, you actually don't mind being a good person.]
[Or rather, you weren't born a demon.]
[Once you understand this, you will break through the fog of confusion and your thoughts will become clear.]
[In just a moment, you felt your Dao Heart to follow the Dao harden.]
[If there's Salty Fish involved, it'll be even harder!]
[You suppressed the urge to plunder the entire city, found the Merchant Association Shopkeeper again, and directly purchased a batch of newly refined Qi-Gathering Pills.]
The shopkeeper's eyes widened as he looked at the Pills you produced.
[Perfect in quality, brimming with medicinal potency, each one is a top-grade product.]
He couldn't understand how this senior could have emptied the Chamber of Commerce's medicinal herb warehouse so quickly, and then suddenly produce so many high-quality finished Pills?
The shopkeeper didn't dare ask any more questions and accepted the Pills you offered at a fair price.
[You've finally managed to scrape together six million Spirit Stones.]
[You leave the Azure Dragon Merchant Association, cross half a street, and arrive at that enormous, pitch-black building.]
[Mystic Nether Pavilion.]
[This is the only legally operating, unofficial, cross-domain teleportation system within the Azure Dragon Domain.]
The cultivators passing by all concealed their Sha Qi, maintaining a considerable distance from one another, and warily surveying their surroundings.
[You walk straight to the counter that says "Doushu City".]
"Go to Doushu City." Your tone was very flat.
The old monk behind the counter twitched his eyelids and held up five fingers.
"500,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
[You directly produce a Storage Bag filled with 500,000 Spirit Stones.]
The old cultivator swept his Divine Sense across the area, and a polite smile immediately appeared on his face.
He handed her a black Teleportation Jade Talisman.
"Senior, please proceed to the battle platform."
[You take the Jade Talisman and walk onto the massive array platform.]
[Nine cultivators are already standing on the platform; according to the rules of the Mystic Nether Pavilion, the carriage can only depart when ten people are present.]
[The Array Patterns on the platform lit up one by one.]
A blinding White Light shot into the sky, completely engulfing the ten people on the platform.
[A strong sense of spatial pulling came over him, but even with this ultra-long-distance teleportation spanning two major domains, the Spirit Transformation cultivator still felt somewhat at ease, like a fish in water.]
[It's unclear how much time has passed.]
[The feeling of weightlessness beneath your feet disappears, and you open your eyes.]
[The Domain of Chaos, Doushu City, have arrived.]
[Unlike last time, when you were extremely cautious, this time you controlled your aura to the Nascent Soul Early Stage, and your appearance changed to a handsome face, yet with a hint of naivety.]
[You look around. Most of the hurried, wary cultivators glance at you and then instinctively look away.]
[A Nascent Soul Cultivator, while not among the top in Doushu City, is certainly not someone to be trifled with.]
You walk straight towards the city's busiest Main Street.
[You soon found the most magnificent restaurant in Doushu City, Gathering Immortals Tower, at the end of the Main Street.]
You strode in.
"Sir, would you like a meal or a room at the inn?"
[A fellow cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Perfection quickly approached, a professional smile on his face.]
You glanced at him, too lazy to waste words, and spoke directly.
"The top-tier room, the best one."
The waiter's smile froze for a moment.
[The top-tier rooms aren't for ordinary guests.]
[He was about to explain when you tossed a Spirit Stone pouch onto the counter.]
"Is a month's stay enough?"
The shopkeeper, who had been feigning sleep behind the counter, twitched his eyelids, probed his Storage Bag with his Divine Sense, and instantly straightened his previously hunched back.
He quickly emerged from behind the counter, personally shoving the shop assistant aside, a broad smile spreading across his face.
"Enough! That's enough! Senior, this way please, I'll personally show you the way!"
[You follow the innkeeper to a secluded detached house in the backyard.]
[The Restrictions here are well-maintained, and the Spiritual Qi is much denser than outside, so it's definitely worth the price.]
[You entered the room, sat down on a chair, but did not let the shopkeeper leave.]
[You curled your fingers and tapped them idly on the table twice, a naive curiosity flickering in your eyes.]
"This Doushu City looks quite lively."
[You drawled out your words, like a young master from the Aristocratic Clan who had just been let out by his elders for some fresh air.]
"What high-grade Spirit Cuisine do you have here that you can boast about? Or have you recently acquired any rare treasures? Or at the very least... which family has the most outstanding female cultivator?"
The shopkeeper's smile widened.
[A young Nascent Soul is generous, curious, and hasn't suffered much hardship is the easiest to please.]
"Oh, senior, you've come to the right person."
The shopkeeper immediately stepped forward attentively and poured you a cup of tea.
"As for Spirit Cuisine, our Gathering Immortals Tower's 'Fire-Scale Eight Delicacies' is the best in the city. And as for female cultivators, naturally, it's Pavilion Master Hua of the Desire Sea Pavilion who's been the most popular lately. But if we're talking about rare and precious treasures..."
[The shopkeeper deliberately kept everyone in suspense, lowering his voice as he spoke.]
"Senior, your timing is perfect. In another month, the Mystic Nether Pavilion will be holding a grand auction that happens only once every twelve years. I've heard that this time there will not only be rare spiritual materials, but also the most prized treasure as the grand finale."
You raised an eyebrow, a look of intense interest and excitement on your face.
"That's interesting."
You waved your hand.
"Bring me a copy of the auction catalog later. Now you may leave."
"Okay! You can rest now!"
The innkeeper responded repeatedly, respectfully withdrew, and closed the door behind him.
[The moment the door closed, the innocent naiveté on your face vanished, replaced by calm.]
[A month later, the Mystic Nether Pavilion held its grand auction.]
You lowered your eyes, nodding inwardly. It seems you timed it perfectly this time.
[Furthermore, the Pavilion Master of the Desire Sea Pavilion —an important figure—was also present.]
However, you have more interesting things to do right now.
[Room Number One of Heaven has historically been a hotspot for accidents, a place where cause and effect intersect.]
Today you'll see just how simple and honest the people of Doushu City really are.
[You let out a sinister, wicked laugh in your mind.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Check in discreetly, observe for a few days first.]
[B: Head out immediately and begin the "Second Generation Immortal's Spendthrift Plan"!]
[C: Call the manager back and tell him that the room's decor doesn't suit his taste. Order him to immediately renovate it overnight according to the latest "CEO-Style Cave Abode Design Blueprint" from the Supreme Unity Sect of the Azure Dragon Upper Domain. Otherwise, with the weather getting colder, Gathering Immortals Tower will go bankrupt.]