The Five Blessings Come Knocking
"Ban Fu, why are you back early?"
Just as she reached the entrance of the yamen, the familiar gatekeeper recognized Su Luo and asked in surprise.
"Emergency situation! The spirit fields of Apricot Rain Village were devoured and ravaged by an unknown monster. When I arrived, there was nothing left. The village chief, out of fear, is suspected of committing suicide."
Su Luo cupped her hands in greeting and told the truth.
"Huh?" The doorman was even more astonished and hurriedly went inside to report.
If there's a problem with the spirit field, that's a truly serious problem.
In barren lands like this, even ordinary crops struggle to grow. The crops in the spirit fields are sustained solely by absorbing the Qi of the surrounding area. The maintenance costs exceed their selling value, so the government uses them as emergency reserves; they are considered public property.
Su Luo pulled out a recent newspaper by the door and quickly glanced at it. The headline was Dao Lord's "Special Talent" recruitment advertisement, a long and elaborate piece, grandly worded, but with a simple meaning:
The notice, entitled "Seeking 3,000 handsome men and 3,000 virtuous women to serve the Dao Lord Great Dao of Yin and Yang," was signed by the Ministry of Rites of the Yunmeng Kingdom and stamped with a bright red seal.
This is a chicken farming project that has been directly approved by the state and backed by state-owned enterprises.
The second version is the obituary for Qingyun Zhenren. Qingyun Zhenren was the sect leader of the Azure Cloud Sect, a cultivator at the Violet Palace Realm, and a top expert in the area around Pagoda County.
The death notice did not specify the cause of death, only stating "ascension to immortality." Below was a long list of condolences, ranging from the royal family of the Yunmeng Kingdom to elders of various Immortal Sects in the surrounding areas, with each name listed in great detail.
The announcement for the Qi Awakening Ritual -Qi Awakening Ritual was on the third page, detailing the time, location, procedure, and eligibility requirements. Su Luo read it word by word; the eligibility requirements were vague, only stating "those with both virtue and outstanding talent."
It turned out to be a promotion of filial piety and integrity and a promotion of talents.
"Oh, Yin and Yang reversed. This time, the Dao Lord's needs are different, leading to significant changes in related industries such as elixirs, cultivation techniques, and magical artifacts. Pagoda City has transported a batch of Transformation Realm cultivators and related elixirs from other counties overnight."
Below is an announcement regarding industrial transformation.
[To strictly implement the unified deployment requirements of the Dao Lord Master, follow the rules and regulations of the Xuanmen (Daoist sect), and in light of the actual situation in this county, the following arrangements are made for the overall coordination and promotion of the reorganization of affairs within the county: Focusing on the selection of Yin and Yang, Optimization local human resource allocation, adjusting the layout of livelihood industries, standardizing the personnel screening process, and making every effort to ensure the timely and full completion of the selection of male and female personnel, effectively meeting the needs of the Dao Lord's cultivation, and ensuring that all tasks are implemented in an orderly and effective manner...]
"Damn it, give me the translated version!"
Su Luo was speechless at the translation of the Survival System, so she simply turned it off, since she had already mastered the local language anyway.
On the other hand, the information about the stolen spiritual fields was not simple. Although the value was not high, these spiritual fields directly belonged to the grain storage plan of Pagoda City. After being reported to two levels, it quickly alarmed a clerk in the Household Department with the Qi Refining Perfection, surnamed Qin.
After listening to the report, the clerk put down the materials for engraving the talisman in his hand, and with a flick of his sleeve:
Bring the person here.
When the doorman walked up to Su Luo, his legs went weak; he clearly hadn't expected to alarm Qin the clerk.
"Ban Xu, Lord Qin wants to see you... Lord Qin doesn't seem to be in a good mood."
Su Luo nodded to him and strode away.
I am now blessed with five great fortunes.
Song Shige and Fu Li stared silently at the yellow creature before them, listening Jingjing to what it was saying.
"Poor bastard, idiot, miserable bastard, weakling, coward." The yellow creature held up one hand and one finger, looking serious.
"I'm being tortured to death by these Large Dungeons, all because of these five things."
Fu Li leaned Fu Li a complicated expression, looking the yellowish-brown thing up and down:
"I've fucked you so hard you're foaming at the mouth and still can't think of that sentence. And why are you acting like this?"
What they saw standing in front of Song Shige and Fuli was a light yellow body with a white belly, a big head, round eyes, a short and fat body, short and thick limbs, and a round body... a milk dragon!
Song Shige also looked tense, but based on the information Su Luo had shared in previous Continued Battles, he had already guessed the reason for the appearance of the Nailong.
There stood Nailong, his short arms clasped on his unseen hips, nostrils flared, a cynical expression on his face, and he said:
"This damn Dungeon is a nightmare! Not only was everything nerfed after I got in, but all my progress from the previous era was completely wiped out!"
Fu Li his hand. "So, your Talent is to play cartoon characters and gain abilities? This time it's the Nailong?"
"Pretty much, not just cartoon characters, but I often get these Down syndrome cases in my draws."
"This time it's not the Nailong."
Nailong uttered his last words, then began to hop and skip around, starting his role-playing.
Hehehe, hehehe.
"I am Nailong!"
Song Shige and Fu Li exchanged a glance and fell silent again, feeling like they were about to develop diabetes.
The Nailong hopped and skipped around for a while, then disappeared into the dark purple area and twisted forest, heading alone to some unknown place deep in the woods.
This area is located on the border between immortals and demons. The earth is blackish-purple, as if it has been Burn by something. The branches of the trees twist and reach towards the sky, and the bark is covered with tumors. Occasionally, dark red liquid seeps out from the cracks in the tumors. The air is filled with the smell of sulfur and rotting wood, and the Qi is so thin that it is almost imperceptible.
Song Shige then asked:
What about you? What happened?
The first era could not use the System Space, and the same is true for this era.
This means that the Near-Death Teleportation Ticket cannot be used to anchor a teleportation point in this world, and Resurrection represents the activation of Talent or class function.
All Survivors understand this principle, which is why in the previous era, many Survivors stayed in small areas and were extremely cautious, even though the repair speed was not slow.
"I myself do not possess the ability to Resurrection."
Fu Li said frankly.
"Well..." Song Shige frowned, realizing something.
"The death of appearances may not affect the existence of Essence, but my Transcendent Seed has vanished."
In this era, Song Shige still possesses the seed of Martial Will, but Fu Li's original charm and hypnosis are gone, leaving only Talent and profession to turn things around.
Those things are still there, but he doesn't know how much of a role they can play in this Qi environment.
"So, have your Essence abilities disappeared?"
Song Shige continued to ask.
Fu Li nodded silently. "It's gone, but the impact is minimal, just a little. It's both good and bad news."
The good news is that this Large Dungeon comes with Resurrection coins by default.
The bad news is that in this Large Dungeon, death will result in the loss of Essence, and the more Essence Unsealing, the more will be lost upon death.
If you don't establish an advantage in the earlier stages, you might get bogged down by other Survivors and lose your Essence, eventually falling to the kill threshold and dying.
Even more terrifying is the prospect of losing one's powers and returning to the Survival World —something many Survivors find more unacceptable than death!