When One Person Attained the Dao, Even the Chickens and Dogs Had to Ascend to Heaven!

After leaving the Pest Control Bureau, Li Ye returned home. When his parents came back that evening, he activated his Blood Qi for them to see.

Pointing at his arm beneath the incandescent light, where faint wisps of vapor rose, he said:

"Look, these tiny halos of mist pulse at a certain frequency as they rise. Each pulse represents one surge of Blood Qi."

Li Haihua called out "Good!" several times, his face full of joy. "Xiaoye, Martial Arts University is in the bag now! With your General Knowledge grades on top of that, you'll be able to find a good job easily!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Just like your eldest aunt's son. He graduated from Martial Arts University too, and now he's a Security Consultant over in Yunhai. I heard he earns tens of thousands a month." Liu Qingxia spoke excitedly.

But after saying that, her expression stiffened slightly, and Li Haihua's face darkened as well.

Liu Qingxia had six siblings in total, three brothers and three sisters. She was the fifth child, so her eldest aunt was naturally her older sister. But among relatives, there were good ones and bad ones. Her eldest aunt had married a wealthy man when she was young, and afterward, she looked down on everyone.

Whenever they visited during the New Year holidays, they would inevitably run into sarcastic mockery, especially after her son had broken through the Dragon Gate and entered Martial Arts University.

Li Ye had run into him last year. At the time, he had just transferred into the preparatory class, and the man had called him a delusional fool dreaming in broad daylight. He said Li Ye had no talent for martial arts at all, that there was no point even taking university entrance exams, and that he would be better off finding a factory job screwing bolts.

After all, graduates from ordinary universities did not necessarily earn more than factory workers.

Back then, they had believed in high-tech martial arts training and had scraped together loans totaling three hundred thousand. They had borrowed from relatives everywhere, except Liu Qingxia's eldest sister's family.

No matter how difficult things became, they still had that much pride.

Now, they could finally hold their heads high.

Their son's dream naturally mattered greatly, but they also wanted to live with their backs straight.

What normal parents did not want their children to do well?

If their child rose in life, they could rise with him.

Li Ye understood that very well. Not only did he understand it, he strongly supported it.

When one person attained the Dao, even the chickens and dogs had to ascend to heaven—let alone his parents.

Though he had only reached the First Dragon Gate, he could at least ease his parents' burdens now.

"You won't need to buy supplements for me anymore."

Li Ye said, "I've broken through the Dragon Gate. Those supplements won't have much effect on me anymore."

"Don't you need even more supplements after reaching the Dragon Gate? How else are you supposed to improve?" Liu Qingxia did not believe him.

Li Ye said, "Mom, there's really no need. Once I enter the martial arts program this summer, the school will provide resources. They'll be even better than what's sold on the market."

His parents still wanted to persuade him, so Li Ye could only say helplessly, "Do you know about the Pest Control Bureau?"

His mother shook her head, while his father paused. "I think I've heard of it somewhere."

Li Ye understood. Before he encountered it himself, he had barely heard of this department either. After all, it had five official positions and operated behind the scenes, coordinating things out of sight.

"It's a department that specializes in researching demons and monsters. Huang Qingyi, the one I told you about, works there too. He saw that I knew quite a lot about demons and monsters, and since I'd just broken through the Dragon Gate, he gave me a part-time job there."

"It doesn't pay much, but the benefits are good. They also have plenty of supplements. My Blood Qi improvement is basically covered by them."

That was more or less true. If Li Ye used the money they gave him to buy rice and raise his Blood Qi, it was equivalent to the Pest Control Bureau providing him with high-end ingredients.

"Does that mean you're eating from the government's bowl now?!"

Li Haihua's eyes lit up. "I knew it! My son is cut from the cloth of both scholar and warrior! Look at that—on his first day as a martial artist, someone already invited him in."

If they had previously suspected this was merely a delaying tactic, they now clearly saw that his Blood Qi had broken through. Even if they could not understand the visible signs of its pulsing, his entire spirit and bearing were obviously far better than before.

It was not as if they had never seen other martial artists. Li Ye's state of Essence Qi and spirit was similar to theirs.

After all, he had already broken through the Dragon Gate. Whatever job he took in the future would not be too bad, so there was no need for him to brush them off with such lies.

Besides, their hopes had only ever been for Li Ye to break through the Dragon Gate and have a promising future.

"It's not really a government job, just a part-time position. I might come home later in the future." Li Ye smiled.

As for the possibility that someone might teach him later, there was no need to mention it. There was not even the first stroke of the character eight yet. It was enough to tell his parents something simple that they could understand.

This excuse would also let him spend more time cultivating without having to return home on the dot.

"We don't understand you martial artists' matters. If the government has something for you to do, then do it. Don't think about slacking off."

Liu Qingxia was still somewhat unwilling to give up. "You really don't need us to prepare supplements?"

Li Ye smiled. "Really, I don't. I've already broken through the Dragon Gate, so stop worrying."

Seeing Li Ye's relaxed expression, his parents were delighted, and the huge stone weighing on their hearts finally fell away.

Martial arts training was extremely expensive, especially for an ordinary family like theirs that had sent Li Ye to train at martial arts schools.

From Li Ye's first year of middle school to his second year of high school, over five years, all the money they earned had gone into this. But now, they no longer had to keep spending.

They could repay the three hundred thousand they had borrowed. As for the two hundred thousand in outside debt, they could pay it off in two or three years by living frugally.

"Wife, make a few dishes! We're having drinks tonight!"

Li Haihua laughed loudly. "Xiaoye, have a couple of drinks with your dad!"

"Get lost!"

Liu Qingxia rolled her eyes. "What kind of alcohol should a child be drinking? He's still growing! You drink by yourself!"

Seeing how happy his parents were, Li Ye chuckled as well.

There was still a long road ahead, and he would take it one step at a time. He had only reached the First Dragon Gate for now. Once he got further ahead, he would let his parents enjoy life.

If he had authority in his hands but not even this much confidence, he might as well not live.

The next day, Li Ye got up early and took a taxi to the rented house in a suburban township. He still had four bags of rice left to eat.

After working part-time as a Data Clerk yesterday, he had watched plenty of surveillance footage, videos, and photographs. It also made him realize something: fortunately, he had rented a place in a township outside the city.

There were not many surveillance cameras in such remote places to begin with, and his location was even farther from any cameras. No one would know what he was doing.

Otherwise, if someone discovered him eating so much rice, they could easily mistake him for someone contaminated by demons and monsters. If an investigation followed, he would not be able to explain himself clearly and would only invite needless trouble.

Especially now that he knew there seemed to be Cult Organizations and people worth five hundred thousand involved, he had to be even more cautious.

As for buying rice.

That was nothing. The goods had already gone through security checks during transport, so naturally no one would care.

The Pest Control Bureau mainly dealt with matters related to demons and monsters. If it tried to cover every last detail, no number of people would ever be enough.

And now that he had obtained this part-time job, he could keep a closer eye on things. Used properly, this identity would help him avoid a great deal of trouble.

After arriving at the rented house, Li Ye repeated the same process. Without martial arts to train for now, eating was the only way he could raise his Blood Qi.

It took more than four hours to cook four hundred jin of rice. With the Five Flavors Chopsticks' threefold enhancement, it raised Li Ye's Blood Qi by a total of 6 points.

He was still a long way from the 300 displayed after he converted his status into data.

"Cultivation really is difficult."

Li Ye sighed. He had begun increasing his Blood Qi from childhood, and even with a Training Method, he had only reached eighty points. After obtaining authority, his speed had improved greatly, but once he calculated the costs, his head still began to ache.

He had to eat ten tons of rice to reach the Second Dragon Gate.

The thirty thousand Pan Zhengyang had given him earlier was just enough to buy ten tons of rice.

Ten tons of rice was twenty thousand jin. At his current efficiency, even if he worked around the clock without sleeping or resting, it would take around ten days. If he only spent most of each day on it, it would take half a month.

And that was only for breaking through from the First Dragon Gate.

It was not as though he had not thought about improving efficiency, but twenty rice cookers were already the limit in a one-story house like this. As for a more efficient rice steamer, he had no way to use one in his current environment.

"I never thought even eating would be difficult for me. Forget it. I'll think of something later."

Li Ye took out his phone, found the rice shop where he had bought rice before, and placed another order for ten tons. Only then did he leave for the Pest Control Bureau.

This world was unlike his previous life, where an individual buying ten tons would be investigated. Since martial artists existed here, the threshold of concern over food purchases was lower. As long as Li Ye did not buy too frequently, it would be fine.

They could not possibly forbid poor people from practicing martial arts, could they?

While waiting for the rice, he could also go to the Pest Control Bureau and access some information. If he found traces of demons and monsters, it would be best if he could find gods and seize even more authority.

An hour later, he arrived on the first floor of the Pest Control Bureau. The moment he entered, he saw Huang Qingyi and two other people heading outside, their faces filled with exhaustion.

When Huang Qingyi saw Li Ye, he asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Director Pan asked me to work part-time as a Data Clerk." Li Ye smiled.

"A Data Clerk? Isn't that First Dragon Gate—"

Huang Qingyi paused. "You broke through the Dragon Gate?"

Li Ye activated his Blood Qi. The pulsing aura that rose from him left Huang Qingyi staring blankly. Just a few days ago, Li Ye had been an ordinary person practicing martial arts, someone who had even been scammed over training. Now he had already broken through the Dragon Gate?

But Huang Qingyi quickly smiled. "Not bad. Congratulations. A part-time job is good too. Get more experience. It'll be useful in the future."

Breaking through the Dragon Gate was nothing particularly extraordinary. It simply meant Blood Qi had condensed to a certain degree. Back when Huang Qingyi broke through the Dragon Gate, he had only felt it at the very last moment as well.

Li Ye smiled and asked, "What about you?"

"Just got back from finishing something up. Now there's another new mission, and we're about to head out."

"Alright, go handle your work."

Li Ye nodded and headed toward the second floor. But halfway up, he stopped again, turned around, and left Huang Qingyi with a baffling remark:

"I'll bring you two cartons of Zhonghua later."

"Zhonghua? What Zhonghua? I don't smoke."

Huang Qingyi muttered to himself, shook his head, and did not take it seriously.

A middle-aged man with a small mustache beside him watched Li Ye go upstairs and asked, "Big Huang, who was that?"

"Li Ye. Last time, the Data Clerk got the intel wrong and mistook the Five Plagues Ghost for Filth Worm. He helped me resolve it. He's a very capable person, and Director Pan thinks highly of him too."

Remembering his first encounter with Li Ye, when Li Ye had directed him in killing the Five Plagues Ghost, Huang Qingyi shook his head and laughed.

A Six Dragon Gate martial artist and outstanding graduate of a key Martial Arts University had actually listened to a student. And when he thought back on it afterward, he did not feel the slightest discomfort.

"Hurry up, we have a mission."

The other person did not care about any of that and merely urged them to leave quickly.

The mustached man who had asked earlier gave the second floor a meaningful glance before following the others outside.

"Li Ye, here for your part-time job again today?"

"Morning, Li Ye."

The moment he entered Data Room One, the Data Clerks inside all greeted him.

His performance yesterday had left them stunned for quite a while.

For a high school student to match these battle-hardened people with vast experience in General Knowledge was already remarkable.

Of course, what was most remarkable was that Director Pan had personally named him for a "part-time job."

Being friendlier would not hurt anything. But if they were not friendly, no one knew what might happen.

Li Ye greeted each of them in return, without the slightest hint of pride on his face.

Others were showing him respect, not giving him capital to act arrogant. With no grievances between them, it was only natural to get along well.