In his previous life, Ling Yi committed many wrongdoings, and had more than a dozen lives on his hands.
From a small-time hoodlum to a gang leader, he experienced countless dark moments and life-or-death situations along the way.
He was a devil who crawled out of darkness, and he also utterly succumbed to darkness.
He, a man who had fallen into darkness, ended up walking on the carpet of light and almost became a Authority figure.
Because of all these experiences, in Ling Yi's mind, there is never a clear boundary between light and darkness.
But after transmigrating to this world, Ling Yi saw the light twice.
The first instance shows that even though the second uncle's family knew that Ling Yi was not their biological son, or even the biological son of the original owner's parents, they still treated him as their own.
Ling Yi's second uncle's family was the first ray of light in his heart.
What we see now is the second ray of light.
Those who are mired in darkness yearn for light the most.
This feeling is great.
From that moment on, Ling Yi's mindset also underwent some changes.
The authorities acted swiftly; starting at noon, a large number of military vehicles poured into Dafeng City, and subsequently, under official organization and arrangement, they began to converge in an orderly manner towards Red Maple Mountain.
Because the reinforced vehicle is located at the foot of Red Maple Mountain.
That's understandable, since enhancement requires Demonic Qi, and during the day, Demonic Qi only swirls around the mountains and forests and doesn't overflow.
The so-called reinforced vehicles are actually large, enclosed freight trucks that have been modified.
At the foot of Red Maple Mountain, there were a full fifty reinforced vehicles.
People entered the reinforced vehicle in an orderly fashion, coming in from one end and exiting from the other, at a very fast pace.
After all, the duration of the Demonic Qi enhancement is very short; the first time it lasts 35 seconds, and the ninth time it only lasts 3 seconds.
Furthermore, after the Demonic Qi is enhanced, it takes an hour for the demonic runes to fade, so 50 enhanced vehicles are sufficient.
However, Ling Yi's family no longer needs to go; they can watch the live broadcast from home.
"Boss... really, there's no need... It's not that I'm being dramatic, what am I being dramatic about? Boss, don't you know my personality? Hehe!"
Right now, my second uncle is on the phone!
Five minutes later, the second uncle put down his phone and sat down next to Ling Yi.
"I was offered the position of director of the Dafeng City Bureau 503, but I refused."
"However, I was given the title of consultant for the Dafeng City Bureau 503."
"That's good. Having this identity will at least save us a lot of trouble." Ling Yi nodded.
He paused, then added, "Second Uncle, there's actually no need to refuse this bureau chief."
"Power is a good thing, Second Uncle. Can you guarantee that the director of the Dafeng City Bureau 503 can be fair, impartial, and without personal bias?"
"Although Bureau 503 is officially in charge of managing enhanced humans, in reality, at the pace of the Ancient Country, it won't be long before all the survivors become enhanced humans. This power is far too great."
Ling Yi trusted his second uncle, but not the others.
If my second uncle is the bureau chief, then at least he can guarantee that the Dafeng City Bureau 503 won't go astray.
But what about the others?
The greater the power, the harder it is to be fair, and the harder it is to guarantee fairness, since people are inherently self-interested.
Second Uncle looked at Ling Yi with a strange expression. For some reason, he saw a kind of old-fashioned, Big Shot- like aura about Ling Yi.
He Ling Yi 17 years old, which made him seem out of place.
"Besides, with you becoming the bureau chief, it will be much easier for me to research the Demon Person," Ling Yi continued, oblivious to his uncle's Changes in expression.
"Have you made any new discoveries?" Uncle asked, his eyes lighting up.
"Yes, last night I studied the Demon Person and discovered that Demon Person can absorb Demonic Qi and convert Demonic Qi Hua Wei another, more stable form of energy, which I call Demonic Yuan."
"Why is it called Demonic Yuan? It sounds so awkward!" said the second aunt next to her.
"I know!" Ling Li suddenly raised her hand.
"What do you know?" Auntie pressed down her raised hand impatiently.
"Cultivators cultivate True Yuan, while demon cultivators cultivate Demonic Yuan, right, bro?"
Ling Yi paused for a moment, then gave Ling Li a thumbs up. "No problem."
Demonic Yuan Ling Yi only learned the name "Demon Essence" because of a system notification.
Ling Yi hadn't even considered other possibilities, but after Ling Li said that, well, it actually makes a lot of sense.
"What cultivators and True Yuan? Where did you hear all that from?"
Of course, it was Ye Chen who said it, but Ling Li dared not say it aloud because she had sneaked out last night.
Ling Li is currently unaware that her family knows she sneaked out last night to kill the Demon Person.
Little did she know that her second uncle and aunt had been secretly protecting this little girl all along.
She still thought she had hidden it very well!
"Isn't that how it's always said in cultivation novels?" Ling Li applauded the reason she had given herself.
My second uncle and second aunt rolled their eyes at the same time.
Ling Yi then steered the conversation back on track. "I've discovered that the Demonic Yuan within the Demon Person's body has been steadily increasing."
"According to my calculations, after tonight, the Demon Person's strength will be roughly equivalent to its strength after the second enhancement. In nine days at most, the Demon Person's strength will catch up with, or even surpass, our current strength."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of my second uncle's family all turned serious.
"If your deduction is true, then we're in trouble," Uncle said, frowning.
At this moment, Ling Li asked again, "Brother, do you have a way to help us become stronger?"
Ling Yi's second uncle and aunt also looked at him.
"I estimate the key lies in Demonic Yuan. As long as we can absorb Demonic Qi and Hua Wei Demonic Yuan, we should be able to continue growing stronger, just like the Demon Person."
"If we can find out the process by which Demon Person absorb Demonic Qi and Refinement Demonic Yuan, we might be able to deduce the cultivation method of Demonic Qi, that is, the Magic Cultivation technique."
"Second Uncle, I need the Demon Person for research."
"Then let's go catch the Demon Person tonight."
"No need for all that trouble, Second Uncle. Don't you have the position of advisor to Bureau 503? Just have someone from Bureau 503 send over a few Demon Person."
"But that would expose your identity."
"It was bound to happen sooner or later." Ling Yi shook his head.
The rules for the nine enhancements were handed over to my second uncle, and the Demon Devouring Art will also be passed on to him from there.
How could those in power not have suspicions or investigate?
This can't be hidden, so since it can't be hidden, I might as well expose myself.
Ling Yi wanted to change his way of life; he wanted to see if he could stand in the light and tread on darkness.
Moreover, he has a cheat code; even if his attempt fails, he has enough strength to protect himself.
The world has changed, and the power of an individual will be amplified infinitely.
"I'll make the call!" my second uncle said after a long silence.
"I disagree!" Auntie Er objected at this moment.
"Why?" Second Uncle frowned. "Do you know how much help Ling Yi would bring to the Ancient Country once he develops a demonic cultivation technique?"
"It's not that I disagree with Ling Yi researching demonic cultivation techniques, but rather that I disagree with putting Ling Yi in the spotlight."
"But this can't be kept secret. You can explain it once, but how can you explain it twice? Besides, Ling Yi is safer because he has official protection."
"Have you forgotten how you stepped down?" Auntie Fire Dao.
"Well, that's just an isolated incident; we can't generalize from it."
"There's no room for discussion on this. If I say I disagree, then I mean it," the second aunt said domineeringly.
"But..."
"No buts. Have you considered what Ling Yi will experience once he's thrust into the spotlight? He'll become the target of everyone's criticism."
"At that time, I wonder how many people will want to control Ling Yi, or destroy Ling Yi."
My second uncle fell silent again.
"Second Uncle, go make the call!" Ling Yi said at this moment.
" Ling Yi!"
"Second Aunt, time waits for no one. We only have nine days, no, to be precise, seven days to grow. If we can't research the demonic cultivation technique as soon as possible, the Demon Person will completely lose control after seven days."
"If the world is gone, what's the point of us even if we manage to survive?"
" Ling Yi is right!" Second Uncle nodded with satisfaction.
"However, I'll take the blame for now. I'll announce to the public that I researched and developed both the enhanced rules and the Magic Cultivation techniques. We'll talk about it when I really can't take it anymore."
"Your second aunt is right. If you stand in the spotlight, you'll become the target of everyone's criticism. I didn't think that through."
"Okay, it's settled then." Auntie made the decision immediately.
"Second Aunt!" Ling Yi frowned.
"I'll do as I say on this."
After a long silence, Ling Yi nodded. "Okay!"
In Ling Yi's opinion, this was completely meaningless.
If my second uncle takes all of this on himself, he will also become the target of public criticism, and they, as his family members, will inevitably be drawn into it as well.
If it were Ling Yi from his previous life, he would have found a way to capture his second aunt, control Ling Li and himself, and then use this to threaten his second uncle, making him work for him.
What will my second uncle choose then?
The result was the same.
In that case, whether Ling Yi is exposed or not doesn't really matter.
Unless, of course, their family is placed in an extremely safe place with 24-hour protection.
But what's the difference between that and going to jail?
However, none of that matters. We're cheating; strength is the foundation of everything.
With light above and darkness beneath, whoever dares to challenge us, let's fight!
My second uncle contacted his superiors, and they immediately gave him a reply.
They would prepare the Demon Person later, but they disagreed with sending Demon Person to Uncle's house.
After all, the Demon Person are too dangerous, and on the other hand, the higher-ups want to know about Second Uncle's research process on Demon Person.
"In that case, Second Uncle, go ahead and do your research!" Ling Yi shrugged and said nonchalantly.
"But I need to have the ability too!" Uncle said helplessly.
"Just do some random research, it'll do. Nobody else understands anyway, it's just Demon Person. I'll figure it out myself."
The study of Demon Person was merely Ling Yi's way of giving Magic Cultivation techniques a plausible reason for their existence.
You can't exactly say you cheated and got all those magical abilities through Lottery Lottery, can you?
Ling Yi couldn't possibly reveal the truth about his cheat ability.