New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 309 Integrating into the Real World, Yuan Tang Makes His Debut

After inspecting the condition of the 'employees', Yuan Zhu stood at the exit of the 'Disease Garden', staring blankly at the vast secret realm, and did not move for a long time.

Although this place is extremely sinister, with high concentrations of pathogens floating in the air, and even the clouds are writhing, blood-oozing, greasy lumps of flesh, he managed to quickly cultivate both shadow and holy light abilities by taking advantage of the resources (pollution) here for free. It can be considered the place where he started his career.

Unfortunately, once [Mountain Lord's Domain] is developed and he has real territory of his own, he will inevitably relocate all assets and employees there little by little. At that time, he will even have to erase all traces related to the shadows within the [Haunted House].

It would have been a real shame to abandon this "Garden of Disease" at that time.

Should he anonymously report to the Security Bureau, using his good intentions to boost his 'Holy Light' quality? Or should he betray the Temple in exchange for a promotion?
Giving it away to outsiders for free just feels like a loss. Is there really a way to exploit resources in a one-time, destructive manner, like draining the pond to catch all the fish?
At this moment, Yuan Tang came to his side, looked up and tugged at his sleeve, asking with concern, "Big Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Yuan Zhu looked at the two siblings who had diligently completed their task and said, "You two, come with me."

Back in the attic, Yuan Zhu took out the two ID cards his senior had given him from his jacket pocket and handed them to Yuan Tang: "Keep these safe. They are your 'identity documents' for living in Running from now on."

The girl curiously took the card, looked down at it, and immediately recognized her own image printed on it. She slightly rotated the card, and from different angles, her image presented different three-dimensional perspectives: from the left side, to the front, then to the right side…

Then, she recognized her name as Yuan Tang. It was a variant of Chinese characters from Earth, different from the script of the Insect City. She had learned it in the dream space of the third layer of the Shadow Domain when she was managing the Shadow Domain.

Furthermore, there is no ID number; instead, there is a recessed strip. Finally, the residential address is displayed as the current "Frog Factory".

After the inspection was completed, the little girl handed the card of the present-day [Yuan Tiao] to her younger brother, then looked expectantly at her master, waiting for further instructions.

Yuan Zhu pointed to the 'strip-shaped groove' at the bottom of the identity card and said, "Prick your fingertip, squeeze out some blood, and drip it onto this card to complete the mental binding. From then on, this card will be connected to your soul, recorded in the records of [Running City], and will be protected by [Pale Law]."

"In addition, the [Faith List] that Nie Yin applied for for you has also been submitted and stored in Running's [Citizen Faith Record]. As long as you complete the identity binding, the corresponding 10 faith links will also be added to you simultaneously, further concealing your identity and origin."

"With a legal identity, ten 'weak faith' connections, and the identity information shielding provided by the [Anti-Law], as long as you don't easily use the polluting energy of [True Qi] in your daily lives and simply maintain the state of ordinary people when moving around in the city, you will not be detected by outsiders."

Furthermore, Yuan Zhu had a premonition: once his [Mountain Lord's Domain] was fully established, given the distance from [Yinshan] to [the city], his position as [Mountain Lord] would be enough to surpass other [Annual Faith] ranks, granting the siblings even stronger 'familiarity' protection.

At that time, the karma of the two siblings will be directly borne by the Mountain King. Unless the Mountain King can't bear it, the two will not be exposed.

Upon hearing Yuan Zhu's explanation, the little girl couldn't wait to prick her fingertip, squeezing out a few drops of blood that fell into the groove of the card.

Immediately, she sensed an ethereal and mysterious connection between herself and the card in her hand.

Moreover, when she holds the card and a certain thought arises in her mind, the card slowly draws her energy. The amount of bio-energy lost is not large, but it causes a faint green glow to appear on the groove of the card.

The young woman looked at the slightly glowing ID card and asked in surprise, "What's this?"

"Identity verification. It is said that these cards are subject to the most basic 'legal constraints' during their production. When they glow, it means you are the person in question. Once they glow red, it means you are wanted by the authorities and are in a 'red name' status. In addition, keeping the identity card glowing and having it printed on some devices that require 'identity verification' is equivalent to stamping, entering a password... such as taking the subway. The prerequisite is that you need to deposit money into the identity card at an officially designated institution."

Yuan Zhu offered a brief explanation, but the siblings looked bewildered, as if listening to gibberish. These things simply didn't exist in [Cicada City]. They found even understanding them difficult.

At this moment, Yuan Tang clutched the ID card tightly, asking with a mixture of trepidation and excitement, "Big brother, does this mean we can go out and about freely? To witness the sky and the sun with our own eyes, enjoy the sunshine, breathe clean air, and taste clean water..."

She rambled on and on, but Yuan Zhu pretended to be embarrassed: "Well... you'll most likely be in Running and won't be able to see the sun and moon. But you can still feel the warmth of the sunlight and enjoy the daytime."

Yuan Tang was shocked: "I can't see the sun? Why is that! Is there no sun even in the Upper Realm?!"

Candle: "No, it's just that the clouds here are too thick, blocking the sun and moon. However, sunlight can still penetrate the clouds and illuminate the daytime. Also, I should remind you that although Running's water source is a thousand times cleaner than that of the [Underground World], it still contains a lot of impurities, germs, and parasites. You'd better develop the good habit of drinking boiled water."

Upon learning that the 'Upper Realm' was indeed as wonderful as they had imagined, the little girl nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! We'll drink boiled water. Can we also freely taste the plants and flowers along the roadside? No one will stop us."

Yuan Zhu was exasperated by their understanding: "I still strongly suggest that you only eat fruits and vegetables. Any insects or wild animals you find by the roadside should be cooked thoroughly before eating. This is common sense from the upper realm!"

He could no longer imagine that, once the siblings were free, they would be overcome with an intense urge to eat any organic matter they saw and then actively put it into practice. The image was too tantalizing for him to bear.

After guiding the siblings to complete their identity binding, Yuan Zhu felt that in addition to the strong connection of the [Anti-Law], there were two more extremely vague and ethereal new connections between him and the siblings.

This is the faith connection between the [Ruler of Counter-Laws] and the [Lord of Yinshan]. Just how weak is this connection?

If we estimate the [Anti-Law] bond between Yuan Zhu and the two as 100, then the [Anti-Law Ruler, Lord of Yinshan] anchored through the [Annual Faith List] might be slightly stronger than 0.001%, but is roughly equivalent to nothing.

No wonder the common people of Runing City, with an average of 10 legitimate faiths, receive such meager "blessings." Besides the gods being unhelpful and stingy, and the large number of users resulting in a small average benefit per person, it's also related to the limited "faith flow." Even though the "Anti-Law Dominator" floods its followers with blessings through this weak faith connection, the daily accumulated "blessings" are very few. It usually takes a week of check-ins to receive any noticeable benefits.

Only by offering sacrifices and worshipping specific deities year after year, as is the case with Nie Yin, can the 'faith connection' between oneself and the deity be strengthened and expanded over time. Only through this accumulation can the effects of the deity be manifested.

Yuan Zhu then asked, "Can you sense the object of your declared [faith]?"

Yuan Tang nodded first: "There are two particularly obvious ones, [Anti-Law Dominator] and [Yinshan Lord], both of which point to the 'Shadow Power' that you taught us, elder brother. In addition, I can also clearly feel [Sanctuary] and [Fate Master. Frog God].

The four 'beliefs' that Xiao Tang mentioned were the basic items that Yuan Zhu required the siblings to declare. The first two were personal opinions, while their belief in the [Sanctuary] was deeply related to the 'holy light attribute' contained in their [True Qi].

The 'Holy Light System' is a powerful force, capable of worshipping both the Eight Holy Kings and various named archangels... Yuan Zhu does not belong to any of them. However, his current attainments in the [Holy Light] are not yet sufficient to command worship.

Therefore, he chose the concept of "Sanctuary" as their faith, anchoring the siblings in it. Directly worshipping the "Sanctuary" is equivalent to believing in the energy of "Holy Light," without pointing to a specific target, and can still enhance their affinity with "Holy Light."

As for the belief in the Frog God, it is closely related to the core business of the Frog Factory. Yuan Tang is the Frog Factory's appointed deputy manager and salesperson, and Yuan Tiao is the Frog Factory's security chief... There's no harm in believing in another 'frog'.

Yuan Zhu: "Can you sense the remaining six beliefs and state the 'domain' they each represent?"

The little girl was very interested in the [list of faiths] in the upper realm; she knew it was a completely free benefit.

It may seem that ordinary people worship gods, offering their 'faith' to receive blessings. In reality, it's quite the opposite. Countless objects of faith engage in vicious competition to attract customers, offering the greatest sincerity and benefits in order to retain more believers (customers).

Therefore, simple 'faith' has little binding force and few side effects on ordinary people, and can be easily switched; they can choose whichever offers the best benefits. Only when this 'connection' crosses a certain limit, and divine power becomes a 'source of pollution' and begins to erode the soul, will the relationship reverse.

Yuan Tang's 'state of faith' is far from reaching that level, especially since she has the protection of the [Anti-Law], having already sold herself out long ago. Therefore, contacting the divine through 'faith' as ​​much as possible is a very meaningful practical attempt.

Wild cultivators in the private sector lack the systematic knowledge imparted by the "University," the qualifications and channels to join a "Sect," and are unwilling to come into contact with the overly dangerous and eccentric "Forbidden Roots."

So, communicating with various deities through the [Faith List], receiving blessings from scattered fragments of knowledge, and then figuring out how to combine them on your own, could be a kind of 'amateur science path'.

At this moment, Yuan Tang showed a strong spirit of exploration, actively communicating with the other six faith targets and quickly deepening the faith connection. He said to Yuan Zhu with some uncertainty, "I seem to have sensed a power related to 'plants, medicine, and corpses'?"

Yuan Zhu nodded: "Your perception and spirituality are quite good. The objects of worship that Nie Yin helped you apply for are the local popular ones: [Lord of Magical Potions. Su, God of Alchemy, Goddess of Immortality]. In addition, there is the [Goddess of Harvest], which is popular among the [Dangerous Botanists]. I also helped you choose [Siming. Mushroom] and [Siming. Female Corpse]. That makes a total of 10 objects of worship."

The three chosen by Nie Yin—the Lord of Magical Potions, the God of Alchemy, and the Goddess of Immortality—perfectly correspond to the [East Coast Alchemy and Magical Potions System], the [West Coast Classical Five Elements Alchemy Technique], and the renowned [Immortality Elixir] of the [Kunlun System].

These three objects of faith not only align with Xiaohaijie's dream of alchemy, but also meet Yuan Zhu's needs for entering the pharmaceutical industry, and are also within the professional scope of the Dangerous Botany School.

The last one, the "Goddess of Harvest," was prepared to help Yuan Tang quickly master the 'medicinal herb cultivation techniques' so that he could be paired with his senior and act as her assistant.

Yuan Zhu chose two deities, the [Divine Blessing], which were the simplest and most straightforward. When commoners were unsure which deity to worship, the [Divine Blessing] was undoubtedly the best choice. Among them, the [Mushroom God] was the second most popular deity after the [Frog God] in the humid environment of Running.

In addition, Yuan Zhu also planned to entrust the task of cultivating 'Nightmare Mushrooms' to Sister Xiaohai. She was also proficient in growing mushrooms in the underground world and had a natural affinity with the [Mushroom God].

As for the other one, "Siming. Female Corpse," it represents the "Earth Year" and an "ancient corpse" buried deep in the earth. Besides being the sixth in the twelve zodiac animals, it also corresponds to the sixth month of each year, and in occult terms, it has meanings such as "earth, death, and rebirth."

Yuan Zhu felt that believing in the female corpse might increase her chances of successfully cultivating the "corpse seed." Cultivating spiritual herbs within a corpse—wasn't that a kind of 'seeking life from the dead, bringing withered trees back to life'?
As for his younger brother Jun's beliefs, they weren't so particular. He asked Nie Yin to return to the academy to consult the classics, and they found two deities somewhat related to entomology. One of the Kitchen Gods was associated with fried insects; the other was an entomologist who, after death, became famous for his writings and was posthumously elevated to godhood. Then there was a series of deities related to fighting, martial arts, etc.

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After dealing with the siblings' identities, Yuan Zhu moved the bucket of biological experimental waste (polluted frogs) into the "haunted house" and handed it to her younger brother, Jun, to be served as dinner for the orcs and goblins that day.

After calculating the time, she took Yuan Tang away and drove to the Frog Farm to meet Nie Yin. From this day forward, Little Sister will officially debut as a distant relative of Yuan Zhu, residing at the Frog Farm to assist Nie Yin in raising frogs, and learning the knowledge of the Botanical School from her senior, serving as her assistant.

As for his younger brother, he's not far from his debut. Yuan Zhu plans to have A-Tiao make his debut as a 'beast fighting game coach + frog factory security minister'.

As for the five hybrid orcs, aside from engaging in amateur-level underground boxing, they were naturally his handpicked security captains for the [Frog Factory]. Each of the five menacing, muscular orc captains led several equally muscular goblin temporary workers.

Frog Factory's prestige is off the charts. Which other small suburban workshops could afford to hire so many 'Power Path' superhumans? He even thought that this 'power' could be rented to A-Miao for smuggling activities in the Misty Mountains.

If Ah Miao can do it, why can't I, the mighty Tiger King of Yinshan, do it? This is yet another way to make money.

(End of this chapter)