Weird, my gaming life

Just as Lin Yuan was lost in thought, footsteps sounded behind him.

"teacher!"

Lin Yuan turned his head and saw a tall, resolute-looking young man walking over.

It was Amu from back then. Ten years had passed, and he was no longer the skinny boy who protected the bread. His muscles were now bulging, and his aura was as deep and imposing as a mountain.

"Amu, what's wrong?"

Lin Yuan asked calmly.

Amu nodded.

"Teacher, our Qin's Pharmaceutical Company has now spread throughout the entire South City Central District."

The benefits it brings are enough to make many people envious.

Recently, Li's New Science Pharmaceutical, which has ties to the Upper City District, has approached us more than once to discuss cooperation, but I have refused them all.

Because the contracts they offered were simply unfair terms.

Furthermore, our people have discovered strange figures near our pharmaceutical factory; they must be planning to attack us!

Lin Yuan nodded. Qin's Pharmaceuticals was an industry he had established over the years to maintain the huge expenses of the martial arts school.

It contains the product of his combination of alchemy techniques from the game and real-world pharmacology.

The entire pharmaceutical company is only responsible for producing and selling two products.

The most commonly sold medicine is called "Yangqi Liquid," which is an oral liquid.

It contains no genetically modified or potent cell-stimulating ingredients, but is based on dozens of common, medicinal plants found around the world.

It is purified and extracted using Lin Yuan's unique alchemy techniques.

Its function is not to directly enhance strength, but to nourish the body and replenish innate vital energy.

Long-term use can make an ordinary person energetic, free from all diseases, and improve their physical fitness slowly and steadily.

After he spread this alchemy technique to his apprentices through the magic network, the medicine began to be produced on a large scale.

For ordinary people, this is a magical potion that can keep them healthy during their demanding work.

For the apprentices at the martial arts school, this is the best foundation-building aid, enabling them to achieve twice the results with half the effort when cultivating the [Dao Xin Gong].

Another type is a solid pill called "Marrow Cleansing Pill".

Of course, this "marrow cleansing" is not the same as that "marrow cleansing," and it is far from achieving the miraculous effect of "cleansing the marrow" in the game world.

It's more like a concentrated and enhanced version of a Qi-nourishing liquid, effectively clearing toxins accumulated in the body due to environmental pollution and poor-quality food, thus improving physical condition. After taking one, ordinary people can clearly feel a sense of relaxation and increased energy for work.

These two products are like two extremes compared to the gene-based drugs that have been passed down from the Upper City District on the market.

Lee's New Science Pharmaceuticals is a prime example of gene therapy, with immediate effects. A single injection can dramatically increase strength and speed in a short period of time.

However, the cost is the depletion of life's potential; long-term use can cause irreversible damage to the body, and the price is so high that ordinary people simply cannot afford it.

Lin Yuan's products, on the other hand, take a subtle and gradual approach.

They are cheap; the price of a bottle of Qi-nourishing liquid is equivalent to the cost of several days' meals for an average worker in the central urban area.

They are safe, have no side effects, and fundamentally improve a person's physical condition, rather than exploiting the resources of others.

This directly impacted the interests of Zhongcheng District Pharmaceutical Group, which was affiliated with established families in Shangcheng District.

They sell expensive, highly effective drugs, while Lin Yuan sells inexpensive health supplements. However, the effects of these supplements are enough to make most people no longer need their highly effective drugs.

"Since they want to make a move, let's see if they have the strength. You take one of your junior disciples with you."

Bringing along dozens of top-tier martial arts experts, it's time to warn these annoying flies and let them know that Qin's Pharmaceuticals is not some ant they can be easily bullied.

Lin Yuan's words were laced with sarcasm. The Qin Group was no longer the same as it had been ten years ago, where he had to cower and grovel to survive.

Putting aside his current cultivation level of the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm, no one without an S-rank Awakened or a Master of Demons can do anything to him.

Take, for example, the twenty people he personally planted the demonic seed in, the lowest of whom were all direct disciples of the first level of the Innate Realm. They were not so easy to deal with, not to mention the hundreds of ordinary martial arts apprentices who were top-notch experts.

Throughout the entire South City Central District, he could overthrow the rule of the aristocratic families at any time if he wanted to, and the Qin Family Martial Arts School had already begun to spread to the Lower City District.

Once the middle and lower districts are completely under his control, the entire southern city will truly belong to him.

However, he is not in a hurry to break ties with the powerful families.

After all, he has the advantage of time; it's not too late to turn against him when he breaks through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

"Yes, teacher!"

Amu grinned, revealing a cruel smile.

Over the years, he has diligently practiced martial arts under his master's guidance, and his cultivation level has already reached the seventh level of the Innate Realm.

He had mastered the Purple Illusion Demon Eye technique that he had longed for since he was a child, and with his proficient external martial arts skills, he possessed a power he had never imagined before.

Those powerful figures in the central district who once commanded his respect have now become ants he can crush at any moment.

With a sharp weapon in the body, the murderous heart starts from the beginning.

Those guys who dare to flaunt their unfair contracts in front of him every day are simply protected by powerful families.

But in the end, the greatest truth in this world is that one's own strength is the only true measure of success.

Just as Amu went down to prepare.

Zhongcheng District, the 18th District.

A man wearing a monocle, with half his face made of metal, and dressed in a white coat, led a beautiful young woman into this familiar yet unfamiliar district.

"Ten years have passed. I never imagined that I would return to this area one day."

The girl behind him looked around curiously. "Dr. Li, did you come from here before?"

"Yes, Little One!"

Li Xiao glanced back at the girl, his gaze quite gentle.

The girl who once refused to follow him has now become an A-level Ghost Master.

If she grows for a while longer, she will be an S-rank Ghost Master in no time.

"So what's the purpose of our trip here?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously. The stubbornness she had in her childhood was no longer visible on her face; now, all that remained was the curiosity of a simple young girl.

"We've come here to investigate the strange force that's spreading from the southern part of the city."

"You mean the martial arts school!"

Li Xiao nodded.

"Yes, I met a strange boy in the black market of District 18. His strength was very similar to the martial arts that were gradually emerging in the lower city."

That's why the organization sent me here to investigate, and to broaden your horizons.

After all, you've been in the North District organization for ten years; it's time to come out and see the world.

"Oh!" Su Xiaoxiao drawled, her eyes flickering slightly.

She didn't tell the organization that she had actually seen that kind of power called martial arts.

The little boy etched deepest in her memory was the one she had been searching for.

"Then why don't we just arrest an ordinary citizen and question them?"

Li Xiao gave a bitter smile. The organization had done this before, but they couldn't get any useful information out of them.

At most, we could only trace the clues to the South City Central District by following the name.

The organization is extremely envious of such methods that can suppress the supernatural. If they could be used by the organization, then our Ghost Master Association would surely have the power to turn against the powerful families.

"Don't the powerful families care? After all, this is a force that can threaten them."

A hint of disdain appeared on Li Xiao's face.

"How could those high and mighty guys possibly respect the power possessed by a bunch of lowly commoners?"

For them, anything that isn't another way of using the word "quack" won't attract their attention.

After all, only a demon can kill a demon; this rule is practically ingrained in their very bones.

"Besides, it's because our organization, the Ghost Masters, often hangs out in the lower city that we've noticed the extraordinary nature of this power."

For this force to attract the attention of the powerful families, it would need to create at least a significant upheaval.

Otherwise, the powerful clans that have been living in comfort for too long would never have turned their attention to the lower city.

"Oh...is that so!"

Su Xiaoxiao gave a meaningful reply.

"Alright, let's go! Come back to the Li family with me first. Recently, the Li family has secretly borrowed quite a few C-level Ghost Masters from me. I'm sure they'll make some moves!"

"And then there's Qin's Pharmaceuticals and Qin's Martial Arts School. Looks like that kid did pretty well back then!"

The last sentence was recited silently in Li Xiao's mind.

He vividly remembered that the place he had recommended to that child was the prestigious gym in the 15th district, and the gym's owner happened to be surnamed Qin.

He didn't tell the organization this, although the organization's higher-ups are now aware of this force.

However, the organization nowadays is so similar to those powerful families. Although he finds it useful, it is not as important as he claims. He is only slightly interested in it.

His real idea was to find that kid himself, then take control of him, usurp his position, and secretly develop this new force into his own.

His path as a master of deception has come to an end.

In ten years, his rank only advanced one step, from C-level to B-level, not even as good as the little girl he adopted.

The side effects of the Demon Master's abilities are now becoming apparent, and he is nearing the end of his life.

How could he be content with this? You must know that a Ghost Master who has not reached the S-rank Ghost Master level has no ability to live a second life.

The aristocratic families only knew that the lifespan of the Ghost Masters was very short, but they did not know that the Ghost Masters had their own methods to extend their lifespan.

Any S-rank Trickster whose soul is infinitely close to being a Trickster, will survive in a Trickster-like manner for a short period of time after their death.

As long as there are living people nearby, they can forcibly occupy the body and live another life. And this number of times is almost unlimited as long as the soul of an S-level Ghost Master is not exhausted.

Therefore, becoming an S-rank Ghost Master is another form of immortality.

Otherwise, after hundreds of years of fighting, their Ghost Master Association would have been worn down by the powerful families long ago, since all Awakened Ones have an initial lifespan of several hundred years.

As long as they are not killed by their own kind, they can easily enjoy a long lifespan.

As for the SS-level Ghost Masters, there is currently only one association, and that is the president of the Ghost Masters Association.

Based on Li Xiao's deduction of the chairman's age, that guy has lived for at least two hundred years.

He hasn't changed bodies in all this time. According to the organization's speculation, perhaps when he reaches the SS-level Ghost Master level, he will achieve a symbiotic relationship with the supernatural in another way, just like the Awakened Ones, and there will be no more side effects that consume his lifespan.

Why did he leave the Li family and join the Ghost Master Association after failing to inherit the Ghost Vein?

All they want is to become stronger and have the power to control their own destiny.

However, the power of a B-rank Ghost Master is far from enough; he needs to become stronger.

And that brat's power is what he covets.

Only someone who has personally experienced that power can understand how great its potential is in suppressing strange forces.

As for whether he could control that kid, Li Xiao had no doubt about it.

Because he had also seen those martial artists in the lower city, he could only say that dealing with them was far too easy. Once the Ghost Domain was activated, those guys were powerless to resist.

Even after ten years of growth, that kid still didn't believe he had the same potential as Su Xiaoxiao.

After all, Su Xiaoxiao was an SS-level containment subject, but she is only an A-level subject now.

Even if he, an ordinary child, accidentally came into contact with that strange power, he could never surpass Su Xiaoxiao.

If handled properly, and with Su Xiaoxiao by his side, he didn't believe he couldn't control that kid.