Taoist Master, wishing for a sacrifice-based system

The police looked at him with no sympathy in their eyes, only deep disgust.

"Li Hao, stop thinking about your computer. The explosion center is your computer case; there won't even be a trace left."

The police officer opened his notebook, his tone businesslike and devoid of any emotion.

"I'm now formally informing you of two things, so be prepared."

"First, regarding your malicious online rumors and defamation of religious sites, this morning, multiple of your social media accounts were collectively reported by tens of thousands of netizens. The internet monitoring department has intervened and verified that your accounts have engaged in serious violations such as long-term fabrication of evidence and inciting confrontation. Just two hours ago, all of your accounts across the entire internet were permanently banned. The relevant reports of your rumor-mongering have been posted on the homepages of major platforms."

Li Hao's eyes widened suddenly, his breathing became rapid, and the lines on the electrocardiogram monitor began to jump violently.

Account banned?!

All those millions of fans he painstakingly built up by profiting from others' suffering have vanished?!

"But that's not the worst part."

The head of the neighborhood committee stepped forward and held up a house appraisal report in front of Li Hao.

The report's cover bears a glaring red stamp—[Class D Dangerous Building]!

"Li Hao, according to the on-site investigation and determination by the expert team from the Housing and Construction Bureau, while the impact of the dump truck was indeed a contributing factor, the core reason for the structural collapse of Unit 3 and the subsequent natural gas explosion was your unauthorized demolition of the load-bearing wall of Room 202!"

The person in charge's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger.

"Now, the entire six-story building in Unit 3 of Jinxiu Jiayuan has been classified as a Class D dangerous building, at risk of collapsing at any moment! The life's work of the 36 households in the building has been destroyed because of your selfish desires!"

"The residents have been urgently evacuated and resettled. But the subsequent costs of demolishing the dilapidated building, rebuilding it, the huge resettlement compensation for the 36 households, and the compensation for the damage to the natural gas pipeline..."

"Besides the portion of the accident liability for the dump truck covered by the insurance company, you will personally bear over 70% of the remaining primary responsibility!"

"Preliminary estimate—"

The person in charge's lips moved, uttering a number that sent Li Hao plummeting into an ice cave.

"Twenty-five million."

"Furthermore, because the safety accident was caused by illegal and irregular renovations, the insurance will not cover it. If you can't repay this money, besides losing all your savings, you'll face enormous debts that you can't repay in this lifetime or the next!"

"Besides, there are dozens of homeless neighbors and creditors outside the hospital, waiting to kill you. You'd better pray you're strong enough."

"boom!"

Li Hao felt as if a nuclear bomb had exploded in his brain.

Twenty-five million!

Homes destroyed!

All accounts banned!

Public enemy number one!

He suddenly recalled the three incense sticks he had arrogantly stuck into the incense burner at Qingyun Temple yesterday.

He recalled that carefree young Taoist priest, who looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a dead man, and the words he uttered:

[I just suddenly realized, Mr. Li, this might be the most glorious day of your life.]

This is no Taoist priest.

This is practically a death sentence from the living Yama, the King of Hell, to take away souls!

"puff--!"

Overwhelmed by extreme fear, despair, and regret, Li Hao coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed unconscious on his hospital bed.

……

At this very moment, a huge commotion has erupted on the internet!

The news article, "Explosion at Jinxiu Jiayuan! A residential building turned into ruins!" was originally just an ordinary hot topic in the local social section.

Until someone captured an incredibly bizarre image in a rescue video from the rubble clearing site.

It was a security door, twisted and deformed from the explosion, lying askew in the rubble.

In the center of the door, a tattered piece of A3 paper was taped to it with transparent tape. On the paper, three large characters were clearly written—

【Qingyun Temple】.

Immediately afterwards, resourceful netizens discovered the name of the homeowner at the accident site—Li Hao!

And it has been confirmed that this Li Hao is the same arrogant and unscrupulous reporter who was in the Qingyun Temple live broadcast room yesterday!

For three seconds, the entire internet fell silent.

Then, the volcano of public opinion erupted completely and utterly in an unprecedentedly terrifying manner!

The same topic dominated the charts on major social media platforms, short video apps, and forums almost simultaneously!

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!! I'm getting goosebumps all over!! Everyone, check the news!]

What did the reporter wish for yesterday? "If the Taoist temple is a scam, may it collapse tomorrow and become ruins!"

[And the result? The Taoist temple didn't collapse, but his own house did! What the hell is this if not Final Destination?!]

Look at the photos! The words "Qingyun Temple" are still pasted on his door! It's like God mistook his house for Qingyun Temple and forcibly demolished it!

[This is too precise! This law of cause and effect, this retribution, is fucking too precise! It gave him back every single word!]

I'll never dare to speak recklessly again. This Qingyun Temple is not to be trifled with, really not to be trifled with...

……

"It's exploded... the entire internet is completely exploding..."

In the early morning at Qingyun Temple, Su Nian stared intently at her phone screen, her fingers trembling slightly uncontrollably.

In just a few hours, the entire internet seemed to have experienced a magnitude 10 earthquake. Major news apps, short video platforms, and Weibo's trending topics were all dominated by the same extremely bizarre and visually striking image!

#Top trending topic: #Li Hao's house turned into ruins, Qingyun Temple appears on the door# (Breaking)

Second trending topic: #Final Destination Real-Life? The Terrifying Closed Loop of Causality# (Boiling Point)

Third on the trending list: #CyberCultivation, Boundless Power! Which deity does Qingyun Temple actually enshrine? # (Trending)

The photo of the three large characters "Qingyun Temple" pasted on a twisted security door amidst ruins and rubble went viral online.

Meanwhile, in the backend data of various platforms, the number of followers of Qingyun Temple's official account is soaring at an alarming rate!

100,000, 300,000, 500,000...

Almost overnight, it broke the one million mark! And it's still jumping at a rate of hundreds per second!

Netizens were caught in a mix of extreme shock, fear, and fervor.

Su Nian took a deep breath and suddenly pushed open the wooden door of the main hall.

"Qin Ferry!"

She strode in, shoved her phone screen in front of Qin Du, her chest heaving, her beautiful eyes fixed on the young man in the worn-out Taoist robe, as if trying to see into his soul.

"Tell me the truth!"

Su Nian's voice trembled slightly, barely suppressed: "Did you already know his house would collapse?! The way you looked at him yesterday was strange! Do you know some kind of evil magic? Or... do you understand Qimen Dunjia and Feng Shui killing formations?!"

It's no wonder Su Nian thought that way.

This is truly bizarre! Just yesterday, he was spouting nonsense in the Taoist temple, saying that if the temple was a fraud, he would let it collapse into ruins. Today, the temple is perfectly fine, but his own house is in ruins! Even the temple's name is still pasted on the door, as if God himself came to forcibly demolish it!