No strange things are allowed to evolve!

What's worse, he had no bottom line when faced with the sect leader's heavy military orders.

This means that no matter how much Jiang Shu teases or insults him, he has to shamelessly smile and offer his face for Jiang Shu to slap.

This is pure torture.

Elder Sun has decided to lay his cards on the table.

He looked remorseful and sincerely expressed his regret:

"Okay, I admit, after I saw your name, your face, and the reason you were blacklisted that day, I decided to target you."

This is my problem; I didn't expect you to be so capable.

Therefore, the sect leader has instructed me today to apologize to you no matter what, to gain your forgiveness, and then to return to the sect with me and become a disciple of my sect.

"If you want to blame someone, blame me. Please don't take it out on the sect. Actually, our Late Bloomer Sect has always been very fair. This time, it was my personal fault that caused you trouble, and I hope you... won't hold a grudge!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I hate people who are insincere with me the most."

His attitude was so sincere that Jiang Shu's expression finally softened.

What Jiang Shu said earlier, as well as the compliance test downstairs, were all part of a probe. Seeing the other party's attitude, Jiang Shu was already certain that last night's job-hunting campaign had been a great success.

However, Jiang Shu has always been someone who doesn't let things go when he's in the right. In fact, if Elder Sun had been a little more assertive, Jiang Shu wouldn't have been so disrespectful, since he really needed the insurance of achieving great things later in life.

Unfortunately, Elder Sun couldn't keep his composure, so it's no wonder that Jiang Shu took advantage of him.

Therefore, his words still carried a barb.

"I know that, otherwise you wouldn't have come to see me specifically today. But from what you're saying, if I hadn't made such a commotion, then wouldn't that mean...?"

"How could that be?" Elder Sun realized his mistake and quickly tried to make amends: "As the saying goes, gold shines wherever it is. Even if I am blind to your talent, there will always be people with discerning eyes who can recognize its worth. Who would let a pearl like you be tarnished?"

"Hey, you're right about that."

Jiang Shu nodded in agreement:

"I never expected to be so lucky. After messing around for a few days, I actually met the true disciples of various sects."

And they certainly had a discerning eye; they contacted me first thing this morning. Elder Sun, you're late."

Upon hearing this, Elder Sun felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and asked with trembling lips, "Really...really?"

"You still don't believe me?"

Jiang Shu opened his phone's email and pointed the screen at Elder Sun:

"Look, they've already given me the insurance. As long as I add some general cultivation points to it, I can freely practice their techniques."

The four major sects contacted Jiang Shu early in the morning. Bai Yuanyi, Lin Xian'er, and Qin Tian bombarded Jiang Shu with text messages. Liu Ruyi even appeared on Jiang Shu's hotel bed. If Jiang Shu hadn't discovered it early, it probably wouldn't have been as simple as sleeping until he naturally woke up.

They all sent the completed insurance policies directly to Jiang Shu, letting him choose for himself.

At first, Jiang Shu was a little surprised, thinking that it was not something that could be obtained after a complicated and solemn initiation ceremony, but was just given to him directly?

After careful study, he discovered that this was because the cultivation methods in this world were extremely special. The insurance issued by the sect was not something that anyone could use. Only authorized individuals could use the insurance for cultivation.

In other words, the major sects are not afraid of their cultivation techniques being leaked. Without an identity verified by the power of Heaven, even if they obtain the cultivation technique, they cannot cultivate it.

Considering that Jiang Shu could only cultivate one technique in the end anyway, the four major sects, in order to show their sincerity, directly provided Jiang Shu with insurance that he could use simply by signing it.

They weren't worried about Jiang Shu signing his name without actually joining their sect, because once a cultivator signs their name, they become deeply bound to the sect they belong to. No matter how much you practice or how far you progress, you can't do anything to betray the sect, or you'll be punished by the Heavenly Dao and become a cripple.

They were more than happy for Jiang Shu to sign, so that even if Jiang Shu didn't join their sect or practice their techniques, he wouldn't do anything to harm their sect.

As the saying goes, it doesn't matter who has nuclear weapons; what matters is that no matter who has them, they won't launch them at me.

So even though Elder Sun saw that Jiang Shu had received the insurance, but he hadn't clearly stated where he was going, Elder Sun wasn't too worried: "You probably haven't decided where you're going yet, right? It's just a contract, I can send it to you right away, you can think about it again?"

“It’s too late.” Jiang Shu put away his phone and shook his head: “I’ve already decided to go to the Unyielding Sect. They’re willing to cover my cultivation expenses. They’ll give me as much as I need.”

“I can make that decision myself, and I might even give them more,” Elder Sun said earnestly.

"It's too late. Actually, I've decided to join the hard-working faction. Besides the quota, they're also willing to let me be their successor."

"That's fine. It's just a successor. The cultivators of our Late Bloomer Sect are all detached from worldly affairs, and the position of successor has always been vacant. If you want, we can arrange one for you immediately." Elder Sun said without changing his expression.

"It's too late. What I really want to go to is the Immunity to All Diseases Sect. Not only can I be the heir, but they also want to marry their chief senior sister to me."

Elder Sun's expression changed slightly, but he gritted his teeth and persevered: "I...I actually have a granddaughter."

But unexpectedly.

"It's too late! The 'Many Children, Many Blessings' sect offers much better terms. If I go, I can have a harem. Besides the eldest sister, the sect leader will also cultivate with me."

"You...I..."

This really stumped Elder Sun.

They are late bloomers who value health and wellness the most. Forget about having a harem; even indulging in excessive sexual activity is a major taboo.

How can this be good?

Elder Sun pondered for a long time before finally coming up with a plan. His face hardened: "As long as you come to the Late Bloomer Sect, become its successor, and cultivate to the level of a Perilous Saint, I won't mind launching the Third Perilous Realm War. When we take down the Many Children, Many Blessings Sect, you can still have a harem!"

"Wow..." Jiang Shu was shocked: "You dare to make such a promise? You're ruthless!"

What do you think?

"Send it!"

......

After agreeing on the reporting time, Jiang Shu waved goodbye to Elder Sun, who was beaming with joy.

With a faint smile, he closed the door to the factory director's office.

I'm sorry, Elder Sun, I was actually lying to you.

I have to be all!

He signed all five insurance policies and then distributed them to himself and the Four Heavenly Kings.

[Mission Objective 1: Collect all five insurance techniques] [Completed]

[Activate Mission Objective 2.]

[Mission Objective Two: Cultivate to the level of the Emperor of Peril, find the reason for the failure to ascend in the previous life, break through the barriers of the Insurance Continent, and travel to the Great Thousand World!]

"Cultivating to the level of the Perilous Emperor?" Jiang Shu compared the strategy guide to the Nightmare level and thought to himself that it had indeed become much more difficult.

If it's Nightmare difficulty, you only need to train to a one-star Grand Master and then fulfill the three-year agreement with the person who killed your parents.

"It seems we can't waste any more time."

With this in mind, Jiang Shu evenly distributed his existing 10,000 points of general cultivation points across the five major insurance schemes, starting them up without hesitation. As for which ones to focus on, he would decide after receiving the final payment.

Just as his cultivation was being allocated to the five major insurances, Jiang Shu suddenly sensed a violent anomaly.

"How could this be?!"

Chapter Sixty-Five: Shit Mountain Code Takes Off

Even faster than the recharge feedback from the five major insurance policies arrived was the firewall notification from the Heart of the Wilderness—

[One negative restriction caused by the incubator has been prevented.]

Just as Jiang Shu was puzzled, the five major cultivation techniques had already been purified into a cracked version by the Great Wilderness Heart, which actually read Jiang Shu's data in the real world outside the incubation site and the data of the Four Heavenly Kings who served as the interface between the cultivation techniques.

Jiang Shu was taken aback: "Restrictions on cultivation techniques are all considered negative statuses?"

In an instant, the handsaw puppet, having secured the insurance of late blooming, burst forth with dazzling golden light, and countless points of light surged into its body from the air.

As the most senior master craftsman in the creative workshop, with thousands of years of experience, the "late bloomer insurance" began calculating its returns as early as when he turned 22, or even when he was still human.

Even if the amount of general cultivation points deposited is only two thousand, over a time span of thousands or millions of days, even a small amount of feedback will accumulate into a terrifying amount.

The handsaw puppet exclaimed in delight, "Master! I feel like as long as I digest this cultivation, I'll immediately become much stronger, at least tens of millions stronger!"

"Only tens of millions? But considering the interest rate, it's normal." Jiang Shu nodded.

With a cultivation level of tens of millions, according to his understanding, it was equivalent to barely reaching the threshold of a dangerous sect.

Although the feedback is not much and it's not a shortcut to success, it's still much better than starting from scratch as initially envisioned.

Moreover, there may not be only this many...

"I need to digest this quickly." Seeing that the harvest was nearing its peak, the hand saw puppet thought it should immediately convert this cultivation into its own power and then give it back to Jiang Shu as soon as possible.

But Jiang Shu stopped him.

"Don't digest it yet!"

Jiang Shu pondered and said, "This is only the result of sealing two thousand points of general cultivation. If more points were sealed, we might be able to get even more. Now that you've used up these cultivation points, I'm worried that adding more won't count."

“That makes sense, I’ll keep it for now.” The hand saw puppet nodded, then looked intently at the others with Jiang Shu.

The scissor puppet also exhibits unusual phenomena at this time.

He was covered by the Unyielding Insurance, having been unemployed for millennia since the Creative Craftsman set that great fire, plunging the entire kingdom into slumber.

Although he only had this one job from beginning to end, and his unemployment period was less than the number of times he was unemployed, no matter what, quantitative change can always lead to qualitative change.

When unemployment lasts long enough, the rewards can be substantial.

Similarly, the spindle puppet, which received the "hard-working insurance" (a reward for its tireless work), inevitably encountered countless minor bumps and bruises while working due to thousands of years of slumber, and even died once due to the Creative Workshop, thus also receiving a huge compensation for its work-related injury.

Jiang Shu, who received the "immunity to all diseases" insurance, also received a huge one-time gift because he had survived many diseases that ordinary people consider incurable and even developed resistance to them.

In total, the cultivation levels that the three of them can obtain are roughly the same.

The only thing that hasn't changed is the hammer golem.

He didn't react at all when he saw the other four people in their colorful outfits.

He said with a long face, "It's no use, Master. Even if we start counting from when I came of age, whether I was a person, a doll, or your servant now, I've always been a bachelor and have never had any children!"

"Hmm..." Jiang Shu thought for a moment, "Then you can try this."

He traded his immunity insurance for the Hammer Puppet.

The next moment, he also successfully exploded.

"It's here! I can feel it!" The hammer puppet exclaimed with delight. "I was saved by the Creative Craftsman when I was suffering from a terminal illness. Although I don't know what kind of terminal illness it was, it must be difficult to cure, otherwise I wouldn't be emitting so much light like you guys!"

But Jiang Shu suddenly shook his head and said, "That's not how it's calculated."

"Huh?" the hammer puppet asked, puzzled.

“You only have one terminal illness,” Jiang Shu said proudly, “but I’ve had dozens!”

"Uh... Master is amazing!" The hammer puppet first praised him, then asked, "But what's the connection between the two?"

"Your world's medical technology is far inferior to mine, and apart from creative artisans, no one knows how to use what you call magic."

"Yes."

"So, what is incurable in your world may not be incurable in my world, but what is incurable in my world will definitely be incurable in your world, so," Jiang Shu sighed, "Don't you find it strange? Despite being far fewer in number than me, the light emitted by the hammer and the cultivation gained are no less than mine."

"This..." The four puppets looked at each other in bewilderment.

"This suggests that the magic the creative artisans used to turn you into dolls was likely not a blessing, but a more terrible disease, or even a curse. After all, you shouldn't have had any other illnesses besides this, right?"

The hammer-shaped puppet was taken aback, but still nodded stiffly: "Yes..."

“The insurance against all diseases will only be triggered after the disease is cured.” Jiang Shu said earnestly, “So I turned you into puppets. Although it seems like I made you lose your beloved jobs, I was actually saving you and helping you break the terrible curse.”

"So...that's how it is?"

Jiang Shu smiled with relief: "I did feel guilty towards you all. After all, you were already free, but I pulled you back because I couldn't let go of the time we spent together. I always felt a little sorry for you. I didn't consider whether you wanted to stay by my side, and I didn't dare to ask..."

Seeing Jiang Shu's genuine emotions, the four of them immediately became anxious and quickly explained and comforted him: "We never thought that way. We have always been very grateful to you and are willing to follow you. Even if we didn't know about today's incident, we didn't have any bad thoughts."

"That's good." Jiang Shu wiped his eyes. "But this result is a shot in the arm for me. At least it lets me know that I did the right thing and that I truly helped you get rid of the curse."

"Yes, yes, it's all thanks to you."

"So you will definitely do your best to complete the tasks I assign you in the future, regardless of whether the remote control is in my hands or not, you will listen to me from the bottom of your hearts, right?"

"Of course!" the four immediately declared their loyalty.

"That's great." Jiang Shu's face showed relief.

Now, the influence of creative artisans in their hearts is definitely far less than that of themselves.

The influence of creative artisans on them has officially disappeared from this day forward.

However, the four did not enjoy their happiness for long after they had truly opened their hearts to Jiang Shu and been able to gain a wise leader.