Chapter 851: Bonus Update in Progress..._2

Chapter 851 -409: Bonus Update in Progress…_2

The loose cultivator at Qi Cultivation Third Layer next door, Li Fu, surprisingly called out to him, but his words were full of mockery, “Big Dog, it’s rare for you not to kneel and call me Brother Li today, as if the sun has risen from the west.”

“Fellow Daoist Li, let’s chat another day. I’m going back to tend to my injuries.”

Wen Jiu ignored him, because in the original memory, the derogatory nickname “Big Dog” was one he gave him.

The original self could only agree with timid joy and flattery, offering a few words of praise, but he neither wanted to learn nor could he.

Because he had a backbone.

Could bow.

But could not kneel.

A man kneels only to heaven, earth, and parents.

“Hmm? Why is this guy behaving so unusually today?” Seeing Wen Jiu salute calmly and then turn to enter his house, Li Fu was a bit surprised. He was ready to say some sarcastic words when Wen Jiu tried to flatter him.

The beautiful woman next to him casually responded, “Perhaps he’s injured and feeling unwell.”

With those words.

She glanced at the house where Wen Jiu lived.

Her eyes filled with pity.

Li Fu scoffed lightly, too lazy to say more, “Who told this guy not to heed my advice, already in his thirties with no talent or courage, kneeling to please whoever he meets? Why bother being a cultivator? Had he followed the caravan and left Black Water Town earlier, left the Cultivation Realm, he wouldn’t be injured today. Now that he’s hurt, he’s likely unable to work as a demon slayer. Next month, I bet he’ll have to pay rent with his life!”

“Alright, say no more.”

Under the urging of the beautiful woman, Li Fu turned and entered the house.

In the house.

Wen Jiu was reflecting on Li Fu’s words.

So, he could leave Black Water Town, even leave the Cultivation Realm.

For someone in his situation, leaving the Cultivation Realm and living a mortal life might be the best choice.

Staying in Black Water Town, let alone cultivating, even surviving was difficult.

This month’s rent was saved up, but what about next month?

Or the month after that?

Without other skills to make a living, if something unexpected happened and he got injured, unable to work as a demon slayer.

Then there would be no income at all.

Thinking of this, Wen Jiu, who always believed in having a side job, quickly searched his memory for the skills of the original self.

What else could he do besides working as a demon slayer?

After all, even though Black Water Town wasn’t big, it had over ten thousand cultivators, so there should be other jobs to earn Spirit Stones.

However.

After searching through the memory.

The available jobs weren’t something a mere Qi Cultivation First Layer could do. For someone as ordinary as him at Qi Cultivation First Layer, only demon flesh shops would hire him to work as a demon slayer, responsible for dismembering demon corpses.

“Perhaps there are other things to do, just that the original self didn’t discover them.” Wen Jiu tried to think positively.

If not necessary.

He still didn’t want to choose to leave Black Water Town.

After all, in essence, it was still cultivation.

If he really couldn’t find a better-paying job, then he would choose to leave Black Water Town and live a mortal life.

With Qi Cultivation First Layer as security.

And selling the items from the Cultivation Realm for silver taels.

It might not be a life of wealth and power in the Mortal World, but at least he could live comfortably for a lifetime.

By doing a bit of business, he might become a wealthy landlord and marry ten or eight beautiful wives.

Thinking of this, Wen Jiu once again opened the storage bag to carefully see what valuable items he had now.

As for the house, Wen Jiu didn’t bother to look at it again because he’d already seen it hundreds of times in these three days. In the house bare of curtains, the most valuable items might be those porcelain and ornaments on the antique shelf.

For example, the Jadeite Jade Disc on the antique shelf, made of icy jadeite, would be absurdly valuable on Blue Star, but in Black Water Town, in the Cultivation Realm, this thing was just a piece of useless Stone.

There was also a piece of Bloodstone the size of two fists, vividly red, and probably worth a fortune on Blue Star.

But as the saying goes.

This item was simply worthless in this world.

Then, Wen Jiu opened the storage bag.

Not many items appeared before his eyes.

Firstly, the first three volumes of the Qi Cultivation Technique “Changmo Technique”, one volume for each of the Qi Cultivation First Layer, three volumes could be cultivated to Qi Cultivation Third Layer.

Not valuable.

A common item.

It could be bought with just one piece of Spiritual Sand.

In addition, there was only a bag of inferior grade Spirit Rice, roughly three to five catties.

Only enough to eat for three to five days.

In the original memory, this was the only thing he could afford to eat, about thirty catties in a month.

To maintain the strength to work as a demon slayer.

The cost was five pieces of Spiritual Sand.

However, for someone like the original self, who could only earn three Low-grade Spirit Stones a month, it was already quite expensive.

In addition to Spirit Rice, there was a butcher knife.

A knife used to dismember demon corpses, extremely sharp, weighing fifty catties, the only self-defense item on him.

Also, the most valuable item on him.

The original self called it – the Demon Slaying Blade, imposing and majestic.

Unfortunately.

Since buying it, it had only been used to cut himself.

…

As night fell.

All was still.

Peering through the window crack outside, the road outside was pitch-black, not a soul in sight.

All was calm and quiet.

Seemingly not dangerous.

But a memory kept reminding him not to open the door, not even to open the window crack.

The Exorcism Talisman hanging under the eaves could produce special magical power to protect the whole house, but once the door or window was opened, the Exorcism Talisman would lose its effect. Once it failed, it would be a catastrophe for those indoors.

Despite the fear, despite the apprehension, Wen Jiu couldn’t resist looking through the window crack, wanting to glimpse the demons of this world.

Even just a glance.

Of course.

It was only after confirming there was no danger from looking outside that Wen Jiu dared to do so.

If merely looking outside would lead to violent death, no matter how curious, he wouldn’t dare to do it.

Just at this time, at the edge of the night, a seductive woman in a red dress, barely clothed, holding a lantern, was fleeing in terror through the night, constantly calling for help as if something terrifying was chasing her from behind.

Upon closer inspection, her beauty exceeded any woman Wen Jiu had seen before, even surpassing Li Fu’s wife next door.

She was running while pounding on the doors and windows of the good houses along the way, trying to evoke sympathy in the hearts of those inside, even offering herself, but no one dared to open the door.

Soon.

She arrived at Wen Jiu’s door. Looking through the door crack, you could even see that glimpse of snow-white before her chest, and that…

Seeing this, Wen Jiu hurriedly withdrew his gaze.

Amitabha Buddha!

Who could possibly resist?

Even though the scene was so tantalizing, Wen Jiu was clear that it was a demon.

An evil being that consumed human organs!

Opening the door meant death.

“The demons of this world are truly vile, attacking my weaknesses!”

…

A night passed.

After getting up and opening the door, the loose cultivators on the street never mentioned the events of last night, as if to them it was an insignificant routine.

Wen Jiu too was too lazy to think about it anymore.

The urgent task was to make money.

Following the memory, he found the back door of the meat shop, and a knock on the door had a loose cultivator quickly opening it. Upon stepping inside, a strong, pungent smell of blood hit him, making him dizzy.

After a moment, Wen Jiu came to and gradually got used to this bloody smell. According to the memory, this was the bloody smell of demons, and it was poisonous. For ordinary people, it was deadly, though generally harmless to cultivators.

However, long-term inhalation could still cause certain effects on the body, the mild affecting cultivation and the severe causing paralysis.

But it was precisely because of its poison that a low-level cultivator like him, at Qi Cultivation First Layer, had a place to use his skills.

“In that sense, it’s just like on Blue Star.”

Wen Jiu sighed with emotion.

Following the memory, he found his meat case, with the continuous sounds of chopping and bone-cracking echoing in his ear.

Soon, someone brought in demon meat that resembled a huge tiger with sharp spines and a jet-black body, placing it on the chopping board. Wen Jiu circled this demon, and the memories of this demon followed.

Black Demon Tiger.

A type of demon with power comparable to Qi Cultivation First and Second Layers.

But to kill it, one might need Qi Cultivation Third Layer because demons had methods similar to cultivators, with thick skin and tough flesh. Encountering one at Qi Cultivation First and Second Layers, it was nearly a death sentence.