His name is Li Banfeng—”Feng” as in “mountain peak,” not “madness.” The doctor confirmed he is not insane.
To save a friend’s life, he stepped onto Platform 96, boarded the 11...
When Li Banfeng opened his eyes, a beautiful woman was helping him clean his wounds.
Halfway through wiping, the woman exclaimed: "This little thing is so energetic!"
Li Banfeng hurriedly got up, put on his clothes, looked at the woman and said, "Do we know each other?"
The woman laughed and said, "You just cleared the wasteland on my territory, and now you turn around and say you don't know me?"
"Are you the local god?"
The woman nodded: "My name is Meng Yuchun, what's your name?"
"My name is Li Qi, and all these things should be written in the deed."
"I have the deed ready, just write down your name."
Li Banfeng wrote his name, pressed his fingerprints, burned the deed, and sprinkled blood on the ground.
“These are things that should be done before land reclamation.”
Meng Yuchun explained: "I am different from other local gods. When I was reclaiming land here, I followed this rule!"
“How many people have been pioneering here before?”
"You're the only one here, so this is the rule."
Li Banfeng looked at the woman in front of him and said, "Don't you think this rule is a bit too hasty?"
Meng Yuchun shook his head and smiled, "It has been more than half a year since I became the local god. You are the first living person to enter my land.
This place is already so desolate, and I am still talking about so many useless rules and regulations, but I am asking when we can finally get through this?"
This place is indeed desolate. Li Banfeng looked around and asked, "Why did you choose such a place?"
"Is this something I can choose? I have to take whatever place the state offers me."
The origin of the local god is exactly what Li Banfeng wants to know.
Meng Yuchun speaks straightforwardly, even more straightforward than Qiu Luoye. As long as you treat him with sincerity, you should be able to get some information out of him.
"Does the local head god have to go to Neizhou?"
"Yes, how else can we upgrade to a higher level?"
Go up one level?
Li Banfeng asked, "What level of cultivation are you at now? If you don't want to tell me, forget it. I know I shouldn't ask others about their cultivation level casually."
Meng Yuchun smiled and said, "You should be able to guess even if I don't tell you. I only have one level of cultivation. I have only been in the new land for half a year. How many levels can I reach in this broken place?"
Li Banfeng couldn't guess: "What do you mean by this layer?"
Meng Yuchun was stunned: "Your cultivation is not low, but your knowledge is not much. I am definitely not the first level of the ground."
One floor of land?
I seem to have heard this concept somewhere.
Yes, the driver said so at the beginning.
The first time Li Banfeng rode in the rickshaw of Yaowanggou driver, Monkey Qiu asked the driver about his cultivation level. The driver said that he was a cultivator at the ground level. Li Banfeng was still a novice at that time and did not pay much attention to his way of expression.
Now I think that the word "earth" does not refer to a certain level, but represents a certain stage of practice.
In Pro Province, within the area that Li Banfeng is familiar with, all levels of cultivation may be at the land stage!
"So what is the name of your current layer?"
Meng Yuchun said, "I am now on the cloud level. Stop trying to trick me. I am not your master, nor your wife. Why should I teach you so much?"
Li Banfeng sat next to Meng Yuchun and asked sincerely, "I am a good land reclaimer. I can reclaim a lot of wasteland here in the future. If you give me some pointers, I can help you a lot in the future."
Meng Yuchun rolled his eyes at Li Banfeng and said, "What's the point of you opening up the wasteland by yourself? My popularity in this area is not increasing!"
"It will grow. I know a lot of experts who are good at land reclamation. I will bring them all here. With a little accumulation, this place can slowly become a decent place."
Meng Yuchun frowned: "Why should I believe you?"
"If you don't believe me, we can sign a contract. Within a month, I will bring people to open up the wasteland. Isn't it much better than you waiting here for half a year without seeing anyone?"
Meng Yuchun thought for a moment and said, "Your cultivation is indeed not low. You will know some things sooner or later. I will tell you what I can tell you, and don't force me to tell you what I can't tell you."
Li Banfeng nodded and said, "Let's talk about the upper layer of the cloud first. Can we upgrade to the upper layer of the cloud only after the land is built to the tenth layer?"
"Of course. It must be a solid ten-story building."
"What do you mean by the ten layers of formation?"
Meng Yuchun patiently explained: "To rise from nine to ten, one must pass the tribulation of life and death. If one succeeds in passing the tribulation, one can go to the cloud. Only when one reaches the cloud can one go to the inner state. Only when one goes to the inner state can one obtain the cultivation level above the cloud."
"What if I fail to survive the catastrophe?"
"That would be difficult, but it depends on the extent.
The so-called successful tribulation means that the body is destroyed, the soul is promoted, and it is intact.
If the soul is damaged, it is not impossible to recover.
The damage is less than 20%, and it can be repaired through many means. Once it is intact, there is still a chance to go to Neizhou.
If the soul damage is more than 20% and less than 50%, it will be difficult to repair.
This kind of soul will drift to Pro Province, and is called the Injured Demon. It is the most powerful type of evil spirits in Pro Province. It can survive in the world for a long time, and it can be regarded as having a destination.
If the soul is damaged by more than 50%, it will sleep in the earth until it slowly dissipates. Some souls are nourished by the house and become house spirits.
Such house spirits are rare, and if you can encounter one, it is a blessing for the house repairman. "
Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly.
My wife is definitely at more than ten levels. Who can compare to her blessing?
Li Banfeng asked again: "What if all the souls are damaged?"
Meng Yuchun was stunned: "You mean the soul is damaged, but the body is still there?"
Li Banfeng nodded.
"That's the cocoon-breaking pupa, the most miserable type. When this type of people transcend the tribulation, they use the wrong order and become the walking corpse. They can neither die nor live. They may even be raised as livestock."
Li Banfeng has seen the pupa emerge from its cocoon. The eldest brother in the lowly position is probably just a fighting beast in the eyes of the saints.
Li Banfeng then asked: "If you succeed in overcoming the tribulation and reach Neizhou, will you become a layer above the clouds?"
"No, once you reach the inner state, you can only be considered to be at the cloud level, just like a cultivator who has just entered the door. There is no level, and the life span is the same as that of ordinary people, there is no change."
"The lifespan hasn't changed? Didn't it become three times as long?" This is different from the knowledge Li Banfeng has.
Meng Yuchun shook his head and said, "That's a rumor spread by the world. If you want to triple your lifespan, you need to have the cultivation of the upper cloud level. If you want to go to the next level, you need the reward from the inner state."
Still need a reward?
"How can I get the reward?"
At this point, Meng Yuchun hesitated. She didn't want to directly mention the affairs of Neizhou.
"I don't want to tell you, can I show you?"
"How do you see it?" Li Banfeng couldn't understand.
Meng Yuchun smiled bitterly: "Maybe it's because I'm old, I don't know shame anymore."
She turned around and untied her robe.
The robe slowly slid down to below the knees.
Li Banfeng saw the fair skin and the densely packed scars on the skin.
Meng Yuchun said: "Did you see that? This is how the gift was earned.
I will not be like other women, giving my body to serve them. I am willing to be a thug or even a servant.
Whether you are a servant or a thug, you are just like an animal.
I can’t count how many times I was beaten, nor how many years I was beaten, before I was able to achieve the cultivation level of the upper cloud layer and the qualification of a local head god.”
Li Banfeng's eyes trembled. He asked Meng Yuchun to put on her clothes first, and then asked, "How did you endure it?"
"So what if I can't bear it? This isn't the hardest thing to bear. The hardest thing to bear is..." Meng Yuchun paused for a moment and said, "They killed my house spirit and ate it alive in front of me. I'm a coward. I didn't dare to say a word at that time."
Both sides were silent for a long time. Meng Yuchun lowered his head and said, "I shouldn't tell you this. They don't allow us to talk about their affairs.
I haven’t talked to anyone in a long time. No one in Nevada wants to talk to me, and I can’t see anyone here.”
Li Banfeng sighed: "So you are a home repairman."
Meng Yuchun nodded: "All the home cultivators in the world hate the travel cultivators, so I attacked you very harshly."
Li Banfeng lowered his head and pressed his hand between his eyebrows.
He has been working hard to improve his cultivation, and has always dreamed of reaching the tenth level one day and gaining three times the lifespan.
But what is the price behind tripling lifespan?
To be used as an animal?
Is this something he can accept?
"When you become a layer above the clouds, you return to Pro State?"
Meng Yuchun nodded and said, "I'm back. They rewarded me with a new piece of land and made me the local chief god.
I don’t have to come back. If I am appreciated by them, I can continue to be a servant in Neizhou and continue to practice.”
"Still want to be a servant?"
"There are many people who want to be servants. It all depends on whether they are willing to give alms."
"What's good about being a slave?" Li Banfeng didn't understand.
"If you stay in Neizhou, you can continue to improve your cultivation."
"If I'm not in Neizhou, I can't improve my cultivation?"
"Yes, but it needs popularity," Meng Yuchun pointed to the surrounding wasteland, "The cultivation of the local gods depends on popularity. The more popular they are, the faster their cultivation will grow.
But look, does this look like a popular place?
The life span of cultivators on the upper cloud level is usually around 300 years. This can be extended by taking elixirs, but it will not exceed 500 years at most.
When I die of old age, I’m afraid I won’t be able to reach the second floor of the cloud.”
Li Banfeng asked, "Will my life span increase when I advance to the second level of the cloud? Or will my life span change only when I reach the tenth level of the cloud?"
Meng Yuchun shook his head and said, "I don't know. I don't know if there are ten layers above the clouds. I don't even know what the second layer of the clouds is like.
No one ever told me that I was no different from an animal in Nevada, and no one would say anything extra to an animal. "
Is this how all the local gods came here?
Did those people whose strength was stronger than that of the local gods also come here in this way?
The peddler, the train driver, the miserable old woman, have they all had similar experiences?
It shouldn't be!
With their personalities, how could they possibly work as servants in Neizhou?
Li Banfeng asked, "If we don't go to Neizhou, can we reach Yunshang?"
"That's okay!"
Meng Yuchun only said two words, but it made Li Banfeng perk up.
"How?"
"Stealing and robbing."
Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "I am an honest man. Let's talk about the robbery first."
"To rob means to rob from the local gods, to rob their status, their identity, their cultivation."
Li Banfeng immediately became serious: "How do you rob?"
Meng Yuchun asked, "Do you know Green Water Beggar, the local god of Green Water Bay?"
“I don’t know him, but I’ve heard of him.”
"His cultivation was acquired through robbing, when he was at the ninth level.
Green Water Bay was originally called Huazi Bay. It was not his territory, but that of Qixiu Yuan Shoulu.
When Green Water Beggar was at the ninth level, he defeated Yuan Shoulu at the second level of Clouds, snatched the position of the Earth God, and forcibly swallowed Yuan Shoulu's cultivation and status. He himself was promoted to the second level of Clouds, saving both his soul and his body, and became the most powerful Earth God!"
Li Banfeng pinched his chin, unable to figure out the whole process.
The ninth floor reaches the second floor?
How many floors does this span?
How was this battle won?
PS: You can’t win no matter how hard you fight!
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