Chapter 53 Rectifying the Blasphemers, Chu Jue.
Recently, male spiritual practitioners have discovered that their power has been inexplicably drained away. Although they do not know the reason, none of them have spoken out.
The women who had planned to participate in the second round of registration also discovered that the success rate of killing petty thieves had recently become extremely high, making it even easier than before.
Until finally a man couldn't stand it anymore and started asking questions—everything became chaotic.
The management office's order was disrupted. Zhu Xi took advantage of the chaos, pretending to be deeply saddened by her father's situation. Amid the men's "nonsense" rejections, she forcefully began a tug-of-war in the name of the heir.
Jiang Mi successfully joined the Menstrual Cult and, from the perspective of someone who had been there, spoke to women who were like "their former selves" about the hypocritical facade of these scoundrels.
Cookie is happy to be heading in the same direction as Jiang fans again.
She led the members of the Co-prosperity Group and the Mutual Aid Team to join the ranks of those supporting Zhu Xi.
The clash between faith and reality is about to erupt, with the two deities clearly divided into opposing camps.
—This chaotic battle lasted for several days, but none of this turmoil affected Chu Jue.
As one of the spiritual icons within the sect, Chu Jue continued to live the same repetitive day.
"It's so lively, every day." Ji Linyuan would sigh to himself every day while monitoring the Star Network, keeping watch over the spiritual veins and slacking off.
One ordinary afternoon, Chu Jue received a settlement notification from the system.
Main Quest (Advanced) Required Merit Points: 100370/100000
[The main (advanced) quest has been detected as complete. The system is verifying it. Please wait patiently.]
Chu Jue asked in confusion, "There's a settlement? What kind of reward will we get this time?"
Ji Linyuan was surprised: "The settings I configured haven't been updated in a long time, and this system can't fool you anymore—no, I mean it's not very useful anymore, so why is it still updating automatically?"
She and Chu Jue asked the designer about it, but the designer was pretending to be out of control.
"That's strange." Ji Linyuan poked the designer's external equipment. "Could it be that some kind of malware has infiltrated it?"
Chu Jue removed her fingers from his head: "No."
She could sense that the designer was doing well.
"Either there's no reward, or it's a small reward that the designer wanted to give you," Ji Linyuan analyzed.
"OK."
Chu Jue recalled that the designer had proactively registered an account a few days ago and replied to her post.
[11113L][X113 Armor]: Chu Jue is going home, Chu Jue is going home.
Chu Jue guessed, "It's probably related to the expectation of going home."
Ji Linyuan continued to stroke Chu Jue's head, having a conversation with the designer across time: "Oh dear, Grandma's good eldest daughter, Grandma also wants to go home."
Just as the two were about to start gesturing at each other, the system notification sounded again.
[Main Quest (Final Stage) Required Merit Points: 100370/1000000]
Not only has the final stage been updated, but the required merit points have also reached an astonishing one million.
Aside from that, no reward was shown. It seems the previous verification was just a formality.
Chu Jue: "...Stingy, designer."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the system refreshed with a rare side quest.
[A side quest has been posted for you. Please select whether to accept it.]
[Side Quest to be accepted: Reveal [Their Secrets]]
[Mission Completion Reward: [Its Secret] to be Unlocked]
Their secret? Its secret?
What other secrets does it hold?
The "secret" of the central area has been uncovered by the two, and the theft by the false god has been gradually analyzed. The former may refer to this matter.
But the reward was beyond Chu Jue's comprehension—it turned out that they possessed undiscovered secrets.
So mysterious?
"Good heavens, how come there are things I don't know?" Ji Linyuan was surprised.
"It doesn't matter what it is." Chu Jue maintained his previous attitude. "Accept."
Since we're going to do the side quests anyway, we might as well treat the rewards as a bonus and take them if we want.
"Is the designer pushing for progress?" Ji Linyuan guessed her thoughts. "Since a side quest has been released, it means that the unfinished business with the church can be resumed soon."
They had planned to expose the affair between the central district and the false gods when they finally resolved the issue with the church.
The power of false gods has been weakened considerably due to the shift in faith, making this an opportune time to implement [the plan].
—But to their surprise, the church took the initiative to contact them again before they could.
Ji Linyuan and Chu Jue exchanged a glance: "Doesn't this plot seem familiar to you?"
Chu Jue nodded: "Then let's do the same thing again."
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The familiar unfolding, the familiar notification.
"Those who blaspheme will be executed."
Different lines.
Chu Jue noticed a strange change in these men. She couldn't quite put her finger on what it was, but she felt they were even more "familiar" than before.
"Um?"
The church treated today as a triumphant symphony of celebration, and proactively launched a live broadcast of the public execution.
Chu Jue looked at the crowd. There were several more women representing the central area, including Zhu Xi, whom she recognized.
Zhu Xi winked at her and gave her a "don't worry" sign.
Chu Jue didn't understand why she seemed more at ease.
The cooperation between the church and the administration was not smooth, as the internal turmoil within the administration made it difficult for them to focus. The administrators were fighting against both external and internal enemies, and even the issue of vacant positions was a source of great anxiety.
But since they had chosen to deal with these matters, they were determined to maintain the existing system no matter what, because the church gave them confidence—the men still remembered the divine message delivered by the white-robed archbishop that day—Chu Jue was doomed.
They rattled off so many accusations, and Chu Jue merely grunted in response, making them seem utterly unreasonable. An awkward silence fell. Just as the man in the white robe was about to continue, he was interrupted by a woman who appeared out of nowhere:
"On behalf of the management office, I express my objection. Your side is making baseless accusations without even providing any evidence. How can you start labeling people like this?"
Zhu Xi finished in one go; she had already considered what kind of fate awaited the men in the church and the administration.
Both sides believed the other was doomed. What should have been a serious and authoritative exchange devolved into a shouting match or debate, with each side sticking to their own version of events.
The man beside Zhu Xi wanted to scold her for being ridiculous, but Zhu Xi quickly covered his mouth. Since she became a follower of the Menstrual God Cult, her mental power had increased rapidly, reaching a level that these men could never dream of.
Every woman who joins the Menstrual Cult discovers that the claim that "women are better at menstruation than men" is not just an exaggerated embellishment used to attract people.
They, like the men, were once like frogs at the bottom of a well, never having seen the whole world. Now, they have finally leaped out of that small well, and the world has been transformed.
"The burden of proof lies with the person making the claim. Spiritual Church, what proof do you have?"
...The church could not provide proof.
Their beloved psychic god left only words, and even those words circulated only within the church. These were well-known, unspoken rules; as the representative of the psychic god, the church had always held absolute power.
Their words symbolize authority and unquestionable power; they are long accustomed to this absolute right—how could some random woman appear and demand "proof" from them?
It's women again, these despicable women again.
The man in white robes, adopting the air of an agent, declared: "This is a divine decree from the God of Psychic Power!"
Zhu Xi calmly replied, "Then summon the God of Spiritual Energy, and I'll see what the decree is."
"You!" The white-robed man was furious. He should have saved his spiritual power to defeat Chu Jue, but instead, he attacked Zhu Xi without thinking.
But even in his irrationality, there was a sliver of reason—he only needed to make a small move to send this insolent woman to reunite with her ancestors.
Caught off guard, Zhu Xi hadn't expected the white-robed man to break down so quickly. She dodged and began shouting, "The church is in the wrong! The church is silencing us! The church is killing us!"
Unlike the men's usual weak spiritual power, the white-robed man's attack was purely malicious.
The damp spiritual energy gradually entangled Zhu Xi, and she could not shake it off.
Just a second before Zhu Xi was about to be burned, she felt a familiar spiritual force envelop her, automatically neutralizing the spiritual energy and rebounding back along the path she had come from.
She subconsciously looked at Chu Jue.
The white-robed man felt a pang in his heart, realizing it was Chu Jue's doing. Fortunately, he had more than enough spiritual energy, and he had used some of his reserves to repair himself. In the end, he was reaping what he sowed... He couldn't keep wasting his energy like this, the white-robed man frowned.
“You have committed the sin of impiety, but the great God of spiritual power forgives you.”
He feigned composure, spoke up to save face, and refrained from acting rashly, appearing magnanimous and forgiving.
"Trying to silence someone when you can't produce proof is exactly your style of acting out of embarrassment and anger."
Chu Jue didn't give him a chance to interrupt, and continued, "The blasphemer—"
...She didn't know the man in the white robe's name.
Hey, my sister said they're all here.
【Hmm, and then what? And then what?】
[Male Cannon Fodder A, Male Cannon Fodder B, Male Cannon Fodder C]
[These comments are like a women's restroom party!]
[Oh dear, there's also male cannon fodder D in front.]
Chu Jue paused skillfully and changed his words.
"To all believers of the God of Spiritual Power."
She asked the men:
"They conspired with the former management office to fabricate lies and deceive the gods about their favor, all in order to steal divine power."
"Who is it that has committed such a crime—blasphemy?"
The barrage of comments bombarded them again, and Zhu Xi and the others were stunned. Astonishment appeared in their eyes, and before they could make a rational judgment, they had already subconsciously believed it.
Besides lies, there was also theft. What exactly did the men in the church and administration do?
【？？？？？】
【ah? ? ? 】
Oh my god... what did I just hear...?
[Stealing? Is that what I mean?]
[I might have had doubts in the past, but she was an executioner.]
Deception, favoritism, theft of divine power... all these combined, I suddenly feel like I can't process this information...
The white-robed man was overcome with anger, and all his previous mental preparation vanished. He decisively chose to attack, but his spiritual power was suppressed by Chu Jue. Chu Jue firmly held the man's hand, and the two faced off in the shadows.
Unaffected by his surroundings, Chu Jue continued speaking:
"The one who created spiritual power was never some psychic god, but the god of menstruation."
"Or rather, this is not spiritual power at all—this kind of divine power is originally called spiritual power."
The white-robed man, trembling under pressure, roared in fury upon hearing this: "What are you saying?!"
The verbal provocation caused him to erupt completely, breaking through Chu Jue's suppression.
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Author's note: Comments: But she was being executed!
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