Volume 1: Devouring Chapter 40 Volume 1 End

  Volume 1 ends, next is Volume 2 - Pretentious! Long awaited, the day of pretentiousness has finally arrived.

  The wind rises, and the cloud layer in the air appears with a few gaps under the blowing of the wind. The sunlight shines through the clouds after them, emitting golden light, like a beam of light, as if the gods are descending to the world, full of mystery.

  Some photography enthusiasts couldn't help but capture this moment with their cameras when they saw such a natural wonder.

  Parting the clouds to see the sun is just like the mood of a superior officer who has found a capable person.

  "Haha... Ahah... Cultivators! I've made it, I'm set for life, even if I don't absorb a single fart, I'll still be set..." Xiang Guan was lewdly smiling, indulging in his own fantasy space.

  "Little... little brother..."

  "Hehe......"

  "Little brother..."

  "Hehehe..."

  “……”

  The Taoist's face turned iron-green, and he exerted a great deal of force in an attempt to pull his hands out of the "tiger clamps".

  But the power of lust is boundless, and at this moment, Shangguan Ruyi was excited as if he had taken 360 Viagra pills, his strength was like that of nine oxen, even if the Taoist priest used all his might, he couldn't pull his hand out.

  But it's not entirely useless, at least this wakes up the superior from his reverie.

  "Oh dear! Daozhang, I'm so sorry, really sorry, got too excited, way too excited, please don't mind, absolutely don't mind." Shangguan Nian's eyes snapped open and he saw the Daoist's face turn pale with a trembling hands, hastily releasing his grip and repeatedly apologizing.

  "It doesn't matter... it's nothing." The Taoist had his hands clasped behind his back, with a calm and collected demeanor, but his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and several obvious red handprints could be seen.

  Young man, I have no grudge against you, why must you be like this?

  The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Shangguan Nian could only hurry back home to "build his nest" in order to safely get through this system upgrade.

  "Coughing dryly: 'Daozhang, what did you call me for?'"

  The Taoist paused for a moment, feeling that his hands were no longer painful. He let out a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his face with his wide sleeves. With a forced smile, he said: "Nothing else, it's just that I, a poor Taoist, caught a glimpse of you earlier and saw that your entire body is filled with an aura that is both elegant and imposing, making you a truly noble person, a dragon among men, a phoenix among women, a hero in the world. I couldn't help but want to form a good relationship with you."

  "Hmm, Daozhang has overpraised me." Having just absorbed the Daoist's cultivation abilities, Shangguan Abler now understood why the Daoist had called out to him.

  There are four sub-items for Xiu Zhen: Fa Shu, Fu Zhou, Lian Dan and Lian Qi.

  In the sub-item of magic, it includes physiognomy, Feng Shui, auspiciousness and inauspiciousness, etc. These things were considered extremely mysterious and superstitious by the superior officials in the past, who never believed in them.

  But now he believes it and has also learned that these things are just the most superficial little ways, not even enough to be considered a beginner in cultivating the truth.

  But it's these unorthodox things that are actually remarkable skills in the secular world, and with a bit of showmanship, one can pass themselves off as a 'master', while the Taoist used his face-reading abilities to see the abundant spiritual energy emanating from Officer Sang.

  This spiritual energy is actually the energy left in Shangguan's body when he was first repairing his physique with "Ten Items of All Abilities".

  More than two thousand years later, not only has science reached an unimaginable height, but many modern scientific inexplicable spiritual energies have also been proven in the future.

  In that brilliant era, there were not only powerful mechs and spaceships, but also various superheroes. However, in that era, superheroes were more common than dogs.

  It's precisely because of this that a genius child like Uesugi can create something like "Ten Items", but in the future market, it's actually very small, only those lowest-level, incompetent inferior people will play.

  Even in a future society, there will still be a small number of people with low abilities who exist, and even if they spend their entire lives trying, they will not be able to escape the fate of being inferior.

  The emergence of "Decathlon" gave them a glimmer of hope, at least the hope to get rid of being inferior, because in that era, even if one achieved S-level in all ten items, they would only be slightly above the social average.

  To make a simple analogy, if the average monthly income of people in future society is 10 million, then even after using "Ten Items Omni" and reaching the highest level, it can only raise the monthly income to 11 million at best.

  This level of wealth is basically risk-free in future society, and the reason why it was banned by the government is not only because some social thieves and robbers appeared, but also because the government does not want to let people who do not work hard appear in society.

  But "Decathlon" is not very harmful in the future, but it becomes a super invincible killer in this era.

  Imagine having a monthly income of over a million in an era where the average monthly income is only around two thousand. It's like a modern air force commander, equipped with bombers and atomic bombs, suddenly transported back to a primitive society that uses knives for farming and fire for cooking. Even if you couldn't become the Yellow Emperor, you could still defeat Chi You.

  More than 2,000 years later, the system's energy used to repair the host's physique is what Taoist priests see as spiritual energy. However, this Taoist priest was not capable enough and could only see the spiritual energy but couldn't see that Tianguan had Ten Complete Abilities dwelling within his body.

  The Taoist chuckled and reached into the wide sleeve, pulling out a piece of jade that was as white as snow, shaped like a full moon, with intricate symbols carved on it, looking quite mysterious.

  Shangguan Neng felt a wisp of spiritual energy fluctuation from this jade piece, and this fluctuation was emitted from the talisman. At a glance, Shangguan Neng saw through the function of this jade piece.

  A detoxifying jade piece, a common trinket that ordinary cultivators would refine. Placing the jade in one's mouth can neutralize all poisons.

  After detoxification, the jade pieces turn into different shades of black according to their toxicity levels. Then they are soaked in clean water until they turn white again and can be reused.

  Apart from this, because the jade piece has been imbued with spiritual energy, wearing it on one's person can nourish and warm the body, cure illnesses when ill, and strengthen the body when not ill.

  To a cultivator, this is just a trivial little thing of no great use, but to an ordinary person, it's a treasure worth more than a city.

  But even small toys need to be made from good materials, and materials cost money.

  In front of him, the jade piece was a uniform snowy white, obviously high-quality sheep fat white jade. Judging by its weight, it should be over 20 grams. The knowledge he had gained from his experiences told him that this piece of jade was worth around 50,000 yuan.

  My goodness! This small jade piece is only worth 50,000 yuan, yet cultivators really have a lot of money!

  "Little brother..." The Taoist priest smiled slightly and handed the jade piece to Shangguan E'rbai: "This jade is for you, little brother."

  "Uh, Daozhang, isn't that inappropriate!" Shangguan Nengren looked very embarrassed as he snatched the jade piece back and stuffed it into his pants.

  Taoist: "......"

  Wow! Sheep fat white jade! Don't worry about the antidote for now, at least this material is worth a fortune, countless heavenly lords', Daozhang, you're really a good person!

  The Taoist's eyes twitched and his mouth curled up as he forced a smile, saying: "Young man, you have a heroic spirit, I admire you."

  "Cough, Daozhang has overpraised me." Magistrate Neng was a bit embarrassed, but this Taoist had established a good relationship with him and didn't lose out.

  From what Shangguan Nengren understood about the cultivation situation, when a cultivator's strength reaches a certain level, they must cross the tribulation to continue improving. The difficulty of crossing the tribulation is directly related to whether one has been good or evil in their daily life.

  Doing good deeds, one will not be troubled by heart demons, and crossing the calamity will be relatively simple. But if one does evil deeds to the extreme, when crossing the calamity, countless heart demons will gnaw at one's heart, and eight or nine out of ten people will be struck by calamity lightning and turned into dust.

  In the eyes of Taoist priests, Shangguan is a person with a strong and imposing aura, upright and harmonious, who will surely achieve great things in the future and bring benefits to all living things.

  In this way, the Taoist who has helped the superior man is equivalent to having done a good deed, and has established a good connection and good cause. If he wants to cross the difficulties in the future, it will be much easier, and the gains and losses will be clearly visible.

  The good omen has been fulfilled, the Taoist priest put down his mind and bid farewell to Shangguan Nengren, who was also in a hurry to return home for the "crossing of calamity", and after bidding farewell, he immediately rushed back home.

  ……

  His parents got off work twenty minutes earlier than Shangguan Nian, and when Shangguan Nian walked in the door, his mother had already prepared lunch and was eating with Shangguan Yi. Seeing Shangguan Nian return, his mother said: "Son, wash your hands and eat."

  "Mom, I don't feel very well." Shang Guan Nian walked over with his hand covering his stomach, looking uncomfortable.

  This is Shangguan Ruo's stupid plan - pretending to be ill!

  The method is a bit stupid, but the effect is very good, especially for parents. There's a song that goes like this: The elderly don't expect their children to make great contributions to the family, it's not easy for a lifetime, just hoping for peace and safety.

  The health and safety of children are more important than anything else. When you fall ill, those who care about you most will always be your parents.

  "Son, what's wrong?" As expected by Officer Neng, the moment his mother saw that her son was uncomfortable, she immediately stood up anxiously.

  Shangguan Yi furrowed his brow, with a look of concern in his eyes.

  "My stomach hurts a bit, I might have caught a cold." Xiang Neng sat down on the sofa with a tilted posture and groaned twice: "Mom, get me two tablets of Jiangzhong."

  "Can medicine be eaten casually!" Mother scolded and walked over to touch Nangong's belly, pressing a spot: "Does it hurt?"

  "Ease up a bit and I won't be in pain." Xiang Guan took a deep breath, "Mom, you're really cruel! Are you trying to make my fake pain real?"

  "You're such a child." The mother also knew she had used too much force, so she pressed several more places and saw that Shangguan was only slightly swollen in pain. She then let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's not serious, maybe you really did catch a chill."

  After a pause, her mother supported Nangeng Rourou: "Son, mom will help you go to the house and lie down for a while. It'll be fine in a while."

  Shangguan Yi furrowed his brow, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said: "Don't take stomach pain lightly, go to the hospital for a check-up!"

  "Dad, I'm fine." Officer Sang was startled, if he really had to go to the hospital, it would be a big deal, and when his son fainted, he would really have to be hospitalized.

  The officer was quick-witted and hastily said, "I've been under a lot of pressure from studying lately, I didn't understand a few questions last night and didn't sleep all night, so I'm not feeling too well." The student just had to shift the problem to studying, it's always effective.

  As expected, upon hearing that her son hadn't slept all night due to studying, Madame Yu's face showed a relieved expression. However, his mother was not only relieved but also heartbroken: "You child, learning isn't something you can accomplish in just one or two days, why push yourself so hard? Hurry up and go lie down upstairs."

  "Mom, I'm so sleepy. If I fall asleep now, I probably won't wake up for a whole day, but I still have class this afternoon!"

  "Uh..." Her mother furrowed her brow, looking embarrassed.

  "Get some rest first! You can make up for lost time after class. Don't exhaust yourself!"

  "Huh?" Officer Sang was shocked, looking at Officer Sang's weathered and tanned face, he chuckled and said: "Dad, I just realized that you're even more concerned about me than mom is."

  Shangguan Yi was furious: "You stinky little brat, stop being so poor-spirited and get out of here!"

  "Ah! I'm going to roll!" Xiang Guan Nengren struggled to get up, supported by his mother, holding his stomach and walking towards the bedroom. When he reached the door, Xiang Guan Nengren stopped, turned around and said to Xiang Guan Yi: "Dad, I might really need to sleep for a whole day and night, don't call me, let me have a good rest!"

  "Hurry up and get out of here! If you don't get up, you'll be saving food for your family!" Officer Yu said irritably.

  "Heh heh, thanks Dad!" With that said, Officer Protagonist could finally relax and level up.

  Entering the bedroom, he lay down on the bed and his mother followed, covering him with a thin quilt, saying: "Son, sleep well! Don't work so hard again in the future."

  Shangguan Neng's heart warmed up and he said: "Mom, don't worry, next year's college entrance exam, I will definitely get into university."

  "Oh, you child." Her mother smiled with satisfaction.

  Later, Shang Guan Neng asked his mother to help him ask for leave again. His mother agreed and patted his forehead, feeling relieved as she walked out of the bedroom and closed the door.

  Twenty minutes later, Shang Guan Neng heard the system prompt tone: "System upgrade started."

  The sound stopped, and Shangguan Nian's eyes turned black as he lost consciousness.

  Recommend a new book by the author of "Super Item", who also wrote "Blade Dance" at that time, and now has a new book "Ace Up My Sleeve".

  A military ace who doesn't fit in with city life, bursts into the school campus. He handles everything in a low-key manner according to his own experience and habits, but ends up with a notorious reputation of being "reckless and unscrupulous". Fortunately, the beauties he encounters due to his mission also try their best to get rid of him, just like he tries to get rid of them.

  But on the chessboard of fate, they are closely linked. As their lives unfold and conspiracies surround them, how can they break out of the massive whirlpool?

  The king of kings is ultimately different from ordinary people