Chapter 81: Simulation!
Zhu Gangkai didn't die. It wasn't that Lu Qingyang didn't want to kill him — it was that this bastard was simply too shameless.
The moment he saw killing intent in Lu Qingyang's eyes, the fellow immediately threw himself to the ground.
"Living Grandfather, spare me! Your old pig has an aged mother above and hungry little cubs below…"
"Living Grandfather, could you bear to kill a weak, old, sick cripple like me? I beg you, leave me a way to live!"
"Wuwuwu…"
As he wailed, Zhu Gangkai smashed his head against the floor, thudding loudly.
Listening to Zhu Gangkai's howls, Lu Qingyang had originally been unmoved.
Until…
"Living Grandfather, so long as you spare my life, when the Demon Race comes in the future, I will absolutely be the first to charge into battle!"
"Even if you plan to go sightseeing in the Demon Domain someday, your old pig can lead the way for you!"
It was precisely these two sentences that made Lu Qingyang change his mind.
Fine. I'll spare this fool's life. Perhaps in the future, I really will need a guide.
"Get up."
Lu Qingyang waved his hand and helped Zhu Gangkai to his feet.
"Since you plan to follow me, then you must work diligently. No slacking off."
"You should know that the only reason I'm sparing your life is because you're still useful."
"So… never let me one day feel that you've become useless. Understand?"
The thick threat in those words made Zhu Gangkai tremble from head to toe.
He hurriedly guaranteed, "Living Grandfather, rest assured, I will absolutely not slack off!"
"Good. In that case, from now on you shall address me as Sect Master."
"As for your identity… my Chaotian Sect can establish a new bureau, named: the Demon Servitude Bureau!"
"You will be the first Director of the Demon Servitude Bureau!"
Lu Qingyang spoke calmly, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
He felt that Zhu Gangkai's words had actually reminded him of something.
Since the Demon Race's system was so chaotic, why not use force against force, and learn the barbarian's techniques to control the barbarian?
Create some Demon Traitors and Puppet Army — perhaps when the time came to settle accounts with Venerable Xuanji, they would be a tremendous asset!
As for Zhu Gangkai, he was startled, then his eyes went wide.
"Ah…"
"Sect… Sect Master, you… you mean it?"
"Mm."
Lu Qingyang nodded, saying no more.
"Thank you for your great grace, Sect Master! Thank you for your great grace, Sect Master! This lowly Zhu Gangkai, from this day forth, will surely fight to the death, until my last breath!"
Whether Zhu Gangkai was faking or not, he seemed extremely excited about being appointed Director.
As though he had never been given such importance before.
"Mm, go on. Think carefully about how a Director should do his job."
Lu Qingyang spoke indifferently, casually tossing a few pills toward Zhu Gangkai.
Zhu Gangkai caught the pills and trembled with excitement.
After all, in the Demon Domain, even as a fifth-rank great demon, he could not obtain more than a few pills in an entire year.
Let alone the fact that Lu Qingyang had tossed out third-rank pills — pills that could only be occasionally traded for in the tribes of those Demon Venerables!
And all of them were exceedingly precious!
"Thank you, Sect Master! Thank you, Sect Master! This lowly one will not fail your expectations! I swear to serve you unto death, Sect Master!"
Sensing the rich spiritual qi within the pills in his hand, Zhu Gangkai instantly transformed into a fawning lapdog.
"Mm."
Lu Qingyang nodded coldly, signaling the other to leave.
After he left, a system notification sounded in Lu Qingyang's ear at just the right moment.
【Ding! Simulation cooldown complete】
【Start Simulation? Yes/No】
"Oh? Without realizing it, the Simulation time has come around again."
Lu Qingyang's mouth curved slightly, a smile appearing on his face.
He did not rush to begin the Simulation. Instead, he first summoned his Attribute Panel.
【Name: Lu Qingyang】
【Constitution: Rank 15】
【Comprehension: Rank 8】
【Fortune: Rank 8】
【Family Background: Rank 8】
【Remaining Simulation Points: 70】
"After last month's Simulation, I finally upgraded my Constitution to Rank 15. I wonder how monstrous a talent opening this Simulation will give me."
Muttering to himself, Lu Qingyang directly chose to begin, while closing his eyes to adjust his state.
A moment later, when everything was ready.
Lu Qingyang opened his eyes, and the scene before him flickered abruptly!
【Age 0: BOOM! ROAR! You were born, causing a worldly phenomenon — dragons crying, phoenixes singing, a hundred birds paying homage. Your Return-to-Void mighty father examined you and discovered you possessed an Innate Dao Body, a Mutated Lightning-Attribute Heaven Spirit Root, and also a Stone-Bright Dao Heart. You were a child of heaven, a proud son of the age.】
【Age 1: Because your father guarded a small world, this world of hundreds of millions was your home.】
【Age 2: Your Return-to-Void Stage father sought out a true spirit of heaven and earth for you, washing your meridians and guiding qi into your body.】
【Age 3: In one year you reached Qi Refining perfection, preparing for Foundation Establishment. For this, your Soul Transformation mother did not hesitate to secretly divert this world's Heavenly Dao fortune, wishing to build you a fortune Dao foundation.】
【…】
【Age 28: Under the influence of your fortune Dao foundation, you encountered many fortuitous events. This world was like your own back garden. You even condensed a phenomenon Golden Core.】
【Age 29: Even as you spent your days traveling mountains and playing in waters, your cultivation rose on its own. Countless sects chased after you, wanting to marry their Holy Maidens to you.】
【Age 30: Your mother's theft of world fortune was discovered by an Upper Realm sect, and so your whole family was summoned back.】
【Age 31: The dense spiritual qi of the Upper Realm instantly caused your Golden Core to tremble. You actually showed signs of forming a Nascent Soul.】
【…】
【Age 92: Decades after returning to the Upper Realm, you were only one step from Soul Transformation. But the Upper Realm had so many prodigies that even with your heaven-defying aptitude, you were ultimately not the most outstanding.】
【Age 93: The punishment for your mother came down. For diverting fortune from the lower realm, she was sentenced to guard the Heavenly Prison for a thousand years. You were furious beyond measure and swore to rescue your mother.】
【Age 94: In order to cleave open the Heavenly Prison and oppose the sect's Mahayana Venerable, you began to strive furiously and cultivate diligently.】
【Age 95: While out on a trial, you picked up a rusty ancient sword. You thought nothing of it and brought it back — but who would have known it was actually a damaged Seventh-Rank Dharma Artifact.】
【…】
【Age 200: You had broken through to Soul Transformation decades ago, and your cultivation finally began to show signs of stagnating. But for your mother's sake, you remained frenzied.】
【Age 201: The sect's Mahayana Venerables all went out. The audacity of you — you went and stole the sect's sacred treasure.】
【Age 202: The sect's sacred treasure, the Seventh-Rank Spirit Tool, the Universe Umbrella, was stolen by you. With this treasure in hand, you began to adventure everywhere.】
【Age 203: Relying on the Seventh-Rank Spirit Tool, you were invincible. In just one short year, you obtained countless resources, and your cultivation reached Soul Transformation great perfection.】
【…】
【Age 420: You successfully returned to Void, and within your rank, you had no match. But the matter of the Universe Umbrella had already come to light, and the sect ordered you to return it at once.】
【Age 421: Last year, for your mother's sake, you surrendered and were arrested by the sect. The Universe Umbrella was taken back, but you always felt you could summon it whenever you wished.】
【Age 423: Your father rushed about east and west, working every angle for your sake, wanting someone to release you, but to no avail.】
【Age 424: Even suppressed in the sect's forbidden grounds, you never once slacked in your cultivation. Your cultivation rose day and night without pause.】
【…】
【Age 499: Decades of suppression made your state of mind ever more steady and composed — you could be called deep and calculating. Your cultivation grew ever more refined.】
【Age 499: You sensed that you were not very far from the Dao Fusion Realm, and at the same time, your connection with the Universe Umbrella grew ever deeper.】
【Age 500: On the day of your birthday, you fell into secluded cultivation. You knew that when you emerged this time, you would surely attain the position of Dao Lord.】
【Ding! Simulation ended: Simulation limit reached】
【This Simulation lasted: 500 years (archived)】
【Ding! Simulation duration reached five hundred years. Achievement unlocked: Five Hundred Years Is Just a Threshold】
【Ding! New Simulation function unlocked: Simulation Return to True】
【Simulation settlement in progress, please wait…】
【Settlement complete】
【Items obtainable this time: Innate 'Dao'-rank Spirit Body*1, Mutated Lightning-Attribute Heaven Spirit Root*1, Stone-Bright Dao Heart*1, Soul Transformation and Void Return breakthrough comprehension*1, damaged Seventh-Rank Dharma Artifact*1, Seventh-Rank Spirit Tool Universe Umbrella*1】
【Simulation Points obtained this time: 149】