I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

"Then who exactly are you? Why do you know so much? And you should know very well that if you reveal my identity, it will be tantamount to offending the Divine Cult. You should know very well the strength of the Divine Cult. This is not something you can afford to offend. If you leave now, I can pretend that nothing happened. That way, everyone will be happy."

The landlady's threatening words had no meaning or value to Fang Yu and posed no threat whatsoever.

"I've made myself perfectly clear. I am the sixth prince of this country, and I have a duty to protect its security and its lawful citizens. Therefore, your only choice now is to do as I say. Otherwise, I can only proceed according to the law, and whether you leave alive will be your own business. But based on what I know, leaving alive won't be so easy. I know you are very strong, extremely strong. Even in this situation, I can guarantee that there are very few people in this country who can deal with you; and very few who can kill you. Without exaggeration, you are absolutely one of the most powerful beings in this country." Yes, but precisely for this reason, I hope you understand one thing: don't be too arrogant. This country still has forces capable of dealing with you. If you continue to be so arrogant, it will definitely not be a good thing for you. I think you should be very clear about this. Don't think about using any means to deal with me, or any means to escape. Since I'm here, I definitely have ways to prevent your escape, and I also have ways to control you. I'm confident in this. If you don't believe me, you can try now. Of course, the best way to try now is to attack me. Once you attack me, things will be much easier. I think you understand this, so I don't need to say anything more. Okay, okay, I should say... That's all I have to say. How you decide is your business; it doesn't concern me much. I hope you understand that and don't do anything to anger me. That wouldn't be good for you. I think you know very well that if I get angry, you won't even be able to leave your shop alive, and I'm confident of that. For me, this isn't difficult at all; on the contrary, it's very easy. It's not difficult for me, it's very easy. If you don't believe me, then go ahead and try. If you do believe me, then I can tell you that you should make the right choice now. If you can't even make the right choice, then I can only say one thing: you're incredibly stupid. Your stupidity is unimaginable; it's beyond anything anyone could comprehend. But I believe that someone who has cultivated themselves to this level is clearly not an idiot, so you should know what to do, right? Don't make me say anything more outrageous; that wouldn't be good for anyone, not for either of us. I also hope you'll confess honestly and receive leniency, rather than resisting and facing harsher consequences. Resisting is not a good thing; it would damage your reputation. So, honestly confess everything. Don't make me do anything bad; that wouldn't benefit either of us, am I right? If you think it's beneficial for you, then you can say it, you can do it, but don't regret it afterwards. This isn't me exaggerating; I'm stating a fact.”

"The bottom line of everything you've said is that you want me to be used by you and become your person, right?"

The proprietress finally realized what was happening. After speaking, she gave Fang Yu a seductive wink, trying to seduce him. However, this had no effect on him. Instead, the proprietress screamed, though not loudly, it was a scream. Blood flowed from her eyes, and she closed them. Clearly, she had suffered a backlash, and a severe one at that.

"I already told you, don't even think about attacking me. If you do, be prepared to be killed. That's what I wanted to tell you. If you think there's anything wrong with what I said, then I can tell you, you're overthinking it. Now you should feel the huge difference between us, right? If you still haven't, I can let you experience it again, but this time it won't just be blood from your eyes, it will cost you your life. I think you should understand that very well. So why did you still choose to do such a thing? It's not good for you, and it's not useful at all. Why you..." Why be so stupid? This stupidity probably doesn't do you any good, does it? If you think it's beneficial, then you can do it to me now. But let me warn you, someone will die, someone will definitely die. To be honest, like I said before, I don't want such a stunning beauty like you to die like this, so I really don't want to do something so cruel. But I feel like you're forcing me to do it. To be honest, you really are forcing me to do this. What you're doing is really… Of course, if you think everything you're doing is right, then you can do it now, and I absolutely won't say a word.”

"Honestly, I don't think you're an idiot, so why would you do something like this?"

"If you want me to become your person, you should know that this skill and these martial arts are not enough. If I betray the Divine Cult, not only will I lose my life, but my relatives and friends may also lose their lives. I cannot bear the consequences, nor do I want to bear them. So I can only appreciate your good intentions."

The proprietress took a deep breath and chose to refuse, but before she could finish speaking, Fang Yu shook his head and said with a smile:

"I'm not asking you to betray your religion. I'm just saying that your religion shouldn't be in this state right now. After all, your current leader got his position through a coup, and I think you should be well aware of that. If you think these techniques and martial arts alone aren't enough, what about adding these?"

Fang Yu then took out several more scrolls and tossed them to the proprietress, who was completely stunned. She hadn't expected Fang Yu to be able to produce so many valuable items. After receiving the scrolls, she quickly began to examine them. Once she finished, she couldn't help but be amazed by their contents. Every technique and martial art contained within them was something that only saints in their sect could cultivate.

"Don't be shocked, don't be surprised, these are all normal. That's why I said that if you pledge allegiance to me, the benefits you can obtain will far exceed your imagination, I can guarantee that. Furthermore, I'm not asking you to betray your religion, and you wouldn't be betraying your religion anyway, because your leader seized power through usurpation. So, in a sense, he's not your leader at all, just a usurper, completely unworthy of being your leader. I hope you understand this. If you don't understand, you can ask your religious elders what's going on, but remember to find a religious elder you trust. If you find one you don't trust, you might be beaten to death. This is very likely to happen, not just because I..." This isn't deliberate intimidation; it's a real possibility, not just me scaring you. It's something that could genuinely happen, so I want you to be prepared. Don't think it won't happen, and don't think I'm making this up. It's absolutely impossible. You can ask someone else about this; you don't need to ask me here. Ask your cult elders; they should be able to tell you, as long as you're not afraid of being beaten to death. If you still refuse to believe me under these circumstances, then I'll have no choice but to kill you to silence you. I don't think you'd keep someone who poses a threat to you alive, right? So now you have two choices: surrender to me or die. If you choose death, I can give you a quick and painless death—that's my mercy. What can I do? You're just too good-looking, aren't you?

"If it weren't for this reason, I wouldn't have given you so many benefits, helped you so much, or told you so much. Your leader is a usurper, so you have absolutely no need to be loyal to him, no need to be loyal to such a person. No, it should be like this: he did so many terrible things to get this leader position, was it worth it? Sigh, was it really worth it? Of course, if it's for immortality, then of course it's worth it, after all, nobody wants to die, no, it should be that nobody wants to die, right? Nobody wants to die, and neither does he. He wants to become stronger, more powerful, and live longer, which requires a lot of resources, a tremendous amount of resources. This is something that can't be stopped, no one can prevent, no one can change. Huge resources..." The demands of the situation filled him with anguish, forcing him to make this choice: to hold his sword to the heads of his fellow disciples and sever their severed heads. Your former leader was once a man of unparalleled talent and brilliance; who in the entire Kunlun Realm didn't know of your cult's leader? But what was the result? He personally killed, crippled, beheaded, or annihilated all his fellow disciples—in short, none of them met a good end, not one at all. Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable for me to call him a beast, isn't it? It's the right thing to do. I think you understand this clearly. If you don't, then I can't help you. After all, I've talked so much, my throat is dry. I rarely speak so much to someone unless absolutely necessary.”

"To be honest, after holding back for so many years, I rarely speak this much. But what I'm saying now is to make you understand one thing: you haven't betrayed your cult, nor have you betrayed it. Everything you've done is perfectly justified. After all, your position as cult leader wasn't obtained through legitimate means, so why talk about betrayal? Your cult leader is no good, and your cult isn't good either, but your cult leader is even worse. I think you understand that, right? I don't need to say more; I've already made myself clear. Anyway, your cult leader is no good, and as for your..." If you don't believe me, that's your problem; it has nothing to do with me. If you still refuse to side with me under these circumstances, then I really have no choice but to do what I said before: kill you to silence you. This is not something I want to do. Honestly, I rarely do things like murder to silence witnesses or cruelly destroy innocent people, because it's far too cruel, and I don't want to do it. But right now, I have no other choice; I have to do this. Nobody else can help me, and neither can I, right? Therefore, what you need to do now is tell me an answer: what do you plan to do?”

"If I choose to pledge allegiance to you, can you guarantee the safety of my relatives and friends in the religion? If you can guarantee that, I will definitely pledge allegiance to you and will never betray you. After all, I must ensure the safety of my relatives and friends. I cannot allow their lives to be endangered because of my actions. This is something I cannot and will not do. I think you would not want to have a servant who is unable to do his best because of his concerns."

The proprietress ultimately chose to compromise, but on certain conditions.

"Of course, there's absolutely no problem with that, I can guarantee that. Furthermore, our relationship can be kept secret for the time being, and I won't tell anyone in your cult. You can rest assured about that, and there's no need for you to tell them. You just need to do my job. And these matters won't violate the interests of your cult; in fact, they have nothing to do with it, there's no conflict, and there won't be any conflict in the future. I can guarantee that there won't be any problems with these matters, and our cooperation won't cause any grudges or conflicts between your cult and me. So you can rest assured, I won't ask you to do anything detrimental to your cult." (End of Chapter)