If I upgrade, I can win prizes

Chapter 512 Inner Demon
Lu Ang always thought that he was a good person.

Of course, he is not a saint, but as long as he does not take risks and can ensure his own safety, he is still willing to help the poor, cure the illness, and help the weak.

In fact, the education he received since childhood also prevented him from actively doing bad things, and from wanting to harm innocent people or benefit himself at the expense of others.

According to the DND camp spectrum, he believes that he should belong to the chaotic good camp. He is not so old-fashioned and lawful, nor so absolutely neutral. He has a moral bottom line and advocates the spirit of freedom. He is not afraid of any form of moral kidnapping.

But now, looking at the endless crowds of people in front of him, Lu Ang did feel a little uncomfortable.

Yes, he was promoted to the God Transformation Realm, saving at least thirty years of boring cultivation time, but it came at the cost of the deaths of these innocent people. Is it really worth it?
Indeed, the vast majority of these people did not kill themselves, and the humanitarian merits they received only accounted for a small part. However, it is undeniable that the tragedies of these people were caused by themselves. They are the culprits, the initiators, and the beginning of all sins.

Lu Ang also knew that these people might not all be kind people. Many of them were wanted cultivators in the inland, traitors who were willing to work for the demons, abandoned disciples who committed serious mistakes and were expelled from their master's sect, and even quite a few evil cultivators and demons who were the embodiment of evil.

But there must be quite a few truly innocent people among them, independent cultivators who ventured out because they had no cultivation resources in their hometowns, losers in the struggles within their families or sects, or simply poor people who offended some big shots and had to flee with their families overnight...

Now, they are all dead and turned into nutrients for his promotion.

Especially when looking at those children who were obviously younger, it was difficult for Lu Ang to excuse himself morally.

This time, probably, perhaps, should, indeed, I was wrong.

I shouldn't be so anxious. There is no need to take out those copies of the weird side. It is completely possible to just ask people to help guard the Xianlian Sect. At least the dog that licks the bootlicker of the Chunyang Taoist Palace will definitely be willing to do so, and it can also solve the problem of these evil cultivators and demons.

Wait until the people from the three major sects help rescue my cheap wife’s clansmen, and then find a Feng Shui treasure land to place the doomsday world time and space gate. This will also allow me to gain merit and will not generate karma. I will not commit such a huge sin of killing as I am doing now, and suffer heaven’s punishment.

I am too impatient! I want to be promoted too much!

But, think about it carefully, why did I work so hard to upgrade? I used all means to return to the void, merge with the Tao, and ascend to the Mahayana. Even if I ascended, what would it matter?

I have also read novels about cultivating immortals in my previous life. After the protagonists ascended to the fairyland, they still had to start from the beginning and continue to upgrade, right?
When will this cycle end? What is the meaning of upgrading?

Is it that the strength becomes stronger? Is it that the Taoism becomes more profound? Is it that the freedom to come and go becomes greater? Or is it that the power and dignity are enhanced?

I feel that the most useful thing is the improvement in my sense of security. Once I reach Mahayana, I may not have to worry about other people dealing with me anymore, and I will have enough sense of security.

Working so hard to cultivate, just for a sense of security? It always feels a bit boring...

It would be better to find a Mahayana dragon and let it protect you all the time. It would be relaxing and comfortable, and you can enjoy life with peace of mind.

It’s just that I don’t know how to spend this long time and this long life. Now I have more than 20 million years of life, which makes me bored just thinking about it.

I really don’t know how those Mahayana immortals managed to survive this long and boring time.

After gathering his complicated thoughts, Lu Ang once again looked at the dark crowd around him.

But, in this situation, how can I solve it? Even if I regret it and want to go back to the game and let you all come back to life, I can't do it now!

What kind of hell is this place? Is this also the case for other people going through the inner demon tribulation?
But I have realized it now! I have found a way to save you! Why are you still keeping me here? Why are you still looking at me like that? Won't I let you be resurrected?
"Hello? Hello? Is there anyone there? I know you hate me? I also know that I did something wrong! But I have a way to save you! As long as you let me go back, I can revive all of you! How about we just pretend that nothing happened?"

The world of gray fog was silent. There was no response, not even an echo. There were only countless pairs of hateful eyes and ferocious expressions.

"How about this, when I go back to the original file, I will waive the rent of the fairy island for everyone for a hundred years. If you are a free cultivator, each person will be compensated with a sum of spirit stones! Magical instruments are also fine, according to your realm, each person will have a top-grade magic instrument of the same realm! I will pay for them for everyone! Just consider it as compensation!"

Still silence, no response.

"Damn it, at worst I can bind you all to the resurrection altar! How about that, so that everyone can be immortal? I'll also let you play the ordinary dungeons of the Immortal Lotus Sect, is that enough? Of course, I definitely can't play the magic cultivators and the demons, I'll be happy only when you all die!"

There is no listener and no answerer.

What's going on? My offer is so good, but these guys are not interested? Do they not know the function of the resurrection altar, or are they afraid of playing in the weird side dungeons? Is there no one among them who can communicate?
"You can ask for anything you want! As long as I can do it, I can agree to it! As long as you send me out, I promise to do it! I can swear to the heavens!"

It's still the same headache and frustration as before.

"Okay, I understand. I am really sorry to everyone. I was wrong. I am sorry! Really, I am sorry! I will return to the first level of Yuanying and start practicing again! I will never seek speed and will practice patiently for thirty years."

"No, I really apologize sincerely! You can't make me kneel down, right?"

"Alright! I'm kowtow to you all! One, two, three! Same here, one, two, three... I'm kowtow to you all, can you forgive me now? Anyway, we can go back to the game, you won't lose anything, right? Why keep harping on it? I, a son of destiny, kowtow to you all, isn't that sincere enough?"

"Damn it! Can you two inner demons have a good conversation? You can tell me what you are not satisfied with. We can talk about it! At worst... at worst, I will just commit suicide after I get out, and be perfectly reincarnated into another world, and won't cause any trouble to you anymore. Is that okay?"

……

Lu Ang didn't know how long he had been trying, and his mouth became dry from talking, but there was no change in this gray foggy land, and there was no response.

Damn, why is this inner demon tribulation so troublesome? I read in ancient books that there are all kinds of temptations, all kinds of ways to make people indulge in the land of gentleness and not think about progress, all kinds of things that they fear the most, all kinds of cruelty and terror, revenge from enemies... As long as the will is strong enough and the mind is kept tight, it can be overcome.

Why is it so difficult for me? Is it because my method of eliminating the inner demon is wrong? After thinking for a while, Lu Ang stopped talking and prepared to find a direction to walk out of the crowd and see what this gray fog world is like.

The crowd was densely packed, but there was a little space between each person. They were not stuck together. If they squeezed together, they should be able to make a path.

Unfortunately, as soon as Lu Ang approached a figure, he stretched out his hand, blocking Lu Ang's way, his eyes still full of fierce anger.

I tried to squeeze through, but this guy's arms were like steel and his stance was rooted to the ground, making it impossible to push him away.

As expected, I lost all my extraordinary powers, and my physical fitness has returned to the level of a mortal, even worse than before I started mining...

This gray fog world has a lot of problems. It can even strip away the power drawn by the system. It's really scary. Is this the way of the world in a powerful world?
Changing to the other direction, it was the boy with patches all over his body holding his sister's hand. However, the result was the same. He also stretched out his hand, blocking the way, and it was also impossible to push away.

The ground was grayish white, like rock, very flat and very hard. Without any tools, it was impossible to dig it up with just your hands.

He wanted to climb over the heads of those figures, but they raised their hands high, blocking any attempt to climb.

It was obvious that he was imprisoned in this small flat ground with a radius of ten feet!

Damn! This damn punishment is too hard to deal with. I won’t be locked up forever, right? Panel? System? Brother Tongzi? Master Tongzi! Come and save me!

The silent cry did not bring any results, it only made despair grow and slowly enveloped my heart.

Damn! Break it for me! Let me go back!
Lu Ang didn't want to stay in such a hellish place for the rest of his life, so he rushed out with all his might. Unfortunately, the result was not good. Each of these figures was as hard as iron, and he couldn't get through no matter what. Although they didn't actively attack him, he still got bruises and pain all over his body.

No! I have to calm down! There is always a way out! There are forty-nine heavenly evolutions, and there is still one that escapes!
No matter how difficult this thing is, it is just a divine punishment at the level of the God of Incarnation, just a demon at the level of the God of Incarnation. There must be a way to solve it! There must be a way!
Calm down and recall carefully what the inner demon calamity is in those ancient books and notes!

Lu Ang stopped struggling and simply sat down cross-legged, starting to recall desperately.

Obviously, this situation is clearly not one of temptation. No one would want to live in such a world, let alone become addicted and unable to get out of it.

Then there is only the second category, which reflects one's most feared things, induces psychological shadows, builds a dam of fear, and defeats a person's desire to seek the Tao.

Do you have a heart for the Tao? Actually, you should have some, although not much, not strong, but still some, and you really want to be promoted to the Mahayana, completely invincible, and safe.

So, what exactly are you afraid of?

Yes! Not these poor people who died in strange disasters! Because I can save them! I can give them some compensation! They don’t have to die!

What I am really afraid of is losing my golden finger! Losing all the rewards I got from the lottery! Those magical talents, those practical items!
If I hadn't awakened the golden finger back then, I would have died in the mine of Liuhe Sect long ago!
If it weren't for the golden finger, he might still be the youngest son of a silk merchant, inherit the family business when he grew up, make the business bigger and stronger, get married and have children, and then be nothing but a handful of earth after a hundred years.

If I didn't have the golden finger, I would be like now, trapped in this tiny space, weak and desperate!
I am just a lucky guy with a golden finger. All the achievements I have obtained: strength, foundation, status, companion, respect... are all attributed to the golden finger.

Without the golden finger, I am nothing!

Yes, without the golden finger, I can only wait to die where I am now!
This is what I am really afraid of!

Those figures are all just a trick! Just a group of ghosts, no! In order to be on the safe side, the four major forces will definitely not hold back, I'm afraid that all the souls will be scattered!
However, even if I have figured out the tricks of my inner demon, how can I resolve this situation?

Without the golden finger, he was indeed an ordinary person and could never cultivate to the Mahayana stage. With inferior spiritual roots, even if he humbled himself and offered elixirs to the Yuan brothers, he survived in the mine and lived for twenty years, and even lived to the end of his life as a casual cultivator, he was only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining and would still die at the age of over a hundred.

This is fucking...isn't there any solution to this inner demon tribulation?
By the way, ancient books also record what those who failed to overcome the inner demon tribulation were like. Their realms fell, their wills became depressed, and they even wanted to die and lost all interest in cultivation. Or their entire minds were broken, and they were in a daze like the living dead...

Yes! These people did not die on the spot! Only those who could not withstand the thunder tribulation were turned into ashes. There has never been a case of death in the process of overcoming the inner demon tribulation!

There is no need to be afraid. Even if your mind is crushed, as long as you can get out, won’t you be able to recover quickly with the help of the golden finger?
There is a loyal old dragon next to me! In this situation where my mind is damaged, even if I really become a fool, as long as it takes me back to the Dragon Domain, as long as there is a Hedao Realm or Mahayana Dragon Ancestor to help, I will definitely be able to recover!

I just have to hold on!
Having made up his mind, Lu Ang started practicing right there. Unfortunately, although he still remembered the method of practice, there was not a trace of spiritual energy in this damn place, so he couldn't practice at all.

Damn it, just endure it, at worst you’ll endure it until I mentally collapse!
Lu Ang simply closed his eyes, ignored the statues, and just sat cross-legged.

I don’t know how much time has passed, how many times I have recalled the contents of my memory, and how many times I have strengthened my confidence…

No matter what, I have a golden finger! You, a little demon in my heart, have absolutely no chance of stripping me of my golden finger! I can use the golden finger however I want! Even if there are corpses everywhere and endless killings are committed, I can still hold on to the karma and reverse the situation!

I must hold on! As long as I can hold on until I get back, I can continue to become stronger! I must become a Mahayana! I must ascend! I must become the strongest in the world! When the time comes, I will kill all of your inner demons!

Over and over again, time and again, reincarnation after reincarnation...

Suddenly, Lu Ang felt his body sink, and then he suddenly became warm, and an unprecedented sense of power instantly swept through his body.

"Congratulations, your skill "Nine Heavens Thunder Control Manual" has been upgraded from Lv40 to Lv41. You have won a chance to draw a lottery."

"Congratulations, you have been promoted from the peak of Nascent Soul to the first level of Spiritualization, and you have won a chance to draw a lottery."

(End of this chapter)