I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 678 Stealing Your Offerings (4k)

This place is deep and mysterious. From a distance, it looks like a mountain shrouded in clouds.

With the evil dome looming above and the faint smell of blood occasionally wafting through the dense forest, any experienced adventurer would be able to judge the degree of danger and would naturally not get close to explore.

At the very edge of the mountain, a fawn that was foraging for food suddenly raised its head, as if it had sensed something.

However, after finding nothing, the deer lowered its head and picked up the green grass again.

Suddenly, the little deer's body trembled, and its originally clear round pupils were covered by a thin layer of gray film, and a few strands of pure colored hair inexplicably appeared at the tips of its ears.

It jumped around, its movements no different from before, and headed straight for the foot of the mountain.

It seemed that the grass leaves over there were more tender and juicy, or perhaps the few bright red fruits in the bushes looked tempting. The deer lowered its head to eat from time to time, and unknowingly approached the deep foot of the mountain.

The moss-covered rocks did not stop the deer's steps. A slight wave passed by and the deer suddenly dived into the rocks.

At this moment, in the secret room of the Yun family, two people sitting on wooden chairs slowly opened their eyes.

There was a pure silver bead on the chest of each of them. They made a gesture at the same time, and the bead opened a hole, casting a shadow.

Seeing that the person who broke in was an ordinary little deer, the two men immediately let down their guard.

One of them had a steady voice and a mature face.

"I don't know if it's because my Yun family's mountain protection formation has gone through too many years, or if it's because the livestock in the mountains have absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon that my Yun family has attracted. In recent years, there have been quite a few livestock that have entered the formation for no reason."

As he spoke, a look of sadness appeared on the face of the middle-aged man who was speaking.

The young man opposite him was more outspoken: "Second uncle, you still speak in such a literary way. But isn't our Yun family's mountain protection formation the energy field from before? The so-called essence of the sun and the moon is nothing more than a machine absorbing the free energy between heaven and earth. How can it be so mysterious... A livestock ran in, just in time to give the tribesmen a snack."

The middle-aged man said unhappily, "Yun Jiu, this is the tradition of our Yun family and must not be forgotten. Why don't you learn from your brothers and only learn these things?"

Yun Jiu scratched his head. "Aren't they all the truth? Sooner or later, our Yun family will have to go out and contact the outside world. Last month, my father led people out to look for a prescription, and my eldest brother and his friends followed him. I was so envious. Second uncle, you watched me grow up. Why would our family do such empty things? When my father takes over the position of the head of the family, sooner or later, the Yun family will..."

The middle-aged man immediately shouted, "Shut up!"

Yun Jiu was startled and immediately shrank his head and stopped talking.

The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly: "Don't leave the chessboard before you make the final move to kill your enemy. Walls have ears, don't get carried away, and continue to practice."

"Yes, Second Uncle."

While the two were talking, they didn't notice that the little deer that broke into the valley jumped and walked for a while before becoming listless again. It took a long time for it to recover and start looking for food again.

The one possessed by the deer was naturally Sean.

Sean tried it out in the form of an etheric body, and was surprised to find that even with his current mental strength, it was difficult to overcome the Yun family's so-called mountain protection formation.

To be precise, the fact that Sean was able to sense the changes and subsequent dangers represents the vastness of his mental power. If it were an ordinary Deep Blue, he would have been noticed long ago even if he entered in the form of an etheric body.

However, this was not a difficult task for Sean.

After advancing to Deep Blue, the Villain Reporter and the Heart of Fraud have evolved significantly, and so has Apat, who brought him the Fox Magic.

With his mind separated from his body, Sean can now fully possess a living being and conceal his mental powers within the mind of the subject.

After many experiments, he found that small animals were the most convenient. Although creatures like mosquitoes were more inconspicuous, they had no brains and could not withstand his spiritual potential. However, if he replaced them with mutant mosquitoes, they would easily attract the attention of the strong.

Therefore, the smallest is the rat, the largest is the tiger, and he lurks in the middle of the two. Even the evil god cannot discover Sean's existence in person.

Having passed through the Yun family's mountain protection formation without any hindrance, Sean naturally didn't need to hide anymore. He simply transformed into an etheric body and looked around with interest.

Sure enough, reality is more shocking than the CG graphics in the game.

Completely different from the wasteland style of the past, the valley where the Yun family hides is more like a sect holy place in a fairy-tale game, with thick fog everywhere. The buildings are also antique and oriental, rather than the shabby and punk style of the wasteland.

However, Sean knew very well that underneath this unique style of painting, the Yun family's foundation was still the high-tech facilities of the last era and the supernatural power system developed in this era.

"The Yun family has chosen a good place. The geographical location and climate conditions are excellent. Moreover, although the mountain protection formation also covers the evil dome, it should also have some purification effect. The outside world does not have the fertile and pure soil here."

Sean was like a tourist sightseeing in the Yun family's valley. The Yun family members who passed by were completely unaware that there was an etheric body floating above their heads.

"Although it has inherited the high technology of the last era, the social system here is becoming more and more primitive..." Looking at the people farming, Sean frowned slightly.

Not sympathy, just regret.

Just by looking at the "mountain protection formation", you can tell that the high-tech means mastered by the Yun family are definitely beyond the wasteland world outside. With such technology, this place should have developed into a top high-tech city long ago - even if you want to maintain the style, it should at least look like a cyber-cultivating family.

"A waste... I don't know what the head of the Yun family is thinking..."

According to the content in the game, Sean knew that the current head of the Yun family was a man named Yun Shan. Yun Shan was Yun Qi’s great-grandfather and had been in charge of the Yun family for more than fifty years.

However, as he gets older, the Yunshan clan leader has rarely appeared in public. It is said that he is already looking for the next head of the Yun family, and his general target is his son or grandson.

The reason why Sean is so cautious is that the chief of the Yunshan clan is the main reason.

The Yun family is not given much attention in the game, but Yunshan made his presence felt at the last moment.

With the help of a sword, Yunshan almost cut off Sean's arm with one blow when they first met - although he said it was cultivating immortals, in fact the old man's ability was a very rare ability to control objects. The sword grew up with him, and he could control it as if it were his own arm.

The sword he used was not a spiritual weapon or immortal weapon like those in the novels about cultivating immortals. It was purely an energy sword made with extremely high strength and high technology.

A pure cyber swordsman.

However, despite his complaints, Sean still recognized the strength of this "Cyber ​​Sword Master". Now it was just a trial phase and there was no need for a direct conflict.

Poisoning and fraud are the right thing to do when there is an opportunity.

I, Sean, have lived an honest life and never done anything sneaky or dirty.

As he strolled around, he entered the main gathering place of the Yun family. This place was similar to an ancient oriental city. The only strange thing was that in the courtyards of some large and wealthy families, there were always large incense sticks as thick as an arm burning.

Sean originally thought that he had just encountered some kind of sacrificial activity of the Yun family, but after getting closer to investigate, he discovered that the big incense actually had other uses.

Standing next to the big incense, the light blue mist rose up and could actually be inhaled into his body as an etheric body.

What's even more shocking is that after taking a few deep breaths, a feeling of clarity will arise, and at the same time, the solidity of the etheric body will actually increase slightly.

The etheric body can be regarded as a spiritual body most of the time. You know, with Sean's current mental strength, it is extremely rare to find something that can slightly increase the solidity of his etheric body.

Sean also found some stocks of the rare item "Linglu" that Bai Youming had sent him before in the treasury of the empire. However, before, one Linglu could stabilize Sean's energy and increase his mental strength after he had just been promoted to the deep red level. Now, he didn't feel anything even after eating several portions in a row. In other words, the Yun family's big incense was actually more powerful than a dozen Linglu?

After investigating around, it was discovered that those who lit such large incense were obviously from wealthy families. Even among the Yun family, there were obviously significant differences between the main family and the branches.

Standing next to a big incense stick, Sean took another deep breath, and that slightly solid feeling came over him again.

“Hiss, good stuff…” But the Yun family member was not practicing nearby, so why did he let the incense burn in vain?

It's so extravagant!

Sean hated this kind of extravagant and wasteful behavior the most. He made a decision immediately and took three consecutive puffs.

A lot of blue smoke suddenly came out of the burning incense. The incense, which had only been burned by one third, burned out at a speed visible to the naked eye, and suddenly only the incense butt was left.

Sean's illusory figure stretched lazily in satisfaction, and then went to the next house.

"Hiss-ha-"

"Hiss-ha-"

Every time he arrived at a courtyard with burning incense sticks, Sean would inhale all the blue smoke from the incense sticks. Like a drug addict, he would immediately go to the next one after smoking one.

Only a few people can afford to light such a big incense, there are only eleven in the whole city. Sean, who was walking around the city like a hungry ghost, floated in the air with satisfaction, and a leisurely look appeared on his face.

A bit high...

After digesting all the smoke he inhaled, Sean was pleasantly surprised to find that his spiritual power had increased by one tenth at once!

Based on his base number, this one-tenth might be the total mental power of an ordinary deep blue warrior!

While he was digesting it, the families whose customers were visiting him also noticed that the incense had burned out.

The owner of the house walked into the courtyard and looked at the extinguished incense with a puzzled look.

"In the past, this concentration incense would have to burn for at least ten days before it would be exhausted. When was the last time you lit the incense?"

The servant quickly replied, "It was the day before yesterday."

"The day before yesterday? So soon... Could it be that the spirit of our ancestors in heaven has entered a new realm, so the demand has increased so much?"

He thought for a moment, then immediately went out to check with other tribesmen who were also qualified to burn the concentration incense.

Sure enough, the same thing happened to the incense in other people's homes.

"It must be the ancestor appearing!"

"That's right!"

"What about us?"

"Why are you just standing there? Keep lighting incense! Anyway, this year's quota has not been used up yet, so light as much as you can. If the ancestor still doesn't have enough after you finish lighting, then report it to the clan!"

Not long after, the light blue smoke began to float in the city again.

Just as Sean, who was illusory in mid-air, had completely digested it, he smelled the tempting scent again.

"besides?"

Sean's face showed joy. He ignored the Yun family members standing next to the big incense. He swam over and took another deep breath.

The concentration incense was running out at a speed visible to the naked eye. The family was immediately shocked: "It is true! Quick, quick! Go and carry more incense!"

Sean swam to another courtyard: "Hiss - Ha -"

"The ancestor is here?! Quick, quick, refill his cigarette!"

In this way, Sean walked around one house and inhaled the air, going back and forth five times before he floated into the air contentedly.

It’s not that I don’t want to continue, but I really can’t inhale anymore.

The etheric body will feel bloated if you smoke too much.

Moreover, Sean noticed that the rate of increase in the concentration of his mental power was getting slower and slower, and the expansion of his mental power was getting less and less.

It seems that this thing can't keep absorbing and getting stronger, there is still an upper limit.

However, Sean was already satisfied. Just by going back and forth a few times, his mental power expanded by more than half, and his etheric body had become as solid as his physical body!

Even if an evil god with divine power comes here, he won't be much stronger than me, right? If you don't count the divine power, the spiritual power of an ordinary evil god may not be as good as mine?
Sean breathed a sigh of relief, and the Yun family members below also breathed a sigh of relief.

The ancestor seemed to be satisfied. If he was not satisfied, they would not be able to take out this extremely precious incense.

"Haven't the clan elders arrived yet?" someone asked anxiously.

"We sent someone to notify them before, but the main peak is quite far away from here."

"Forget it, forget it. If the elder is not here, it will be the same if we kneel down on our own."

Sean was patting his belly with satisfaction when he suddenly saw the families who had burned large incense sticks kneeling on the ground, muttering words like "Ancestor", "The Ancestor is invincible in heaven and on earth", and "The Ancestor will bless the prosperity of the ninth branch of my master's family".

He blinked and looked up involuntarily.

Am I... sucking the tribute from someone else's ancestors?
Sean suddenly became furious, and his etheric body raised his head and spat into the sky.

"Bah! You old fool! What a waste! I haven't been here for so many years, so wouldn't all these incense sticks be wasted?!"

"It's fine if you don't take it, but you didn't even inform your offspring. What a waste!"

Sean cursed, he hated this kind of extravagance the most.

The ancestor of the Yun family deserves death!
However, he had no intention of accepting the Yun family's kneeling greetings. Wandering around to digest his food, Sean headed towards the only strange mountain in the valley.

This big incense is extremely valuable. It seems that the Yun family has hidden more than just this good thing!

Baby, here I come!

(End of this chapter)