New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 18 Why not sit back and watch him ascend to heaven in broad daylight?
The testing process is boring, with different test papers appearing one after another. However, the content of the test is interesting and valuable.

Not only did he gain more than a dozen different experiences of 'mild pollution', he also recorded the specific properties of these high-purity pollutions.

Although there is no way to ask the other party directly, what is the content corresponding to each test paper and what is the source of pollution it represents?
However, Yuan Zhu still included this pollution information in the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture]. In the future, if he encountered similar pollution, he would receive prompt feedback immediately.

Those selected by the Security Bureau for use in testing suspects for contamination energy must be highly representative. They're either extremely dangerous or have a wide range of potential. Those lesser-level Karami-level scum are clearly unqualified for testing.

"Okay, your test is over. Now comes the final step."

The old man took away the last strange picture which was covered with blood-red lines. One glance at it could make one smell a strong bloody smell and was accompanied by the sound of intestinal peristalsis and croaking.

He tapped the table with his knuckles again to wake Yuan Zhu from his confusion.

"Ah? Is it over? It happened so quickly." Yuan Zhu was still a little dazed, as if he was woken up from a dream, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

The experience of gradually immersing myself in the test was quite magical. It was like being under a magic spell, and I quickly lost myself in a virtual experience that completely distorted my five senses.

In his mind, the [Immortal Scripture] kept sounding alarms. But in order to better deceive himself, he asked the elf to block out these warnings and devote himself to the task.

Finally, he came to a conclusion: every trace source of pollution that the [Soul Firewall] instinctively felt was dangerous and deadly was calling out to him in a friendly way.

When immersed in it, the images and feelings are obviously very negative, but the brain or mind is dull and does not realize it. Instead, it gives out very comfortable false signals.

He remembered having his eyeballs pierced and his tongue cut when he took a few of the test papers. But the stinging pain was also accompanied by a proportional pleasure. That unstoppable combination of pain and pleasure, constantly testing the edge of pain, was truly sinister in retrospect. His mental state at the time was extremely dangerous.

Similar reactions occurred many times, and he always told the truth. Looking back now, Yuan Zhu felt a little guilty.

He knew very well that his body was not contaminated at all, but when he was tested, he felt that he had invested in one company after another without any resistance and performed very poorly.

So he couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Old man, is my condition normal? Am I contaminated?"

When faced with the contamination test strips, wouldn't everyone else be so stubborn as to refuse to give in? But I, after voting for A and then B, am I the only one who has a perfect match?

The old man ignored Yuan Zhu and continued ticking boxes on a form based on his answers and performance. He was very fast and soon finished the entire form, signing his name in the corner.

"These are all private information and I cannot comment."

Yuan Zhu was not discouraged. "I'm just curious. When I was testing it just now, I felt repulsed by some papers, but I was uncontrollably attracted to others. I couldn't resist this instinct to embrace them. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

The old man glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "These test papers contain samples of notorious evil gods, mixed with some of the power of righteous gods, randomly arranged. It's normal for you to feel either resistance or attraction."

But the other party did not explain which attraction was good and which resistance was bad. Yuan Zhu only remembered that he seemed to be repelled by a Buddha with a head full of eyeballs.

So the question is, is this Buddha, who is full of the flavor of the K-series, good or evil? Damn the Riddler! Get out of Running City!

"Here, for the final part of the test, use your palm to smear this ink, then leave a fingerprint on this white paper. Finally, prick your fingertip with a needle and drop a drop of blood on the bottom right corner of the white paper. That's it."

As he spoke, the old man returned the test paper to its sealed metal box and placed it back in the drawer. He then opened another drawer and pulled out a paint box that looked like it had been overturned. Inside, the multicolored paints mingled chaotically, forming twisted, arcing circles.

Not only that, when his palm approached the chaotic paint, the [Immortal Scripture] sounded the alarm again.

Yuan Zhu was already numb. This damn thing was giving him endless warnings 24/. He had never seen anything that wasn't dangerous or polluting. So, the ink provided by the Security Bureau was not safe at all?
He suppressed his discomfort and placed his palm on the oil paint. The moment he did, he felt that the box of paint suddenly came alive, extending countless silk-like tentacles, brushing and drilling on the skin of his palm, trying to penetrate his flesh through the pores.

Yuan Zhu shuddered and raised his hand with a look of disgust on his face, as if he had touched something unclean, and goose bumps appeared all over his body.

Then he couldn't wait to press his palm on the white paper, and then immediately grabbed a few pieces of toilet paper, wiping his palms repeatedly and vigorously to erase the ink that was wriggling restlessly and drilling madly.

"Drop blood, and then you can leave." The old man reminded him not to forget to bleed.

Yuan Zhu asked back: "Is this the end? I passed the test and can go home?"

The old man opened another drawer, pulled out a card, and tossed it onto the table in front of him. "You're temporarily free. For the next two months, come back for retests every week. After eight weeks, you'll be completely free. Keep this card. When you have time, go to the Holy Light Exorcism Department of the Second Municipal Hospital. You can receive two free Holy Light treatments."

Yuan Zhu was a little sensitive about receiving treatment and asked, "I've passed the tests and it's confirmed that there's nothing wrong with me. Why should I receive treatment?"

The old man patiently explained, "This test isn't infallible. I'm only checking to see if you've been infected by several forbidden forces universally recognized as harmful. Beyond these, there are even more contaminations that the Security Bureau doesn't have the time or the energy to monitor. I'll let you go to the hospital and receive a free Holy Light exposure, free of charge. It can cure illnesses and provide health care. It can also soothe your mind, deeply relax you, and deeply detect and eliminate contamination. Why resist? Are you afraid of the Holy Light's illumination?"

"Is there such a good thing?" Yuan Zhu was fearless and put the card into his pocket. He made up his mind to go and see it when he had time. This was a way to get in touch with the righteous transcendent system at close range.

As he flipped through his memories, he quickly remembered that [Holy Light] was a unique supernatural power possessed by the Temple Organization.

This is a top-level extraordinary religious force that can be compared with Taoism and Buddhism, and is widely distributed around the world. Many major cities have churches with holy temples.

The [Holy Temple] is not only one of the most mainstream orthodox religions in Duling, but also has a close connection with the [Big Moth], which ranks seventh among the twelve annual gods.

Yuan Zhu understood the Holy Temple to be similar to the "Cult of the God of Light" in fantasy novels, or an isomorph of Earth's "Semitic Crusade." The Holy Temple's texts and teachings enshrined numerous "abstract angels," with the "Big Moth," the most famous of the Gods of Destiny, being the most famous.

However, Du Ling's [Church] does not have elements such as the cross and the crucifixion.

The power of [Holy Light] is said to have extremely strong repulsiveness and the ability to drive away filth, and is often used to exorcise evil spirits.

After figuring this out, Yuan Zhu shamelessly asked, "Old sir, do you have any other similar medical cards? For example, Buddhist or Taoist ones? For checking the body and eliminating hidden dangers, how can Guangshengtang alone be enough?"

The old man laughed at this. "You're really shameless. Forget about Buddhism. A few years ago, there was a minor disagreement between the top leaders of Taixi and Buddhism, and then a wave of anti-Buddhist movement started in the northern part of the West Coast. The capable monks left the local temples and went south. The remaining capable monks stayed in private temples and did not provide services to the outside world."

"As for Taoism, there's a local temple dedicated to Huang Tian. It's located deep in the mountains on the outskirts of the city, and the access is difficult. They only accept those with a predestined relationship, and the fee is quite high. If you're interested, feel free to visit them. I'll give you the address. But aren't you young people these days quite resistant to and disdainful of such outdated beliefs as Huang Tian? You keep saying things like 'Huang Tian is dead.' Look at how good the temple is! It's very popular, and even has a subsidy partnership with the city government."

Yuan Zhu, half-understood, nodded, half-comprehending. "Is that so? Never mind." He wasn't familiar with the Buddhist traditions of this world, but he did understand Huang Tian. The Xi Kingdom had long embraced Huang Tian Dao as its state religion. To be precise, for thousands of years, the dominant Daoist ideology in Xi Kingdom, a land in the eastern part of the continent, had been Huang Tian Dao.

What's even more incredible is that the Taoist ancestor revered in the [Huangtiandao] cultural system is none other than the [Taipingdao. Great Sage Teacher. General Tiangong. Zhang Jiao] of the Earth.

This "Taoist Ancestor" wasn't the Three Pure Ones of Earthly Taoist mythology, but rather the Laozi Li Er, the founder of Taoist thought on Earth. Zhang Jiao, on the other hand, was the equivalent of Li Er, the founder of Taoist thought on the planet Duling. This was truly remarkable.

Yuan Zhu: It turns out that I am not alone, there are other fellow countrymen on the earth.

When he was in school, he had no interest in these history and culture courses. Now Yuan Zhu looked through his memories, and although the relevant content was not complete, it was enough for him to deduce and analyze.

He knew that in the ancient times of Xi State, the Taiping Dao had not directly appeared in that land. Many historians throughout the dynasties also tended to believe that Zhang Jue was a fictional mythical figure.

However, throughout history, there have been many local historical figures who were suspected of being time travelers, refuting traditional views. They asserted that the "Great Sage Teacher" was indeed a real person, another extraordinary being from the immortal realm, who taught the Dharma in a dream, enlightened the founder of the Tiangong Palace, and established the original Huangtian Dao.

This [Tiangong Mansion] is a complete substitute for Earth's [Tianshi Mansion]. The first Tiangong General, suspected to be a Yellow Turban bandit from the Taiping Dao, traveled through time as a spirit from ancient times and, falsely claiming to have received teachings from the Daoist Ancestor in a dream, reproduced Taiping Dao doctrines and classics like the Tao Te Ching, falsely claiming to have received teachings from the Daoist Ancestor, thus creating the local [Huangtian] faith.

Therefore, the land of Xi State, from ancient times to the present, has always simply believed in "Huang Tian is above." Huang Tian Taoism, on the other hand, is just an ordinary feudal dynasty religion, without any extraordinary power or true gods.

It all started with the "Magic Plane Invasion" 400 years ago. The extraordinary revival of Duling Star all began at that time, and [Huang Tian] also came back to life at that time.

But soon, the [Huangtian], whose faith had lasted for thousands of years, was overthrown by the suddenly rising [Chitian].

Thus, the prophecy "Yellow Heaven has died, Red Heaven will rise. In the year of Jiazi, the world will be blessed with good fortune" spread widely across the vast continent.

The old forces, led by the remnants of the Xi Nation, suffered a crushing defeat and collapsed at lightning speed. The Red Dragon Empire, embracing the Red Sky and steam technology, swept across the land and the wilderness.

Eventually, the remnants of the Xi Nation who migrated to the New World brought with them the obsolete Huang Tian faith, which has survived to this day. The West Coast of the New World is one of the few nations in the world that still openly worships Huang Tian and considers it legitimate.

However, the young people of the New Federation today do not believe in Huang Tian, and only the older generation still worships him devoutly. However, through generations of influence, everyone is well aware of these ancient beliefs.

As a result, the younger generation has been complaining about the death of Huang Tian, and they also don't really believe in the inherently evil (hostile) Great Red Sky. Today's Taoists cultivate immortality, practicing Kunlun immortal techniques and secret scriptures from overseas immortals...

As more and more strange knowledge came to him, Yuan Zhu suddenly became excited and communicated with the elf in his mind: "Quick, record it for me! There are gods and immortals in this world! And they are not imposters of the magical race who deceive the world and steal the reputation. There are real sword immortals! They have even been recruited by the Federation and are an important combat unit of the army!"

The elf who had also read the relevant memory fragments was also shocked: "I've got it, I've got it! Did [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture] just get lucky? By chance, I actually came to another unknown universe where the immortal system exists? Incredible, it seems like a deliberate coincidence!"

Yuan Zhu objected, "Not necessarily. The planet Duling is poisonous and can connect eight external universes. It was able to capture the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture] across time and space and land it here. It was also able to bring in fellow travelers from other Earths in ancient times and create Huangtian beliefs like [Daozu. Zhang Jiao]. So it's not surprising that it could bring in genuine immortal cultivators from unknown universes and time and space."

The elf said, "I'm still shocked! You have to know that this planet was just an ordinary planet more than 400 years ago, an ancient feudal dynasty without any extraordinary power. Why did it suddenly change? It has continuously bound multiple outer universes and given birth to many evil gods? This planet must have been possessed, right?!"

How could Yuan Zhu, a high school dropout, answer such a profound question? "I don't understand, but I'm deeply shocked!"

Elf: "Me too!"

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Putting the medical card of the Holy Light Exorcism Department of the Second Municipal Hospital into his pocket, Yuan Zhu left the interrogation room in a trance and regained his freedom.

His mind was a bit confused right now. The amount of information was too much. The Immortal Scripture could handle it, but he couldn't handle the data overload. He needed some quiet time.

In the interrogation room behind Yuan Zhu, a young man who had just handed in his equipment pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing the empty seat, he was very dissatisfied: "Captain Wang, are you really letting him go like this? He's the only survivor of a vicious ritual that claimed over forty lives. He can't be innocent. There must be something seriously wrong. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it!"

The old man, who had collected the handprint, spoke up, "But the test results show that he is shockingly clean, even cleaner and purer than the offspring of a noble family."

The young man immediately said, "So what? So you believe this is all natural?"

Lao Wang nodded, trimming his nails, and said, "So what if it's unnatural? He's clean enough and mentally stable, that's enough. We deal with so many problems all day long, how can we have the energy to focus on a normal person who is 'clean enough and stable enough'? You're just living a normal life, not spending time with your wife and children, not looking for a girlfriend, not going to bars, not fishing, not going to brothels to listen to music, so why do you have to keep an eye on him?"

Young man: "I..."

Old Wang sighed, "You're so young and not steady at all. Look at it from another angle: over forty lives were sacrificed. If he truly had a problem, have you ever imagined how much power the evil god would infuse into his body? This young man named Yuan Zhu has never had any exposure to supernatural powers before. He's a complete amateur, ignorant of the taboos of cultivation, unsure how to control his power, and devoid of any sense of security."

"An unskilled cultivator, without the support of an orthodox school, yet involved in illegal rituals, imbued with a contaminated power. The stronger this power, the more dangerous his condition... What does the law enforcement manual say about facing those dangerous transcendents with powerful abilities?"

Young man: "Then make them stronger, and then..."

Lao Wang took over the topic, "Then the spirit will exclude him and banish him from reality, which is called [Invisibility]. So we don't need to do anything, just let him take the retest on time. If he behaves normally, we'll all be happy. If he loses control, arrest him directly. If he has other conspiracy purposes, won't you spread the news about him? There must be many people interested in this kind of evil sacrifice survivor. If someone forces him to reveal himself and uses his filthy power, then you can wait for him to lose control and ascend..."

Young people: "This is irresponsible to the general public!"

"Tsk, I'm getting off work. You have such a strong sense of justice, why don't I help you apply to participate in this year's [Ritual Order] trial assessment?"

The young man nodded: "Okay!"

Lao Wang was stunned: "No, are you serious?"

"I am serious!"

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