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Chapter 82 Harvesting the Garden, a Deal between Gods and Demons!
"You, go eat grass. You, go eat dirt! You, go drink the water on the ground. And you, use your mouth to catch the blood that falls from the sky. And the last one, don't just stand there, go chew on the bark."

“Kya kaya!”, “Buddha Buddha Buddha!”…

The five eggplant-headed ghosts obeyed the order and enthusiastically pounced on the deformed flowers and plants that had long been thirsty and run wild in the diseased garden.

Although the eggplant-headed ghost is a shadow life form, strictly speaking, it also has half plant bloodline (crazy eggplant), which is quite compatible with this garden of flesh and blood disease.

Eggplant head No. 1 curiously pulled out an eye flower and threw it into his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, the black tomato head showed a painful expression, and his eyes trembled violently and rolled their eyes.

It beat its chest and scratched its throat, then fell to the ground, thrashing and twitching, coughing desperately and spewing out mouthfuls of black blood mist. After a while, it climbed up tremblingly.

It spat and spit, then rushed into the grass as if in revenge, pulling up strange flowers and plants one by one, and continued to chew and devour them viciously. Then it coughed and bled in pain, looking like a fool who only remembered the food and not the beating.

"Snake, what's wrong with this thing? Has it been poisoned by the distorted flowers and plants and gone crazy?"

Xiao La Tiao reported, "After consuming the 'Eye Flower,' it was eroded and distorted by external disease pollution, damaging its essence. However, the disease pollution that invaded its body was also digested and eroded by the more intense shadow pollution. Ultimately, this loss and gain strengthened it slightly, and also slightly increased its resistance to 'disease pollution.' That's why it foolishly coughed up blood and ate recklessly. Overall, it's adapting and slowly growing stronger. However, the pollution in its body is also shifting towards 'disease.' It needs to digest and consolidate the absorbed 'disease pollution' and completely transform it into shadow before it can begin the next round of feeding."

According to the data analysis of spicy strips, the eggplant-headed ghost has been adapting to the "disease pollution" little by little since it shared the polluted brain of the "puppet doll".

Shadow minions and diseased plants are not in opposition, but two unrelated polluted energies, each with its own evil and filth.

When the shadow system forcibly contacts and devours the other party, the two types of pollution will conflict and suffer damage, but they will also intersect and test each other until they successfully absorb the other party.

This phenomenon is exemplified by the Eggplant-Headed Ghost. [The Universe in the Belly] slowly digested and absorbed the Crazy Eggplant, cultivating ghosts that inherited its characteristics. Now, they are also beginning to devour the Disease in small quantities, gradually being refined and contained by the Shadow.

Looking back at the [Holy Seal], the difference is that it is first burned to ash with Holy Light, and then gradually absorbed and cast into the seal. This allows the [Holy Seal] to give birth to a new Holy Light skill with the characteristics of "Disease Contamination".

From now on, his holy light and even [Sanctuary] will have stronger targeting, resistance, and confinement effects against disease-related pollution.

In Duling, it's difficult for a single person to master multiple pollution systems. However, mastering one system allows them to dilute and weaken other "pollutions," treating them as nutrients to refine and digest, allowing their own "pollution" to grow stronger.

While he was lost in thought, an eggplant-headed ghost was too greedy. Instead of lying on the tree trunk to gnaw on the bark, it climbed all the way up and picked a blackened "heart fruit" from the branch of a strange flesh and blood tree and swallowed it into its stomach.

“Kua ka ka—!”

Not long after, it fell to the ground in pain, coughing violently, unable to withstand the outbreak of disease pollution. It coughed more and more fiercely, not stopping until it coughed out its internal organs. The black tomato head also shrank rapidly, coughing out a lot of blood mist.

After melting into a pool of gelatinous medium several times and reorganizing into a new ghost, it still could not get rid of the "disease" and continued a new round of crazy coughing up blood... The "shadow pollution" inside was quickly suppressed by the "disease pollution" and began to mutate and deform.

The Tiger Demon's control over the Ghostly Minions was weakening, the creature gradually being reverse-refined by the "disease contamination." Unfamiliar contamination continued to invade, becoming an increasing part of its population. The Eggplant-Headed Ghost was sprouting large amounts of deformed flesh and blood, now in colors other than black, and its texture was becoming less and less like that of a Ghostly Minion.

"Huh? Is this because I ate too much and was reversely contaminated and refined?"

The Tiger Demon slapped the ground, and a bunch of 'nutrient pipes' shot out from the shadows, inserting into the backs of the five minions, supplying them with 'shadow pollution' to enhance their foundation.

The other four were fine, but this overfed ghost No. 5 activated some unknown talent and began to draw in large amounts of polluted air from the air of the Disease Garden to fight against the Tiger Demon.

In the end, it simply exceeded its carrying capacity and exploded on the spot, turning into a pool of coughing black mud. The Tiger Demon also severed its connection with the "minions", only recovering a small amount of "digitized soul pollution fragments".

"This is?"

Looking at the ball of 'active black mud' in its palm, it realized that this thing was the extraordinary characteristics + data soul fragment of the [Ghost], which recorded a small amount of talent information and could be given to other Ghosts as [Evolution Data] to enhance their potential.

The reason why No. 5 exploded was that it lacked potential. The pollution it absorbed exceeded its refining and carrying capacity, and it eventually exploded.

Now, the coughing black mud still retained a strong shadow pollution, but it did not definitely belong to the tiger demon.

The Tiger Demon had already recovered the core essence of the [Ghost's] minions. Now, if it so desired, it could seize ownership of this source of pollution, assimilating the secondary pollution and claiming it as its own. Or it could simply leave it alone, watching its share of "shadow pollution" gradually decline. However, the Tiger Demon chose to give up, for no other reason than it was too disgusting!
This pool of coughing black mud, in addition to shadow pollution, also has a stronger disease pollution attribute, and has even begun to breed new "disease plants".

While the tiger demon used its minions to devour and absorb the diseased plants, this disease garden was also devouring the shadow pollution it emitted, trying to breed a new "pollution fruit".

The properties of this mass of black mud were similar to the prepared monster food he had abandoned in the "Dark Spring Pond" of the Diamond Temple. However, this prepared food was too disgusting, full of pathogens, and the Tiger Demon had no interest in recycling (devouring and refining) it.

Xiao La Tiao then jumped in: "How interesting! Pollution sources are essentially unrelated to each other, self-contained systems that operate independently. Yet, they can interact and influence each other, assimilate and devour each other, plundering and absorbing each other bit by bit, strengthening and optimizing themselves."

Tiger Demon: "The minions can eat the plants in this garden, but they can't overeat. Otherwise, they won't be able to digest the plants due to insufficient energy, and will explode on the spot, completely losing control, and losing the minions in vain. Holy light can also purify the pollution and refine ash, but burning lives for lives is not sustainable. Even if I have the [Boss Template] to restore health, the refining efficiency is still limited, and I can't burn such a large garden."

However, the Tiger Demon could refine more minions, and the more minions, the greater their strength, to devour the Garden together. Eating small, frequent meals, digesting and absorbing bit by bit, and once completely tainted by the shadows, assimilated and devoured, it would begin a second round of feeding... This cycle would repeat until the Garden was completely devoured.

Similarly, although the casting of the Holy Light Seal is slow and troublesome, as the 'Disease Ashes' increase, one's own resistance and targeting become stronger and stronger, and the efficiency of refining also increases accordingly, eventually evolving into the Holy Light and Holy Seal that are naturally resistant to disease pollution, achieving rapid advancement.

Anyway, the price paid behind this will be transferred and paid by the Tiger Demon.

The only flaw of both is: slow!

If this garden cannot be hollowed out in a short period of time and is discovered by the owner behind the scenes, there will be no chance to squander this polluted resource.

The silver-haired girl (elf) in my mind suddenly raised a finger: "Hey! I have an idea. Can I pick the 'Disease Fruit' and sell it in the Gods' Space?"

Yuan Zhu was stunned and praised: "Sheshe, you are really a little genius!"

They created a third method of harvesting the gardens: selling resources directly for money. "However, if the mastermind behind this also has an account in the [Gods' Space], once they see their crops being sold by outsiders, will they send people here to investigate?"

The elf said, "Why don't we first hoard some money and hide it. While refining the garden, we can transfer resources. If we are exposed, we can run away at the speed of light and quickly cash it out. If we are not discovered, we can steal the garden, run it secretly, and use the public vehicle for personal purposes."

Yuan Zhu's eyes lit up. "Hey! I wonder if that old temple keeper in Yuyuan has a strong background? Perhaps we can divert the trouble away and sell this space to him, and refine it into a holy light version of 'Fude Dixian'. By leading the mastermind to fight against the Holy Hall, we can make a fortune and watch the fire from the other side."

"The boss is talented!"

Yuan Zhu never intended to monopolize the garden. This space carried its own karmic consequences; occupying it would only lead to trouble and a source of constant attack. On the other hand, if he could take advantage of its ownerlessness, sell it, and find a strong enough buyer, not only would he make a fortune, but he could also shoulder the responsibility for the consequences. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
"Captain, you're right. Connections are important. If I get to know many Bubble World Demons, I could hold a sacrificial ceremony and invite all the evil spirits to a 'garden auction,' inviting all the evil gods to compete and bid for a small garden in the spirit world, settle on the Duling Planet, and expand the demon's influence."

Thinking of this, Yuan Zhu was not afraid of the cause and effect behind this garden, but instead developed a burning ambition.

Under the temptation of wealth and power, his brain was unprecedentedly active, and one bold idea of making money after another flashed in his mind, but he only regretted that he lacked the strength to realize it quickly.

This Duling planet is truly filled with opportunities. Just cleaning up a haunted house can yield such a lucrative business. This deal is worth it!

"Boss, you're right! If all else fails, sell this [Garden] to [Mao Mao Wang] and let her raise insects here! Such a wonderful garden, teeming with life and flourishing with all things. Look at the sky, a brilliant crimson, auspicious and auspicious; look at the land, fertile and rich. It's a natural paradise for raising insects!"

The elf shamelessly praised him, lying against her conscience. Her boss was just that outstanding. He had gotten into a big disaster, but he was able to turn the crisis around, seize opportunities, and create amazing value. His future was promising!
After hearing Xiao Latiao's nonsense, Yuan Zhu was also shocked. You are so good at using idioms.

Looking up at the sky, the blood-red tumorous cloud and the purple-black veins—aren't they the "cloud patterns" of "bright red, bright purple, auspicious and prosperous"? Then look at the earth pulsating with flesh and blood, the fertile chunks of meat emerging from the soil. "Gao" originally refers to the fat exuded from livestock, and "yu" refers to the plump texture of meat. Isn't this garden land the "fertile land, rich and fertile"? It's oozing with fat.

I wonder if the buyer will be furious when he compares the property with this introduction after arriving there?

【Maomao Wang】: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻Big liar!

Yuan Zhu flattered him, "Fellow Daoist Yu Jingzi, your wisdom and sword have revealed the mysteries and pointed directly to the true nature of the Great Dao. It is truly thought-provoking! I am grateful for your guidance."

"No, no. It's all thanks to your leadership, Boss."

(End of this chapter)