New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 97 [Anti-Law Ruler] and [Instigator] (Additional chapter for Alliance Leader [Deng Anping])
After comparing the [Industrial God] and the [Anti-Law God] in his mind, Yuan Zhu curiously asked, "What about the great [Mao Mao Wang]? Is she the [Industrial God]? Or the [Anti-Law God]?"

Judging from the [Luxury Children's Clothing], Maomao Wang is a true "Industrial God." However, [The Gods' Space] was created by a group of anti-law gods and demons. To be able to open [Happy Home] there, he must be an anti-law god. Zhou Chu also kept shouting, "Beware of Maomao Wang's anti-law trap."

The captain asked, "Why not both? Is it difficult to run an Industrial Kingdom with Anti-Law? Anti-Law, like Law, is all-encompassing and all-inclusive. You can naturally run that Disease Garden with Anti-Law, too. Isn't that what you're thinking?"

The captain suspected that Yuan Zhu had likely discovered the remains of a fallen 'Disease Demon' within the 'Disease Garden'. If such a naturally occurring 'Demon Corpse' could be refined and controlled, it would be highly suitable for use as a 'Source of Anti-Law' for operational lending.

[Disease Contamination] carries high risks and a poor reputation, and directly controlling the future is not a good idea; it's better to use [Anti-Law] as a proxy, indirectly controlling and managing it, which offers improved security. At least one-third of [Anti-Law] practitioners in Duling began their careers by roaming corpses. Yuan Zhu's active choice of [Holy Light] as his foundational system further solidified his resolve.

Who, in their right mind, would choose such a path that shortens their lifespan? A waste of time and energy? But Yuan Zhu had clearly come prepared, with a clear purpose. He had forged a holy seal from the ashes of disease, enhancing his resistance to and control over "disease contamination."

And all of this... is not just to continuously improve the disease resistance of the "Holy Light", so as to eventually refine the "Remains of the Disease Demon God", control it, incorporate it into the [Anti-Law], and thus indirectly control the "Disease Pollution" with huge potential, and embark on the path of demonization of the [Anti-Law God and Demon]!

As long as he could refine and control the 'Demon Corpse' and possess the [Disease Anti-Law], then selling the garden wouldn't be a big deal. What he got was a [Path to Ascension to Demon (God)]!

Sell the garden and earn a large amount of resources and wealth, so that your "road to demon upgrading" can expand and develop rapidly, and then be converted into strength to save your life and resist the ambitious people behind the scenes.

Ha! This all makes sense. This kid has such great opportunities and such great ambitions! It's a shame that 'disease contamination' is so disgusting, he has absolutely no interest in getting involved.

In the captain's eyes, Yuan Zhu has become a "promising newcomer in the Holy Light Department" on the surface, but secretly a "Disease-Contaminated Demon" wanted by major organizations worldwide. He and his former teammate, the investigator, will also engage in a bloody, love-hate relationship. From the emergence of the Duling Spirit, they fight all the way into the bubble layer... spanning countless time and space.

The captain shook his head fiercely, shaking these distracting thoughts out of his mind. He'd been reading too many romance novels written by Mao Mao Wang these past few days, and his mind wasn't working properly anymore.

Yuan Zhu had no idea what kind of ridiculous scenario the captain had conjured up, mistaking him for some kind of [Anti-Law: Cough King]. But the Tiger Demon disdained explanations, instead pressing, "Do you think I can embark on the [Anti-Law Path]? What are the conditions and restrictions?"

Seeing that Yuan Zhu didn't object, the captain, feeling they had reached a tacit understanding, explained, "The upper limit of [Anti-Law] is high, but the lower limit is also low. As long as you successfully forge the seal and condense a soul crystal, you will be qualified to cultivate the second extraordinary system. The minimum requirement for [Anti-Law] is to obtain an independent 'Extraordinary Source (Pollution Source)' that is absolutely under your control and make it the core of your exclusive [Anti-Law]. From there, you can operate and strengthen this 'Extraordinary Power' through methods such as contract lending, and grow it into the foundation of your divine and demonic power."

"Typically, those who choose to cultivate the [Anti-Law] do so after achieving a certain level of success in their respective fields and seeing no hope of advancement. They then attempt to explore a new path to godhood. For example, if you reach the sixth seal in the [Holy Light] system and gradually feel your lifespan is exhausted, your potential is lost, and your angelic advancement is hopeless, you can secretly cultivate a portion of the [Anti-Law Root], using your identity as a powerful Holy Light practitioner as cover to secretly acquire resources and cultivate and expand a small sect to nourish the [Anti-Law]. Once the [Anti-Law] is properly developed and possesses the potential to become a god, you can completely abandon the [Holy Light System], shift your focus, and complete your godhood again as an [Anti-Law Demon God].

"If the [Anti-Law] investment fails, then decisively abandon it or sell the [Anti-Law System] to someone else. In exchange for some resources, try to further improve your own foundational system. Of course, there are also some gods who don't want to be bound by their own pantheon and will secretly develop [Anti-Law] and try to go it alone. Or a powerful god or demon will secretly create an Anti-Law pseudonym to hide a back-up plan. Most of the Anti-Law gods and demons in [Gods' Space] are hidden pseudonyms of the big bosses. So I say your idea is correct, but the timing is too early."

In the captain's eyes, it was perfectly normal for a transcendent cultivator to take the path of [Anti-Law]. However, only those at the quasi-god-demon level were qualified to consider this.

Therefore, between the lines of his words, there was an attitude of admonishing Yuan Zhu to remain calm, not to be impulsive, and not to throw himself into the [Anti-Law System] out of impulse. Especially if he threw himself into the evil path of [Disease Pollution], the future would be even darker, and he was destined to become a demon.

In Yuan Zhu's eyes, [anti-law] can, to a certain extent, be seen as a capable person starting his own business and opening a private company/studio (private pollution system).

Top-tier companies like Shengtang, Kunlun, and Fomen have numerous gods and demons within their ranks. While the promotion path is clear, the positions are often filled. Climbing the ladder is difficult, so once you've achieved a certain level of status, it's best to secretly poach employees within the company, secretly nurturing your own [anti-law], and attempt to ascend to godhood while also switching jobs.

Similarly, there are powerful individuals who failed in their attempts to reach the status of gods and demons, hoping to turn the tables by [Anti-Law]. There are gods and demons locked down by the pantheon, secretly starting small companies for themselves, poaching employees and starting anew. There are also those who are already great gods and demons, but secretly use sock puppets to work undercover in the hostile pantheon...

After substituting his thinking into the Earth's business model, Yuan Zhu instantly understood the mysteries of the [Anti-Law]: [Capitalist Way]!
"So, the great [Mao Mao Wang] is also a pseudonym for some big boss?"

[Gods' Space] is a massive anti-law base, mostly filled with anonymous sockpuppet accounts. No wonder [Mao Mao Wang] isn't serious about his work. Is [Happy Home] just a testing ground for anti-law? She has another main job!
The captain denied this on behalf of their boss, "That's not the case. [Mao Mao Wang] isn't anonymous. She's openly cultivating [Anti-Law: Luxury Children's Clothing]. This is an attempt to expand her business. Beyond the existing core system, she's attempting to carve out a second [Path of Gods and Demons] for the pantheon."

Yuan Zhu got it instantly.

In other words, the 'Demon King Mao Mao' received instructions from the pantheon to which he belonged, and developed a new [Anti-Law Path] in the [Space of Gods] to open up a new source of wealth for the pantheon?
So the lazy and dissolute [Maomao King] chose [Luxury Children's Clothing] to appease his own pantheon? Is this the mental state of the contemporary high-ranking gods and demons of Duling?
Yuan Zhu seemed to be lost in thought: "So, as long as I complete the smelting of the Holy Seal, condense the Soul Crystal, and obtain a copy of the 'Supernatural Origin', I will be eligible to work part-time as [Anti-Law]?"

The captain nodded. "Yes. But I must warn you, [Anti-Law] is far from as glamorous as you think. Not only is it very risky, but the initial results will be very poor and will disappoint you. [Anti-Law] is not intended for newcomers. If you are already a god or demon, or have the strength of a quasi-god, then choosing [Anti-Law] will be even more powerful. Again, you chose the 'timing' too early."

Where can you find a 1-stamp [Anti-Law Overlord]? You might not even be able to defeat your own "lender" and be killed in a minute, allowing the other party to usurp the [Anti-Law].

The captain still tried to persuade him, but Yuan Zhu didn't appreciate it. Instead, he said sincerely, "Thank you for the reminder, captain."

After some guidance from the captain, he had his own understanding of [Anti-Law].

If the second generation of [Industrial God System] were to start an industrial company on Earth, they would need to register a brand name, invest in building a factory, develop a physical industry, sell goods to the outside world, and produce [divine power].

Then, after the third generation of [Anti-Law] becomes mainstream, directly registering a shell company does not necessarily require the support of a real industry (Industrial Kingdom). It can directly use the increasingly powerful [Law System, Anti-Law System] super platform to carry out asset (pollution energy) operations and financial operations. The threshold is undoubtedly lower.

Just like p2p, blockchain, and virtual currency back home on Earth... Holy crap! Thinking about it this way, it's no wonder the "Industrial God System" was iteratively optimized.

I think the third generation today is also the trend!

Yuan Zhu, who had fallen into a series of traps on Earth in his previous life and was cheated badly, suddenly had an urge to "tear up the umbrella of the spirit man as I had been caught in the rain"!

The "source of pollution" that the [Anti-Law] monks were tied to was equivalent to the core business of an Anti-Law company. Then, with the support of the most powerful [Law Order System] platform, they successfully registered and began operating on the market.

As long as [Anti-Law] continues to grow, lending money crazily, and cutting leeks indiscriminately, and operating properly, it will be possible to quickly attack the 'Anti-Law Demon' and realize the miracle of mortals becoming gods.

After becoming an anti-law god or demon, one is eligible to seek to join the [Gods' Space], purchase a private space, ring the bell and go public in the [Nightmare Bubble Layer], and become a space demon god of the level of [Furry King], further expanding and becoming stronger.

But similarly, countless Anti-Law monks have suffered bankruptcy and tragic deaths due to the collapse of the Anti-Law. This is why the captain urged himself not to be impulsive and plunge into this sea of suffering too soon. Bankruptcy is a minor matter; death is the real pain. After their death, the "sources of pollution" bound and restrained by the Anti-Law will be reclaimed and incorporated by the Pale Great Law, fulfilling the Pale Great Law's original purpose of restraining all "polluting forces" in the world and forging the Pale White Dao.

The logic immediately makes sense!
[Law System] Through practitioners' direct subjugation and restraint of pollution, they gradually strengthen the "Pale Law" like Yugong moving mountains.

The [Anti-Law System] has spawned a group of capitalist gods and demons who "go against the laws of refinement" and use the "Pale Law" to restrain pollution and use it for their own benefit... But when the anti-law demons completely fall, their legacy will still be automatically recovered by the "Pale Law", achieving the ultimate goal of strengthening itself.

No wonder the Duling spirits are so chaotic. The sources of their innate pollution are each more formidable than the last. Each possesses the potential of the [Heavenly Way], and they compete with each other in vicious internal conflicts, leading to constant conflict. Pollution sources are constantly evolving, and the environment is becoming increasingly hostile. The alien expeditionary forces arrive one after another, dying in droves, their adaptation unable to keep pace with the rapid evolution of pollution.

On the contrary, the [Pale Law], an acquired man-made law of nature, was able to rise against the trend and surpass many 'innate sources of pollution'.

The reason is simply that the [Anti-Law] is proliferating too rapidly. A vast number of "small pollution sources" are operating through the [Anti-Law Domination], rapidly growing larger and stronger, impacting the local pollution market... and then, unable to compete with the established "innate pollution sources," they are killed. After their death, they either nourish the "pollution sources" or the growth of the "Pale Great Law."

Ciao!

Once you embark on the path of the Anti-Law, do you have to tread cautiously, wary of both the inner and outer forces? Not only are the other polluting systems out to destroy you, but the Law-Order system behind you is also out to backstab you and reclaim the legacy of the Anti-Law gods and demons?

Du Ling is poisonous. Is there no reliable cultivation system?
...

"Captain, I still can't understand. After I forged the Holy Seal and condensed the Soul Crystal, how can I become a part-time [Anti-Law]? [Holy Light] and [Anti-Law] have nothing to do with each other."

Captain: "Forging the seal and condensing the soul crystal means you have completed the introductory stage and officially reached the standard of [Seed]. Your soul has deeply integrated with the extraordinary system, and your life level has been elevated. Only then will you be qualified to withstand the impact of the second type of contaminated system. In Duling, no matter what system, as long as you reach the [Seed] level, you can also work part-time in the second system."

Yuan Zhu: ???
"This is different from what I heard!"

Captain: "You've heard correctly. Once you choose to strengthen a polluted system, there's no turning back. Your very life has been transformed by this pollution. But 'part-time work' is another matter. It involves the unique laws of the Duling Planet, known as the [Three-Phase Power]."

"Some say the [Power of the Three Phases] is also a form of pollution, while others consider it a unique cosmic law. Regarding the [Power of the Three Phases]: Once you complete the ritual to activate the [Three Phases], [Duling Planet] will automatically recognize you as being able to cultivate three different pollution systems simultaneously, freely adjusting their primary and secondary relationships."

Yuan Zhu was shocked. "What? You mean, completing the [Three Phases of Power] ritual can unlock three different transcendental systems?"

"Yes. But this isn't a good thing. If you're exposed to one type of pollution, you're already rapidly contaminated. If you combine two, the contamination will only accelerate, and even reinforce each other, causing a surge in strength. Your mind will bear two different impacts, making it more likely to lose control and overturn. However, if you activate all three at once, everyone will be a genius. Becoming stronger will be as easy as drinking water, and dying will be easier than breathing... The stronger you are, the faster you will die."

Yuan Zhu didn't believe that Du Ling would do such a cheap thing: "Is the ritual of [Three Phase Power] very demanding? Very complicated?"

"The total price of the ceremony does not exceed 1000 yuan, and anyone can start it."

Yuan Zhu looked distrustful: "What are its side effects? I've never seen anything without a price."

"Once a practitioner completes the [Three Phases] ritual, they unlock the second extraordinary system. Aside from the oppression and interference of the two different pollutions on the soul, there are no side effects. On the contrary, if the two systems can be balanced, mutually promoting and complementing each other, while also suppressing and balancing each other, the pollution system will become more stable. However, if one can't resist the temptation and activate all three pollution systems, then following the rules of the [Three Phases Power] will give rise to something called the [Instigator]."

"The Instigator is similar to the inner demon described in Buddhist texts. It is immortal, born from the union of three polluting forces with your soul. It possesses no power and does not interfere with the outside world. No one but you can see or hear it. You alone will listen to the Instigator's instigation 24 hours a day, harassing your mind and clouding your judgment. All you can do is endure it."

Yuan Zhu thought to himself that there was indeed a trap!

"What exactly is this [Instigator]? If we can't eliminate it, can we block it?"

The captain shook his head. "No, the [Instigator] is invisible, formless, immortal, and indestructible. It resides within you, unstoppable, impossible to dispel, or subdue. Every person who chooses the [Power of the Three Phases], after gathering the three kinds of corruption, will be born their own [Instigator]. Some call them the inner demon. Each [Instigator] has a different personality. They will harass the practitioner through words, instigating and changing their mindset and thoughts."

"This process is endless, never-ending. Even if your mind and will are as firm as a rock, there's no guarantee that it will never waver. Therefore, those who choose the [Power of the Three Phases] risk losing their mental balance and undergoing a drastic change in their mindset once the three phases converge. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

Yuan Zhu felt a chill run down his spine. This [Three Phases of Power] was incredibly easy to master, requiring no practice at all, allowing him to simultaneously control all three contamination systems. And while it offered no hidden dangers at 2/3, if he succumbed to the temptation and achieved the full three phases, he would develop a 'schizophrenia' that would follow him like a shadow, forever lingering and impossible to intervene but passively accept. It would accompany him, constantly instigating him, for eternity...

I didn't think much of it at first, but the more I thought about it, the more horrified I became. Could a spirit possess something so insane?
Captain: "Unless your Instigator is born with righteous values. No, they should be born with values that align with yours. Such an Instigator will constantly correct your behavior, so there's no need to worry about a mental change or mental breakdown. Even if you were to suffer a mental attack or fall into a hallucination, the omnipresent and immortal Instigator would warn you and help you escape."

Yuan Zhu looked unconvinced: "Can anything good happen to this [Instigator]?"

"[Instigators] have all sorts of personalities. They're usually evil, enjoying stirring up trouble and creating chaos. But there are also kindhearted and indifferent ones... However, even if you meet an [Instigator] whose personality matches yours, people's personalities and perspectives can change. Even if you and the [Instigator] are most compatible, over time, you'll still develop differences and disagreements. At that point, you'll still be constantly influenced by them, distorting your mind and thoughts, causing you to lose control and become unbalanced, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, and your mind becoming warped and fragmented..."

"Oh shit! Stop it, I'm panicking. Is there no solution?"

The captain shrugged. "Just don't gather all three phases. Just as easily as you activate the [Power of the Three Phases], it's just as difficult to get rid of the [Instigator]... Once you activate the [Three Phases], even if you destroy a [Pollution System] at the soul level, you still can't get rid of the [Instigator]. Once it appears, it will never disappear. Only you can see and hear it until you completely disappear. It's said that the [Instigator] will still exist, but no one can observe it anymore."

"..."

Yuan Zhu shuddered inexplicably. It felt like he was listening to a ghost story. The more he learned about the extraordinary system of the Duling spirits, the more bizarre it became. Once the [Three Phases] were activated, an [Instigator], visible only to you, would endlessly harass, influence, and instigate you... Your soul, already distorted by the triple contamination, would undergo a further change in mentality.

So the question is, among those gods and demons hidden deep within the spirit world, how many are truly rational and normal? And how many have been driven mad by the "instigators"?

(End of this chapter)