A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Li Wei wasn't the only one affected; Jin Chengzhai Qianye was too. She had set a plan for herself to dedicate at least three hours each day to cultivation, as she didn't want to remain as weak as she was now.

The clouds slowly descended, and the two found a place to settle down near Hongya Cave. After changing their clothes with magic, the handsome couple appeared before everyone.

Hongyadong, a landmark attraction of Chongqing, is currently at its most bustling, showcasing the city's vibrant nightlife. From barbecue stalls and beer bars to hot pot, grilled meat, seafood restaurants, and a variety of other snacks, the aroma of delicious food can be smelled from afar.

Jinchengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "What I just saw was too stimulating for me. I need some delicious food to heal my shock."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Then you're in for a treat. Anyway, you're not afraid of spicy food anymore, so you can enjoy the food of this mountain city to your heart's content. Go take a look around first; there are so many snacks here."

Jinchengzhai Qianye said excitedly like a little girl, "Yay! I've wanted to travel to Chongguo for a long time, but before I was afraid of encountering dangers abroad. Now, ordinary people can't do anything to me anymore, and there's no language barrier either. Now I can go anywhere."

After entering the food street, the two began to enjoy the food without any regard for their image. Both of them were Qi cultivators with bottomless stomachs, so they didn't have to worry about overeating. In addition, they had plenty of money, so they ate at every restaurant they could find.

People around couldn't help but focus their attention on Li Wei and Jin Chengzhai Qianye, this seemingly perfect "couple." The handsome man and beautiful woman, who looked like they had stepped out of a painting, were devouring the food street like gluttons. The scene left the people around them wondering whether to call it pleasing to the eye or an eyesore.

Chapter 1. Gathering Information

"Boss, four skewers of grilled sausage, two skewers of chicken, two chicken legs, and two servings of grilled squid." Jin Chengzhai Qianye looked at the sign above the small shop and started ordering without hesitation.

The young man who was busy grilling meat looked at Jinchengzhai Qianye with surprise on his face. The girl in front of him looked delicate and cute, but she had a big appetite. This kind of cute girl with a big appetite would leave a deep impression on the people around her wherever she went.

The shop was tiny, with no dine-in area. The two people, like other customers, had to stand at the door and wait. There were many similar shops nearby, like the noodle shops, where the dine-in area was always too small, forcing all customers to squat on small stools to eat their noodles. Whether rich or poor, everyone had to squat to eat noodles – a unique characteristic of this mountain town.

Jinchengzhai Qianye has now mastered the technique of "transmitting sound secretly". In martial arts novels, transmitting sound secretly is a skill that only top masters can use. However, for Qi cultivators, this technique is very simple and can be understood with a little thought.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Li Weijun, if the dark clouds have become spirits, are they destined to be suppressed?"

Li Wei also spoke through telepathy, saying, "These things are unpredictable. Not all dark clouds that cultivate into spirits will end up like this. This dark cloud transformed into a dragon because it used forbidden methods in its cultivation. The reason it stayed above the city was to absorb all sorts of negative information, using it as nourishment for its own cultivation to rapidly increase its power. Cultivating in this way, this black dragon's heart is also filled with various negative emotions. In other words, once it embarked on this path, it was bound to seek revenge on the world."

Jinchengzhai Qianye exclaimed in surprise, "Even negative information can become nourishment for cultivation! This black dragon is quite powerful!"

Li Wei said, "This is also because its origin is quite special. It belongs to the cloud-based intelligence. If it were an ordinary animal, plant, or insect, it would be unable to avoid negative information, let alone dare to actively absorb it. Only a very few beings can use negative information as nourishment for their own growth. Even ghosts and monsters can only selectively absorb a portion of negative information that is suitable for them. But this dark cloud accepts everything, which is something that ordinary beings cannot compare to."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I read in a book before that some ghosts also absorb various negative information. Will such beings also be dealt with?"

Jinchengzhai Qianye's knowledge of the extraordinary world has now transcended the knowledge of ordinary Japanese people. In the knowledge of Japanese people, ghosts are physical monsters, but in the extraordinary knowledge of China, Japanese ghosts are actually in the category of monsters. Ghosts in the true sense are the souls left behind after the death of intelligent life.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye's understanding of the extraordinary world has now been corrected, and he will no longer make the basic mistake of mistaking monsters for ghosts.

Li Wei said, "Most people's souls don't linger in the mortal world for long after death. The underworld has special personnel to collect these souls who can't find their way there. Only those souls with deep resentment, or those with special reasons, are allowed to remain in the mortal world until their first problem is solved, at which point the underworld officials will come to take them to the underworld. For example, some souls who died unjustly, were murdered, or were tortured have very heavy resentment. Because their cause of death was abnormal, the underworld will give such souls a chance for revenge, allowing them to absorb enough resentment to transform into vengeful ghosts and take revenge on those who killed them. These unjustly killed ghosts have the legal right to harm. As long as they don't harm the innocent and only seek revenge on their targets, they will go to the underworld to be judged after completing their revenge and can even be legally reincarnated."

Jinchengzhai Qianye looked surprised and said, "I see. So, does that mean that people who actively harm others will be punished in the underworld after they die?"

Li Wei said, "That's right. In reality, there is no distinction between high and low, noble and base souls. If a person does evil, after receiving punishment in the underworld, he will be thrown into the animal realm and transformed into various animals. This is a very serious punishment. Once thrown into the animal realm, his wisdom and true spirit are obscured, and he may never be able to become a human again. Even if he is lucky, he doesn't know how many lifetimes he will have to cultivate before he can become a human again."

Jinchengzhai Qianye asked, "Can the souls of humans and animals be exchanged?"

Li Wei said, "Of course, the underworld is responsible for this kind of work."

The ghosts and gods of the underworld are not that powerful, so Li Wei used the puppet clone technique to create a miniature clone, which attached itself to a ghost messenger and successfully infiltrated the underworld, where he began to steal various intelligence.

It is precisely because of this that Li Wei knows so much about the underworld. Apart from the Buddhist system of the Ten Kings of Hell and Ksitigarbha, and the Taoist system of the Four Kings of Hell and the Emperor of Fengdu, Li Wei has been compiling information on every nobody in the underworld.

Because he was afraid of exposing himself, Li Wei would not actively probe when it came to the righteous gods. So he focused his energy on the various secondary ghosts and gods. As long as he could figure out the system of these ghosts and gods and know which side a certain ghost or god belonged to, he could also get a general idea of ​​the personnel system of the underworld.

Based on the available intelligence, the Buddhist faction currently holds a certain advantage in the underworld. While the Taoist faction is smaller in scale, it generally prioritizes quality over quantity. The ghosts and gods belonging to the Taoist righteous gods are all quite powerful individually.

To Li Wei's surprise, the Ten Kings of Hell were not entirely subordinate to Buddhism, but were subject to the jurisdiction of both Buddhism and Taoism. In other words, the Ten Kings of Hell were a product of compromise between Taoism and Buddhism. However, judging from the current situation, such a compromise has made the relationship between the two sides relatively harmonious, at least on the surface.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "When a person makes a mistake, after death and being punished, they will be demoted to the animal realm. How long will they remain an animal before they can be reborn as a human?"

Li Wei said, "It's difficult. The exact timeframe is hard to say. After being reborn as an animal, their wisdom is inferior to that of humans, making it difficult to accumulate merit. Therefore, some souls, once reborn as animals, can never be reborn as humans again. Being able to live as a human for a lifetime is an extremely precious opportunity for those souls waiting for reincarnation in the underworld. It's just that most people nowadays don't cherish their lives, committing evil deeds wantonly in the world. They don't realize that everything they do is being recorded."

Chapter 1. Violence and the Right of Final Interpretation

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "Now that we know that some animals were once humans, we always feel a little guilty when we eat them."

Li Wei said, "What's there to hesitate about? Being reincarnated as an animal is punishment in itself. Being eaten is a form of atonement and can help them complete their tasks more quickly. Being eaten by humans means feeding humans. From the perspective of the cycle of life, such a sacrifice is also meritorious. If they are reincarnated as cattle to help humans plow the fields, the effect of atonement will be even better."

As the old saying goes, everything is preordained by Heaven. This world is indeed cruel. Even if one is successfully reincarnated as a human, one still suffers. If one is reincarnated as an animal, one will suffer even more. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the human world is hell.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "But I don't know why, although I feel a little guilty, it doesn't affect my appetite at all. The more I eat, the more delicious the sausage becomes. I wish I could have another bottle of beer."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Then let's go eat all-you-can-eat hot pot. It's 100 yuan per person, and there's no limit to the amount of food and drinks. You can eat as much as you want."

Upon hearing about the all-you-can-eat hot pot, Jin Chengzhai Qianye instantly perked up. Qi cultivators are different from immortal cultivators. Immortal cultivators usually practice fasting to keep their bodies pure, but Qi cultivators can transform what they eat into pure Qi to nourish themselves, so they don't have to worry about the purity of their bodies.

After quickly finishing their snacks, the two went to the nearest all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant. When they entered the restaurant, the atmosphere was quite lively, and there were hardly any empty seats. Fortunately, it was easy for them to find a seat. With the help of the waiter, they found a window seat and sat down.

For Jin Chengzhai Qianye, experiencing a traditional Chinese hot pot buffet was a completely new experience, so Li Wei took care of most of the tasks. The two ordered the spicy red broth, and various dishes filled the table, while a case of ice-cold beer sat beside them.

Li Wei flicked his finger, popping the beer cap off and handing it to the girl sitting opposite him.

Li Wei said, "Hot pot with ice-cold beer is a very unhealthy way of eating for ordinary people, but it's so satisfying."

Jinchengzhai Qianye took the slightly chilly beer and laughed, "If it were before, I wouldn't be able to enjoy this kind of food. Japanese people are known for not being able to eat spicy food. Even a simple mild spice can make their sense of taste go numb."

Li Wei said, "However, the Japanese diet has also contributed to the overall longevity of the Japanese. Although Japan has a lot of delicious food, many of them are high in oil and salt. With such a diet, once you reach a certain age and your body starts to decline, problems such as high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure will follow."

Li Wei himself had considerable knowledge of gastronomy. Chong Kingdom was vast, with its major cuisines each possessing unique skills, and regional specialties also boasting distinctive regional styles. It could be said that the combined cuisines of Chong Kingdom were more complex than those of all other European countries combined. Naturally, such a vast system also contained internal differences. Some cuisines were light and nourishing, focusing on health and wellness, while others pursued the ultimate flavor, prioritizing taste above all else!

The cuisines of Sichuan and Chongqing both pursue the ultimate flavor, but this style is destined to leave certain hidden dangers to human health. For example, hot pot will inevitably be paired with various herbal teas to reduce internal heat.

In Chongguo, dietary supplements and medicinal cuisine, as well as the interactions between ingredients, are present in every corner. Any diner who pays a little attention can notice the care put into them.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye picked up a piece of duck intestine and put it into the pot. Before coming to Chongguo, she had done a lot of research, so she was very familiar with how to eat hot pot. She knew that when cooking duck intestines, you can't let go with your chopsticks, otherwise the duck intestines will slip into the pot and you won't be able to find them. By the time you take them out, they will be overcooked.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I felt very uncomfortable when I was in the sky, but that discomfort disappeared after I came down to the ground. Li Weijun, what happened?"

Li Wei, who was cooking tripe, laughed and said, "That's because the atmosphere here is cheerful, so the energy people radiate is also cheerful. This cheerfulness will unconsciously infect others around them, forming a positive energy cycle. So even cultivators don't have to worry about being polluted in such a place. Positive human emotions are also beneficial to cultivation."

Jinchengzhai Qianye nodded, a look of sudden realization on his face, and said, "I see. As someone who has just embarked on the path of cultivation, there are so many things I don't understand. I will have to ask you, Li Weijun, for guidance in the future."

Li Wei nodded and said, "We're all just ordinary people exploring the path of cultivation, so it's normal to help each other. Besides, we're both unregistered individuals with no connections, so in a way, we're in the same boat. Helping you is like helping myself."

Although Li Wei did not intend to build his own "pantheon" in the real world, cultivating Jinchengzhai Qianye was also part of his plan.

Li Wei said, "People like us without any background, even though we have an advantage in martial arts, dare not expose ourselves. Before we have enough strength to protect ourselves, we must keep a low profile. Of course, keeping a low profile does not mean we have to endure humiliation. If we encounter ordinary people who dare to provoke us, we must fight back decisively. As long as no one is killed, it is not a problem."

Li Wei is not a good person to begin with. He will naturally strike hard against anyone who dares to provoke him. He doesn't know the details of those righteous gods and doesn't dare to provoke them easily, but would he be afraid of an ordinary person like you? What a joke.

Jinchengzhai Qianye nodded. The sight of the giant hand capturing the black dragon in the sky had given her a huge mental shock. She realized that even though there are all sorts of injustices in the world of ordinary people, there are still basic laws to restrain them. Even the powerful and wealthy cannot trample on the law in public.

However, in the extraordinary world, those with real power are truly superior. Just like the black dragon that transformed from dark clouds, although its innate foundation was flawed, it was suppressed before it even had a chance to do evil.

Put yourself in their shoes. Perhaps those gods and Buddhas have their own set of rules, but the weak will inevitably suffer losses in every aspect of these rules. Moreover, these rules are not like human laws, which have the principle of "innocent until proven guilty." Once you are convicted, you can be suppressed even if you haven't done anything wrong. Where can the suppressed person go to seek justice?

Through this incident, Jin Chengzhai Qianye had already seen the violent nature of the extraordinary world: the one with the strongest fist has the final say, and in this respect, there is no difference between gods and mortals.

Chapter 1. The Soul of Food

The smooth duck intestines, lightly dipped in the oil sauce, are coated with sesame seeds and oyster sauce, creating a complex flavor profile. The moment they enter your mouth, you can feel the crispness of the duck intestines themselves – a unique texture brought about by just the right amount of cooking time.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye unconsciously let out a whimper, like a small animal.

Jinchengzhai Qianye took a swig of ice-cold beer and said, "Wow! That's amazing! This flavor is like an explosion on my taste buds. As expected, the impact of spicy food is much greater. You can't experience this kind of flavor in Japan."

Li Wei said, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Japanese people can't eat spicy food. When various Chinese dishes enter Japan, they are modified quite a bit to suit the local tastes. Even in Yokohama's Chinatown, you can't find such authentic Chinese cuisine."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye sighed and said, "To be honest, it's a real shame. Because they can't eat spicy food, Japanese people miss out on so many delicious dishes. After eating such strongly flavored food, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat anything bland and tasteless again."

Li Wei just smiled. This is an unavoidable problem for many Chinese tourists when they travel or attend exhibitions in Japan. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It's not easy to deceive yourself, but it's not so easy to deceive your taste buds.

In Japan, it's not easy to buy spicy seasonings. Some young people studying in Japan find it hard to eat after running out of the spicy seasonings they brought from home. Of course, if you were born in a coastal area, you won't have much trouble adjusting to Japan. After all, people in coastal areas tend to prefer milder flavors, and they're used to the taste of seafood, so the food in Japan doesn't feel much different from what they're used to back home.

Li Wei said, "When I was in Tokyo, I was troubled by not being able to buy suitable seasonings. This time when I returned to Japan, I prepared a lot of seasonings to bring with me. Anyway, with storage magic, it will be very easy to get through customs."

Li Wei didn't want to reveal his true strength, so he didn't show his true power to Jin Chengzhai Qianye. Right now, he could use teleportation magic to move quickly throughout the entire Earth. If he didn't care about arriving quickly in a short time, he could even move at a relatively high speed within the solar system.

The strength Li Wei is currently displaying is unparalleled among mortals, but compared to true gods and Buddhas, he's merely a large ant. Li Wei doesn't want Jin Chengzhai Qianye to feel like she's found an absolute backer; she doesn't want the other party to become lazy or even use his name to bully others.

Letting her know that there are always people more capable than herself, and giving her a sense of crisis, isn't a bad thing. Li Wei was quite satisfied with seeing the girl's inner thoughts through his mind-reading ability; this kind of mentality wouldn't cause him any trouble.

Jinchengzhai Qianye was enjoying the healing effect of the food. She curled up like a hamster, exuding cuteness. Her unrestrained eating habits also attracted the attention of those around her.

After all, nowadays, girls, thanks to the enhancement of their appearance brought about by cultivation, are so beautiful that they look like they've stepped out of a dimensional illustration, unrealistically beautiful, to the point that their beauty is completely different from the style of those around them.

It's like playing The Elder Scrolls, where everyone else has the original orc art style, but she's the only one with full enhancement mods—that's pretty much the feeling.

Faced with such a beautiful girl, it's natural that some men would want to approach her. However, upon seeing Li Wei sitting opposite her, they decisively abandoned the idea. Li Wei was also a "monster" whose appearance surpassed everyone else's; he resembled an "ultimate creature" from Araki's works. His perfectly sculpted physique was flawlessly displayed by his casual vest, and his height, even while seated, suggested he was even taller when standing. More importantly, Li Wei's handsomeness made them feel inferior. With such a protector, ordinary men could only admire from afar; actually approaching him required extraordinary courage.

Li Wei was someone who didn't care about other people's opinions, and after the girl embarked on the path of cultivation, she also understood something: all the things in the mortal world, whether power, connections, wealth, or social status, were meaningless. To cultivators, they were nothing more than larger ants.

The world is essentially a chain of big fish eating small fish, one link after another. Cultivators like them may not be at the top of the food chain, but they are far superior to ordinary people at the bottom. So now, she doesn't care much about the mundane world anymore. The only thing she still cares about in the mundane world is her family.

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That's why she no longer cares about how others see her; she lives her own life and it's none of their business.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye put down his chopsticks, a regretful expression on his face, and sighed, "It's a real pity. If I went back to China, I wouldn't be able to enjoy such authentic Chongqing hot pot! Just thinking about it is terrifying."

When Jincheng Qianye was in Japan, she had tried local Japanese hot pot, specifically sukiyaki, a favorite among sumo wrestlers. Essentially, it's a clear broth hot pot from Japan, but much milder, relying entirely on seafood for flavor. It was fresh, but compared to spicy hot pot, it was definitely bland. After trying authentic Yamashiro hot pot, Jincheng Qianye immediately gave sukiyaki a big X in her mind. Hot pot without spiciness is soulless; that's what she thought now.

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Li Wei said, "Anyway, when I go back to Japan this time, I will bring a lot of seasonings. Even in Japan, we can still make hot pot ourselves. It's just that we need to buy the ingredients locally. But the ingredient problem is easy to solve. Besides, spicy hot pot with seafood has a unique flavor."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Then it's settled. While I'm here, I'll take the opportunity to learn how to make hot pot."

Jinchengzhai Qianye now has considerable confidence in her learning abilities. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, her memory and physical coordination have improved significantly. Problems that used to require her to ponder for a long time can now be solved easily by her. Moreover, her athletic abilities have also increased, especially the dexterity of her hands, which has been enhanced to an incredible degree. She even learned to play the piano in a very short time.

It is precisely because of this that Jin Chengzhai Qianye is confident that she can learn how to make hot pot in a very short time. She is now confident in this ability.

Chapter 1. New Emergence

At first, the other diners who were secretly watching the two were focused on their appearances, but as time went on, the diners' faces showed expressions of shock or fear.

Empty plates were piled up like small mountains around Li Wei and Jin Chengzhai Qianye, and empty beer bottles were stacked on the ground. Not only were the diners shocked, but the owner sitting behind the bar also had a bewildered expression.