A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

To be honest, Ji Zuodao originally thought that the stunt he had pulled in Shanghai would at least make headlines in the Qi cultivator circle for ten days to half a month.

After all, wiping out an entire family is a rare occurrence in the industry.

In particular, he took away the entire Wang family mansion, including the foundation.

The crater is still there, looking like a meteorite crater, and has become a newly popular spot for internet celebrities to take photos in Shanghai.

But the result?

It was pushed down from the top of the headlines in less than three days.

The next piece of news that popped up was even more explosive—

The Chen family of Lingnan was wiped out by a man who claimed to be the "eldest son of the Chen family".

That man was said to be the offspring of the Chen family patriarch's philandering when he was young. He was abandoned and neglected from a young age, and after his mother died, he began his path of revenge.

The post was written with such vivid emotion and was so moving that it brought tears to people's eyes. All the comments below were cursing the Chen family, and not a single person spoke up for them.

Before the Chen family's matter could be resolved, the Zhu family in Jiangnan ran into trouble the very next day.

This time it's a real heiress. It's said that she was switched at birth and thrown into the countryside. Now she has cultivated herself to the supernatural realm and led people back to the Zhu family.

On the third day, at the Ma family's residence in the northwest.

On the fourth day, the Zheng family in the Central Plains.

On the fifth day, three businesses collapsed overnight in Shandong Province.

Good heavens, the scale and frequency of that operation were like mass production.

One company goes bankrupt today, two go bankrupt tomorrow, three go bankrupt the day after tomorrow, like dominoes, one after another falling down.

The way they poured it was so neat and uniform, so smooth and flowing.

For a long time, it made headlines not only among Qi practitioners but also among ordinary people.

Every now and then, you can see scandals about wealthy families.

On Douyin, people are constantly live-streaming and exposing scandals. Today it's a real young master, tomorrow a real young lady, and the day after tomorrow an illegitimate child appears, holding their ID card, household registration book, and paternity test report, crying their eyes out in front of the camera, saying that they were abandoned, abused, and framed when they were young, and now that they're grown up, they want to seek justice.

Ordinary people have never seen anything like this before.

They ate with such gusto, not even having time to catch the melons. As soon as they finished one, another was brought out, until they were so full they were burping.

The comments section was full of things like "No one from a wealthy family is any good," "Support the guy's rights," "The girl is so cool," and "I've disliked this family for a long time." The number of likes was in the hundreds of thousands or even millions.

People in the Qi cultivation circle gradually sensed that something was wrong.

This is weird.

How come all those kids who were thrown out are so awesome?

Starting at the Divine Power Realm, even the Dharma Aspect Realm is considered weak, and last week even a few people at the Divine Treasure Realm emerged.

Although they're all around thirty years old, they're at the Divine Treasure Realm, brothers! That's the Divine Treasure Realm!

In the entire circle of Qi cultivators in the Great Han Dynasty, the number of experts at the Divine Treasure Realm can be counted on one hand, and each of them is a figure whose stomp of the foot can shake the ground.

But what about now? An illegitimate child who was abandoned outside managed to cultivate to the Divine Realm on his own, and then wiped out his biological father's entire family.

The comments under that post were all "Holy crap," "Awesome," "This is the real underdog story," and "Novels wouldn't dare write something like this."

Some busybodies have done the math: since Ji Zuodao destroyed the Wang family, in less than two months, more than twenty aristocratic families across the country have been wiped out.

On average, they deliver to one company every three days, which is faster than the delivery speed during Singles' Day.

A thread on the forum was titled, "Is it possible that the feng shui outside is more conducive to nurturing people than that within aristocratic families?"

The comments section below was incredibly lively:

"The original poster's ideas have opened up a whole new world for me."

"I think you have a point. Look at those scions of noble families, bathed in spiritual herbs from a young age, taught by renowned teachers, and given the most selective cultivation techniques—and what's the result? Most of them are stuck at the Spirit Sea Realm until they die. Then look at those who were thrown out, ignored and neglected, relying entirely on their own hard work and struggle, yet they all cultivate to a higher level than anyone else. What does this show? It shows that hardship makes people progress!"

"I've decided to throw my son out and see what happens."

"Are you crazy, upstairs? Aren't you afraid he'll come back after reaching the Divine Power Realm and kill you?"

"That's still better than him being stuck at the Spirit Sea Realm! Being taken down by your own son is more respectable than being taken down by an outsider, isn't it?"

"What the hell kind of logic is that?"

"You guys chat, I'm going to go throw my kid next to the trash heap by the door."

"Wait for me upstairs, I'm coming too."

Of course, these are just empty words.

They wouldn't dare throw their own children out.

After all, those powerful families that were wiped out are there for all to see, bloody examples, and no one wants to be the next.

But some people have discerned something different about it.

For example, Ji Zuodao.

He hasn't been idle these days either, loitering around the gates of various prominent families in Jinghai every day, ostensibly to "scout out" the locations, but actually to watch the excitement.

He wanted to see if any real or fake young masters were playing out at the gates of these prestigious families in Jinghai, so he could get a piece of the pie.

After all, the Wang family had given him a taste of success, and he didn't want to miss out on this path to wealth.

But after wandering around Jinghai for several days, he still didn't see a single person come knocking on his door.

The prominent families in Jinghai were all as docile as quails, keeping their doors tightly shut and keeping a low profile. Even the families that usually loved to flaunt their wealth put away their luxury cars, for fear of being targeted.

Ji Zuodao was somewhat disappointed, but also somewhat eager to try.

The gene for causing trouble and making money was jumping around in his blood, like he had eaten popping candy and just couldn't stop.

After thinking about it, he decided to go and talk to Zhang Yucheng.

The aroma of tea wafted through Zhang Yucheng's office.

Zhang Yucheng sat at the tea table, slowly sipping a cup of freshly brewed Longjing tea. His expression was one of utter contentment, as if the storms and turmoil outside had nothing to do with him.

Ji Zuodao sat opposite him, but his buttocks seemed to be stuck in a nail, unable to sit still, twisting and turning.

"Uncle Zhang, when are we going to make our move against the powerful families in Jinghai?"

He finally couldn't help but speak, his tone filled with eagerness.

Zhang Yucheng paused, holding the teacup, and glanced at him, a faint, enigmatic smile playing on her lips.

"Oh ho, you noticed?"

"Sigh, I didn't quite get the hang of it at first."

Ji Zuodao scratched the back of his head, his expression showing a hint of embarrassment, but beneath that embarrassment lay nothing but smugness.

"It's mainly this guy."

As he spoke, he pushed his phone in front of Zhang Yucheng and pointed to a post on the screen.

That post was the top story in the Qi Cultivator community today, with the title in large characters: "The Tang Family Has Been Destroyed, All Grudges Are Settled."

The poster's name is Tang Xiao.

The content is a standard "revenge story of a true young master": Tang Xiao is the illegitimate son of the Tang family patriarch. He was abandoned outside from a young age and relied on his own hard work to cultivate to the Divine Power Realm. Then he stormed the Tang family's gate and destroyed the Tang family.

The news was sent out in the morning, and the Tang family was taken down at noon. The operation was incredibly swift, much faster than when Ji Zuodao destroyed the Wang family.

Zhang Yucheng glanced at the post, his expression unchanged, remaining calm and composed: "What's wrong with this message?"

"It's nothing."

Ji Zuodao chuckled, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, then put the empty teacup back on the table and, with great tact, refilled Zhang Yucheng's teacup.

"The key point is that this guy was the real young master of the Li family last month, but he couldn't stand the persecution by the fake young master and destroyed the Li family. Now he's become the illegitimate son of the Tang family and destroyed the Tang family too."

"At first I was completely confused, and I couldn't figure out the relationship between the two companies even after trying for a long time. Then it started to make sense—"

"The Han are going to make a move against the powerful families, aren't they, Uncle Zhang?"

Zhang Yucheng held his teacup without saying a word, but the corners of his mouth curved upwards even more.

Seeing that he didn't deny it, Ji Zuodao felt even more confident and continued:

"Besides, a thirty-something-year-old with supernatural abilities and divine treasures, while not as good as a nineteen-year-old prodigy like me, is still a super genius. One or two is one thing, but now they're popping up in droves. Apart from 749, I can't think of any other force that could pull out so many prodigies all at once."

After he finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and looked smug, as if to say, "I have all the evidence."

Looking at his expression, Zhang Yucheng couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head: "You kid, you're quick-witted. You guessed right, the Great Han is indeed preparing to take action against some aristocratic families this time."

Ji Zuodao's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward: "Really?"

"Really, what you did gave Big Han an idea. If you hadn't started that, we wouldn't have been able to find such a good entry point."

Upon hearing this, Ji Zuodao suddenly felt that something was amiss.

He blinked his eyes, then blinked his eyes again.

Holy crap, did someone just dump a pot of shit on his head?