Whose heretical cultivator relies on a rich woman to attain enlightenment?

Lu Cheng naturally had no idea what had happened.

He was still confused as he watched Han Guang leave, wondering if he had said something wrong, since his attitude indicated that the two of them definitely knew each other.

"I remember when I bought Hanguang back then... what did the seller say again?"

"It seems that this girl lost all her cultivation after being injured, and feeling disheartened, she came to Jingnan from Zhongzhou to seek refuge with her relatives and try to get a position."

"As a result, she encountered trouble on the way. She had just arrived in Jingnan when she encountered demons causing chaos. She lost her cultivation and was almost killed. She was then taken in by a servant girl from Hongxiuzhao. Although she saved her life, she was to be taken to Hongxiuzhao to pay off a debt."

"Before it was even delivered, I intercepted it and bought it halfway through."

"Could it be that she's here to seek refuge with this Master Ji?"

He touched his chin.

His relationship with Hanguang was not as complicated as imagined. He was just a servant he bought, with a written contract in his own hands. Although he never took the contract seriously, he became unusually concerned about Hanguang's affairs after that.

After quickly finishing his meal, he eagerly clutched the booklet to his chest. Now that he had gained Han Guang's approval, he naturally wanted to study it carefully, so he opened the booklet.

"I knew it."

An unexpected expression appeared on his face.

The contents of the booklet were basically the same as he had imagined. This booklet wasn't even a proper cultivation method; it was just a very simple introductory guide, the kind intended for beginners.

Simply put, the cultivation world today has a strict hierarchy, and the cultivation realm is divided into nine realms. He might be confused by some of the technical terms, but he still recognizes the numbers one to nine.

The initial stage, which is the entry level for cultivators, includes two minor stages: Body Tempering and Qi Induction. Once all are completed and mastered, one enters the second stage, the Spirit Gathering stage.

The insights and characteristics are completely different from before, showing obvious differences.

This booklet describes the insights and experiences of the first three stages in great detail, showing that the Demon Suppression Division is quite good at teaching new employees. The booklet also includes a simple diagram of the human body's meridians and the formulas for the techniques.

Although it's not a profound technique, as long as you follow the incantation, you can feel the spiritual energy between heaven and earth and achieve simple breathing exercises, which is just right for a beginner like Lu Cheng.

"So after all that effort, it turns out you still have to suck up to a rich woman to get a government job..."

Sitting cross-legged, I was filled with emotion. Everything that had happened in the last two days seemed like an unbelievable dream.

He went to the border to carry a corpse, and inexplicably awakened a strange cheat, not to mention igniting his spiritual root. He was also involved in a case and became the only survivor.

Finally, for no apparent reason, he was chosen by a fairy from the Demon Suppression Bureau and asked to report to the office the next day.

He wouldn't even dare to do that in his wildest dreams.

Everything seemed to be happening logically, but it always felt like someone was deliberately stirring things up. What puzzled him most was the strange attitude of the Master towards him.

"What reason would they have given me special treatment?"

Although he knew there must be some story between Han Guang and Ji Xiaoxiao, now was not the time to think about it. Following the method taught in the booklet, Lu Chengzhen quickly sensed the faint spiritual energy pulling him in the air.

According to the cultivation guide, the airflow that surges into the acupoints from all directions, though very fine, weak and turbid, is the spiritual energy that he has inhaled but has not yet been cleansed of impurities.

Cultivation is divided into the Small Heavenly Circuit and the Great Heavenly Circuit. The Small Heavenly Circuit is the one that circulates the energy according to the prescribed path in the cultivation method. It can effectively purify the impurities in the spiritual energy. After going through multiple cycles to completely eliminate the impurities, the last cycle allows the spiritual energy to enter the dantian.

To put it simply, the human body is a giant refining furnace.

Meridians are like an assembly line, determining the speed of goods transportation and delivery. Spiritual roots are like filters; the better the spiritual root, the higher the filtration efficiency. Other people's goods need to be refined dozens of times to be purified, but you only need three to five times to get it done quickly.

The dantian is like a storage warehouse, where all the refined goods are stored and can be used at any time. After understanding the initial concept of cultivation, Lu Cheng began to learn by copying it in a proper manner.

Soon, after being purified through a dozen or so cycles within his body, a wisp of turbid spiritual energy flowed into his dantian along his meridians. This sight filled Lu Cheng with immense joy. According to the booklet, as long as one could successfully purify the first wisp of spiritual energy, one would have touched the threshold of cultivation.

but……

"Huh? What's this?"

The boy, who was performing internal visualization, stared intently into the interior of his dantian.

He discovered that his dantian was already mostly filled with a dark mass of spiritual energy.

Thick as ink, eerily dazzling, the wisp of spiritual energy I refined disappeared into my body without a trace, being completely assimilated.

Staring blankly at the gas in his dantian, recalling the descriptions in the cultivation guide, Lu Cheng felt a tremor in his heart for the first time.

"This is... demonic energy?"

His Adam's apple moved slightly.

He began to rack his brains to recall, and all sorts of random guesses from before were now confirmed. As early as when he came into contact with the first corpse, he felt something foreign enter his body, but at the time he did not know that it was demonic energy.

He now finally understood why the cheat system only arrived yesterday. He had dealt with the corpses of cultivators who had died tragically before, but he hadn't changed at all. The difference between the two was probably whether there was any demonic energy remaining in the corpses.

Considering the sudden events that occurred today, my colleagues around me have all been infected by the demonic energy, lost their minds, and are attacking others indiscriminately. Only I am completely unharmed and still able to remain clear-headed.

Even the corpse he carried back yesterday had problems. Strictly speaking, he should have been infected yesterday, but he survived until now because of his special constitution.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but he knew he couldn't let anyone else know about this. Soon, a brilliant idea struck the young man.

"memory."

Yes, one of the advantages he gained after his spiritual root was activated was the ability to see the memories of the dead.

Just as I was about to delve into the memories of the corpse from today to find clues, Han Guang happened to walk out at this crucial moment.

"Sir~ I must have been mistaken. Auntie has already gone home. Otherwise, she could come to my room tonight... What are you doing?"

Han Guang's charming little expression suddenly stopped.

Lu Cheng looked completely innocent.

"I'm cultivating."

"Cultivation?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Look, I'm circulating my energy through the microcosmic orbit, purifying it and sending it into my dantian..."

She pointed a finger at Lu Cheng, her lips trembling uncontrollably. She never imagined that just by going back to her room to calm herself down, Lu Cheng would cause her such a huge mess the moment she turned around.

Watching the spiritual energy circulate continuously around Lu Cheng, she had to admit that although her master had a useless spiritual root, his comprehension was truly terrifying. He could learn something just by looking at it. But the problem was...

"You...you haven't tempered your body?"

Eyes wide open.

At this moment, Lu finally realized that something was wrong. His excitement gradually faded, and a tearing pain came from his body, as if he were on fire.

Yes, his veins looked like they were about to burst.

"I forgot... Pfft!"

Before he could finish speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood, leaving only Han Guang's desperate screams as he clutched his forehead in the house.