Why are all of us who transmigrated at the same time demons?

"If you don't pass this exam, I'll make sure you die!"

Zhang Chulan broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly nodded and bowed.

"Sister Bao'er, I understand. I will definitely study hard and never let you down."

"Hmph!" Feng Baobao snorted and dragged Zhang Chulan to the training ground.

"Exams are necessary, but cultivation can't be neglected either!"

"You're still too weak, you need to be trained."

Watching Zhang Chulan being dragged away by Feng Baobao with tears in his eyes, Xu San's eyes darkened, but Xu Si was indifferent, lost in thought.

"Which technician would you like tonight? Number 6? Or that new one, number 9?"

Chapter 149 Under One Person: A Hidden Qilin in the Fields

"Brother Li, we're out of money again!" A short, stocky young man in a black leather jacket looked at his empty WeChat wallet and complained loudly, venting his dissatisfaction.

"You idiot!" Ge Li, a tall, muscular man in a vest with a slight Sichuan accent, slapped Lü En on the back of the head.

"You're telling me to save money, but you're ignoring me? Let me tell you, things aren't looking good lately, so let's all behave ourselves."

Lu En grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Before I joined Quanxing, they told me to keep my tail between my legs and behave myself. Now that I'm in Quanxing, they still want me to keep my tail between my legs and behave myself. Does that mean I joined Quanxing for nothing?"

"What are you babbling about? Do you need a beating?" Ge Li raised his palm, which was as big as a fan, and Lü En immediately became obedient.

"No, no, sigh..." Lu En wanted to say something to change the subject, but suddenly he saw a familiar figure.

"Brother Li, isn't that Tu Yu?" Lu En pointed to a man in his early thirties who was carrying a black backpack, wearing a light blue polo shirt, and glasses.

Ge Li narrowed his eyes. Although the other person had changed quite a bit, he still recognized him.

"This is the kid. We haven't seen him in a long time."

Lu En's eyes darted around: "Brother, look at this kid, he's soaked in the smell of school uniforms. He must have found a job at a company. I heard he graduated from a top university with a degree in computer science. Could he have become a programmer?"

Ge Li nodded, indicating that Lü En's words made sense, and he glanced at Lü En sideways.

"Spit it out, you brat."

Lu En rubbed his fingers together in a somewhat lewd manner: "Big brother is so wise, he knew exactly what I was going to say. I've heard that although being a programmer is tiring, the pay is not bad, right? Tu Yu is a graduate of a prestigious university, so he might be able to get a job at a big company and make a lot of money."

"We're short on cash, aren't we? How about we borrow some rice from this kid? Didn't our brother say things are getting tense lately and we should avoid causing trouble? But Tu Yu used to be part of Quanxing, and even the All-Knowing Gang gets involved in internal Quanxing disputes?"

Ge Li seemed thoughtful, and somewhat tempted.

Lu En added fuel to the fire: "Brother, you know perfectly well that Tu Yu only knows third-rate techniques like the Flying Locust Stone. And he's already taken a job; it would be a miracle if he didn't even improve, let alone get better. We've made considerable progress with that rubbish of a fantasy master, so taking down this kid would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Ge Li made up his mind, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

“Arn, follow this kid and find out where his house is.”

Ge Li and Lü En then quietly followed Tu Yu, taking the bus with him for nine stops, then crossing a bustling main street, and after several twists and turns, they arrived at a secluded and deserted alley.

"Something's not right. I think Tu Yu deliberately lured us here, didn't he?" Ge Li, a seasoned veteran, was the first to notice something was amiss.

Suddenly, Tu Yu, who had seemed completely oblivious, turned around.

"You two have been following me for so long, shouldn't you come out and greet me?"

Seeing that they had been discovered, and confident in their martial prowess, Ge Li and Lü En emerged from the shadows.

"Wow! It's Brother Li and Brother Lü. It's been years. What brings you here to see your little brother?" Tu Yu was also a little surprised to see his two old acquaintances. Since he made up his mind to leave Quanxing and embrace a new life, he hadn't seen anyone from Quanxing for several years.

Ge Li gave him a wink, and Lü En immediately understood and stepped forward.

"We're here to clean house for Quanxing. You dare to betray Quanxing! Let me tell you, once you're a member of Quanxing, you're a member for life. Don't even think about having your fun and then leaving. No way!"

Tu Yu revealed a disdainful smile, as if everyone had been a member of the Quanxing sect or something, trying to intimidate him.

"What are you pretending for? Cleansing the Quanxing sect's ranks. Just because a mouse puts on a skin doesn't mean it's a real cat!"

"Just tell me straight, what exactly do you want?"

Seeing this, Ge Li didn't stand on ceremony. He stepped out from behind Lü En, his towering figure giving off a great sense of oppression.

"Brother, I'm not being heartless. You must have made a lot of money working all these years, right? Two hundred thousand, it's a fixed price. I guarantee I won't reveal your information here to anyone."

Tu Yu's face quickly darkened. For office workers, money is the last thing they want to talk about. Besides, even if he had money, why should he give it to these two scumbags?

As for any guarantees, Tu Yu wouldn't believe a word of them. If he backed down and gave in to the money today, scum like Ge Li and Lü En would definitely treat him like an ATM in the future. Once the money was gone, they would threaten him and try to extort him.

This is unforgivable. He, Tu Yu, only wanted to live a peaceful life.

He threw his schoolbag behind him and started stretching.

Seeing Tu Yu's reaction, Ge Li understood the other party's answer.

"Good lad, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences."

Lu En shouted from the side, "Brother Li, let's break this kid's leg and see if he'll pay us."

Ge Li revealed a ferocious, bloodthirsty smile, and leaped in front of Tu Yu, unleashing a powerful single-hand strike towards him. Ge Li had studied Pi Gua Quan (劈挂拳) since childhood; he was naturally large-boned and far stronger than his peers, making the swift, powerful, and sweeping Pi Gua Quan style a perfect fit for him.

From a young age, he was very restless. In the sect, he was expelled by his master after he beat his junior brother into a cripple because of jealousy and rivalry. Later, after joining the Quanxing, a den of evil, he became even more unruly, committing murder, arson, and all sorts of evil deeds.

After acquiring the Fantasy Hand, his Piguazhang Fist technique was further refined, and combined with his strong physique, he could be considered a formidable fighter.

He didn't take Tu Yu, a piece of trash who only knew third-rate locust stone skills, seriously at all.

Although Ge Li is wicked, he has mastered the essence of Pi Gua Quan (劈挂拳). Pi Gua is like cracking a whip, and its power is like a bomb. His strength is full, his movements are smooth, and his spirit and form are free. In his dodging, leaping, rising, falling, and lurking, he has the skill of a hawk flying through the forest, the wonder of a cat pouncing on a mouse, and the ferocity of a five-flip slam.

Lu En watched this scene with a malicious smile. He wanted to see how Tu Yu would beg for mercy after Li Ge broke his leg.

Tu Yu's counterattack was even more unexpected. He flicked his five fingers together, like a swallow skimming the water, lightly striking Ge Li's forearm muscle.

An invisible, finger-flicking force burrowed into Ge Li's muscles like a small snake. Ge Li felt as if countless insects were gnawing at his arm, and he couldn't help but let out a shrill wail.

The most terrifying thing was that Ge Li felt the force of the finger travel all the way to his heart. He felt as if his heart was about to be twisted by this force, and his eyes suddenly popped out and his face turned pale.

Seeing this mind-blowing scene, Lü En's eyes widened.

"Impossible, what underhanded tricks did you use to ambush Brother Li?"

Seeing Lü En's self-deception, Tu Yu smiled disdainfully and pushed up his glasses.

"Mortal wisdom."

He approached Lü En in an instant like a ghost. Before Lü En could react, he was struck by the same finger strike again, and Lü En, like Ge Li, fell to his knees in pain.

"You people think that working for a big company is a happy thing for me, but do you know that as a programmer, you have to work overtime every day, sit in front of the computer for long periods of time, constantly typing on the keyboard, staring at the computer screen full of radiation, and being exploited and criticized by your boss? Even if you have extraordinary talent, you can't endure it."

"But fortunately, I am exceptionally gifted. I listened to the wondrous sounds from beyond the heavens, met the Great Sage of Demon Luo, and comprehended this 'Ten Fingers Connected to the Heart' technique. This technique trains finger strength through a unique keyboard striking method. At the same time, since the ten fingers are connected to the heart, the training of finger strength can stimulate blood and qi, strengthen the heart, and nourish the body."

"Over the years, I have worked overtime non-stop and written countless lines of code. My 'Ten Fingers Connected to the Heart' technique has long been perfected. Because of my diligence and hard work, I have not only been recognized by my superiors and promoted, but I have also been constantly improving my skills."

"Unfortunately, I haven't yet mastered the 'Claw Tendon Refining Liver Strength' technique that I later came to understand. The liver governs the tendons, and the fascia throughout the body (including tendons and ligaments) rely on the nourishment of liver blood to become strong, powerful, and flexible. The flexible movement of the fingers depends on the function of the tendons."

"When I use the strength of my tendons to strengthen my liver, and supplement it with health-preserving medicine, my blood and qi will be abundant, and my liver, which has been damaged by long-term overtime work, will be maintained and repaired. Since the liver is connected to the eyes, my eyes, which have been damaged by staring at the screen for a long time, will also be repaired."

"It can be said that a bright future of promotion, salary increase, good health, and professional improvement is waiting for me, and I am just waiting to follow the path step by step."

"And you scum of the Quanxing Sect..."

Tu Yu glared at the two people groaning on the ground, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he roared almost uncontrollably.

"You scum dare to disturb my wonderful life! Do you know how much effort I've put in to get rid of you trash? Do you even know?"

Tu Yu kicked the two men in a fit of rage, cursing as he did so.

"I joined Quanxing when I was young and naive, but who hasn't made mistakes when they were young? I've been trying so hard to get out of this quagmire, but you bunch of bastards are already sinking in your own ways, why do you have to drag me down with you?"

Unable to bear the excruciating pain in his heart, Lü En was the first to beg for mercy: "Brother Yu, we were wrong, we will never dare to bother you again, please just let us go."

"Yes, yes, Brother Yu, from now on you're our big brother. If you say west, we'll never dare to go east. If you say beat the dog, we'll never dare to chase the chicken." Ge Li pleaded hastily, his face pale.

"Too late!" Tu Yu looked at the two of them with icy eyes. "You don't know you were wrong, you're just about to die!"

"Only the dead can keep my secret from being revealed, so I can continue to live my peaceful life."

"go to hell!"

In their despairing eyes, Tu Yu flicked out two more finger strikes, which exploded directly inside their bodies, rupturing their heart arteries and killing them instantly.

Tu Yu spat on the two men. "Two pieces of trash. I have to clean up their corpses. What kind of client do I have to entertain tomorrow?"

That damn stupid client keeps demanding changes every few days, and I'm going to have to stay up all night again.

Chapter 150 Under One Person: Heavenly Demon's Salvation and the Nine Secrets of Demon Luo

Since the "Calamus of Moro" (the mainstream term in the world of supernatural beings), countless beings like Tu Yu have emerged.

There are far more geniuses in this world than we imagine, and the possibility of geniuses being buried is far greater than ordinary people imagine.

Some people are so limited by reality that they are completely unaware of their own talents.

The simplest example is the so-called popular majors. Many students, in order to make it easier to find a job in the future, will ignore their own talents and forcibly choose the so-called "popular majors". How many of these people actually have the talent in the "unpopular majors"?

Some talents are wasted by their parents' shortsightedness and the many trivial matters of reality, a typical example being the tragic loss of Zhong Yong.

There are even many who possess both talent and the ability to persevere on this path; all they lack is an opportunity or a platform to soar to great heights. Take Liu Bei, for example. If he hadn't met Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou, he, nearing fifty at the time, might have continued to spend the rest of his life in wandering and hardship, becoming nothing more than an old soldier in a chaotic world.

Li Bai once said, "Heaven has endowed me with talents, which must be put to use." There are so many geniuses in this world. Some of them lack the correct guidance and planning from their teachers and seniors, some lack the support of their mentors, and some may simply lack recognition of their path.

Why are powerful families able to dominate the world of supernatural beings? It's not because the offspring of these families are exceptionally talented (at least the supernatural bloodlines in this world haven't clearly formed the extraordinary bloodlines seen in fantasy worlds), but because they have the guidance of their elders and the accumulated wealth of their families that broaden their horizons. They have sufficient material resources to support them in testing their true talents, and even if they make a serious mistake, someone will cover for them, and with the support of their families, they may even have a chance to start over.

This is a snowball effect of accumulating advantages; it's the same in the world of supernatural beings and in real society.

But now, Loran has arrived with his astonishing magical wisdom.

The so-called demonic path means breaking with convention and common sense, following the rules and regulations, so why be a demon?

His Heavenly Demon Network gave these buried and fallen geniuses a chance.

Like Tu Yu before, he may have had a lot of ideas, but he didn't have a strong mentor to support his creation.

However, a moment of naiveté in her youth led her to join the Quanxing Sect, just like Liu Yanyan. Fortunately, Liu Yanyan had the Xiangxi Liu family behind her who were willing to help her, and with the intervention of Na Du Tong, she didn't completely sink into the quagmire of Quanxing.

But Tu Yu is different. He is just a wild superhuman who accidentally obtained the inheritance of a third-rate skill. If no one helps him, this decision is enough to ruin his life. He has no confidence to leave Quanxing.

Even if he were to leave Quanxing, the pressure of making a living would overwhelm him, leaving him no time to hone his skills. The heavy workload would destroy his health, wear down his will, and make him no different from the general public.

Loran pulled him out of despair at this critical moment, and he clung tightly to this lifeline, pulling himself out of the mire. With the help of the Heavenly Demon Network, he grew stronger and stronger, eventually creating a positive feedback loop.

Although Tu Yu gained new hope from this, Loran never lost out; he gained far more than Tu Yu. He wasn't actually there to save people, but he didn't know how many people were saved by his profit-seeking actions.

Sometimes, Loran would wonder, if Buddha could save people, Taoism could save people, and Confucianism could save people, could the Heavenly Demon really not save people?

Or perhaps, all beings don't actually need others to save them; all they need is for those who are trying to save themselves to lend a helping hand when they reach the other side.

There is no need for immortals or saints to act as saviors, nor is it necessary for them to build boats for them, or even to teach them how to row. All that is needed is for those who are crossing the sea of ​​suffering to simply pull them along to avoid the most dangerous underwater whirlpools.

Life will find its own way in the future.

Human beings can only be their own saviors. Those who save themselves will be helped by Heaven!

Loran was neither a saint nor a Buddha; he was merely a demon pursuing the infinite heights that might exist there.

Saving people was merely an unexpected outcome of his path to enlightenment on the road to becoming a Heavenly Demon.

In his solitary world, his true creation should be the "Nine Secrets of Mara" which he summarized, sublimated, and generalized from all laws.

This set of techniques comes from the Nine True Words of Master Ge. The reason for summarizing it in this way is that the inspiration comes from the famous work of a certain red-haired patriarch.

After all, Loran is a figure who is going to refine the Immortal Cauldron at Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain and prepare to go to the universe and cover the sky with a flick of his finger. How can he not have something representative like the "Nine Secrets"? Otherwise, wouldn't I, Emperor Loran, lose face?

Ge Hong's "Baopuzi: Dengshe" clearly records: "When entering the mountains, one should know the secret incantation of the Six Jia. The incantation is: 'Lin Bing Dou Zhe, Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing'. There are nine characters in total. One should always recite it secretly, and nothing will be able to ward off evil."

The essence of this nine-character mantra is to invoke the Six Jia Guardian Deities, which are used to ward off dangers such as "spirits, miasma, poisonous insects and fierce beasts" when practitioners enter dangerous mountain forests.

Loran's "Nine Secrets of Demon Luo" is both a law and a technique, representing the culmination of Loran's current learning, and a fusion of the versions by the Red-Haired Ancestor and Ge Hong.

The first is the "Lin Character Secret." The "Lin Character Secret" of the Red-Haired Ancestor was only briefly mentioned, its effects completely unknown. However, the one developed by Loran referenced the original meaning of "Lin," which is "a stable and unmoving body and mind, remaining calm in the face of danger, and resisting external evils." The "Lin Character Secret" is the ultimate technique of Loran's protective arts, fusing the Eight Great Divine Incantations, the Pure Light, the Immovable King Seal, the Six Ding Six Jia Techniques, witchcraft incantations, the Way of Blessing, and other protective secrets into one. Once activated, the physical body and soul become one, as unshakeable as a diamond, attracting and protecting the body with all the secret power of heaven and earth, making it impervious to all magic.

The second is the "Soldier's Secret," which integrates Eastern and Western techniques of weapon crafting and material transformation, and transcends them. With a single thought, one can create ten thousand weapons and seize control of magical artifacts. It will soon be used by Loran to forge the Immortal Cauldron of the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain.

The third is the "Fighting Secret," which is an unparalleled method for winning battles. This secret uses a myriad of techniques to awaken a fierce fighting spirit, allowing one to dominate the battlefield with unparalleled fighting will.

The fourth is the "Secret of the Character 'Zhe'", which is the supreme method of healing injuries and restoring life, integrating the balancing of the five elements and six energies, the transformation of tendons and bones, the reattachment of severed limbs, the transformation of fetal form, and even the rebirth from a drop of blood.

The fifth is the "Secret of All Characters," an unparalleled method for breaking limits and unleashing power. Its foundation lies in the method of controlling change. By controlling all changes within oneself and all changes in the surrounding world, one can integrate all kinds of Dao power into one, thereby breaking through one's own limitations.

The sixth is the "Secret of the Formation," which combines the innate source techniques derived from Qi formation and Feng Shui with the acquired military formations such as the "Eight Formations Diagram" and the "Woqi Scripture." In a single thought, it can combine the power of nature to construct a grand formation.