Chapter 954 Immortal Descendant Level 7
Along with the continuous infusion of the surging Grotto-Heaven force, Zhang Yu quickly felt his Dao Seed [Immortal Descendant] initiating a breakthrough toward a new stage.
However, after releasing all its Grotto-Heaven force, the ancestor’s corpse before him did not dissipate like the ones in the past. Instead, it sat quietly cross-legged like a statue.
The True Spirit inside it also seemed to still be alive, but it merely looked faintly at the scene within the Immortal Grotto-Heaven. Its eyes were as placid as an ancient well, showing not a single trace of emotion.
“Strange, past ancestor’s corpses would completely dissipate after being liberated. Why did this one…”
Looking at the ancestor’s corpse in front of him, Zhang Yu felt as if there was an unfathomable consciousness existing within it, making it impossible for him to see through it.
“You…” Zhang Yu searched his memories slightly and spoke a name: “Are you Fa Yuanzi?”
He still remembered the various dream memories contained within the ancestor’s corpses he had seen in the past; among them, Ying Xintian’s master seemed to be named Fa Yuanzi.
The ancestor’s corpse did not answer upon hearing this name. It merely turned its head to look at Zhang Yu, its gaze still filled with sheer indifference.
Immortal Slayer said, “Judging from the memories in that dream, this might really be the corpse of Patriarch Fa Yuanzi, but the True Spirit inside is like a young child. It seems to belong to someone else.”
Fu Ji said, “I see that in Supreme Truth’s experiments, although the physical body could be resurrected, the True Spirit could not be. This is obviously because she hasn’t been able to master the Reincarnation Dao Lineage.”
“The True Spirit in this corpse might be a new consciousness born from the physical body after Fa Yuanzi’s physical body was resurrected.”
With information still lacking, Zhang Yu could only temporarily lock the ancestor’s corpse before him in the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and keep it under guard.
Fortunately, the consciousness of this ancestor’s corpse seemed to be indifferent to everything, allowing itself to be temporarily imprisoned by Zhang Yu without putting up any resistance.
At the same time, Zhang Yu had already begun to sense the changes in [Immortal Descendant] after its advancement.
“After [Immortal Descendant] stepped into level 7, its length, width, and height have skyrocketed to over 50 kilometers.”
“But the most incredible thing is…”
With a slight shift in Zhang Yu’s mind, he could feel that the entire Immortal Grotto-Heaven had suddenly developed a stratification phenomenon.
Moreover, Zhang Yu felt even more strongly…
“This is not a simple division of space, but a true stratification just like Kunxu.”
“Once the stratification is complete, without my permission, even cultivators of the same level will find it extremely difficult to break through to different layers.”
While thinking rapidly, Zhang Yu had already completed the first stratification.
He separated a space roughly the size of a school campus, isolating the ancestor’s corpse within it.
The remaining space stayed fused together, without any stratification.
Sensing the subtle changes in the spatial structure, Fu Ji said, “After this stratification, if other cultivators enter, will they be able to notice it? If they can’t, then this Immortal Grotto-Heaven can be divided into public and private parts.”
“We can use the private space for ourselves.”
“And the public space can be rented out!”
At the thought of being able to sit back and collect rent, Fu Ji couldn’t help but get excited.
Even though Zhang Yu’s income was already soaring, Fu Ji still hadn’t forgotten her original idea of becoming a Grotto-Heaven Lord and making money by renting out the Grotto-Heaven.
Zhang Yu was also quite tempted by this and said, “Let’s take it slow, we need to gradually confirm it to know for sure.”
Although there was a lot of perceived information and thought content, with Zhang Yu’s current strength, all of this happened in a mere instant.
When he arrived in front of Tai Yuebai again, only a few seconds had passed.
Zhang Yu looked at Tai Yuebai in front of him and asked, “Big Brother Tai… who do you think this 11th Immortal Emperor really is?”
Tai Yuebai, who was observing the encrypted information within his [Tranquil Heavenly Palace], replied after hearing Zhang Yu’s words, “I don’t know, but Yun Taizhen wasn’t wrong about at least one thing. No matter who the 11th Immortal Emperor is, no matter who wants to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, they should be stopped.”
“The strength of the ten Immortal Emperors grows day by day. We absolutely cannot let them devour the 11th Immortal Emperor, gain even greater power, and bring the Ultimate Doomsday one step closer.”
Zhang Yu said, “But if there’s never an 11th Immortal Emperor, how can we fight against the Immortal Emperors? Even if they don’t eat the 11th Immortal Emperor, won’t the strength of the ten Immortal Emperors still continue to grow day by day?”
Tai Yuebai looked at Zhang Yu and said, “That is why we must make ample preparations. For example… if multiple people could break through to the Immortal Emperor realm at the same time, then we wouldn’t have to worry about being eaten clean by the ten Immortal Emperors.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu was slightly stunned and thought to himself, “That makes sense. Assuming that one day in the future, Ying Xintian, myself… and Big Brother Tai can all break through to the Immortal Emperor realm together… But, wouldn’t the ten Immortal Emperors have thought of this?”
Tai Yuebai said, “Are you thinking… would the ten Immortal Emperors not have thought of this? And how would they take precautions against it?”
“Indeed, not just the ten Immortal Emperors can think of this; many people can think of this point as well, and they are all waiting for this opportunity.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s expression suddenly turned solemn. He seemed to see in the darkness… those existences closest to the ten Immortal Emperors watching like predators, having prepared for many years, constantly coveting the position of Immortal Emperor, and waiting for the right moment to break through together.
Tai Yuebai continued, “But all these years… no one has ever succeeded, and almost no one has even tried.”
Zhang Yu said, “Does this mean those Immortal Venerables closest to the Immortal Emperors, the experts most likely to break through, all know of the Immortal Emperors’ preventive measures and lack the confidence to complete the breakthrough without being devoured?”
Tai Yuebai said flatly, “It’s also possible… that they don’t know what methods the Immortal Emperors have.”
“And unknown methods are even more terrifying.”
At this point, Tai Yuebai sighed, looked at Zhang Yu, and said, “So… Zhang Yu, if you want to climb to the apex of the Immortal Dao, you must act with even greater caution.”
“Everyone who wishes to ascend to the Supreme Seat is patiently waiting and cautiously testing the waters.”
“And if you act rashly, any step you think is an upward climb or an action against the ten Immortal Emperors could backfire and instead assist them.”
Zhang Yu knew the other party was again talking about his willingness to become the Myriad Laws Divine Sword and control the Law Edicts for the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor.
But the next moment, Tai Yuebai changed the subject and said, “However, as things stand now, if you can truly prevent the birth of the 11th Immortal Emperor through the Law Edict freezing… then perhaps your initial choice could be considered a blessing in disguise.”
Zhang Yu’s heart stirred, and he said, “Big Brother Tai, do you think the matter of Yun Taizhen asking me to freeze Law Edicts to prevent the birth of the 11th Immortal Emperor is true?”
Tai Yuebai did not speak, because he could not be one hundred percent sure either.
Sensing the encrypted message he had received, Tai Yuebai decided to investigate it thoroughly.
Thus, without saying anything more, Tai Yuebai turned around and left.
When Kuang Zhiqian saw Zhang Yu again, the spatial labyrinth of the entire Myriad Gold Mystic Realm had already been calmed, and the spatial structure of the minor realm had returned to normal.
Looking at Zhang Yu with lingering fear, he thanked him profusely. Finally, he took out a full ten million Immortal Coins as a token of gratitude and transferred them to Zhang Yu’s account.
Kuang Zhiqian thought to himself, “Fortunately, Minister Zhang has his Immortal Legacy. Otherwise, who knows how this spatial labyrinth could have been restored.”
Looking at the extra ten million Immortal Coins, a faint smile appeared on Zhang Yu’s lips.
Now, the Immortal Coins in his account were marching towards twenty million.
But in the next moment, Zhang Yu thought of the Sect-Guarding Technique he had always wanted to buy, with its price of one billion, as well as the Heaven-Opening cultivation art required to participate in the Ascension Selection, which cost a full one hundred billion or more.
Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, “These Immortal Coins are truly never enough to spend.”
Next, Zhang Yu returned to his office in the Inner Enclosure Grotto-Heaven and continued to work on freezing the Procreation Obligation.
After all, the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor had ordered him to freeze this Law Edict.
And now, with Supreme Truth’s warning, Zhang Yu became even more attentive to freezing the Law Edict.
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“This feeling again.”
Zhang Yu calmed the slight restlessness in his heart.
As the anomalies in the Myriad Gold Mystic Realm subsided, the other minor realms gradually lost their reasons for lockdown and reopened one by one.
Within the major minor realms dedicated to the procreation industry, although some were still putting up a stubborn resistance, they were ultimately unable to withstand the overarching trend.
With the minor realms reopening one after another, Zhang Yu’s Law Edict True Domain took the opportunity to surge into them. Smashing through all obstacles and driving straight into the enemy’s lair, it brought a massive amount of procreation activities to a halt and caused numerous breeding enterprises to go bankrupt on the spot.
Consequently, as the three consecutive evil laws — 4-Hour Work, Paid Overtime and Procreation Obligation — were frozen by Zhang Yu, those of lower cultivation who had suffered far too long under the oppression of these three great mountains of evil laws cheered in delight. More people began to support his Law Edict Expiration Date.
In the blink of an eye, when April arrived, the Thought Tide Amplification of Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Expiration Date had undergone rounds of explosive growth, entering the top 30 on the Void Refinement Law Edict Rankings.
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“This again…”
For some time now, Zhang Yu had been able to sense a subtle change occurring, as if something was rapidly growing between heaven and earth.
Especially as time passed, this feeling became more and more real, more and more urgent.
It wasn’t just him; even Fu Ji had begun to sense it.
Furthermore, inside and outside the Myriad Laws Sect, and even among cultivators of other sects, more and more people had noticed this and started discussing it in the Spirit Realm.
“It’s a Dao Lineage! It must be a Dao Lineage!”
“Someone is embedding their own Dao Lineage into the world! They’re changing the world!”
“Who exactly is it? What Dao Lineage is about to be established?”
“Is the Artifact Spirit Dao Lineage about to be completed?”
“It looks like natural nurturing to me! Didn’t you see the Celestial Monster Immortal Emperor running off to the Myriad Laws Sect with All-Life Progenitor?”
In the Spirit Realm, people continuously discussed what Dao Lineage was about to be achieved.
People kept listing out the possible Dao Lineages that could be achieved in the ten Great Sects.
But in Zhang Yu’s mind, the words of Ying Xintian, or rather Supreme Truth, kept surfacing…
“Is this subtle sense of change the feeling of a Dao Lineage gradually being established, bit by bit starting to change the world?”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “But I’m afraid the vast majority of people don’t know that the one being established this time… is not an ordinary Dao Lineage. It might be an existence capable of breaking through the Immortal Emperor cultivation realm, becoming a Supreme Dao Lineage, becoming a heavenly principle.”
Zhang Yu carefully browsed the news and found that not a single Immortal had mentioned this matter.
“Also… Yun Taizhen asked me to freeze the law edicts, but I’ve already frozen the Procreation Law Edict, and it seems that hasn’t stopped the birth of this Dao Lineage either.”
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering in his heart, Dugu Ming once again brought the Immortal Emperor’s instructions.
During this period, the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, Celestial Monster Immortal Emperor, and Supreme Truth had remained in a closed-door meeting the entire time.
The control inside and outside the Myriad Laws Sect was growing stricter by the day, giving Zhang Yu a sense that everyone was on edge.
He often saw in the news that Dugu Ming was taking action to arrest lawless people coming from outside the sect.
Aside from that, the control over speech in the entire Spirit Realm and Dharma Realm had also become increasingly strict, with all sorts of information unfavorable to the stability of the sect being deleted one by one.
“According to the Immortal Emperor’s oral decree, if the closed-door meeting has not ended by today, you are to freeze the Dual Cultivation Law Edict.” Hearing this, Zhang Yu was slightly startled, “Directly freeze the Dual Cultivation Law Edict?”
Dugu Ming nodded and said, “That’s right. The Immortal Emperor’s email will arrive shortly. When the time comes, just let me know if there is anything you need me to cooperate with.”
That night, looking at the scheduled email sent by the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Is he really going to freeze the Dual Cultivation Law Edict?”
Recalling what Yun Taizhen had said earlier, Zhang Yu wondered in his heart, “Did she already anticipate this step?”
“Must the existence of the Dual Cultivation Law Edict be frozen in order to prevent the birth of the Supreme Dao Lineage and stop the 11th Immortal Emperor from appearing?”
Within a certain minor realm on the 16th layer.
The establisher of the Dual Cultivation Law Edict, a senior Void Refinement cultivator and monsterfolk, Venerable Serpent Lust, was looking at the latest announcement published by Zhang Yu. “Hmph, is it finally here?”
“However, with both Supreme Truth and Celestial Monsters overseeing Myriad Laws now, even the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor has to give them face and personally keep them company.”
“Do you, a lowly Zhang Yu, really think you can stir up trouble?”
Venerable Serpent Lust laughed, “If you want a martial duel, then let’s have a martial duel.”
Venerable Serpent Lust understood in his heart that struggles over Law Edicts were always inseparable from public opinion warfare, Spirit Realm warfare, and Dharma Realm warfare, often even starting with them.
He had been preparing for this for a while, and the moment he saw Zhang Yu announce the freezing of the Dual Cultivation Obligation, he immediately launched his offensive.
First, a massive Internet Troll Army took the lead, expressing their dissatisfaction with the freezing of the Dual Cultivation Obligation.
“The Dual Cultivation Obligation is gone, and my free mutual assistance dual cultivation partner said he’s quitting. Does this mean I’ll have to pay to find someone for dual cultivation from now on?”
“Intentionally ruining the Dual Cultivation Obligation, I bet it’s because that young master wants to start a dual cultivation company and promote paid dual cultivation.”
“I heard that the young master has a subordinate named Ghost-Eye Sun-Shoulder, who used to run paid dual cultivation massages in the lower realm.”
“The Dual Cultivation Support Department is gone too? For so many years, I’ve relied entirely on the Dual Cultivation Support Department to practice dual cultivation! Without them, how am I supposed to progress?! 😭”
Everything seemed to be within Venerable Serpent Lust’s expectations. The Internet Troll Army he mobilized quickly sparked widespread opposition as well as support for the Dual Cultivation Law Edict.
But this was only the beginning; Venerable Serpent Lust quickly launched a second wave of attacks.
“Zhang Yu first froze the Procreation Obligation, and then the Dual Cultivation Obligation. Continuously targeting the Law Edicts established for the monsterfolk — is he discriminating against the monsterfolk?”
“This is clearly persecution against the monsterfolk! It is interfering with the cultivation habits of the monsterfolk.”
“Strictly investigate Zhang Yu! Don’t let him destroy the sect’s unity and shatter the sect’s stability any longer!”
Accompanied by the offensive from Venerable Serpent Lust’s Internet Troll Army, discussions regarding whether Zhang Yu discriminated against the monsterfolk quickly caused a massive uproar within the sect.
Especially as more and more monsterfolk cultivators joined in, the voices condemning Zhang Yu also multiplied.
Venerable Serpent Lust knew in his heart that if it were normal times, the opposition would have probably rushed out to argue, but right now…
“The Celestial Monster Immortal Emperor is currently within the sect, so the control over public opinion has become increasingly strict. The regulations regarding discrimination against the monster race, in particular, are stricter than ever.”
Looking at the nearly one-sided state of public opinion across the Spirit Realm and the Dharma Realm, Venerable Serpent Lust understood that the vast majority of opposing and discriminatory remarks had likely been suppressed by the higher-ups of the Myriad Laws Sect.
“Hmph, this bunch of the human race… At this moment, they are probably all worried about triggering conflicts between humans and monsters, affecting their relationship with the Celestial Monster Sect, affecting the visit of the Celestial Monster Immortal Emperor, and affecting the sect’s stability. They are even more afraid of taking the blame for it.”
“The Myriad Laws Sect, now with the arrival of the Celestial Monster Immortal Emperor and the return of Immortal Venerable Supreme Truth, has become the home ground for us monsterfolks.”
Venerable Serpent Lust understood the mentality of some of the human race perfectly well; over the years, he had taken every opportunity to demand benefits from it.
And this time, he wanted to transform the issue of freezing Law Edicts into a monsterfolk discrimination issue, and under the sect’s control of public opinion, beat the opponent into a steady retreat.
Thus, public opinion continued to escalate. Especially with dissenting voices being completely suppressed, the Spirit Realm and the Dharma Realm were filled with overwhelmingly one-sided voices criticizing Zhang Yu.
“Previously, when freezing the Procreation Obligation, how many enterprises opened by monsterfolks did Zhang Yu freeze?! He is discriminating against monsterfolks! From the Development Zone Committee, to the Netherworld Assets Department, to the Soul Cultivator Company, and now the Effectiveness Review Department, every place Zhang Yu manages has a severely insufficient proportion of monsterfolks. If this isn’t discrimination, what is?”
“Ten Questions for Zhang Yu: Can you hear the voices of the monsterfolk?”
“Apologize! Make Zhang Yu apologize immediately! We also need an investigation into whether he abused his power to deliberately suppress the monsterfolk!”
Watching the direction of public opinion within the sect, Zhao Tianxing couldn’t help but worry. He tried to refute some of the extreme comments, only to find that his messages either failed to send or were deleted the moment they went through.
On the other side, just as Feng Tingting was explaining the issue regarding the monsterfolk, her livestream immediately went black.
Watching all of this, anger surged in Bei Wufeng’s heart. He posted in the Spirit Realm, “Is this the Celestial Monster Sect? Or the Myriad Laws Sect?!”
Soon, Bei Wufeng saw that his comment had received a like.
But before he could be happy for long, he discovered that his comment had already been reported and deleted, vanishing without a trace.
“Zhang Yu’s account, as well as the accounts of all the employees under him, make sure every single one is monitored closely.”
“Also, for comments originating from the Former Days Graveyard, as long as they support Zhang Yu, strike them all down!”
Venerable Serpent Lust ordered, “Report everything you possibly can. Right now, in the interest of internal stability, the Myriad Laws Sect will suppress any speech that involves discrimination against the monsterfolk.”
As Venerable Serpent Lust issued various commands with his mind, the countless internet troll armies under his control continuously steered the direction of public opinion in the Spirit Realm and Dharma Realm, further intensifying conflicts and suppressing Zhang Yu.
Looking at the feedback from a large amount of statistical data, Venerable Serpent Lust laughed even more, “Hmph, with the Myriad Laws Sect itself helping us suppress Zhang Yu, the situation appears to be completely one-sided to everyone. Even those who were originally a little dissatisfied in their hearts will now feel that this is the sect policy, and this is the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s decision.”
“The sect’s unity is greater than heaven. Who dares to oppose us? Who still dares to support Zhang Yu?”
Venerable Serpent Lust understood in his heart that the human race, from top to bottom in this Kunxu, were nothing more than fence-sitters; they would follow whoever was stronger.
When they discovered that the mainstream trend in the Spirit Realm and Dharma Realm was anti-monsterfolk discrimination and criticizing Zhang Yu for monsterfolk discrimination.
When they found out that speech supporting Zhang Yu would be suppressed by the sect, while speech opposing discrimination could be freely released, most of the human race would then follow these viewpoints, even if they originally held some opposition in their hearts.
“The human race is just this kind of inferior creature without the ability to think independently, destined to be eliminated by our monster race.”
Venerable Serpent Lust thought to himself, “Perhaps in the future, this Myriad Laws Sect… can be called the Myriad Monsters Sect.”
Thinking of this, Venerable Serpent Lust used his account to post a message: “I hope that in the future, no one will discriminate against monsterfolk anymore, and I hope that the future Myriad Laws Sect can become the Myriad Monsters Sect.”
Shortly after he posted, he immediately received a massive amount of likes and reposts. The comment section was filled with praise, seemingly constantly displaying the tolerance of the Myriad Laws Sect.
But in the very next moment, Venerable Serpent Lust’s gaze narrowed slightly as he saw a discordant comment.
WhoSaysHumanityHasNoGreatEmperor: “Monster your mom’s head! 💩”
The moment he saw this comment, the magic power inside Venerable Serpent Lust’s body paused slightly.
How long had it been? Ever since he stepped into the Void Refinement Realm and established the Dual Cultivation Obligation, how long had it been since someone dared to come directly to his account and curse at him so bluntly?
A ripple flashed through Venerable Serpent Lust’s heart, but he returned to normal in the next moment.
However, just as he thought this comment would soon be reported and deleted, he found that its likes and replies were continuously increasing, unexpectedly ranking higher and higher in his comment section.
“What the hell are the people of the Myriad Laws Sect doing? Why haven’t they deleted this comment and banned the user yet?”
Seeing this comment being pushed higher and higher, Venerable Serpent Lust had no choice but to personally step in and delete it.
However, he soon discovered that the message had already been screenshotted and posted everywhere, and none of those copies had been deleted either.
“What are you doing?” Venerable Serpent Lust immediately sent a communication to the administrators of the Myriad Laws Sect. “There is a massive amount of discriminatory speech against monsterfolk, and you’re just going to let it slide?”
On the other side, Bei Wufeng watched his message being spread everywhere, his heart filled with shock. “Wait… I just cursed casually. Shouldn’t it have been deleted right away?”
Soon, he realized that more and more people were joining the crusade against the monsterfolk.
Di Xuan, from the Innate Dao Lineage, watched the shifting public opinion within the sect and thought to himself, “Did the higher-ups make a move? How dare these lowly monsterfolk try to climb over the heads of the human race?”
In the societal design of the Innate Dao Lineage, the boundaries between classes were strictly defined. Monsterfolk were meant to be beneath the human race, categorized closer to raw materials and livestock.
Thus, seeing the shift in public opinion, Di Xuan also immediately spoke up, “The main body of cultivators in the Myriad Laws Sect is the human race, and all Law Edict reforms should give priority to the human race. This is where the sect’s greatest interests lie…”
Cang Juehuan was a cultivator involved in the research and development of High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits. When he participated in the Third-Generation Legislation alongside Zhang Yu last year, he had also represented the Innate Dao Lineage.
Upon seeing Di Xuan’s statement, he felt secretly thrilled: “Hmph, monsterfolk… A bunch of cheap, shoddily made things, and they want to compete with humans, or even High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits? Ridiculous.”
So, he immediately liked and reposted it to show his support.
Within the Former Days Graveyard, as an original supporter of the Innate Dao Lineage, although Lu Hengzhang had begun to disagree with many of its concepts after becoming a Soul Cultivator, his views on monsterfolk had never changed much.
“Mounts deserve a seat at the table?”
Watching the fierce changes in the arena of public opinion at this moment, he felt extremely excited and left comments everywhere to express his support.
In an office within the Inner Enclosure Minor Realm, Dugu Ming’s voice reached Zhang Yu’s ears: “I’ve talked to them. The public opinion control will be relaxed a bit moving forward.”
“Many thanks,” Zhang Yu smiled faintly.
Dugu Ming said, “We are all working for the Immortal Emperor. You need to speed up the pace on your end too.”
Zhang Yu replied, “Rest assured, I have already made my move.”
Within a certain Grotto-Heaven on the 16th layer.
Along with the continuous changes in the scope of Zhang Yu’s Law Edicts, divine light constantly descended.
Several Righteous Gods surrounded a cultivator and shouted, “You are now suspected of committing Compulsory Dual Cultivation upon another. Pay the fine.”
The cultivator exclaimed in shock, “We were just fulfilling our Dual Cultivation Obligation!”
A Righteous God said, “Before you started, the Dual Cultivation Obligation was in effect. But later, the Dual Cultivation Obligation was frozen. Why didn’t you stop?”
The cultivator: “Ah?”
Venerable Serpent Lust soon received the news, watching the number of Compulsory Dual Cultivation cases in the 16th layer skyrocket continuously.
“Zhang Yu, this guy… freezing it one moment and unfreezing it the next. He has directly turned fulfilling the Dual Cultivation Obligation into a dangerous act that could lead cultivators to commit Compulsory Dual Cultivation.”
“He wants everyone to feel insecure, so that no one dares to risk fulfilling the Dual Cultivation Obligation anymore, thereby making my Dual Cultivation Obligation exist in name only?”
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed through Venerable Serpent Lust’s eyes.
“It’s time to mobilize the Coitus Service.”