txolops Chapter 002 The Book of Licentious Sacrifices
Chapter 002 The Book of Licentious Sacrifices
Beside a newly built building, Li Yue and the spotted mandarin fish each received a piece of blood food and swallowed it in one gulp.
After searching all afternoon, I found three usable stones, but in exchange they only yielded this palm-sized piece of blood food, which was taken from a bluefish less than two feet long.
"Those crabs, turtles, and tortoises can still be reborn, while aquatic creatures can come ashore and find stones much cheaper than we can."
After refining the blood food in an instant, the spotted mandarin fish, still savoring the experience, said with a hint of sourness.
Li Yue didn't answer, but just shook his head secretly. The cost-effectiveness was too low. Compared to the offerings he received as a fish-chasing boy, this was far inferior.
"Brother Carp, how about we go hunt for prey ourselves?"
The spotted mandarin fish suddenly said something, looking at Li Yue with a cold gaze.
Li Yue was startled and instinctively took a slight step back.
"No."
The so-called "blood food" refers to the flesh and blood of living beings. Generally speaking, the flesh and blood of any living being can enhance a demon's cultivation level. Compared to gradually consuming the essence of the sun and moon, this method of cultivation is much easier and faster.
Different types of blood food have varying effects; generally, the larger the creature, the better the effect.
Of course, the best is still humankind, who is known as the most intelligent of all beings, embodying all the wonders of heaven and earth.
Compared to obtaining food from others, hunting yourself is indeed much easier. Take Li Yue as an example; he doesn't even need to exert much effort. He only needs to wave his fishing whip, and a large number of fish will come to him.
It's much easier than digging through the mud and sand at the bottom of the river, wearing your mouth out, just to find a few stones.
The problem is that living beings generate resentment when they are killed. When their flesh and blood are refined, this resentment naturally becomes entangled in one's cultivation.
A few minor problems are not a big deal, but if too much resentment accumulates, it will not only be detrimental to future spiritual practice, but may even lead to utter destruction.
Of course, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor. If he hadn't killed the person himself, he wouldn't be haunted by this resentment. Therefore, Li Yue could safely refine the blood offerings made by the fisherman.
"I was just saying, but I do know a bit about how serious it is."
Seeing Li Yue's resolute attitude, the spotted mandarin fish stopped mentioning the matter and then spoke excitedly again.
"I recently met the Black Fish Commander of the Old Turtle Water Palace. Brother, you can come with me to the Water Palace and start as a second-class soldier. Don't be in a hurry, brother. Although we are just lowly soldiers now, we siblings can look after each other. As our cultivation improves, we can naturally be promoted to stewards or commanders."
"No."
Without a second thought, Li Yue refused again.
"Why is that?"
The spotted mandarin fish looked at Li Yue, its eyes filled with confusion.
"Although that old turtle has never been able to transform into human form, with a thousand years of cultivation, it is the overlord of the Tongtian River. As the saying goes, it is good to take shelter under a big tree. Even if he is just a lowly servant in the water palace, he is still better than us helpless wild demons."
"You only know that it's good to take shelter under a big tree, but you don't know that a big tree catches the wind."
Li Yue's gaze was serious, but he didn't offer much explanation.
This is the Tongtian River. When the old turtle with the stubborn head was 1,300 years old, Tang Sanzang and his disciples would pass through here.
Nine years before the arrival of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, a goldfish spirit descended to the mortal realm and fought a great battle with the old turtle, stealing his newly renovated water palace.
According to the original text, they harmed many of his children and took away many of his relatives.
In other words, three hundred years later, the aquatic creatures under the old turtle's command will either be killed by the goldfish spirit or captured.
But don't think that turning to the goldfish spirit will save your life.
The goldfish spirit lived in the Tongtian River for nine years, eating many young boys and girls. When Guanyin used a bamboo basket to retrieve him, she recited a spell that also cursed and killed all the aquatic creatures in the water palace.
In the original work, it was described in just one sentence: all the water monsters and fish spirits were dead and rotten!
If they join the old turtle's ranks now, they will likely face certain doom in the future.
In the realm of spiritual practice, it is about seeking benefits and avoiding harm; it's best to stay far away as early as possible.
"Sister Mandarin Fish, we've been siblings, I advise you not to go."
Why?
The spotted mandarin fish looked at Li Yue, trying to glean some clues from his words.
Li Yue, however, remained silent.
The calamity that occurred three hundred years later was merely an unexpected disaster for the aquatic tribes of the Tongtian River, but Li Yue knew that it was actually a game of power between powerful beings.
If he were to speak out of turn now, affecting the subsequent plot, and were to offend some powerful figure, he might very well meet a gruesome end.
The water of the Tongtian River is very deep.
"My brother is of noble character and refuses to be subordinate to anyone, so I will go alone."
"Take care, little mandarin fish."
Li Yue said something indifferently and watched the mandarin fish leave.
The brother and sister's relationship was only fleeting, so it's better for them to part ways now.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Yue thought to himself as he headed back to work.
To avoid the calamity that will occur 300 years from now, it would be best to leave the Tongtian River directly.
But how can fish live without water?
To reach the shore, you must first transform!
A century of spiritual awakening, three hundred years of physical transformation.
He has already cultivated for a hundred years, and there are still two hundred years left. There are still three hundred years before the Journey to the West begins. Even if he cultivates step by step, there should be enough time.
The problem is that three hundred years is just a rough estimate, not a precise limit.
Just like the stubborn old turtle, it has been thirteen hundred years since it was able to get rid of its shell.
"We need to hurry."
Just in case, after much thought, I still need to improve my cultivation as much as possible.
Fortunately, as a time traveler, he had a cheat code.
With a thought, the erotic talisman resurfaced in his mind.
Offering sacrifices to things that are not properly offered is called immoral worship.
In contrast to "official worship", it refers to worshipping deities who are above one's social status or who are not included in the official sacrificial rites.
This book of obscene rituals contains only records of "wild gods" and "evil gods" that have not been officially recorded!
As Li Yue's cheat code as a transmigrator, this talisman allows him to obtain any of the divine positions within it, and correspondingly, he can also acquire their supernatural powers.
Of course, it is full of gods worshipped in a lewd way, which means that Li Yue can only become a heretic outside the orthodox sect.
But who cares? In this world of gods and demons, he just wants to save his life.
Furthermore, wouldn't he, a fish spirit and water monster, be a perfect match for a god of licentious worship?
"Get to work."
As the sun set and the moon rose, night fell, and Li Yue stopped thinking about anything else and swam to the surface.
Currently, he has only activated the divine duty of the Fish Chaser.
By being worshipped, offered sacrifices, or performing religious duties, one can gain experience and level up.
As your level increases, you can acquire corresponding supernatural abilities.
As a low-level miscellaneous god, Li Yue requires less experience to level up, and he is not far from level ten.
Over the past year, as he became more active, the legend of the Fish-Driving Boy gradually spread along the east bank of the Tongtian River, attracting more and more fishermen to call upon his name and make offerings, which also made his experience improve faster.
Whoosh!
An old man in a straw raincoat, fishing on the shore, threw a few pieces of blood bait into the water, called out the name of the fish-driving boy, and then cast his line and waited quietly.
"We've got a job."
Li Yue was overjoyed and immediately waved his fishing whip, driving the fish from the bottom of the water toward the angler's bait.
For several nights in a row, Li Yue was fulfilling his divine duty as the fish-driving boy, and his experience points were steadily increasing.
[Drive away a school of fish for a fisherman, fulfilling the duty of a fish-driving boy once, experience points +1!]
[The Fish-Chasing Boy's level has been increased to lv10!]
[Awakening supernatural powers to replace the water ghost!]
[The Fish-Chasing Boy has met the requirements for advancing to a higher divine rank. Please check your status.]
Another group of fish was driven into the fisherman's net, and a series of notification sounds suddenly rang out.
Looking at the list of erotic rituals again, the level of the fish-driving boy has been upgraded.
Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief and smiled to himself, finally reaching level ten.