Chapter 57: The Hundred-League Law Seal

“How interesting!”

After quickly reading the information, Li Si’s lips curled into a peculiar smile.

This was great. He had overdone it—what was meant to relieve the besieged by attacking the enemy’s base had now turned into seizing another’s place by force.

So, what should he do next?

“Of course, keep gathering resources. If a small town and just four thousand people could make me bow down, then others would think too highly of me.”

Li Si sighed. It wasn’t that he wasn’t tempted, but the Floating Cloud Sect’s fate was still fresh in his mind. Did he really think that having a town and four thousand people would make him the protagonist?

Five hundred years ago, the Evil God’s power had only corrupted two-thirds of the world. At that time, the Floating Cloud Sect still had thousands of outstanding disciples, occupied a city with a population of a million, and even had a True Immortal like the Old Madam overseeing them. And what happened?

Now, the situation was beyond repair—nothing could change it. Trying to build a base now would be suicidal.

No one understood the severity of the current situation better than Li Si.

So, in short, everything had to give way to collecting and stockpiling resources.

With that thought, many plans flashed through his mind. It wasn’t difficult.

Back in the Floating Cloud Sect’s Deserted Village, he couldn’t cook without rice. Today, everything was ready. If he didn’t manage to take hundreds of pounds of resources from his Evil God brother, how could he call himself Li the Kind Man?

As his thoughts shifted, Li Si restored his condition to its peak. He also retrieved the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl. It was lucky this time—it hadn’t been tainted.

And it was through the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl that he had already seen the situation in the town. The three Temple Priests, a large group of Evil God Cultists, Black-Armored Warriors, and the town’s lord were all rushing toward the Temple.

A good show was about to begin.

Smiling slightly, Li Si once again became a ceiling-dweller. At the same time, he opened the Fate Forge. As expected, something like a scroll floated inside. With a thought, the scroll came into his hand.

“Obtained the Hundred-League Land Contract, granting jurisdiction over a hundred-league area.”

“Description: An artifact forged by the Evil God based on the Mortal Realm, used to suppress the Mortal Realm and connect with Fate.”

“Suppress it immediately. Any delay will bring disaster.”

“Suppression methods available: Suppress with one’s true body, requires at least Golden Core Realm cultivation; Suppress with a special treasure, requires the ability to suppress at least 100 units of White Fortune.”

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The instructions were alarming, but Li Si was only “surprised” for a moment. Yet, no Little Mushroom appeared. This town was indeed unusual, or perhaps it was because this was the Evil God’s territory?

“It seems I’ll have to sacrifice the Golden Core Relic. I hope I don’t end up losing out this time.”

Muttering to himself, Li Si calmly took out the Golden Core Relic. The relic automatically merged with the Hundred-League Land Contract and entered the Fate Forge.

Then information appeared.

“Would you like to invest 100 units of White Fortune fuel to add one specified Dao Technique to the land contract? This Dao Technique can be directly bestowed upon believers.”

“Would you like to invest 300 units of White Fortune fuel to add three specified Dao Techniques to the land contract? These Dao Techniques can be directly bestowed upon believers.”

“Would you like to invest 500 units of White Fortune fuel to add one specified Divine Ability to the land contract? This Divine Ability can be directly bestowed upon believers.”

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Li Si sneered and declined all options.

This had nothing to do with his plan. Even if he really wanted to manage this town, he wouldn’t do it this way—because the Floating Cloud Sect’s fate still served as a warning. The Old Madam’s experience was his guiding light.

It was simple.

Did the Floating Cloud Sect lack Dao Techniques?

Did it lack Divine Abilities?

At that time, the Old Madam almost begged Xu Shen and Ji Chang to learn the Fiend-Slaying Sword Qi.

The box managed by Jiang Ying contained thousands of booklets on Dao Techniques and Divine Abilities.

Was it useful?

No!

Without resources, without being able to resist the Alienation Contamination Degree, it was all useless.

If Li Si thought he could succeed just by relying on this so-called Hundred-League Land Contract, he would be truly foolish.

So now, the most important thing was resources, resources, and still more damn resources!

With resources in hand, he had everything!

“Buzz!”

Inside the Fate Forge, green light swirled, and all methods converged. In an instant, a Dharma Seal the size of a quail egg was forged.

It was pitifully small.

Li Si then took it out, but this time he was somewhat surprised—it was extremely heavy. He almost stumbled and couldn’t hold onto it. It slipped from his hand and fell into the ground, vanishing without a trace.

At the same time, he received information: he needed to be at the Golden Core Realm to freely control the Hundred-League Law Seal.

Yes, its name had changed.

But that wasn’t important. As the Hundred-League Law Seal settled, within a hundred leagues, all mountains, rivers, and streams trembled slightly. An invisible force pulled everything toward the Law Seal, as if it were a giant pit.

Immediately after, it was like a phone finally getting a signal after being disconnected.

Li Si suddenly established an extremely close connection with the 3,981 believers. It was as if 3,981 invisible threads linked them to him.

Even their thoughts and memories—anything he wished—he could take or give, including their lives.

But this connection didn’t impose any restrictions on him. If he wished, he could sever it, block it, group them, or selectively receive information.

All the controls were in his hands.

“This Evil God’s relationship with its believers is quite domineering. As expected, the Evil God is the Evil God—the Faith Power it creates is probably mixed with something else. I see many believers harbor ill thoughts toward the Evil God or the Temple Priests, but it doesn’t affect the control over them. So, these people aren’t so much believers as they are puppets on strings.”

“Excellent. This saves me a lot of trouble.”

Li Si felt extremely grateful, though his guilt toward the Evil God stuck in his throat, unable to be voiced.

Next, it only took him a few seconds to divide the 3,981 believers into several groups. After that, he leisurely continued to be a ceiling-dweller while managing affairs remotely.

“Your fanatic believer Wang Wu begs for your forgiveness and hopes you will pardon his sins.”

“Your fanatic believer Song Qiao begs for your forgiveness and hopes you will not punish Kao Mountain Town.”

“Your fanatic believer Xu Sen’s Alienation Contamination Degree has reached 99.9%! His power is about to go out of control!”

—

“Heh!”

“Your fanatic believer Wang Wu begs for your forgiveness and is willing to sacrifice a pair of young boys and girls.”

“Your fanatic believer Song Qiao begs for your forgiveness and is willing to sacrifice his own eyes.”

“Your fanatic believer Xu Sen begs for your blessing and is willing to sacrifice a pair of twenty-year-old maidens.”

—

“What nonsense! Such chaos and filth. Do something useful—repair my Divine Idol immediately. From now on, I don’t need any form of sacrifice.”

Li Si delivered a Divine Decree. Yes, it was a Divine Decree—his voice rang directly in the minds of all 3,981 believers. Whether you were a casual believer or a fanatic, a heretic or an outlier—it didn’t matter. They would play this game slowly.

Immediately, chaos erupted next door. The entire town mobilized frantically. The Divine Idol had to be repaired, and quickly.

Meanwhile, Li Si began carefully reviewing the profiles of all believers in Kao Mountain Town. And in doing so, he indeed discovered some interesting things.

[Name: Wang Wu, Fanatic Believer]

[Strength/Cultivation: Equivalent to Foundation Building]

[Alienation Contamination Degree: 96%]

[Position: Temple Priest]

[Profile: A madman, fanatically worships the Evil God, delusional about immortality, unforgivable]

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[Name: Song Qiao, Fanatic Believer]

[Strength/Cultivation: Equivalent to Foundation Building]

[Alienation Contamination Degree: 98.9%]

[Position: Temple Priest]

[Profile: A coward, unable to resist, only hopes to beg the Evil God for mercy with his humility, has a rare shred of conscience]

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[Name: Xu Sen, Fanatic Believer]

[Strength/Cultivation: Equivalent to Foundation Building]

[Alienation Contamination Degree: 99.9%]

[Position: Temple Priest]

[Profile: An adventurer, always thinks he can change the world single-handedly, but he himself is deeply mired]

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[Name: Ma Jinzhong, Believer]

[Strength/Cultivation: Foundation Building True Cultivator]

[Alienation Contamination Degree: 45%]

[Position: Lord of Kao Mountain Town, Earl of the Sacred Crow Empire. Hidden identity: 97th Generation Sect Leader of the Guihai Sect. His ancestors betrayed the Human Race alliance led by the Floating Cloud Sect four hundred years ago, becoming the Evil God Cult’s lackeys. Now, they barely survive here, with all aspects controlled by the three Temple Priests.]

[Profile: An ambitious person who understands patience, does everything to hide his strength, but due to ignorance of the bigger picture, destined for tragedy]

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[Name: Zhang San, Believer]

[Strength/Cultivation: Qi Refining]

[Alienation Contamination Degree: 13%]

[Identity: Tenant farmer in Kao Mountain Town. Hidden identity: Current Sect Leader of the Lanshan Sect. His ancestors perished a hundred years ago, and their descendants became refugees joining Kao Mountain Town.]

[Profile: A resilient but lost soul. He needs a guiding light to show him the way forward.]

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“Haha, Kao Mountain Town is truly a den of hidden talents! It actually has two sect leaders of cultivation sects. How interesting.”

Li Si immediately pulled up Zhang San’s detailed information. This guy was 45 years old, yet his Alienation Contamination Degree was only 13%—impressive. Moreover, his eldest son, daughter-in-law, second son, younger son, and grandson all had Alienation Contamination Degrees below 15%. This could only mean one thing: the Lanshan Sect had special skills.

Maybe he really had stumbled upon a treasure this time.