Chapter 3: The God-Demon Pill

Jiang Taixuan pushed and pulled, moving Wu Song onto the tree.

A flash of green light shone on Wu Song’s body as he merged into the Wu Song Tree.

The Wu Song Tree was not very thick, but it had lush branches and leaves. Its entire body was emerald green, making it look extraordinary.

Furthermore, a green fruit now appeared on the Wu Song Tree. That fruit was Wu Song.

“Whew, good, it’s finally hung up.” Jiang Taixuan let out a long sigh of relief and began to study the Divine Devil Dojo, while also recalling information about Wu Song.

“Stunted growth, yet still at the early Innate Realm? If he were fully developed, wouldn’t that be overpowering?” Jiang Taixuan’s face was filled with surprise and joy.

In this world, cultivation levels were divided into the nine stages of Martial Arts, the Innate Realm, and the Foundation Building Realm. There were realms above Foundation Building, but Jiang Taixuan had never seen them.

At his Clear Moon Academy, the strongest were only Foundation Building experts!

“Wu Song, grow well! Even at the Innate Realm, you can still fight tigers in this world!” Jiang Taixuan said excitedly.

Chicken meat in the future? No more. Tiger meat instead—tiger meat is more nourishing!

“Ding! Host has successfully cultivated a Divine Demon. Obtained this Divine Demon’s physique, bloodline, and cultivation method. They have been placed inside the dojo. Low-Rank Divine Demon Turntable unlocked. Low-Rank Divine Demon Packages available. Host, please work hard to attract customers. Good business performance expected.”

“Divine Demon Packages? Physique, bloodline, cultivation method?”

Jiang Taixuan hurriedly ran toward his dojo. He wanted to see if it was true!

The small room had changed again. The shelves had also changed.

There were three shelves: Physique, Bloodline, and Cultivation Method.

Now, each of the three shelves held one item. On the Physique shelf was a round sphere. Instantly, Jiang Taixuan received information: Divine Martial Body!

Wu Song’s Divine Martial Body!

Divine Martial Body, a Divine Demon physique. A natural martial body, the top cultivation physique for Martial Artists!

Bloodline, Divine Martial Bloodline: The bloodline of Divine Martiality, a divine bloodline, possessing supreme talent for Martial Arts cultivation, best paired with the Divine Martial Body.

Martial Arts Technique, Divine Martial Scripture: A Divine Level low-rank technique. Best paired with the Divine Martial Body and Divine Martial Bloodline. When cultivated to great completion, grants Longevity without death, Ascension to become a god!

“Strike it rich, strike it rich! System, I want the Divine Martial Body, I want the Divine Martial Bloodline, I want the Divine Martial Scripture!” Jiang Taixuan was thrilled.

Once he obtained these, he would no longer be trash. Instead, he would be a Martial Arts genius comparable to the Gods and Demons, completely surpassing those geniuses at Clear Moon Academy!

“Ding! Divine Martial Body requires one hundred thousand Yuan Crystals. Divine Martial Bloodline requires one hundred thousand Yuan Crystals. Divine Martial Scripture requires eighty thousand Yuan Crystals. Total: two hundred eighty thousand Yuan Crystals. Host can purchase at half price: total one hundred forty thousand Yuan Crystals. Purchase?”

The cold voice echoed in his mind. Jiang Taixuan felt as if struck by lightning and said hoarsely, “I was joking. And what are Yuan Crystals?”

He knew this world’s currency. There were Yuan Coins, the common currency for cultivators in this world. Ordinary people used Copper Coins, Silver Coins, and Gold Coins.

The exchange rate for Copper, Silver, and Gold was one hundred to one. But the ratio between Gold Coins and Yuan Coins was one thousand to one!

Theoretically, one thousand Gold Coins could equal one Yuan Coin, but in reality, no one was foolish enough to exchange Yuan Coins for Gold Coins.

He, a piece of trash, didn’t even have Copper Coins, let alone Yuan Coins.

“Ding! One hundred Yuan Coins equal one Yuan Crystal.”

“…”

Alright, unaffordable. Too expensive!

Staring at the three supreme divine treasures, he could only look. He wanted to pick them up and examine them, but he knew the shelves had System Restriction Seals. He couldn’t move them.

With a sigh, Jiang Taixuan looked at the crystal-grid Turntable. The turntable’s center had a coin slot. Inside was a pointer. Now, there was something on the grid.

The turntable had nine sections, but only one was set with a reward. The rest all said “Thank You for Participating.” And that reward was the Divine Martial Body!

“One Gold Coin for one try. What a rip-off.” Receiving the information, Jiang Taixuan sighed again. Well, he couldn’t afford to play.

“System, don’t I get any rewards? Don’t talk about Divine Devil Seeds. I mean rewards for myself, like some physique, bloodline, technique, or if nothing else, some pills.”

Jiang Taixuan grew anxious. Looking at Wu Song—even though underdeveloped, he was already at the Innate Realm, while he himself was still trash.

“Ding! They will be sent to host’s mind shortly. Please read carefully.”

“Ding! Mission issued: First Business. Time limit: three days. Upon completion, random reward of one Low-Rank Divine Demon Seed and one God-Demon Snack gift pack (Note: if price is too low, mission reward canceled. Higher price, better completion, may trigger additional rewards).”

“Mission failure: No missions or rewards for three months. Host’s free God-Demon Snacks will be canceled.”

“God-Demon Snack gift pack? Do Gods and Demons eat snacks too?” Jiang Taixuan was stunned. Then he remembered that the God-Demon Snacks had also appeared, seemingly placed at the counter?

He quickly ran to the Divine Demon counter. The counter had a drawer. Opening it, he found three packs of snacks lying inside.

First pack: Low-Rank Innate Spirit Stone. Value: three thousand Yuan Coins.

Second pack: Innate Spiritual Energy. Value: five thousand Yuan Coins.

Third pack: God-Demon Pill. Value: ten thousand Yuan Coins.

“Ding! Host can choose one God-Demon Snack for free each week.”

As the System’s voice came, Jiang Taixuan was overjoyed: “Cangtian! I finally get some benefits!”

Just then, a stream of information entered Jiang Taixuan’s mind, making his eyes go wide. He almost wanted to laugh wildly at the sky: “The opportunity to sweep across the Universe is here! Worthy of being my golden finger!”

The message from the System stated that each week he could claim one God-Demon Snack. Completing missions would grant rewards. From the dojo’s income, he could receive a one percent commission. For example, a one Gold Coin business would earn him one Silver Coin.

If he could sell at Yuan Crystal prices, then he’d strike it rich.

If he could sell the Wu Song Package, wouldn’t he earn twenty-five hundred Yuan Crystals?

Jiang Taixuan was fired up. Do business, find customers—he must sell the Wu Song Package!

But this was a primitive forest. Outside was just a remote small village. They hadn’t even seen Yuan Coins. How could they possibly afford the Wu Song Package?

Jiang Taixuan calmed down. He only had three days. He had to think of another way.

“Before that, choose my snack first!” Jiang Taixuan looked at the three God-Demon Snack packs.

First pack: Low-Rank Innate Spirit Stone. Contains a small amount of Innate Spiritual Energy but includes impurities, usable for Divine Demon absorption.

Second pack: A wisp of pure Innate Spiritual Energy, usable for Divine Demon absorption.

Third pack: God-Demon Pill. A Divine Demon growth pill. Refines the Divine Demon body, purifies the bloodline, removes impurities. Long-term consumption can advance the Divine Demon.

“Right now, I’m just trash. I can’t even absorb this world’s ordinary spiritual energy, let alone Innate Spiritual Energy. I should choose the God-Demon Pill!”

Jiang Taixuan grabbed the God-Demon Pill in his hand. There were no restrictions.

“The God-Demon Pill can temper a Divine Demon’s physique. My trash physique should just be a minor issue, right?”

Jiang Taixuan stared excitedly at the God-Demon Pill. Without any hesitation, he tore open the packaging, revealing a pill the size of a baby’s fist: “This big?”

“Never mind. Big is big. Down in two bites!”

Jiang Taixuan fiercely took one bite, then stuffed the rest into his mouth with the second bite.

The God-Demon Pill melted upon entering his mouth. Immediately, a tremendous force erupted inside his body. Jiang Taixuan’s body swelled up rapidly, like a balloon being pumped with air.

“This God-Demon Pill’s potency is too strong!” Jiang Taixuan’s face changed drastically. This was just a snack! How could it have such immense power?

Crack!

Splat!

A crisp snapping sound, blood spraying. Jiang Taixuan’s expression changed—a bone broke!

Before he could react, cracking sounds kept coming—a sign his bones were shattering all over.

“I’m finished. My dream of sweeping across the world…” Jiang Taixuan screamed repeatedly. The pain of his bones shattering filled him with despair.

Moreover, his body continued to swell. Soon he would be fatter than Ximen the Fatty. If this continued, he would definitely go “pop!” and explode into pieces, leaving not even a trace.

“Field Master, do not panic! Wu Song is here to aid you!”

Just then, the tall figure appeared again. He pointed a finger at Jiang Taixuan’s forehead. A mysterious force entered Jiang Taixuan’s body, and the violent energy instantly became docile.

“Field Master, you focus on circulating your energy and cultivating. Leave the rest to me,” said the tall figure.

“Thank you.”

Having received higher education in this world, Jiang Taixuan still knew some cultivation methods, even if basic. With Wu Song’s help, it would be enough.