Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Yikes! Your Head’s Blooming!

[With Lin Hao’s unwavering efforts, his cultivation broke through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!]

[In less than half a year, he has gone from an ordinary mortal to touching the threshold of the Golden Core Stage]

[Immortal-like stance! Immortal-like stance!]

"Ah~"

"So comfortable~"

Lin Hao swore to the heavens that he originally hadn’t planned to come for a foot soak.

He didn’t intend to toss the pressure of cultivation to his incarnation...

If he breaks this oath, may lightning strike him... cough! cough!

Why swear about this, isn’t inner conviction sufficient?

He, Lin Hao, after finishing the milk tea powder, really intended to cultivate, but this time, someone was treating him!

Who told Mr. Hua, the first time he earned his own money to spend, warmly invited him?

"Buddy! The money I earned these days for Grandpa, besides setting aside bonuses for your friends and getting a big sword for Grandpa, I only left money for meals and our foot soak!"

Facing such words from a good buddy, even a man with a heart of stone would step into a foot massage parlor, right?

Can’t refuse!

Can’t refuse at all!

After what he said, refusing would be impolite!

Are we still brothers?

"Buddy, I called you out today, there’s something I want to discuss with you, could you ask your friend... let’s cooperate long-term, he provides the goods, I’ll handle the sales, from the profits, he gets 70, I get 30, since you introduced, I’ll give you 20% of my profits, how about it?"

"Why do you get 30? Shouldn’t ’your friend’ get 30?"

"Oh my! The way you’re talking, now besides you, this buddy, do I have other friends~"

Mr. Hua waved his hand, smiling:

"In the past, I thought face value was important, even if my family is poor now, I thought as long as I keep face, it’s like keeping dignity, with face, I could rise again, so I made up a friend...

But recently, I realized losing face is the true way to rise!

Oh, I’m talking business with you."

Lin Hao: "No problem, my friend has a good relationship with me but doesn’t like moving around, I’ll agree for him, but the profit split needs adjusting."

Mr. Hua: "Adjust the split? No problem! I get two... no, one, cause without his goods, I don’t know what to do."

Lin Hao: "Misunderstanding, fifty-fifty, my friend also wants to cooperate with you, he said fifty-fifty, without sales, he doesn’t know how to sell... he’s very socially anxious! I think fifty-fifty is fair for everyone, and easy to calculate, that’s settled, I don’t need my share, else we’d not be brothers."

Mr. Hua took a deep breath, clasped his hands toward Lin Hao, and said:

"Great kindness, no need for thanks!"

[As the Sect Master of Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect, Lin Hao finally expanded the sect’s third industry!]

[With the driving force of milk tea, rejuvenation pills, and black stockings, the sect can flourish even more! Acquire more cultivation resources!]

[And as the Sect Master, Lin Hao, supported by these cultivation resources, will achieve the Golden Core and enjoy a thousand-year lifespan, witnessing the worldly prosperity]

Lin Hao didn’t know if it was prosperous or not, but when the log just updated, he received a call.

It was from Tiezhu.

"Milk Tea Master, if you’re nearby, come back for a bit, Yadan’s power is advancing, come observe, it’ll be beneficial for you!"

Why observe Yadan’s advancement?

Though he didn’t understand, Lin Hao decided to go back and see.

"I need to go back to the City Management Team, something’s up."

"If you have something, go ahead."

After Lin Hao left, Mr. Hua waved to the masseuse who’d been working on Lin Hao:

"Ma’am... uh...

Auntie, my brother’s time is on me, please give me a head massage, thank you."

After calling out "Auntie", Mr. Hua jolted, determined to earn more money!

...

Returning to the City Management Team, after confirming with Tiezhu, Lin Hao arrived at the conference hall on the first floor.

At this moment, Yadan was tightly shutting his eyes, suspended in mid-air...

Below him was a cushion to prevent falls.

Inside the venue, everyone was whispering to each other...

"So young, achieving Third Bloom, incredible."

"It must be because of being possessed by White Impermanence, feeling the powerful force earlier."

"Maybe the recent work allowed him a deeper understanding of his abilities."

"..."

With divine thought perception, Lin Hao "heard" the discussions clearly within the venue. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

But...

What’s so special about this?

Lin Hao’s curiosity didn’t last long because he distinctly perceived a force slowly releasing from Yadan’s body, and the manifestation was...

Lin Hao saw a phantom seed coalesce above Yadan’s head.

When this seed appeared, it immediately drew everyone’s attention at the venue!

Hold breath!

Focus!

Everyone was quietly watching.

Quieter than a dean monitoring students during evening study...

During this silence, everyone was memorizing or understanding something in their own way.

Except for Lin Hao, who felt nothing special, out of place.

Soon, the seed began growing roots, and these roots, under Lin Hao’s astonished gaze, slowly "pierced" into Yadan’s head...

What kind of nonsense?!

Pierced in?!

Lin Hao instinctively wanted to act, use a sword to poke the seemingly creepy seed...

But seeing everyone around with no reaction, as if this was normal.

Lin Hao also held back the urge to act out.

Then, the seed, now with roots, began sprouting and bloomed into a dreamy flower.

A strange wave, centering on Yadan, expanded outward...

This force made all the extraordinary people in the venue close their eyes, seemingly resonating slightly with the power within each of them.

In such synchronization, everyone had some comprehension, and their strength got a tiny tiny tiny... boost.

Except for Lin Hao.

Still so out of place.

Lin Hao’s power and this wave were nowhere close to each other.

Even this wave, upon nearing Lin Hao and trying to merge into his body, directly triggered the self-protection mechanism of the magical power within Lin Hao...

Like saying in disdain—

"Get lost"!

No matter how his magical power circulated on its own, Lin Hao was utterly dumbfounded by the scene before him.

Honestly, as a man, Lin Hao didn’t know much about flowers.

He could only name a few kinds.

But the flower on Yadan’s head, Lin Hao recognized it at first glance.

Deathblossom Lily!

A Deathblossom Lily grew on Yadan’s head???

Wow, the enhancement of Extraordinary Power is actually a Deathblossom Lily blooming on the crown?

Ever since he stayed at the City Management Team’s guesthouse, Lin Hao occasionally heard people discussing the issue of power and strength, and the way they described it was "degree of bloom."

He originally thought this description was similar to the levels and grades in the online novels from his previous life...

This world uses "degree of bloom" to describe power, probably as a tradition.

Normally, who would delve into—

The difference between levels, grades, and ranks?

But Lin Hao never expected that in this world, the way of describing power levels "degree of bloom"...

Could actually be an accurate description?

It’s describing how many times your head has bloomed!

Who could have foreseen this!

Such abstraction!

So eerie!

Lin Hao couldn’t comprehend it!

Could this be reasonable???

In Lin Hao’s previous life, this flower...

Symbolizes a flower found only in the Underworld!

Deathblossom Lily blooms in the afterlife, it’s the flower that guides the souls of the deceased!

Could it be that I haven’t crossed into the Urban World, nor into the Cultivation World as the log suggested, but rather...

The world of the deceased?

Have I not actually crossed over, but am actually dead?

Lin Hao’s mind was in a bit of turmoil.

Yet, regardless of how chaotic Lin Hao’s mind was, the flamboyant Deathblossom Lily still emitted that peculiar vibration, showing its beauty to the world.

But this beauty soon began to wither.

Petal by petal, it slowly fell, merging into Yadan’s body, steadily boosting Yadan’s power!

And as the last petal vanished, Yadan’s aura was stabilized.

Yadan opened his eyes in midair, instinctively shouting:

"Lord White Impermanence is awesome!"

Yadan’s memory still lingered on working overtime for five days and nights, when Lord White Impermanence possessed him...

But soon, gravity intervened, clearing Yadan’s somewhat muddled mind.

"Ah!!!"

Bang.

Yadan fell onto the cushiony anti-fall foam mat long prepared.

Inside the venue, the noise gradually returned, everyone showing friendly smiles.

"When power is enhanced, it’s still necessary to have someone watching."

"Exactly, otherwise, just falling from that height, unless you’re an Extraordinary with a robust physique, you could end up with fractures and bone breaks."

"No worries, the City Management Team bought us medical insurance. Injuries can be reimbursed, and you can happily earn a vacation."

"..."

Differing from the surrounding hustle and bustle...

Lin Hao stood somewhat woodenly, mind swirling.

Did I cross over? Am I dead? Am I in the city? Am I in cultivation? I...

As his thoughts spun chaotically, the logs before Lin Hao’s eyes continuously updated.

[Lin Hao saw for the first time the external manifestation of this world’s quintessential power]

[Lin Hao was moved by its beauty, deeply feeling the shock]

[Truly worthy as the manifestation of quintessential power of the world, too beautiful]

[The world’s quintessential power bestowed upon living beings. Lin Hao disdains this power, craving for the quintessential source instead!]

[Cultivators do not eat from charity!]

[Lin Hao resolved here to continually grow stronger]

[Lin Hao believes that as long as he keeps cultivating, keeps growing stronger, when his single hand can reach for stars and moons, he can obtain the quintessential power of this world, enjoying it daily, in his future cave mansion, cave heaven, small world or even big world, planting this beautiful world’s quintessential power in abundance]

[Future, belonging to Lin Hao the Immortal Venerable]

[Immortal Path, can be continuously explored]

I...

Harvesting and playing with the Deathblossom Lily, and planting in abundance?

Log, can’t you see what you’re saying?

Is this thought a normal person, no, a normal cultivator would have?

After slightly chaotic thoughts and some stirrings of his Divine Thought, Lin Hao calmed his mind.

As a Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, no, just now, decided not to ponder philosophical questions such as whether he’s crossed over or died...

Would considering it help?

No, it’s no use considering such nonsense!

What Lin Hao needs to consider now is the transmission from his incarnation just now...

"Main body, find a quiet place, I’ll further hone my magical power, then we can consider breaking through to the Golden Core Stage!"

Living in the city, most troubles are due to a lack of money.

Mingling in the Extraordinary Circle, most troubles stem from a lack of power.

Once he’s strong enough, everything, naturally shall be answered.

What he should consider now is where to make his breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage?

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