Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Reasonable and Legal but Unethical

[Two tigers clash, wind and thunder converge]

[Lin Hao breaks through to Residual Pill Stage]

[Thunder Tribulation is now following Lin Hao]

[Thunder Tribulation can’t strike Lin Hao]

[Thunder Tribulation is extra pissed, Thunder Tribulation is thinking]

[Suddenly, a living creature barges into Thunder Tribulation, and Thunder Tribulation vents its fury]

[Thunder Tribulation calms down]

[Thunder Tribulation continues waiting for its chance]

[Residual Pill Stage, a state where the Core is not fully formed, surviving Golden Core Tribulation before condensation, without being refined by heavenly thunder]

[Because the residual pill is missing elements of the Five Elements, it can’t reside within the body]

After the log updated, Lin Hao coughed instinctively.

An elixir, not exactly shiny or round, actually kind of dull and lackluster, was coughed out by Lin Hao...

Well, damn.

Other people swallow a golden core, but I spit out a residual pill into the world?

But hey, it’s still my source of power, so Lin Hao still wanted to take a closer look.

Sure, it may not look too pretty, but since I’ve already formed my core, what else do I need?

With the "foundation" of a golden core, there’s bound to be a way to polish this residual pill into a pearl later...

Just as Lin Hao was about to use his Divine Thought to move the residual pill into his hand to examine it, the next instant, the irregular pill "opened up."

Damn, that’s fast...

Right before Lin Hao’s eyes, his residual pill transformed into a little black dog wagging its tail.

Lin Hao could sense the faint consciousness of the little black dog...

The little black dog showed affection towards Lin Hao, running up to him and rubbing against his pant leg.

Lin Hao: ???

What kind of principle is this?

[The residual pill, landing in the world, due to its innate flaws, absorbs Lin Hao’s Spirit Root aura, siphons the world’s vitality, and forms a living being of its own]

[A postnatal lifeform has been born]

[Cultivation is lonely, better to raise a dog]

[Congratulations to Lin Hao for unlocking a fresh new way to become immortal, broadening the path of immortality! This method of Core Formation will soon spread widely in the Cultivation Realm]

[A spirit born of the residual pill now shares all fortune and misfortune with its master]

[The residual pill begins to nourish Lin Hao in return]

[Lin Hao’s physical body begins a further transformation]

[Lin Hao’s Magical Power has stabilized at early Residual Pill Stage]

[Lin Hao’s Divine Thought has broken through to mid Residual Pill Stage]

[Lin Hao’s body expels foul air]

Lin Hao’s eyes widened. He tossed the little black dog aside and ran for the bathroom.

Before, Lin Hao lived alone and never even closed the bathroom door.

Now, this little black dog, still a bit wobbly on its feet, ran after him toward the toilet, its eyes filled only with him...

Bam.

Lin Hao shut the door.

Getting stared at while taking a dump always feels weird.

Even if it’s not a person staring...

"Woo~"

The little black dog scratched at the door—and broke it.

Lin Hao: ...

Little black dog: ...

No kidding, this dog really is my own residual pill incarnate—damn strong.

No idea how much I’ll owe the City Management Team for a new door...

"Stay at the door!"

The little black dog dropped its ears, seemingly realizing its mistake.

It obediently sat at the doorway, panting with its tongue out, tail wagging like crazy, sharing its power with Lin Hao...

Watching the dog’s well-behaved look, Lin Hao shifted his attention back to the log.

[Lin Hao’s lifespan has reached 800!]

[The "Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect" founded by Lin Hao has welcomed a Residual Pill Stage powerhouse]

[Ke Chen Small World Sect’s Shared Scripture Pavilion, Shared Alchemy Room, and Shared Artifact Refining Pavilion held a tripartite meeting, and after much consideration, have decided to grant "Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect" a "Golden Core Early" Small and Micro Sect permission]

[Since Ke Chen’s Little World has never had a Golden Core Early powerhouse before, they’ve yet to catalog the corresponding cultivation techniques, elixirs, or magical artifacts]

[The shared scripture pavilion, alchemy room, and artifact refining pavilion are scrambling to stock up, requesting the Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao, who has yet to become a Golden Core Ancestor, to please be patient]

[The exclusive secret realm obtained by Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect during its Foundation Establishment stage can now be opened thanks to Lin Hao’s Residual Pill Realm magical power]

[Now commencing illegal border crossing]

[Secret Realm border-crossing in progress]

[Secret Realm border-crossing in progress]

[Secret Realm border-crossing in progress]

[Secret Realm border-crossing successful]

[Vitality Stealing Secret Realm (Smuggled):

Originally opened by a still-living powerhouse to extend life, this secret realm holds a dense accumulation of vitality; when living beings with depleted vitality enter, they are slowly replenished; those in perfect vitality entering, however, will have all of their vitality rapidly stolen.

Note:

1. If you set up a clinic here, you’ll never have patients hogging the beds.

2. This secret realm is now exclusively for Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect, and anyone the Sect Master Lin Hao invites in won’t be discovered by the powerhouse who originally opened this secret realm.]

Lin Hao, crouched on the toilet expelling body foulness, scrolled the log. Before he even finished, before he could figure out what this "Vitality Stealing Secret Realm" was, the light overhead flickered a few times and went out.

What the hell?

Lin Hao instinctively swept his Divine Thought out, only to find the little black dog had already taken apart an outlet and stuck its head inside.

At this moment, all the fur on the dog stood up on end.

The little black dog must have felt Lin Hao’s Divine Thought, pulled its head out of the socket, and smiled at Lin Hao with its tongue out.

[Residual pill has actively sought out Thunder Power, resulting in a minor quality boost]

Lin Hao: ...

The little black dog’s tail wagged madly, convinced it did something right.

"...Good job."

...

While Lin Hao was struggling with how to deal with his own residual pill, the Gluttonous Legislator lying in the ICU suddenly opened his eyes wide.

"What’s going on!"

"Not only is Qianqian’s destiny getting harder to digest...

Something’s off with my own fate, too... 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The dog legs are still under my control, they can’t stir up any trouble...

So where’s the issue with my destiny?"

The Gluttonous Legislator thought of his vital secret realm!

He slowly raised the hospital bed, sat upright, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes again—and went from a weak, sickly old man to...

A starving, sick old man, his eyes now full of hunger!

If someone stood before him now, they’d absolutely be terrified... afraid of being eaten.

Eat!

Eat!

Eat!

The Gluttonous Legislator opened his mouth, bit and tore at the space in front of him.

A trace of a hole appeared in the air, and some wisps of translucent green crystal drifted out.

He inhaled, and immediately his complexion turned rosy...

After sensing carefully, the Gluttonous Legislator spat, and the torn hole slowly healed up.

As more green crystals drifted out before it closed, the Gluttonous Legislator sucked up every last one through his nose...

"Nothing wrong, tastes right, concentration almost where I want it. So what’s the issue...

No! There’s something changing in this world. Even that backwater Ke Chen City can produce Seventh Bloom-level powerhouses...

Looks like Qianqian’s destiny will have to wait, I need to fully digest my own fate first...

Once my fate is digested, in this world, only I will control my destiny!"

A burning ambition flashed in the Gluttonous Legislator’s eyes!

But soon, he completely restrained that ambition, looking weak and sickly once again.

Before lying back down, the Gluttonous Legislator left a message for the dog legs:

"I need more vitality."

After saying this, the Gluttonous Legislator slowly flattened the bed...

As the bed went flat, he got a reply from the dog legs:

"Yes, my esteemed master, I’ll implement new policies right away!

In our controlled cities, if ordinary people take pictures and photoshop them for sharing, it counts as a capital offense.

I’ll carry out your will in a legal and proper manner!"

...

Ke Chen City.

Anquan Airport.

At this moment, a grand ceremony is being held to welcome the City Joint Committee’s inspector for the Cultural Advancement Initiative. First to speak is Ke Chen City’s esteemed mayor:

"Honored Inspector, as the mayor of Ke Chen City, I warmly and tearfully welcome you all. If we can pass the cultural initiative and become a member of the City Joint Committee, we will resolutely uphold its ideals of peace and fairness and proactively cooperate..."

Before the mayor could finish, a bald man lying in the wreckage of a plane slowly raised his hand, interrupting the speech:

"Damn it, can we skip the chit-chat?

Could someone take us to the hospital first?

We just crashed, dude! If you keep following the official process we might just die. I get that it’s legal and all, but seriously, it’s not ethical..."

With that, the bald guy slapped himself:

"Buddha bless! I didn’t mean to swear."

——

[Unused Monthly Pass Shelter Center]

Well, that’s it, no fate with Three Rivers this time. Maybe this is the closest I’ll ever get in this life. Too bad.

Still, I believe as long as I keep writing, there will be another chance next time! Let’s go!

Here, a massive thanks to all the wonderful readers for reading, voting, and tipping over the last two weeks. Even though we didn’t get Three Rivers, I’ll add one extra Chapter after going premium.

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