Li Hongtian nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick.
Although he didn't understand why they shouldn't offend Human Immortals and Earth Immortals, seeing Lu Chong's serious demeanor, he suspected there must be good reason for the warning.
After a simple meal, Lu Chong glanced at the sky and put down his chopsticks.
"Please continue eating, you two. I'm finished."
Lu Chong slowly stood up.
"Ah..."
Seeing this, Li Hongtian anxiously asked, "Is my food not good? Why did you finish so quickly, Brother Lu?"
"Don't worry, Governor Li. The meal was excellent, but I have more important matters to attend to."
After speaking, Lu Chong walked out of the house and into the sunlight. Under the sun's rays, he took out his pair of manure buckets.
Even though he had shed his reputation as a worthless person and had even become what Li Hongtian called a heaven-blessed genius, he dared not forget his roots.
And he especially dared not forget Steward Lu's teachings.
Love your buckets as you love yourself.
No.
Love them more than yourself.
Therefore, the thrice-daily maintenance of his manure buckets - morning, noon, and evening - was absolutely essential.
Wiping.
Caressing.
Polishing and waxing.
Not a single step could be skipped.
Li Hongtian saw Lu Chong abandon his meal to sit in the scorching sun on the doorstep, completely absorbed in holding his bucket. Unable to contain his curiosity, he put down his chopsticks and followed.
He wanted to see exactly what Lu Chong was doing.
Just as he approached, before he could even ask, he froze in place as if struck by lightning, cold sweat streaming down his face.
Because at that moment, Lu Chong was performing the polishing step.
According to Steward Lu's experience, using a trace of immortal power while polishing would achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Lu Chong had just infused a tiny bit of power into the bucket.
With this trace of power, the previously ordinary-looking manure bucket suddenly emanated the aura of a top-grade Immortal Artifact.
And this aura.
Was precisely what Li Hongtian felt as he approached.
Li Hongtian's legs were now trembling.
That aura was simply too terrifying.
With quivering lips, he couldn't help but ask, "B-Brother Lu, may I ask, what exactly is that in your hands?"
"Oh, this is my manure bucket."
Lu Chong replied casually while continuing to polish.
"Hiss!"
Li Hongtian's buttocks clenched involuntarily as he asked with wide eyes, "You... you really are a manure collector?"
"Why would I lie about that?"
Lu Chong couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
Li Hongtian felt his heart skip a beat.
Though he believed eight or nine parts of what Lu Chong said were true, the manure collecting part was the one thing he thought was a joke.
After all.
How could a powerful cultivator at the late stage of True Essence Immortal Realm be collecting manure?
But now it seemed Lu Chong really was a manure collector.
No, wait.
Something occurred to Li Hongtian, making his heart skip another beat.
He realized he had been focusing on the wrong point.
Because the bigger question should have been: why would a manure bucket emit such a powerful aura?
"Brother Lu, may I ask, is that bucket in your hands a... a top-grade Immortal Artifact?" Li Hongtian asked nervously.
"Yes, it is."
Lu Chong answered while holding up the bucket to carefully examine it in the sunlight, checking for any remaining traces of excrement.
"It's really a top-grade Immortal Artifact, truly a top-grade Immortal Artifact." Li Hongtian's eyes gleamed as he stared at Lu Chong's pair of buckets, his heart unable to calm down. He couldn't help but ask, "So you... you use top-grade Immortal Artifacts to collect manure?"
"Of course!"
Lu Chong nodded.
Upon receiving Lu Chong's confirmation, Li Hongtian completely lost his composure, clutching his chest and breathing heavily.
Using top-grade Immortal Artifacts to collect manure.
This was absolutely unheard of and unseen before.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
