The Programmer Cultivator

For example, you might have a fortuitous encounter after falling off a cliff, find a treasure just by stepping outside, or even have something valuable fall from the sky.

Moreover, the higher one’s Cultivation, the better their ability to avoid repercussions and the less their Cultivation would be drained. The rewards, however, would be greater. This was why some Blessed Fortune Cultivators dared not act in their early stages—they simply couldn’t afford the risk!

As for Zhang Deming, with his Three Talents Cultivation, he consumed a full 10,000 Experience Points to bless himself with a powerful Power of Blessed Fortune.

As the Technique completed, a peculiar ripple enveloped his body. Zhang Buyi, paying no mind to anything else, manipulated the Water Dragon behind him and casually swung its tail at an empty patch of Space.

BOOM...

Though the area was supposedly empty, the Dragon’s tail felt like it had struck something. What was even more absurd was that the Chenghuang Alien Species had been carefully suppressing its aura to launch a sneak attack.

Just like that, it was coincidentally struck by Zhang Buyi’s accidental tail swipe. The unprepared Chenghuang Alien Species took the full force of the blow. Once again, it was sent flying by Zhang Deming.

The surrounding Space began to fluctuate. Zhang Buyi, once again guided by a stroke of insight, swung at a volatile node in the ripples.

CRACK...

A crystal-clear Demon Pill materialized, only to be struck by the dragon’s tail. And the timing couldn’t have been more perfect—it happened at the exact critical moment of the Technique’s fluctuation.

The external attack from the dragon’s tail and the internal surge of Spiritual Power collided in an instant. Several fine cracks immediately appeared all over the Demon Pill.

”You... you... AWOOO...”

The Chenghuang Alien Species scrambled to its feet, its face ashen with rage. Staring at the multiple cracks on its Demon Pill, it became so tongue-tied with fury that it reverted to its bestial tongue.

Zhang Buyi shrugged and spread his hands. ”Can’t be helped. You forced my hand,” he said. ”You saw it yourself. I just swung randomly a couple of times. Who knew it would be such a coincidence? Besides, you’re not very durable.”

The Chenghuang Alien Species stared at the elegant Zhang Buyi and his feigned helplessness. The Demon felt its entire being shutting down, so furious it could almost feel steam shooting out of its ears.

”You... AWOOO... This king will fight you to the death!”

The Chenghuang Alien Species’s face went from ashen to flushed red, its snow-white fur taking on a crimson glow. Then, its expression shifted from flushed to pitch-black as it finally resolved to risk everything.

Zhang Buyi speechlessly raised a hand, and a strange ripple spread out.

Rune Technique: Unbelievable Misfortune!

”Experience Points -10,000”

The Chenghuang Alien Species’s figure vanished in an instant, but the Technique’s eerie ripple seemed to ignore all speed and distance, attaching directly onto it.

As it charged toward Zhang Buyi, its movements suddenly stiffened. Its foot, once again by complete accident, got caught on a branch it had broken earlier.

A dignified Three Talents Great Demon of the Earth Realm, just like that, was tripped by a single tree branch and fell flat on its face.

What was even more ridiculous was that its normally pliant long tail wrapped tightly around its body as it tumbled, tangling itself up completely.

Zhang Buyi watched this unfold, covering his face with one hand as if he couldn’t bear to look. ”You know,” he murmured, ”you’d probably be better off not leaving home for the next few months!”

”You... This king will fight you to the death!”

The Chenghuang Alien Species roared and struggled, but its attempts were fruitless. Its long tail had become a hindrance, impossible to straighten out, and it remained tightly bound.

A strange ripple clung to it, particularly around its long tail. Goaded by Zhang Buyi, it hadn’t noticed this right away.

Just then, a Water Dragon shot up from the lake. It had two lotus roots in its mouth and was clutching one in each of its four Dragon Claws.

Zhang Buyi looked at the demon and said, ”Hmm... these were grown quite well. In such a small lake, you actually managed to cultivate a full eight segments of Heart-Connected Lotus Root.”

”So, seeing as you worked so hard, this old man has left two for you to use as seeds.”

”Oh, right. This Heart-Connected Lotus Platform is quite nice, too. A rare treasure you only see once a century. This old man won’t be leaving it for you, since it can’t be used for seeding anyway.”

With that, Zhang Buyi waved his hand. A transparent current of water lifted the largest Lotus Platform from the center of the lake and carried it slowly toward him.

”Thank you for your hospitality. Let’s hope we never meet again.” After saying his piece, Zhang Buyi glanced at the still-struggling Chenghuang Alien Species, whose eyes had turned blood-red, and turned to leave.

Flying over to Li Shifan’s side, Zhang Buyi beckoned with his hand and lifted him up once more.

”Seventh Uncle, you’re really...”

”Shut up!”

”Silence!”

The voices of Li Cheng and Zhang Buyi rang out almost simultaneously. Li Shifan paused for a moment, his eyes flickered, and he decisively shut his mouth.

A miniature Scroll suddenly materialized in Li Shifan’s palm.

The Scroll’s aura suddenly erupted. Li Shifan, who had just fallen silent, went deathly pale, and his legs went weak. If he weren’t being held up by the current of water, he probably would have collapsed to his knees again.

He stared at the miniature Scroll in bewilderment, utterly confused. He didn’t understand why his ancestor had suddenly appeared and made such a violent demand.

This sudden, forceful seizure without so much as a by-your-leave made him feel completely violated.

The Scroll ignored Li Shifan’s resentment and confusion. With another burst of its aura, it transformed into a giant Long Sword.

Zhang Buyi’s eyebrow twitched slightly. He waved his hand, and the Water Dragon beneath his feet suddenly charged toward the Long Sword, plunging headfirst into it.

Immediately, the pattern of a Chi Dragon appeared on the massive Long Sword, and its aura surged dramatically.

Zhang Buyi, still holding the pale-faced Li Shifan, then leaped onto the Long Sword.

Instantly, the Long Sword transformed into a streak of light and shot off into the distance.

The moment the two people and the Scroll vanished, the strange aura on the Chenghuang Alien Species’s tail slowly faded away completely.

With the influence of that aura gone, the clarity slowly returned to the bloodshot eyes of the Chenghuang Alien Species. As one who wielded the Power of the Mind, its strength would plummet the moment it lost its composure.

However, once it regained its senses after being overwhelmed by emotion, its power would also surge for a short period. Having recovered, it threw its head back and let out a long howl.

”AWOOO... I don’t care who you are, a feud has begun between us!”

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