63: Liangpi! I want to eat Liangpi!
After Tang Gao had killed Leng Yue a few hundred times, he finally grew tired of it and realized he was approaching the limit of his Heart-Nature.
Compared to himself on the first day of the dungeon, he had improved a great deal.
If not for Li Yuan’s mother’s incident this time, he wouldn’t have pushed himself to the limit to kill a fourth-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
If this were four days ago, how could he have imagined that he, an ordinary person, would one day be able to slaughter a fourth-stage Early Stage Foundation Establishment Dark Frost Battle Qi Cultivator like a dog?
Tang Gao stood in the CEO’s office, holding the Bloodthirsty Slasher in his hand—this was a weapon discarded by the Violent Justice Envoy and given to Tang Gao to use.
The set of equipment on the Violent Justice Envoy was given to Li Yuan to farm monsters.
Tang Gao, however, didn't care about the quality of the equipment; in front of a fourth-stage Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, such a small difference in equipment quality honestly didn't make much of a difference.
As for weapons, one slash to cut off a head was enough; whether it was better or worse truly didn't matter.
Li Yuan walked in, covered in blood, first saluted Tang Gao, then went to the office bathroom to wash his face and rinse off the blood, tidying himself up to look like a person before coming out.
“Big Brother, I’m done farming.”
Li Yuan’s eyes were calm, standing there like a giant tree, exuding a serene yet powerful life aura, with Evil Qi hidden within his body, enough to obliterate the sanity of low-level Cultivators.
Li Yuan had made great progress and changed significantly, transforming from an immature, weak child into a ruthless killer who could easily instantly kill second-stage Cultivators and even trade blow for blow with third-stage Cultivators.
Tang Gao looked at Leng Yue, who was kneeling on the floor, motionless, his eyes calm: “I will erase our key memories from your mind.”
During the resets, Tang Gao had tried using Soul Extraction on Leng Yue, but the failure rate was extremely high, succeeding only once out of hundreds of attempts.
Tang Gao was tired of it and didn’t want to bother himself any further; this time, he had perfectly cleared it and had no intention of continuing to farm.
Leng Yue trembled, remaining silent, his eyes staring blankly at the ground.
“I have crippled your cultivation and erased your Aptitude; you will never be able to Cultivate again in this life.”
Leng Yue lowered his head, pressing his forehead tightly against the ground: “Thank you for your great kindness, Immortal Elder.”
The Immortal Elder was willing to say these words, proving that he still had some use and wouldn't have to die.
Tang Gao hummed, his eyes calm, and used a disguise to shield his Qi: “Call the police, and confess obediently.”
Leng Yue tremblingly took out his phone from his pocket, numbly dialed General Liu’s number, and lowered his head: “Hello, is this General Liu? I’m surrendering…”
After finishing the call, Leng Yue still knelt on the floor, not daring to look up.
He was afraid that looking up even one more time would make him explode.
Silently, two auras vanished.
Leng Yue still didn’t dare to look up, trembling and kowtowing, waiting for General Liu to arrive in person.
“Boom…!”
A strong wind howled in the sky, and a palm strike shattered the door; General Liu descended upon the place.
Leng Yue instantly burst into tears, remembering only four blurry demons in his mind, tormenting him incessantly:
“General Liu! You’ve finally arrived!”
…
Tang Gao lay on the sofa at home, while Li Yuan was left at the base, acting as the person in charge of wrapping up the incident.
The Guardian Bureau's high-level officials would surely understand his intentions.
Li Yuan would be publicized as the hero of this incident, while the three of them would retreat behind the scenes, continuing to bait the Three-Leaf Clover Group, that big fish.
Tang Gao took a deep breath, roused himself, and sat up; instead of checking the mission completion rewards, he took out his phone and dialed his mother’s number.
“Beep… beep… beep…”
The phone rang three times before it was answered.
“Hello, son~ What’s wrong? Not enough money for food?”
Listening to the long-unheard familiar voice, Tang Gao burst into tears: “Mom, I miss you.”
It was only when he saw Li Yuan’s mother die that Tang Gao truly felt it firsthand.
Life is not eternal.
Mom would also leave him.
Tang Gao was sobbing so hard he couldn't speak.
Tang Gao couldn't imagine the scene of his parents dying in front of him; at this moment, he missed them immensely.
“Hmm? Son, what’s wrong? Mom’s coming back right away, Old Tang! I’m going home to see our son first, he seems unwell!”
“What? Son’s unwell? You silly woman, don’t run! Help me close the shop, I’m coming back too!”
“Son, don’t cry, Mom and Dad will be back right away, don’t cry, don’t cry, Mom and Dad are coming back right now!”
The call ended, and Tang Gao wiped away his tears, crying and laughing at the same time.
Thankfully, he still had time to hug his parents and the opportunity to tell them he loved them.
Tang Gao cried for a while, then opened the mission settlement interface.
[Four-star Mission Reward * 2]:
Stubborn Reincarnator · Achievement: Tenacity permanently increased by 20% — This achievement is awarded to brave challengers who are determined to achieve a perfect clear.
This is very powerful; all negative statuses will be permanently reduced by 20%, so in the future, no matter if he encounters negative attacks like burning, poison, or freezing, he will be able to get rid of them sooner.
Protecting the Dao Through Killing · Evaluation: Permanently reduces the chance of falling into a Heart Demon by 10% — Just do good deeds, don't ask about the future.
Tang Gao’s mouth slightly widened: “Amazing!”
The thing Cultivators fear most is the Heart Demon tribulation; the test of the Heart-Nature is the nightmare of many Cultivators.
This reward alone is enough to make all Cultivators in the outside world obsess over it and go mad.
Righteous Path Medicinal Pill Body · Reward: You will have no Medicinal Pill tolerance and can consume Medicinal Pills indefinitely — This is a super foodie talent, the only obstacle being your digestion ability.
Tang Gao was very satisfied with this; it was like a scaled-down version of the Divine Farmer professional talent, but it was enough for him to improve quickly.
You should know that Medicinal Pills have resistance; if you consume too many, they will no longer be effective, but with this talent, he can endlessly consume various Medicinal Pills that increase attributes, focusing on stacking attributes.
[Reward Special Equipment: life steel]
Health: 800
Health Regeneration: 200%
Skill Haste: 20
Passive - Life Consumption: When there is an enemy in sight, it will complete a charge in 3 seconds. Charged attacks deal 125 (+6% maximum health) bonus physical damage and grant you permanent maximum health equal to 10% of that damage. Each target has a 30-second cooldown.
Mythic Passive: For each legendary item you equip, you gain 1% health increase and 6% hero size.
“Holy cow! A Divine Artifact!”
The Staff of Time was an early-game Divine Artifact, permanently increasing growth attributes, which made it a super Divine Artifact in the early game.
But life steel is different!
If this stacks up, it's a Divine Artifact in the early, middle, and Late Stages!
Tang Gao excitedly stood up, instantly feeling that this four-star mission was incredibly profitable!
Not to mention how much he earned during the mission, but after the mission ended, it directly elevated him to an extraordinary level!
“Knock knock, son, open the door quickly! What’s wrong with you!?”
“Silly woman, get the key, open the door with the key!”
Tang Gao immediately threw his joy to the back of his mind, rushed to the door, saw his mother hurriedly opening it, and rushed to hug her: “Mom, I love you! I love you to death!”
His father was still wearing his work apron, stained with the smell of braised meat. Seeing that his son was fine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, yet couldn't help but feel pained about the money: “Son, if you’re fine, don’t scare your old man and your mom. This evening is the best time to sell braised meat.
If our son gets into university, it’ll cost a lot of money, so I’m preparing money for him.”
Closing for one evening would mean losing a lot of money.
His mother glared fiercely at her husband: “Money, is there only money in your head! You don’t care if our son lives or dies, do you! Our son is clearly feeling wronged!
You only know how to deal with braised meat all day, so why don’t you go live with the braised meat!
Son, let’s ignore your dad, come, tell Mom, what made you feel wronged?”
His father quickly apologized with a smile, his heart settling, and took off his apron, hanging it on a nearby hanger: “Alright, alright, I was wrong, I was wrong, son, what’s wrong? Did something unpleasant happen? Tell Dad, Dad will back you up!”
Tang Gao smiled, his eyes again welling up with tears. He hugged his mother, and also pulled his father into the hug, burying his head in his parents’ arms, and whispered: “Mom and Dad, I miss you.”
His father and mother exchanged glances, their eyes full of confusion, not knowing what was wrong with their son.
His father pressed Tang Gao’s shoulders, softening his voice: “Son, it’s alright, Dad’s here, Dad will always be here, Dad is your eternal support.”
“Son, don’t cry, Mom is also your support, Mom and Dad will always be by your side.”
Tang Gao broke into a smile through his tears: “Mm! Mom and Dad, I love you!”
His father and mother both laughed, feeling that their son was exceptionally sensible today.
His mother realized she was still wearing her work apron and glared at her husband for not reminding her: “I’m going downstairs to buy some groceries. I’ll cook tonight, and we’ll have a good family meal. Son, what do you want to eat?”
His father couldn’t help but gulp: “Mapo tofu, tiger skin peppers, pickled cabbage with stir-fried meat…”
His mother rolled her eyes at her husband with affection: “Alright, you old rascal, I know, I was asking our son.”
Tang Gao chuckled, raising his hand: “Cold noodles! I want cold noodles!”
His mother laughed heartily, untied her apron, turned around and changed her shoes: “Okay, I’ll go buy them now. Husband, you go tidy up the kitchen. Son, you can help Mom later, Mom will teach you how to cook.”
“Okay!” said both his father and Tang Gao.