226: Detained, your golden finger is now mine

Bang!

Midnight Gao Sou was thrown to the ground, rubbing his butt in a disheveled state, curled into a ball, his face a picture of panic.

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo stood before him with a faint smile, flanked by other Bald Monks, all of them looking excited.

Midnight Gao Sou looked around, realizing this was a hidden Immortal Cave, with a Formation arranged around its perimeter, and many Buddhist Cultivators on guard. Let alone a Mortal like him, even a Qi Refining Cultivator or a Mortal Foundation Cultivator wouldn't be able to escape from here unscathed.

The worst possible start.

“You’re Midnight Gao Sou, right?”

It seemed the start could get even worse.

Midnight Gao Sou’s face looked as if he was wearing a mask of pain: “How did you know?”

“Pulling a Medicinal Pill out of thin air, you either have a great Opportunity, or you’re one of us players.”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo’s lips curved upwards: “From your attitude towards us, you shouldn’t be a native, so you’re a player. And the Medicinal Pill you obtained is a Once Step to Mysterious Pill. This item originates from the Kongming Dao Lineage, but it has long been lost. Neither Green Emerald Heaven nor Mingshui Heaven has found it, and even if a wealthy person offered a sky-high price, no one would sell it. So it’s impossible for you to have obtained this through the trading System.”

Midnight Gao Sou’s heart sank.

The Once Step to Mysterious Pill was different from other Medicinal Pills; it was a main quest reward in single-player mode, and its effects were extremely potent, so players were very familiar with it.

The moment Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo got his hands on the Once Step to Mysterious Pill, he immediately knew he had caught a big fish.

He directly contacted his trusted friends, found an Immortal Cave, and then spent money to hire specialists to research intelligence, looking into all possible ways to obtain a Once Step to Mysterious Pill.

The final conclusion was that a player with a Golden Finger might obtain a Once Step to Mysterious Pill, and these Golden Fingers were at least 3 reincarnation points, meaning only those in the Golden Core Realm could possess them.

Who would be a player restarting at the Golden Core Realm?

Nonsense, it had to be Midnight Gao Sou.

“Tell us, what Golden Finger did you choose?”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo looked at Midnight Gao Sou with a cheerful expression.

The benefits to be reaped from capturing a Golden Core Reincarnation were simply unimaginable.

Midnight Gao Sou pondered for a long time, and in this desperate moment, he finally thought of a way to break the situation.

“The Golden Finger I chose is called the ‘Task System.’ As long as I complete a task, I receive a reward. The first task was to escape from Buddhist Cultivators, and the reward was this Once Step to Mysterious Pill. And now, the second task I’ve received is… to counter-kill you, this Buddhist Cultivator.”

At this, Midnight Gao Sou’s lips curved, and he scanned the surroundings: “And the task reward is a complete Immortal Foundation Method and corresponding Immortal Qi, enough to allow one to successfully Breakthrough to Immortal Foundation.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the surrounding Buddhist Cultivators indeed changed, and their gazes towards Midnight Gao Sou and Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo shifted.

Midnight Gao Sou was secretly pleased. What he said was half-true, and these Buddhist Cultivators had all been evil Cultivators before. Expecting them to have high morals was a pipe dream; upon encountering a complete Immortal Foundation Method, they would likely fight like dogs.

However… bang!

Midnight Gao Sou was thrown to the ground once again, crying out in pain.

“Do you take us for fools?”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo waved his hand, and a Buddhist Cultivator immediately stepped forward, binding Midnight Gao Sou to the Immortal Cave’s rock wall with chains, making it impossible for him to struggle free.

“Don’t think that just because you’re the only Golden Core player right now, and only you know what tasks the Task System will issue, you can manipulate us.”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo looked coldly at Midnight Gao Sou: “Listen carefully, your tasks can only be ones we can accept, so we can help you complete them. Tasks like killing me, or killing him, or overthrowing the Great Love Sect, we will all treat as your nonsense. You say it once, we hit you once.

“If you cooperate with us properly, we can even help you Breakthrough to Immortal Foundation. Then, when you restart, you’ll at least have some reincarnation points.

“Otherwise, if you restart as a Mortal, do we need to say what kind of fate awaits you?”

All the Buddhist Cultivators looked at Midnight Gao Sou with cruel smiles.

Only then did Midnight Gao Sou fully grasp his situation, and for the first time, he discovered the difference between Buddhist Cultivators and evil Cultivators.

For evil Cultivators, what was needed was blood food; even if a captured Cultivator died, their body could be used to improve cultivation. Therefore, they did not shy away from killing, and often, for convenience, they would directly slaughter cities, skipping the interrogation process and not bothering to unearth more hidden resources.

But for Buddhist Cultivators, the situation was different.

Buddhist Cultivators didn’t need corpses, but rather devout faith. They needed to constantly convert others and spread Buddhist light to achieve advancement. Therefore, they especially disliked killing; every living being was an important resource for them, and the more, the better.

This shift in underlying psychology made Buddhist Cultivators appear more peaceful. As long as they weren’t in a relationship of conversion and being converted, there was no life-and-death scheming between them, and they could trust and cooperate with each other.

Thus, these Buddhist Cultivators gathered by Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo would not betray their companions for unreliable gains; instead, they were united and orderly, much like those on the Righteous Path.

“Tell us, what exactly is your second task?”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo looked at Midnight Gao Sou with a cruel smile.

“It wants me to Breakthrough to Qi Refining.”

“And the task reward?”

“The reward is a seventh-grade Medicinal Pill, the Qi Gathering Body Tempering Pill.”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo nodded, flipping his hand and directly tossing a Jade Slip from his storage ring.

“Take this. This is a Ninth Grade Cultivation Method, enough for you to Breakthrough to Qi Refining.”

“Ninth Grade, you’re making me use a Ninth Grade Cultivation Method?”

“Heh, don’t try any tricks. You can only cultivate this one Cultivation Technique. If we find out you’ve switched to another, then in your next life, just wait to get 0 reincarnation points.”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo had Midnight Gao Sou completely under his control.

For people like Midnight Gao Sou, who made a living from gaming, the most unacceptable thing was falling behind in the game. If they were truly forced to restart with 0 reincarnation points, it would not only waste time but also a lot of money to buy resources.

So, Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo was very confident. As long as he controlled Midnight Gao Sou and gave him some hope, making him believe that he could still get a Golden Finger when he restarted in his next life, he would cooperate obediently.

As expected, even though Midnight Gao Sou was very reluctant, he eventually obediently cultivated the Ninth Grade Cultivation Method, consumed Lifespan to accelerate, and became a Qi Refining Cultivator.

The task completed, Midnight Gao Sou was then forced to hand over the reward.

Before he could even react, Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo directly gathered Buddhist light, like a sharp blade hanging over his neck, and immediately pressed: “What is the third task? Speak now. If you delay by even a second, I’ll kill you directly.”

Under such pressure, Midnight Gao Sou had no time to react and could only immediately recite the task description he had heard and seen:

【Ding!】

【Congratulations on receiving a new task】

【Slay a Demonic Beast in the Qi Refining Realm】

【Task Reward: Seventh-grade Spirit Gathering Array Legacy】

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo immediately gave a look to a Buddhist Cultivator beside him.

Some time later, a Buddhist Cultivator brought a dying large dog and threw it beside Midnight Gao Sou.