Chapter 344 - Who Should I Send? (1/2)
Ten minutes after Zhi Nan had left, a certain someone who was trying to sleep was woken by system notifications.
System Notification: [The System struck the Inner Demon Temple Block ten thousand times. Discovered a secret location — Paradise Realm. The System discovered 3 scriptures: Scripture of Great Wisdom, Scripture of Great Ordeal, Scripture of Overcoming Misfortune. The System opted not to learn them.]
Fang Ning was sprawled on his bed and was lazy to get up, so he turned his head and asked, “What kind of instance dungeon is this Paradise Realm?”
The System said in surprise, “Oh, Billionaire Host, since when did you learn to divine? You guessed it. You’re right, this Paradise Realm is like the instance dungeons you play in your games.”
Fang Ning was curious and immediately got up.
“Where is that instance dungeon?”
“I opened the door to the realm in the Draconic Penitentiary.”
Fang Ning entered the Draconic Penitentiary and instantly saw a golden arch in the middle of the square.
The golden arch emanated an allure that was almost irresistible. It was as if as soon as one steps in, they would gain everything and lose all of their misery.
Fang Ning perused it for a little and words slowly appeared on the arch.
On both sides of it, the words were, “The suffering of birth, aging, sickness, and death will soon depart; The misery of love, hate, disgust, and fear will soon expire.”
On the top of the arch, it said, “Paradise for all.”
‘What a pompous tone,’ Fang Ning stilled his mind and did not dare to step in.
He asked the System, “What exactly is in it?”
“You’re acting dumb again… I said it’s like the instance dungeon in your games, didn’t I?” The System said resentfully.
Fang Ning’s face went from being startled, to realization, to being stunned.
“F*ck me, this Demon Lord Zhi Nan is like the end-game boss. He’s so different from all the minor bosses who only knew how to charge blindly without thinking it through. The difficulty level is, like, several levels higher. He’s got his ideals, goals, resources, as well as a determination to be a quadruple-threat among demons in this new era.”
Fang Ning had already guessed a general information from what he could see and was impressed.
He was ruthless and imposing, he would inspire fear to anyone who saw him.
He definitely deserved his appellation of ‘Zhi Nan’s might surpasses the heavens and Dharma’.
‘No wonder this dude would go into deviatory psychosis. If I guessed correctly, he would probably make something huge.
‘I just don’t know how it is in there,’ Fang Ning ruminated for a bit and decided to send a person in to test the water. ‘Wait, no, send a spirit to test the water.
‘I could tell just by seeing it that it only allows spirits in. Otherwise, Sir System wouldn’t have opened it in the System Space.
‘Who should I send?’
Fang Ning pondered.
On a cultivation field in the Truth Department’s headquarters.
Qiao Zijiang arranged the twelve zodiac-demons into a circle and communicated with them one by one from the center so she could examine their progress in cultivation.
“Old Bai, how was your cultivation progress?”
A white, fluffy cloud shook a little and said in a low, muffled voice, “I’m already a Basin-level.”
“Mm, that’s good. Old Bai, you’re the hardworking one.” Qiao Zijiang nodded and turned around, “Long Fan, what about you?”
Long Fan sneezed. He was wondering if someone was thinking of him when Qiao Zijiang turned to him. He said, “Thanks to the two Venerable Ones, I’m almost at Pond-level.”
“Not bad, Long Fan is also hardworking,” Qiao Zijiang was pleased. If any one of her summons could breakthrough to Pond-level, her strength would also increase.
Long Fan was slightly smug after he was praised.
He shot a glance to his green neighbor who looked enervated, dragon-like, but mostly snaky.
He said in a feign unconcerned voice, “Even though I only had the power of a snake demon, I’ve had good opportunities, and I’m hardworking. Some dude, however, kept saying he was a dragon but couldn’t even attain a Bucket-level. I’m guessing it wasn’t even at my level yet.”
The green snake-like creature did not even lift its head. It scoffed as if it was lazy to defend itself.
Long Fan was annoyed and continued, “I’ve spoken to the Venerable White Dragon. He said that a certain Dragon Carp appeared in his house. I heard it was someone from the Dragon Clan’s leader’s residence. I think it would be very familiar with dragons, should I ask them to identify you?”
The green snake heard it and squirmed a little, but it managed to keep its mouth shut.
…
In a park south of the city, a man in his final years sat with his eyes closed on the ledge of a secluded flower bed as he leaned against the bush.
Time passed as a cleaning lady walked past the old man several times.
Finally, she approached him and tried to wake him up.
“Sir, sir. Wake up. Go home and sleep, you’ll catch a cold out here.” The lady called for him but felt weird.
The old man’s face was smiling, but it was still and unmoving.
‘Not moving?’
The cleaning lady thought of something and took two steps back in shock.
It was then that she realized something really strange. The old man’s chest did not rise and fall like that of a breathing person…
She immediately dialed the number to the local Special Affairs Department.