Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 961 - 20 Colluding with Villains

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The Enchantress’s worries are not without reason.

With all the various means she currently has, they are indeed somewhat awkward to use for Crossing Tribulation. In her previous life, when cultivators encountered this situation, their first reaction was naturally to borrow.

If it doesn’t suit them well, then they go borrow something that does, use it temporarily, and return it afterwards.

For the lender, the biggest risk is that if the other party’s magic treasure or Flying Sword gets struck and damaged by heavenly lightning during their tribulation, wouldn’t that be a total loss?

However, given Zhao Yuanzhen’s status today, the idea that Lu Country would allow her to fail her tribulation is something few would believe.

Therefore, Yan Yu soon began to combine his memories from his previous life and started running around everywhere.

First up, a checklist!

He obtained a list from Chen Tianming, which contained the names of all currently prominent and institutionally recruited civilian cultivators. He quickly found many familiar names from his memories on it.

Topping the list was still the old acquaintance Li Zhikang, who at the ripe age of over seventy, embarked on the path of cultivation, known in his previous life as "King Gou" Old Gou Li!

This elder had now become a citizen of the Dingbei Army yet was not in the active combat lineup, apparently because the higher-ups of the Dingbei Army, with their traditional thinking, felt that a man in his seventies was not quite suitable for conquering territories all over the country. Thus, they had given him a position with a great honorarium:

Director of the Civilian Cultivators Management Office, specifically in charge of the enlistment management of civilian cultivators within the Dingbei Army.

Li Zhikang was naturally happy with this. Unlike other civilian cultivators, his reason for joining the system was not to aim for resources but simply to get a permit for legal cultivation.

Every day, he came to work on time, left on time, drank tea at his desk, read the newspaper, presenting a laid-back feeling of someone completely retired... that is, until Yan Yu came to disrupt his peaceful daily rhythm.

"Old Li, Old Li!" A young colleague, who was friendly with him, ran over excitedly and said, "Guess who I saw in the leader’s office?"

"Who?" Li Zhikang asked slowly and methodically, "Liu Longtao?"

This colleague was a fan of Liu Longtao of the Dingbei Army, and Li Zhikang was, of course, well aware of this. Although in the outside society, Yan Yu’s fanbase showed an overwhelming advantage in numbers, within the Northern Army, there were still many die-hard fans of Liu Longtao.

Li Zhikang himself was not a fan of anyone, but to avoid being seen as an outlier at work, he also superficially showed support for Lord Master.

"It’s Yan Yu, Yan Yu!" the young colleague said excitedly.

Yan Yu, the Lu Country God General, the first Golden Core Cultivator in the country, and undoubtedly the number one cultivator in Lu Country at present. His resume and achievements were nothing short of spectacular. Even the devout fans of Lord Master found it hard to have any negative feelings towards Yan Yu.

However, a feeling of foreboding suddenly welled up in Li Zhikang’s heart without needing to cast any divination.

As he was about to ask again, he saw his direct superior, followed by their superior, surrounding Yan Yu as they came in.

"Ah, found it!" Yan Yu laughed heartily, "Thank you all for leading the way. For the following matters, I need to have a talk with Comrade Li Zhikang."

"If you need anything, just ask." The others tactfully left, and even the young colleague next to Li Zhikang quickly cleared out with a glance from the leaders.

"Captain Yan, what do you need?" With no one else left in the office, Li Zhikang put away his flustered demeanor and asked cautiously.

"I need to borrow a Magic Treasure." Yan Yu said.

Li Zhikang’s face immediately soured, as he responded helplessly:

"My Magic Treasures are all officially registered. Whichever you fancy, just contact our leaders remotely, and I will hand it over obediently."

"I need the Zhou Tian Yi Shu Spectroscopic Star Chart." Yan Yu stated.

Li Zhikang’s expression fell as he frowned, puzzled:

"This thing you’re talking about, the... spectroscopic whatever disk..."

"The Zhou Tian Yi Shu Spectroscopic Star Chart." Yan Yu emphasized, "It’s the one where you input True Yuan and it can calculate various things, such as the luck of a specific time, place, and person..."

Hearing Yan Yu’s detailed description, Li Zhikang knew he couldn’t pretend ignorance, so he sighed and said:

"Where did you hear about it?"

"You have your secrets, and I have mine." Yan Yu said succinctly, "It won’t be a free loan, interest will be included."

"It’s not about the interest." Li Zhikang sighed, "Once this item is lent out, it’s likely not coming back—I know that."

He pulled open a drawer beneath his desk, retrieved a metallic ashtray, stripped off its steel rim, and wiped off the ash on top, revealing the various patterns and symbols engraved beneath.

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"You’ve been using a Magic Treasure as an ashtray?" He asked, incredulously.

"Putting ashes in it doesn’t affect the use of the Magic Treasure." Li Zhikang said nonchalantly, "My ancestral home once had a Buddha head made of jade. During the years of war and chaos, to prevent it from attracting trouble if seen by others, they covered it in mud on the outside; hollowed it out and used it for decades as a chamber pot... Do you want it? If not, I’ll put it away."

"You better wash it thoroughly first, and get rid of the cigarette stench before giving it to me." Yan Yu said, holding his nose.

As he looked over at the metallic box on the desk, suddenly he noticed Li Zhikang raise an eyebrow hurriedly, snatch it up, and lock it back in the drawer.

"What Magic Treasure is that tea caddy box on your desk disguised as?" Yan Yu asked curiously.

"That’s just tea sent to me by my daughter, it’s really just an ordinary box." Li Zhikang said hastily, "I can’t lend this to you."

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