I walked into the city while mentally going through the cultivation techniques in the pile of books and scrolls.
good thing my thinker power can hold multiple streams of thought, or i'd not be able to see the lustful glances Rem and Ram were giving me, while whispering to each other.
I continued mentally going through one pile in particular.
Dual cultivation techniques.
for those not in the know, they create a circle of yin and yang chi when two partners do the dirty causing their cultivation to skyrocket.
But for fucks sake though, 99% of them are the evil type. the type that just steals the essence from people with or without cultivation and kills them while being really rapist-y and gross.
I mean look at this shit.
Essence stealing heart devouring method.
I shall refrain describing this abomination even in my mind.
"Hey Rem, Ram, Emelia, Wanna practice your fire and wind magics when we get back to the inn?" I ask, not even thinking twice about showing them this garbage to laugh about. Hopefully showing them I trust them in the process, and getting further in their good books. Maybe even getting them to spread their legs for me.
I shove my lust into a third mental stream immediately.
""How? and why?"" the twins ask in synch at the same time.
Emelia just gives me a side-eyed look.
I Separate all the ones that aren't evil and predatory chi stealing methods to go over later, and put them in the regular cultivation technique pile. and then bury them in the spirit stones so that they don't accidentally do something to them instead of just the evil ones.
I don't always think ahead, but when I do, it's due to my bullshit thinker power.
I smile at them, "I found the evil-power-stealing-pseudo-porn-stash of the guy I just killed."
"The what the fuck?" Rem asks, stunned.
while Ram looks dumbfounded, pauses for a moment and says. "That guy seemed pretty fucked up, so he'd probably have something like that, yeah."
"Shove some magic in this and focus your mind on what's inside. look at the pile of books opposite the weird gemstones." I say, tossing Ram and Rem the ring.
They both try to grab it at the same time, but Rem successfully grabs it first.
She looks surprised that she was able to grab it faster then her and then smugly grins, only to have a look of fury on her face 2 seconds later.
"That son of a fucking bitch piece of shit MANWHORE!" She screams, as something shines on her forehead, Rams Eyes widen, and she knocks her out for some reason. The shine dims and she starts carrying Rem on her back. all of a sudden looking nervous.
"You saw nothing," she says, grabs the ring, and then does then two seconds later she gasps, and seethes silently for 30 seconds, not moving at all.
"Okay, What the literal fuck. That guy was disgusting if any of these books worked in the first place, I hope he's in some kind of hell-like-dimension described in one of these other ones." she frowns with a disgusted look on her face.
"There are some actual useful things underneath the gemstones though." she ponders.
Well that didn't work. I think, While showing nothing on my face.
She then dumps the entire pile of books that were the useless soul-stealing evil-fucking kind, and then says.
"Goa magno."
The Books of evil Rapeity rape and soul pillaging are now no more. atomized in fire so hot it turns slightly blue. I can also hear whispers of thanks coming from the pile of ash that is then blown away by the wind.
she spits to the side, "That fucker had notes in the margins in half of them. You can definitely say he tried them at least. I'm not sure why he calls Magic, Chi though. What's the difference between Ki and Chi Anyway?"
She mutters to herself for about 5 seconds as I stare at her waiting.
She then immediately snaps out of it after noticing me staring. "I am not a magic nerd." she says, and then turns away.
I grab her by the wrist before she can run off embarrassed.
She then smirks at me. "When we get to the inn we're going through the techniques in this other pile. I think they'd be very useful. I like the sound of Splitting mountains with my daggers sounds pretty good."
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when I get to the inn I Immediately am stunned.
The Chaosworld Belonging to Ancestral Immortal Evils bane has noticed your good deeds. Allocating Karmic Virtue. You Will now find it easier to cultivate.
You are being gazed at by Ancestral Immortal Evils bane Lower-Daofather of Karmic Virtue Faction.
I hear bell chimes and my eyes widen.
+10 charge for reaching 1 unit of karmic virtue.
+10 charge for reaching 10 units of karmic virtue.
+10 charge for reaching 100 units of karmic virtue.
+10 charge for reaching 1000 units of karmic virtue.
+15 charges for reaching 10000 units of karmic virtue.
Your Current Karmic virtue is:
Natsuki Subaru: 12425
Rem of the Oni Tribe: 9006
Ram of the Oni Tribe: 27136
Emelia Elior: 699
Before I know what's happening, The four of us appear in front of an old man.
"Good children, I'm looking for Disciples. Your good Character and lack of cultivation besides one of you fit the criteria. The law of death is strong in the Zhifu disciple I see in front of me as well."
HOLY SHIT.
Desolate Era Arc 1 start.