Chapter 180 - 110: Chen Fugui: Money Makes the Devil Turn the Millstone, I Paid King Yama!

Chapter 180: Chapter 110: Chen Fugui: Money Makes the Devil Turn the Millstone, I Paid King Yama!

When he woke up, not only was he the only one left standing in the entire underground space, but even his severed arm had grown back. What surprised Shen Feiyang even more was that, previously, he could clearly sense the existence of the mysterious female ghost within his body at all times. But after this incident, she seemed to have temporarily fallen into a deep slumber. No matter how he tried to contact her, she gave no response.

Shen Feiyang speculated that this was likely because the mysterious female ghost had paid a heavy price to save him. If, prior to today, he had mostly resisted her presence, his view of her had now completely changed. After all, following this battle, he owed her half his life. If she truly meant him harm, she wouldn’t have bothered saving him, right?

...

On the sports field of First High School, Li Youquan lay sprawled over Chen Fugui’s corpse, sobbing uncontrollably. Just as he was crying his heart out, a feeble hand slapped him across the face. Though the slap didn’t hurt, it left Li Youquan completely stunned. The person who had struck him was none other than Chen Fugui, who was supposed to be dead as a doornail. Seeing Chen Fugui open his eyes, everyone present—not just Li Youquan—froze in shock.

"G-Ghost!!!"

Reacting belatedly, Li Youquan leaped up and scrambled to the side on his hands and knees. He pointed in disbelief at Chen Fugui, who had now sat up. As if recalling something, Li Youquan hurriedly pressed his palms together in prayer and begged for mercy. "Old Chen, I know I’m the one who secretly handed your love letter for the class beauty to our homeroom teacher when we were kids! And I was the one who told your dad about the first time you sneaked a peek at those ’educational’ videos!

"But there’s no need to crawl out of the Underworld and drag your brother down with you!

"Just rest in peace, Old Chen. I’ll regularly burn some joss paper for you, so please don’t come after my life!"

Hearing Li Youquan’s words, the previously weak Chen Fugui’s face instantly regained its color. This wasn’t a sign of his health improving—he was just flushed bright red with sheer rage!

"Great! I always wondered how Teacher Gao found out about my love letter back then. So you were the rat all along!

"And to think I was planning to team up with you to catch the snitch! After all this time, the mole was right beside me!

"I really made a mistake in choosing my friends! What a massive mistake!"

Chen Fugui cursed for quite a while before realizing the atmosphere around him was a bit bizarre. "Wait, why are you all staring at me? Haven’t you ever seen someone this handsome before?"

Hearing his words, the crowd exchanged glances. Finally, Mu Xiaoye took the initiative to step forward. "Um, Teacher Chen, are you... a human or a ghost right now?"

Baffled by the inexplicable question, Chen Fugui scratched the back of his head speechlessly and said with uncertainty, "I probably... shouldn’t be a ghost, right?"

Not a ghost? Li Youquan raised his head and examined Chen Fugui closely. He realized that this guy actually didn’t seem to be a ghost. The gaping hole that had pierced his chest was now fully healed. Furthermore, his Cultivation had taken a step further, reaching the Power of the Foundation Establishment Fifth Level. One had to know that he was originally only at the Foundation Establishment Second Level.

He wondered, "What is going on? I thought we agreed to stand shoulder-to-shoulder as bros. I, Li Youquan, am dead last among the teachers at First High School, and you, Chen Fugui, are right down there at the bottom with me. How did you suddenly shoot to the front of the pack the moment I wasn’t looking? Is there any trust left between people anymore!?"

Whether there was any trust left between him and Li Youquan, Chen Fugui couldn’t be sure. But one thing he was absolutely certain of was that he actually hadn’t died. This was because he noticed that the Jade Pendant he had worn since childhood was... shattered.

As for the origins of this Jade Pendant, Chen Fugui himself couldn’t clearly explain it. According to his dad, it seemed to be because a bigshot had read his fortune when he was a child. The fortune teller had predicted that he would endure three great tribulations in his life, and after surviving them, the sky would be the limit. But until then, he had to maintain a Pure Yang Body and couldn’t lose his virginity. Otherwise, he would have zero chance of overcoming those tribulations.

Even though the Immortal Alliance was all about mysticism, Chen Fugui naturally didn’t put much stock in something as outrageous as fortune-telling. But unfortunately for him, his dad believed it without a shadow of a doubt...

Because of this, from childhood to adulthood, Chen Fugui was kept on a tight leash by his dad and was cut off from any chance of interacting with the opposite sex. Even though he seemed to live a lavish and decadent lifestyle, it was all just a superficial facade. Deep down, it was just a disguise he put on because he was terrified his best friend, Li Youquan, would mock him for still being a virgin in his thirties.

Originally, Chen Fugui didn’t understand why his dad believed that old charlatan’s words. But now, he was a believer. That Jade Pendant... had actually saved his life!

At the thought of this, Chen Fugui felt that the old gentleman back then actually knew his stuff. They said money talks, and perhaps that old gentleman had just made him pay King Yama in advance. Otherwise, with the severity of his original injuries, how could he possibly have survived?

He wasn’t the only one to notice; Lu Chen and Meng Chuanping, who were standing nearby, also perceived the massive changes within Chen Fugui’s body. The former had discovered it by taking a curious peek with his Cyan Lotus Pupil. The latter had deduced it by relying on the keen perception of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator and his wealth of life experience.

Looking at Chen Fugui’s astonishing transformation, Meng Chuanping couldn’t help but exclaim, "Incredible. Teacher Chen, this is truly incredible! A Pure Yang Spiritual Root... You’ve actually evolved a Pure Yang Spiritual Root!"