69: Chapter 69 Are these two things? No, they are one thing.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Mu. This guy is a bit neurotic and has way too many weird ideas."

"I've heard of him. Mu Ziyu is a great Demonic Cultivator. Back in the Qi Refining stage, he already toppled two sects that possessed Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"Is he really that awesome?"

"Although I don't know Mu Ziyu, I know the saying in cultivation: 'Those who cultivate mechanism arts are geniuses, and those who cultivate eerie puppets are madmen.'"

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The Cultivators below began whispering to one another, but soon, they reached a consensus.

The leaders of the few small circles of Cultivators looked at Mu Ziyu and nodded, signaling that there was no problem.

As for the other lone Cultivators, they also nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

Seeing this, Mu Ziyu nodded and smiled, saying:

"Everyone, before we take action, I have something to say. You have all heard Lord Bai Mu's words just now; the key points lie in intelligence and making money."

"But think carefully: did Lord Bai Mu ever say which of these two things is the priority?"

Mu Ziyu's words caused the Cultivators present to fall into deep thought, but soon, someone realized the truth.

"There is no priority, right? Therefore, this is not two things, but one thing; it just has an order of operations."

"Gather intelligence first, then make money. As for how to do it, Lord Bai Mu also specifically emphasized it."

Mu Ziyu said earnestly.

"My heart and actions are as clear as a bright mirror; all that I do is for the Great Dao," Chu Gehang said subconsciously.

"Exactly. Lord Bai Mu's true intention is for us to be unscrupulous and bold. We are to collect intelligence first, and then, based on that intelligence, seize all the ill-gotten gains of the surrounding forces."

Mu Ziyu spread his arms and said fanatically.

"I see, I understand now."

"Hahaha, that's exactly how it should be. Isn't it just scouting first and then robbing? I'm not good at scouting, but I'm very familiar with robbing."

"Lord Bai Mu is truly worthy of being a Human Race ascended Cultivator. Having just arrived in a new environment, he is already thinking about doing big things."

"Hehehehe..."

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The Cultivators' eyes instantly cleared with understanding, and they cheered one after another.

Chu Gehang sighed and said shamefully:

"So there was such profound meaning in Lord Bai Mu's words. I actually failed to grasp it. Sigh, I have truly failed to live up to Lord Bai Mu's expectations."

Mu Ziyu shook his head and said:

"Actually, Lord Bai Mu's arrangement is not wrong. It is very difficult to get 97 powerful Cultivators to reach a unified cooperation; everyone has their own little schemes, and when truly working, friction might occur."

"Lord Bai Mu made you the chief envoy because he wanted to use your strength and experience to resolve the friction among them."

"Elder Chu, your task is more important than mine. I manage the actions, but you manage the hearts of the people; you are the soul of this team."

Chu Gehang's expression was shocked. He looked in the direction where Yang Bai flew off, his face full of worship, and said solemnly: "So that's it. Lord Bai Mu actually thought so far ahead. I, Chu Gehang, will definitely not disappoint your expectations!"

Mu Ziyu looked at the Cultivators below and sneered:

"Everyone, we cannot stand here talking before we act. Let's find a base first."

"Because time is relatively tight, so, hehe..."

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Cultivators are people who are fundamentally unscrupulous in their pursuit of the Great Dao.

In order to become stronger, to ascend to immortality, and for the Great Dao in their hearts, they can kill their wives and children, extinguish their humanity, and do everything they are capable of doing.

Demonic Cultivators will commit terrifying and conscience-less killing karmas to become stronger, but the Righteous Path will also use their sects to extract the blood and sweat of mortal forces and low-level Cultivators, committing no less killing karma than Demonic Cultivators.

Righteous Path? Demonic Path? In reality, it is just a difference in faction affiliation and the cultivation techniques practiced.

And back then, when the samsara heavenly tablet selected samsara travelers on the Universal Continent, it targeted Cultivators who were single-mindedly focused on becoming stronger and thus harbored powerful obsessions in their hearts.

After this group of Cultivators entered White Jade Capital, during those few months, they focused solely on cultivation and even amicably sparred with each other.

However, when they left White Jade Capital, they were all pure Cultivators who had transcended low-level interests and only wanted to become stronger.

If one were to judge whether a person is Righteous or Demonic based on their actions, then all the Cultivators here in White Jade Capital are top-tier great Demonic Cultivators.

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Meanwhile.

Yang Bai was flying through the air above Zhatie City, completely unaware that the group of Cultivators had completely misinterpreted his meaning and were preparing to show off their skills.

"Hmm-hmm~ Hmm-hmm~"

"Didn't expect to enter the Star Sea World so quickly. Better hurry up and start pioneering and working."

Yang Bai hummed a little tune, tapped his finger, and a thick notebook fell into his hand.

In his previous life, Yang Bai always prioritized study, followed by working to earn tuition fees. In his spare time, he would learn about the Star Sea World and write plans for his future Star Sea journey.

This notebook recorded Yang Bai's insights on Star Sea exploration over the years.

"Let me see, hmm, Magnet Lan Star, Zhatie City, Punan Xiju Mining Co., Ltd. Near Zhatie City, there are three large-scale super-energy mineral veins, and one special resource secret realm."

"Tsk tsk tsk, first go to a flying boat rental shop and pay to reserve a mining team, then go to Xiju Mining's window to apply for mining procedures."

Just as Yang Bai was carefully planning his next steps, he suddenly remembered something, opened the Star Sea News, and found information on Magnet Lan Star.

"Looking at the recent news, Mofei New Energy Mining seems to be at odds with Xiju. In the past year, two large-scale deity battles have occurred at the super-energy mineral veins, and it seems the Star Sea Alien Race has also appeared."

Integrating the news of Magnet Lan Star from the past two years, Yang Bai sighed and said:

"Sigh, forget it. I won't go to the super-energy mineral veins first. I'll go directly to the Pioneering Starship Company to rent a shuttle spaceship and check out the special resource secret realm."

After confirming his next plan, Yang Bai changed direction and flew off into the distance.

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Ten minutes later, at a certain gang stronghold in Zhatie City.

"Splat!"

Liu Quan threw a corpse into the basement, looked at the person next to him, and asked: "This is the last one, right?"

"Yeah, doesn't look like there are any living people left."

"Those guys can be called people?"

"Haha, that's true. This is the first time I've seen guys who are neither human nor ghost."

Liu Quan casually closed the basement door. Behind that door, in the basement, it was piled with corpses with bizarre causes of death.

There were those who had been dismembered, those who had turned into mummies, those who had been beheaded, those who had been roasted into iron balls... In terms of quantity, there were over three hundred corpses here.

Among them were a few intact heads. From their expressions, it was easy to see that before they died, their hearts were filled with fear, surprise, and confusion.

A few even died smiling.

In the gang office.

Mu Ziyu took down the Zhatie City map from the wall.

"What good luck. It's a gang that collects protection fees; they even marked everything out for me."

After saying this, Mu Ziyu smiled and opened his eyes.

Black and white eerie pupils appeared in his eyes. Coupled with his smile that almost split to his ears, his whole person was full of evil aura.

[White Jade Capital -- Mu Ziyu (Eerie Puppet Evil Path)]