Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!-Chapter 1138 - 589

Duan Yun and Shen Ying used gold to buy the identities of two "Lords of Heaven".

It is often said that the identity of a Lord of Heaven is priceless, worth more than a Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain, but that's because the price offered is never high enough.

The most famous example is a heavenly person named Chang Ziru, who claimed that being a Lord of Heaven was the ultimate happiness.

He served a Daoist of the Heavenly Human Dao, and naturally, he praised this Daoist to the heavens, often saying he never asked for any reward, only wanting to be close to the Daoist, being able to see him practice alchemy and martial arts every day. Even simply serving the Daoist while he relieved himself was a form of happiness.

But later, when another Daoist enticed him, he still ran off.

However, the identity of a Lord of Heaven indeed holds significant value, allowing one to reside long-term in the coveted City of Heavenly People. As long as the service is proper, the Daoists in the Inner City of Celestial People will offer some rewards.

This year, there was a living example.

A Lord of Heaven responsible for cleaning toilets had reached a masterful level of expertise. It was said that after cleaning the toilet and night pot each time, he could drink a spoonful of the water from them with ease, showing true artisan spirit.

And ultimately, his spirit was rewarded; a Daoist of the Heavenly Human Dao gifted him a broken night pot.

The night pot didn't have any valuable gold or jade, but at the end of the day, it was a thing used for years by a Daoist of the Heavenly Human Dao, considered a celestial artifact by many Jianghu people.

He took the night pot to auction, as it was supposedly the only night pot circulating in the city from a Daoist of the Heavenly Human Dao, fetching a high price of eight hundred gold taels.

This Lord of Heaven thus became wealthy, and it became a legendary story.

This is why many in the Martial World are eager to spend a lot of money to become "Lords of Heaven". Serving Daoists, even if Daoists drop a few crumbs, is enough for someone to enjoy life.

But for these two Lords of Heaven, the Daoists' rewards were distant pies in the sky, whether they could eat them or not was uncertain, but the box of gold in front of them was concrete.

So they flattered Duan Yun and Shen Ying for a while before taking the box of gold and silver away.

After leaving, they couldn't help but remark: "Some people really spend such a fortune to be servants." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

In fact, after doing this kind of work for a long time, it inevitably makes them feel like eunuchs.

At the same time, they felt a bit lost.

Now they are no longer "Lords of Heaven", unable to serve others, which feels quite unfamiliar.

With the bustling efforts of the traders, Duan Yun and Shen Ying eventually acquired the identities of "Lords of Heaven".

The identity of a Lord of Heaven could always be bought, sold, and inherited, and now Duan Yun and Shen Ying held two jade plaques as symbols.

With these two jade plaques engraved with their names, they could enter and exit the Inner City of Heavenly People.

Night quickly fell; Duan Yun and Shen Ying settled in the magnificent City of Heavenly People, finally having a place to stay.

It was a very small courtyard with only two thatched cottages, the kitchen half-exposed.

Actually, the so-called life of a "Lord of Heaven" was really very simple and plain, in the area of Wangchun City, it could completely be called a life of the poor.

Such people can still be called 'Lord' and can raise their heads high and insult outsiders as bumblers, thinking of themselves as living in the City of Heavenly People, they can't help but hold their heads high with pride, it is a real marvel.

This petite courtyard was just beneath the city wall, like a small speck under a giant beast, with sunlight able to shine for very little time each day, making living here quite oppressive.

This oppressive environment undoubtedly worsened the already grumpy temperament of Duan Yun and Shen Ying.

This feeling was like Duan Yun's past life of studying being exceedingly hard, especially during high school when learning was extremely tough, and the food in the monopolized cafeteria was also terribly awful. Every time he picked up that cold bun, he wished the cafeteria along with the school would explode.

But unlike his past life, at that time he could only have such a thought, and now he had the power to make it real.

Thus, he and Shen Ying jointly made a decision, that the judgment against the Heavenly Human Dao must be expedited.

The next day, Duan Yun and Shen Ying followed the rules and went into the inner city.

Actually, there's no fixed person serving the Daoists as Lords of Heaven, such as those cleaning toilets usually clean many Daoists' toilets, those washing clothes wash many Daoists' clothes, each person is like a small cog in a machine, maintaining the operation of the entire inner city.

And the work Duan Yun and Shen Ying had to do, was washing dishes.

Because the duties of the two "Lords of Heaven" they bought were also washing dishes.

Upon arriving at the place for washing dishes, the fire in Duan Yun and Shen Ying's hearts burned even hotter.

What kind of Lord of Heaven was this, cleaning dishes and toilets nowhere else.

In total, there were just three people washing dishes, and upon seeing Duan Yun and Shen Ying, the other person couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

"Where are Old Liang and his wife?"

Duan Yun replied: "Left to retire."

"Are you their children?"

Duan Yun said seriously: "Uncle, do you think we look like them?"

The middle-aged man wiped his sparse hair and said: "No, Old Liang and his wife aren't this good-looking."

Actually, both Duan Yun and Shen Ying had put on makeup, trying to make themselves look ordinary, but appearance is like the only point of starlight in the night sky, hard to hide.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but lament: "Looks like Old Liang and his wife sold their identities to you. Becoming Lords of Heaven so young, you sure took fewer detours."

Shen Ying couldn't help but grow interested, asking: "Are there many benefits to being a Lord of Heaven?"