Starting with Growing Mushrooms-Chapter 456 - 357: Choice, the New Host

The land nurtures its people.

This thieving Divine Object has even taken on the air of capitalism here.

Liu Jun complained as he looked at the introduction.

Introduction:

This world cultivates various Laws and Paths.

The Way of the Sword, the Path of Flames, the Law of Water—various powers can be strengthened through cultivation.

However, the cultivation system of these exalted cultivators has nothing to do with me, Liu Qingyun.

Because I am an orphan, a street hooligan.

"Brother, I just saw you pick up some money, didn’t I? 100 taels, right? Share some with me, ten taels."

"Nonsense!"

"Will you share it or not? If not, I’ll report you to the authorities."

Another day.

"Friend, I just saw you take a chair from the inn, share half with me."

"Bastard? How do you split a chair?"

"The tabletop and the legs, at least give me one part."

Being born in a brothel, I lived like this every day.

Since I was little, I could only do odd jobs in the brothel, swindling, cheating, and stealing, gaining a slight reputation in the town, despised by people and abandoned by dogs.

These professions were truly disgraceful, until at the age of sixteen, I intentionally bumped into a traveler in the crowded streets and took his money pouch.

Inside was a very profound swordsmanship manual, which said that among tens of thousands, only one could understand it, yet I learned it just by glancing at it.

At that moment, I realized that perhaps I had some cultivation talent.

Thus, ambition began to sprout.

"I, Liu Qingyun, so what if I’m a hooligan? I will climb to the very top step by step!"

To try cultivating, I decided to steal more things to obtain resources, become a hero, and become one of those exalted cultivators.

But that year, I finally stole from the wrong person.

"Your name is Liu Qingyun? Do you know who you’ve provoked?"

And so, I was frantically pursued and fell off a cliff.

Clinging to a crooked tree on the cliff face, I unexpectedly entered a tomb and discovered that a hermit was buried there.

"The stories about cave encounters are true!"

"Hahaha, I really am the protagonist!"

After three kowtows, I saw the various life techniques left in the hermit’s tomb.

1. "Mountain-Opening Sword Thirty-Six Styles"

Created at thirteen, understanding the Law of the Mountain-Opening Sword, I swept the entire southern country.

Characteristics: Direct and forceful, nothing is unbreakable.

With this move, I contended with heroes of the southern country, showcasing a swordsmanship that’s fierce and straightforward, seeking to overpower cunning with strength.‌

2. "Soft Sword Seven Kills"

At nineteen, transitioning from hardness to softness, reaching mastery in swordsmanship, with moves as soft as water, I dominated the world, killing all sword experts, defeating all prodigies.

Characteristics: Subtle and ever-changing, silent and stealthy.

3. "Eighteen Subtle Techniques of Stealing"

At twenty-four, isolated in swordsmanship with no equal, a sudden inspiration led me to abandon the sword and embrace the path of theft with softness.

This was unprecedented, and friends laughed at my whimsicality, but I said theft is also a path, and there is a way to theft.

With this method, I was a petty thief among street vendors, a grand thief among heroes, silent and stealthy, stealing what was seen as nothing, earning the respect and fear of great powers across the land.

Liu Qingyun was dumbfounded, "Did this genius have nothing better to do? Bored, not practicing swordsmanship, but learning theft?"

He looked at the next cultivation technique.

4. "Ever-Changing"

At thirty, acquiring the method of Ever-Changing, the path of theft was bolstered.

5. "Business Thief"

At forty, stagnated in the Laws of Theft for twenty years, finally seeing through the path of theft.

A pickpocket is a small thief.

Capital is a great communal thief.

Upon entry, the Laws of Theft are completed.

Discarding the small thief ways, rising from a pickpocket to the public, began to do business, transforming into a grand thief, stealing the assets of all beings.

After three years, enterprises were everywhere—pawnshops, brothels, casinos... openly stealing from the masses.

Became the great thief of the century, achieving the rank of theft god.

However, wandering the world and stealing everywhere, suddenly discovering a Celestial God beyond the heavens, he stole from it and was discovered by the Celestial God, leading to a relentless pursuit.

"What the hell?"

Liu Qingyun was a bit shocked, the style had changed so suddenly?

He saw a projection in the tomb.

An imposing presence standing in the starry sky:

"I have faced chaos disasters, opened the heavens countless times, and further opened the Immortal Path, creating your Immortal Civilizations."

"Yet among innumerable Immortal Era, rarely is there a genius like you."

"You harnessed the power of theft, even silently sneaking into the Divine Hall, stealing my techniques and foundations, pilfering my storage jar."

"Only such a thief can obtain my treasury."

"But since this is the case, I cannot let you remain."

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The theft god was beaten to the verge of collapse.

He, who was invincible in life, was utterly powerless against this veiled Creator.

Inexplicably, he felt his lifespan rapidly depleting.

The lifespan he stole was all flowing back into the opponent’s money jar.

"You are ruthless! You have opened up the whole world, trying to harvest the treasures formed from the various laws we’ve created?" the Theft God growled lowly.

That figure, however, was indifferent, "It’s been so many eras, with so many great paths, thanks to all of you brilliant and unmatched beings from each Mythical Era, that I’ve collected so much Divine Power."

"Precisely because of you all, I have vaguely grasped the method to resist the Chaos Disaster."

"However, you are quite unique, skilled in theft, and actually stumbled upon my dwelling, discovering my existence."

That figure explained no further, as terrifying power continuously overflowed.

But in the final moments, the Theft God erupted with even more terrifying potential, forcibly escaping into the void with his stolen treasures.

The last scene shows this Theft God fleeing to this place, hastily leaving behind his life story before perishing.

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"That’s terrifying! Is this how that predecessor died?"

Liu Qingyun, seeing the epitaph of this predecessor, got goosebumps all over.

"I’ve learned this Cultivation Technique, so I’m bound to be involved in the cause and effect, and that mastermind will want to kill me too."

Liu Qingyun felt fear in his heart.

But being chased to the cliff, already severely injured, with various mortal enemies.

He had no choice but to learn it.

"Predecessor, I will carry on your will."

So he obtained this Divine Power and embarked on the path of the great art of theft.

Ten years later.

Liu Qingyun resolved the enemies pursuing him, it was a massive force, but was also destroyed by him through theft.

Thirty years later, Liu Qingyun’s path of theft began to enter the mainstream, transforming from a small-time thief to a grand thief of all beings.

Abandon stealing, turn to commerce.

He quickly began to cultivate the "Merchant Thief" left by his predecessor, continuously innovating and developing.

Thousands of years later, he finally perfected the great art of theft.

Through this new theft method, he silently and invisibly covered the beings of the world, stealing 20% of their profits for his own use.

Secretly establishing various pawnshops, pawning all sorts of concepts from them...

Life span, gender, skills, talents, race...

Everything you have can be exploited by capital.

It was hailed as the mysterious "Pawnshop No. 8."

This pawnshop saw many inspiring stories, almost like fairy tales.

Someone pawned their sense of taste, someone pawned their race, someone pawned their drawing talent...

Thus he condensed a brand new supreme treasure of the path: the Power of Capital Theft.

One day, he returned to the tomb of that era.

Liu Qingyun kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, "Predecessor, I’m preparing to steal that legendary mysterious existence, as a grand thief, one must steal the true supreme treasure."

"I know this is dangerous, but please bless me."

Liu Qingyun also left behind his Cultivation Technique, hoping that if he met with misfortune, future destined individuals could inherit his legacy.

"It begins!"

He used various theft Cultivation Techniques to silently infiltrate the location of that legendary existence.

"Hahaha! As a grand thief, how could I see the biggest piggy bank in the world and not steal it?"

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Xiuer.

Piggy bank, thief.

Did you two create a synergy this time?

Liu Jun couldn’t help but complain.

However, these three Divine Objects synergized together.

Time creates life.

The thief goes to steal the piggy bank.

But to get back to the point, Liu Jun felt the introduction of the thief’s Divine Object this time was increasingly vague.

Specific functions?

Just a few strokes, seemingly establishing shops, going through trade theft, and taking the capital route?

Not very clear.

After seeing the introduction of the three Divine Objects, it was time to make a choice.

"I really have no choice."

Liu Jun understood that the other two Divine Objects needed to remain here as the foundation and become part of the core order of this Immortal Path world.

He decisively chose this thief’s Divine Object.

After all, since choosing this series, it must be complete.

An incomplete series of Divine Objects, that’s a waste!

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Immortal Path World.

Countless majestic holy clouds were unveiled.

Countless people watched as the silhouette of the Creator God above them made a choice, took away one Divine Object, leaving two Divine Objects, which turned into streams of light, shooting off in all directions.

"Snatch them!"

"Hurry up!"

Almost instantly, everyone pursued along the paths of the two streams of light.

One of the streams of light actually shot into a majestic Immortal Palace in the Ling Realm, falling into a figure’s hands.

Numerous strong ones quickly chased after it, and upon seeing the host chosen by the Divine Object, they immediately showed a trace of awe, "It actually chose the Pure Yang True Immortal?"

Xu Changsheng sat on the throne, looked at the "Years of Accumulation" in his hand, and showed a trace of a smile,

"Time Divine Object, huh? As expected, it ended up in my hands."

He ignored those even stronger figures appearing in the distance, casually took out another time Divine Object "Star Rushing Lightning."

The two Divine Objects exuded a feeling of connection as if they were puzzle pieces of a certain series, naturally fitting together.

Xu Changsheng casually attempted the ability of this Divine Object, revealing a trace of astonishment,

"Is it such an ability? A storage jar? This power is truly terrifying."