You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 12 - 4 Summoning the Gods_2

Faced with the other's accusations, Zhang Yu had nothing to say, because according to the memories sorted in his mind, the other person wasn't wrong.

After their parents separated, each taking one of the siblings, and knowing that their mother didn't have enough income and the family was poor, the original Zhang Yu overestimated himself, stubbornly taking small loans to cultivate, continuously borrowing more to pay off previous loans until now.

His mother, too, finally left him after repeatedly helping him repay these loans and realizing the hole was only getting deeper.

The voice on the other end of the phone continued.

"This is our last contact. You have to repay the debts yourself."

"One last piece of advice: drop out of school and get a job to pay off the debt."

"For the sake of our past as family, I'll send you 500 soon. This money should be enough for you to find a job before starving."

Hearing the call end, Zhang Yu sighed helplessly: "Well, at least I got 500."

Counting the 500 from Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu's savings finally broke 1000.

But on the way home, Zhang Yu's mind kept recalling the other's advice.

"Drop out and work?"

Lying back on the bed in his rented room, Zhang Yu stared blankly at the slightly moldy ceiling.

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Falling grades, penniless, carrying massive debt, a body overwhelmed... he had to admit it seemed a rational decision to drop out and work sooner.

Just then, a tingling pain came from his palm, and the symbol that only he could see was finally filled with black at this moment.

At the same time, a crisp female voice sounded beside him: "Kid, the Divine Ritual is complete, it's time to make three wishes."

Zhang Yu turned his head sharply, only to find a doll sitting at the edge of his bed.

Looking at the faded, yellowed fabric, the crooked stitches, the doll seemed ready to fall apart, he suddenly realized, wasn't this the doll he saw in that bizarre ritual on the rooftop after arriving in this world yesterday?

Doll: "Hey, did you hear me? Three wishes, not one less."

Faced with the eerie scene in front of him, Zhang Yu only wanted to leave.

He was no longer a naive newcomer to this world.

After organizing memories in his mind, he knew that gods in this world weren't some illusory belief but administrators managing countless affairs in Kunxu.

But these True Gods couldn't be easily summoned by an Immortal Path waste like Zhang Yu. A god capable of being summoned by Zhang Yu's so-called ritual must be the Evil God, infamous for sowing chaos, disregarding human life, and heavily cracked down on by the Ten Major Sects and various True Gods.

Stories of mortals making deals with Evil Gods, ultimately leading to their demise and soul's dispersal, were childhood tales among common folks on the first level of Kunxu.

"This guy Zhang Yu is desperate enough to turn to an Evil God?"

"No wonder I feel dizzy thinking about it, is this also the Evil God's ploy?"

Zhang Yu sensed danger immediately and wanted to leave, but thinking it over, he restrained his trembling body.

The original Zhang Yu sought out the Evil God because he truly had nowhere else to turn.

Was it a lifetime of menial labor to repay debts, or risk his life for a chance to continue cultivation?

"Evil God! My first wish is for you to grant me 100 wishes!"

With that, Zhang Yu swallowed nervously and asked, "You can do that, right?"

"Heh, such a simple thing, of course I can do it."

Seeing Zhang Yu's smile, the doll snickered: "But my choice is... not to do it."

"Because after the Divine Ritual is complete, you have to fulfill my three wishes."

"If you refuse to fulfill them, or deliberately delay or fail during the process, the ritual's backlash will cause your flesh to explode, soul to disperse."

"Alright, my first wish is for you to fulfill 1000 wishes for me."

Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned, cursing in his heart: "No way... this whole Divine Ritual is just to fulfill your wishes? Is Zhang Yu an idiot? 1000 wishes, really?"

After stating the first wish, the doll smiled slightly, the empty black button eyes continued to stare directly at Zhang Yu.

"Are you ready? I'm going to state the next wish."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart tightened: "What else does this accursed thing wish for?"

"If I really have to grant her a thousand wishes, wouldn't I become her slave?"

"Or... if she makes a wish I can't possibly fulfill... wouldn't I face certain death?"

The doll spoke leisurely: "I've decided, my next wish is... for you to help me collect a batch of antiques."

Zhang Yu swallowed: "Antiques?"

The doll chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I've already sorted them out for you, just buy everything in your cart."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was a bit stunned, then took out his phone, opened his cart as per memory, and found it filled with various Buddha statues, altars, incense burners, wooden swords... each with a hefty price tag, any one costing over tens of thousands.

Unable to afford these antiques, it seemed impossible to complete the wish. If he couldn't fulfill the Evil God's wish, wouldn't he die from the ritual's effect?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu quickly asked: "Can you change the wish?"

"I'm afraid I can't afford so many antiques."