“The landlord of Love Apartment, it is said, was once a Level 9 Boss!”
“He had a lover, and the two parted ways due to various coincidences and misunderstandings. When he found out the truth, he searched high and low, killing gods and demons alike, until he was finally reunited with his love!”
“Later, the Boss, in memory of his love for his wife, built Love Apartment at their place of meeting, this very place!”
“Later still, Love Apartment was rented out to the public. As long as you’re not a demon, monster, or a criminal, you can rent here.”
“The mysterious Boss is a sentimental man. He left behind means in Love Apartment, so that no evil spirits dare to intrude, and they can’t harm the tenants at will!”
“It is said that a Level 8 demon once tried to harm people in Love Apartment, but was struck by a bolt of lightning as soon as it reached the door!”
“There was also a Level 6 All-Naturalist, who wanted to kill a woman outside. It turned out the woman was a tenant of Love Apartment. Before he could draw his weapon, a blazing fire descended and reduced him to ashes!”
“Since then, Love Apartment’s reputation has spread throughout the world. More tenants came, forming a rather loose organization that has gained some standing in the cultivation world.”
So Love Apartment is that awesome!
Fang Yang had a new understanding of this place.
“So, being a tenant of Love Apartment is a very lucky thing,” Lü Zi Qiao said, with a smug grin.
Zhang Wei nodded in agreement:
“That’s right! I’ve had so many bad experiences in the past. The bride ran away with someone else at my wedding… But ever since I came to Love Apartment, my luck has gotten much better.”
Guan Gu Shen Qi felt it the most.
“When I was in Japan, I had heard of Love Apartment. I tried to find it based on the address, but kept ending up at Aisen Apartment!”
“Later, I learned it was because of my Japanese identity. It was particularly unwelcome.”
“I knelt in front of the Heart-Seeking Mirror on the first floor for three days and three nights, undergoing numerous tests before I became a tenant of Love Apartment.”
“It was so hard!”
Fang Yang asked curiously, “Heart-Seeking Mirror? What is that?”
“It’s the big mirror standing at the entrance on the first floor!”
Hu Yi Fei explained: “Anyone who wants to become a tenant of Love Apartment must undergo three tests in front of the Heart-Seeking Mirror!”
“Those who pass can become tenants of Love Apartment.”
“Those who fail fall into two categories. One is the extremely wicked and evil, whose souls will be directly locked in the Heart-Seeking Mirror.”
“The other category is those whose crimes are not worthy of death, who will lose their souls and wander for days.”
“So, all of you have gone through the three tests?”
Everyone nodded, even Hu Yi Fei.
Chen Mei Jia suddenly realized a blind spot.
“Fang Yang, didn’t you go through the three tests?”
Fang Yang nodded, “No.”
Zeng Xiao Xian exclaimed:
“That’s not right! I clearly saw you standing in front of the Heart-Seeking Mirror for several minutes. How could you not have gone through the three tests?”
“I saw you after you looked in the mirror, and you were still alive and well. You must have passed the three tests, which is why you were allowed to check in!”
Fang Yang explained sheepishly, “I thought it was just an ordinary mirror. I was standing there adjusting my clothes.”
Right, I was also fixing my hair.
Everyone was stunned.
Hu Yi Fei stared at Fang Yang, once again surprised by his peculiarity.
Lü Zi Qiao couldn’t help but ask, “So you only saw an ordinary mirror? You didn’t enter the illusion?”
“No!”
“Damn!” Lü Zi Qiao wailed, “Why is it so easy for you to get in?!”
“I went through three particularly painful tests! So many beautiful women were trying to seduce me, I almost couldn’t resist!”
“Fortunately, I held onto my principles, and I didn’t do anything to those innocent girls, passionate young women, or drunken wives. Otherwise, I might not have been able to get in.”
“And thankfully, I don’t like lolis. I always seek mutual affection when I chase girls. I won’t use force, and I won’t hit on married women. That’s why I was able to pass the three tests by a hair’s breadth!”
Guan Gu Shen Qi, standing nearby, was so disheartened that he lost all color.
“I’m even worse! I knelt in front of the Heart-Seeking Mirror for three days and three nights!”
Chen Mei Jia said, “I was okay. The three tests were three ancient tombs. I followed the rules, only taking three items from each tomb, leaving everything else untouched. That’s how I passed.”
Everyone looked at Fang Yang with envy and jealousy.
Your cultivation speed is fast, that’s fine.
Your comprehension is amazing, so what.
After all, those are your own innate talents.
But the Heart-Seeking Mirror gave you special treatment, why?
“Hey, hey, hey. We’re talking about attending the Roaming Heaven Grand Tournament, okay? Why are we discussing the Heart-Seeking Mirror? Anyway, Fang Yang is one of us.”
Tang You You brought everyone’s attention back.
“Right now, the discussion about the Eight Extraordinary Techniques on the Face Basin Network’s Odd Person Forum is on fire!”
“I only just learned that the Eight Extraordinary Techniques haven’t completely disappeared. Back then, when Zhang Huai Yi escaped from the pursuit, he probably passed on Qi Body Origin to Zhang Chu Lan!”
“And the Wang and Lü families of the Four Great Clans, it is said, also have some inheritance of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques.”
“Unfortunately, now, apart from Qi Body Origin, whose information is unclear, all the other Eight Extraordinary Techniques are incomplete. Some are even truly gone.”
“For example, Heavenly Talisman, Divine Machine Refinement, Spirit Summoning, and Six Storehouse Immortal Thief, there’s not a single piece of information about them!”
Hu Yi Fei spoke up:
“I do know some inside information!”
“Back then, the Eight Extraordinary Techniques emerged, attracting the attention of cultivators and demons and monsters from all over the world.”
“All parties, for their own interests, branded the thirty-six people who formed a brotherhood in the Twenty-Four Nodes Heavenly Valley as the Thirty-Six Thieves. Anyone could pursue and kill them!”
“Among them, cultivators were all chasing after Qi Body Origin, Double Perfection Hand, Grand Luo Divine Observation, Wind and After Divine Door, and Six Storehouse Immortal Thief.”
“While demons and monsters were pursuing the remaining three techniques!”
“Heavenly Talisman, no need to set up an altar, no need to use Qi, no need to do any preparation in advance, can draw a large number of talismans in a very short time!”
“You know, even Upper Clarity masters specializing in talismans need several hours to draw a powerful talisman!”
“The appearance of Heavenly Talisman terrified the demon race!”
“Because the demon race fears the divine power in talismans. Once Heavenly Talisman is spread, the demons will have to stay in their lairs.”
“So, the demons dispatched a large number of experts to hunt down the practitioner of Heavenly Talisman, Zheng Zi Bu of the Upper Clarity sect.”
“In the end, the demons killed Zheng Zi Bu, leaving no trace of his body!”
“While another technique, Spirit Summoning, terrifies the spirits and ghosts!”
“Spirit Summoning can forcefully control spirits. The spirits and ghosts have no room to resist!”
“Therefore, a large number of spirits and ghosts gathered together, tearing apart the soul of Feng Tian Yang, the practitioner of Spirit Summoning!”
“And the one who killed Ma Ben Zai, the practitioner of Divine Machine Refinement, was the Netherworld Demon!”
“Divine Machine Refinement is the pinnacle of mechanics, alchemy, controlling objects, and transforming objects.”
“The Netherworld Demons wanted to use Divine Machine Refinement to repair their treasure, the “Geng Geng King Kong杵,” and extract energy crystals from our planet.”
“Ma Ben Zai joined forces with Zhou Sheng, the practitioner of Wind and After Divine Door, to fight the Netherworld Demons. They refined their spaceship into a Demon-Suppressing Tower and sealed all the Netherworld Demons inside!”
“Ma Ben Zai was exhausted, and Divine Machine Refinement was not passed down.”
“Furthermore, Ruan Feng, the practitioner of Six Storehouse Immortal Thief, was killed by Heaven!”
“This man made a mistake while cultivating Six Storehouse Immortal Thief. He started to eat people!”
“Cannibalism is a demon. Heaven cannot tolerate it. He was struck by lightning for three days and three nights in the Great Snow Mountain. There wasn’t even any ashes left, let alone any inheritance.”
After listening to this bizarre story, Fang Yang was stunned.
The story line of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques in this world is so damn absurd!