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The Eerie Immortal Path: Begin by Devouring Fairy Flesh-Chapter 76 – Lisa Chen’s assessment
Brandon Jiang looked at the question: "You are a cultivator. Killing a beautiful woman can elevate your cultivation by two minor realms, while killing an ordinary person can only elevate it by one minor realm. Which would you choose?"
This was the first question posed by Lisa Chen.
Through this question, Brandon confirmed that Lisa, the famed courtesan, was indeed the undercover agent from Human Emperor City he was looking for.
Most cultivators, upon seeing this question, would undoubtedly choose to kill the beautiful woman.
After all, no matter how stunning a woman is, she can't compare to the benefits of advancing two minor realms!
If one were to be a bit greedy, they might even choose both options, directly advancing three minor realms.
However, more thoughtful cultivators might think they should not kill the beautiful woman and only kill the mortal.
Because this question was posed by Lisa Chen, a peerless beauty herself, she would likely prefer men who are more considerate of beautiful women.
Killing the mortal and sparing the beauty would seem like the correct answer to this question.
At first glance, this logic seems flawless.
But who is Lisa Chen?
She is a beauty, but she is also a righteous cultivator from Human Emperor City who despises killing!
Brandon was almost certain that no matter which option he chose, he wouldn't pass Lisa's test.
The correct answer lay outside the given options!
Brandon picked up the pen and wrote a bold line beneath the question.
"If I must kill to break through, I would rather not break through!"
The question was a facade; Lisa's true purpose was to find cultivators who still had kindness in their hearts.
If such a cultivator existed, Lisa might personally recruit them into Human Emperor City.
Brandon moved on to the next question.
"A demonic cultivator is attacking. Only you can save Spirit Wave City, but you can only save either one million beautiful women or one million ordinary people. Which do you choose?"
Neither. Stay and defend the city.
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"You have one million taels of gold. Would you give it to the beautiful women or the ordinary people?"
Give it to the starving poor.
Brandon answered more and more smoothly, quickly finishing all the questions, and then signed his name at the end:
Wang Chujian.
While traveling, Brandon naturally wouldn't use his real name.
He placed the completed answer sheet back into the envelope and handed it to the servant.
After a while, the other customers also finished answering, and the servant collected all the envelopes and sent them upstairs to the Sunshine Pavilion.
The customers sat in their seats, faces full of anticipation, hoping their answers would be chosen by Lisa, the first beauty of Spirit Wave City, for a night of intimacy.
Unfortunately for them, with Brandon around, their hopes were destined to be dashed.
Half an hour later, as night was about to fall, a charming maid descended from upstairs and announced loudly:
"Who is Mr. Wang Chujian? Miss Lisa invites you."
Brandon stood up and followed the maid upstairs.
Seeing that tonight's lucky one was Brandon, a low-level cultivator hiding his identity, the crowd erupted in commotion!
A young man, dressed in luxury and at the third level of Qi Refining, couldn't stand it anymore and stood up, shouting:
"Why? Among so many cultivators at the third and fourth levels of Qi Refining, why did Miss Lisa choose a weakling at the first level of Qi Refining?"
The maid respectfully replied:
"Because Mr. Wang's answers satisfied Miss Lisa the most. If you are dissatisfied, you should ponder the true meaning of Miss Lisa's questions for a better chance next time."
The young cultivator angrily retorted:
"Ponder? How much more should I ponder? All my answers favored the beautiful women, yet Miss Lisa is still not satisfied. What more does she want?"
His anger grew as he spoke, and he furiously declared:
"I, a dignified cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, am being toyed with by a mere mortal woman! This is outrageous!"
"I want to see just how beautiful this woman is to be so arrogant!"
With that, he unleashed his aura, making it hard for the mortals present to breathe, and strode towards the upstairs.
The maid, seeing this, showed a hint of panic and quickly said:
"Sir, please calm down..."
"Get out of my way!"
The young cultivator waved his hand, sending a fierce palm wind towards the maid.
If that palm wind hit, she would undoubtedly meet a tragic end.
But just as the palm wind was about to strike the maid, it suddenly dissipated into thin air.
The young cultivator was stunned and looked sharply at Brandon:
"Are you meddling?"
Brandon lowered his voice and said calmly:
"This is a refined place. Your violent behavior is quite uncouth."
"Moreover, Miss Lisa's assessment is fair and just. If she didn't choose you, it means you are not as skilled. You should accept your loss gracefully!"
The young cultivator sneered:
"Trying to play the hero? I'm afraid you don't have the ability!"
"A mere newcomer at the first level of Qi Refining should be kneeling before me!"
He raised his hand, spiritual power surging in his palm, and pushed forward heavily.
In the next moment, a giant spiritual power hand, two zhang in size, pressed down towards Brandon.
This imposing attack, though not as powerful as those from major sects, was a standard third-level Qi Refining attack!
No matter how you looked at it, a newcomer at the first level of Qi Refining would be severely injured if not killed by this strike!
However, to everyone's surprise, just as the palm was about to hit, the aura around the black-robed, masked man changed dramatically!
His cultivation began to soar rapidly, from the first level of Qi Refining to the second, then the third...
Until it reached the fifth level of Qi Refining!
And the massive palm print dissipated instantly.
Feeling the terrifying cultivation of his opponent, the young cultivator was dumbfounded, his mind going blank!
After a long while, he came to his senses and fell to his knees with a thud, cold sweat pouring down, and cried out in fear:
"Please forgive me, sir! I didn't know you were a master at the fifth level of Qi Refining!"
The onlookers also erupted in commotion.
This black-robed man was actually a fifth-level Qi Refining master!
In the rogue cultivator community of Spirit Wave City, a fifth-level Qi Refining master was among the top elites, rarely seen.
Even at the grand event where Lisa recruited guests, there were only one or two fifth-level Qi Refining masters.
Such a master spending a night with Lisa was something they couldn't even envy!
The crowd looked at the young cultivator with pity. Of all people to offend, he had to offend a hidden master.
Now he was in big trouble.
Brandon looked at the trembling young cultivator kneeling on the ground and smiled faintly:
"Stand up!"
He didn't mind revealing his cultivation. Previously, he had hidden it because finding Lisa required a lot of effort.
But now that he had found her, there was no need to hide anymore.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
The young cultivator, relieved, quickly expressed his gratitude.
But then Brandon added:
"However, even if I hadn't intervened, you might not have been able to kill this maid."
"Think about it. If Miss Lisa could be easily humiliated, would she still be at the Sunshine Pavilion and not captured as some strongman's plaything?"
The crowd, hearing this, showed thoughtful expressions.
At that moment, a seductive voice filled with allure came from upstairs:
"Mr. Wang is right, but thank you for helping out. Please come up for a chat."
Hearing this enchanting voice, the customers inside the building showed a trace of infatuation.
Could this be Lisa's voice?
Just hearing her voice was mesmerizing!
But unfortunately, they could only listen and imagine, while watching Brandon go upstairs.