Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Aroma of Achievement in Dao (Part One)

Aroma?

Where’s that aroma coming from?

Lu Ye furrowed his brows and lifted his arm.

Upon closer inspection, there was a faint scent lingering on his arm—how did that get there?

What on earth is this?

He checked his body, only to find that every bit of flesh on him was covered in this aroma.

Although the scent was subtle, it stirred a slight feeling of hunger within Lu Ye.

Now this is interesting.

What kind of Dao heart does Lu Ye have?

If he catches a whiff of this fragrance and feels hungry, won’t anyone else who smells it go completely insane and rush at him?

“System, run a check for me!”

“Ding, running simulation!”

“Ding, this aroma is the Aroma of Achievement in Dao.”

Shen Xitang appeared, extending her delicate arm in front of Lu Ye for him to sniff.

Lu Ye took a whiff.

Ah, no wonder it feels familiar; it’s similar to Shen Xitang’s own scent.

“Aroma of Achievement in Dao?”

“Ding, to become a Dao achiever, one must at least be a Celestial Lord. This aroma has only two potential sources: either it’s extracted from the corpse of a powerful being who attained Celestial Lord status, or it’s derived from a Saint’s corpse.”

“Ding, this Aroma of Achievement can drive all beings mad. You appear as the fruit of Dao or the transcendent medicine to them, triggering an instinctual frenzy.”

“Ding, Lu Ye, you’re in trouble. You’re about to become universally targeted; everyone who smells this aroma will uncontrollably want to kill and eat you, even your closest friends, because they won’t be able to control themselves.”

“Including you?”

“Ding, not including me. I smell good too; want to take another sniff?”

“What about these things?”

Lu Ye questioned as he weighed the Emperor’s Banner.

“Ding, the Emperor’s Banner isn’t a living being.”

Lu Ye nodded.

“Run an analysis on how to resolve this.”

“Ding, starting simulation, estimated completion time: one hour.”

As the simulation began, Shen Xitang wasn’t displayed.

“Ding, host, the Aroma of Achievement isn’t fully released yet. At the very least, you don’t need to worry in the Second Heaven, unless you go get cozy with other women. If they catch a whiff…”

At this point, Shen Xitang suddenly jolted awake.

“Ding, ah, this Aroma of Achievement was set on you by that lunatic Yin Qingcheng!”

Lu Ye understood.

He couldn’t help but rub his temples.

In his previous life, if he hadn’t self-detonated, the outbreak of this Aroma would have surely driven countless beings from the heavens to madly rush at him.

This would have led him to fail Crossing Tribulation and die again.

But the Aroma of Achievement wouldn’t completely dissipate even if Lu Ye died once; it would just weaken its spread.

As such, as long as anyone stayed at a safe distance, they wouldn’t catch a whiff of it.

Other women naturally couldn’t come into contact with Lu Ye.

Because once they touched him, they’d be seized by an uncontrollable urge to devour him.

Yin Qingcheng would definitely have a way to prevent this phenomenon.

So when it came down to it, Lu Ye would only be able to see her—just her.

Lu Ye imagined how ecstatic Yin Qingcheng would be when she found out about this Aroma of Achievement.

“Damn it, lunatic!”

Lu Ye couldn’t help but blurt out.

Right now, it was just that his physical body was weak enough that the complete outbreak of the Aroma of Achievement didn’t occur; only this strand was released. He found himself in a one-meter radius of a forbidden zone!

Any being, just any being.

If they stepped into Lu Ye’s one-meter sphere, they’d be influenced by the Aroma, going into a frenzy and greedily attacking him.

Lu Ye pondered over this situation.

These women really could sniff out anything.

Aroma of Achievement.

Attaining Celestial Lord status with a physical body!

Or being a Saint!

Out of the entire Nine Heavens… no, including the entire universe, how many could achieve that?

Yin Qingcheng not only found it but could also refine it into a poison.

And this poison could be concealed from her as well.

Lu Ye could only give this a solid 6!

“Ding, host, you seem not to smell as good as me.”

Shen Xitang couldn’t help but take another sniff of Lu Ye’s scent, and suddenly she was all smiles.

“You’re the best! Since you’re so amazing, can you absorb the Aroma of Achievement from me?”

“Ding, can’t do that!”

“Then you’re not that impressive.”

“Ding, not impressive doesn’t mean I can’t absorb!”

After a bit of banter with Shen Xitang, Lu Ye closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

The Stone Sword and the Emperor’s Banner shook uncontrollably after hearing their conversation.

Oh my gosh!

It looks like a huge slaughter is about to commence.

These two artifacts were now one more embarrassing than the last! The Stone Sword couldn’t absorb the blood on it no matter how hard Lu Ye tried to clean it. He’d wipe it with a cloth, and it would still take forever to absorb!

And the Emperor’s Banner…

Can they really be blamed?

Not entirely!

The souls inside the Emperor’s Banner had already communicated with the other souls in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The souls inhabiting the Ten Thousand Souls Banner would come and go occasionally, maybe a few at a time or sometimes dozens.

If a hundred came, that would be something else, enhancing the power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner a notch.

And the Emperor’s Banner?

It’s been hundreds at a time coming through, often thousands or even tens of thousands, and not weak little souls but those of full cultivators.

Ever since the Emperor’s Banner was renamed from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, it had long forgotten what an ordinary being’s soul looked like.

Its master doesn’t even kill ordinary people!

An hour flew by in no time.

“Ding, simulation complete!”

Lu Ye checked the proposed solutions.

The first option was to go to the Extreme Filth Land and cover the Aroma with its filth.

That Extreme Filth Land is a smelly spot where all the foulness of the Nine Heavens converges, stinking enough to wipe out all beings.

However, without the Extreme Filth Land, the Nine Heavens would likely be shrouded in miasma forever.

Lu Ye passed on that one outright.

He wasn’t about to chomp down on something awful; it was better to simply go on a killing spree.

The second option was to use external tribulations to forcibly stimulate the body, maximally releasing the Aroma. The body might completely shatter up to nine times, which would clear out the Aroma.

Completely shatter the body nine times?

By external tribulations at that?

Meaning, it can’t be self-inflicted, because if it was self-inflicted, the body would be prepared and not trigger the Aroma buried deep within.

So he’d have to catch it off guard and break the body to push the Aroma out.

The third method?

Return to the Celestial Lord Realm!

Just the Aroma of Achievement? As long as the host has the skill, the system has a hundred ways to handle it.

The first and the third options felt like nothing more than passing gas.

So the second option it is.

Nine times of body destruction…

Yin Qingcheng, you truly love me!