Curtain of Flesh VIII

Yuan was clever; he knew that he and Purple Crystal were currently in a state of delicate tacit understanding, and maintaining a certain level of dominance in that dynamic was always the right move.

He stopped overthinking, fearing that Purple Crystal might read his memories again, and instead asked, "In your view, what is so special about my father and me that we could see you while still at the Apprentice Rank?"

Purple Crystal's helpless voice echoed in his sea of consciousness: "It must be that the talent of you two father and son is truly too high, allowing for a higher level of perception even at the Apprentice Rank."

"I, too, relied on the guidance of a mysterious revelation to transfer into the sea of consciousness of your father when he was just a boy. That way, I could absorb more of that unknown, strange energy."

Yuan asked another critical question: "So, because your existence weakens the host's talent, you try every possible way to hide yourself, right?"

Yuan skillfully guided Purple Crystal, placing himself and his father in the position of victims to continue maintaining some initiative for the unknown conversation that would follow.

What kind of existence was Purple Crystal? It seemed to sense Yuan's intentions.

Yet, without directly calling him out, it continued: "You aren't wrong to say that, but whenever I leave, I always grant the former host some opportunities so they can smoothly reach the realm their talent was originally destined for!"

"Then why did my father..."

Purple Crystal immediately interrupted: "Even without me, it would have been good if your father's talent could reach the Flying Star Rank; whether he could have successfully survived the 'Warrior Trial' is debatable!"

Before Yuan could ask the next question, Purple Crystal continued: "I know what you want to ask. Your talent is indeed much higher than your father's, but that is only under lucky circumstances; the Sky Rank (Universe Rank) would be your limit."

"If not for me, could you have successfully passed the test of the Spirit Condensation Method and comprehended the Light Artistic Conception? That is nothing but wishful thinking!"

Yuan gritted his teeth: "Then should I be thanking you?"

Purple Crystal adopted a tone of taking advantage of the situation: "If you insist, I can only reluctantly accept!"

Yuan: "..."

Purple Crystal sighed: "Let's not look at the process, but the result. Have you suffered any losses now?"

Yuan: "..."

"Although you are definitely still being hunted, you have also comprehended the Light Artistic Conception. What this means is clear enough from your previous experience!"

Yuan said somewhat uncertainly: "Demi, Demigod?"

Purple Crystal said: "More than that! Don't belittle yourself! For gods, there are shortcuts!"

"Since the birth of the universe, as time has passed, becoming a god has become increasingly difficult. If you had been born in the earliest days of the universe like me, you could have easily achieved Immortality just by eating and drinking!"

"In the distant future, it might be hard for an Immortal to be born even among trillions upon trillions of lives. Living in this current era, you are still lucky!"

Yuan was shocked once again... that was the legendary, undying Immortal God!

His voice trembled slightly: "What shortcut?"

Purple Crystal sneered: "When you have the ability to survive for a long time on this Dongyuan Planet, I will tell you. Telling you now would only add to your troubles!"

Yuan didn't dwell on it; he turned to other questions to calm his turbulent heart: "Then my father..."

Purple Crystal helplessly interrupted again: "If you want to hear it, I can tell you slowly, talking for three days and three nights about your father's past!"

Yuan said helplessly: "Forget it, let's talk about it later. My current problem is more pressing!"

Purple Crystal suddenly stopped chattering, as if it had let out a sigh of relief, and was uncharacteristically silent for a moment.

"Purple Crystal? Then why are you telling me all of this now?"

Purple Crystal laughed out loud: "Kid Yuan, I really didn't misjudge you. No matter what you experience, you never lose your original heart and have always been so firm!"

Yuan didn't quite understand why Purple Crystal was suddenly praising him, and for once, he didn't act humble, waiting in silence for Purple Crystal's answer.

Seeing Yuan didn't react, Purple Crystal continued as usual: "There are many reasons. I have recently sensed an opportunity to become an Immortal. It is better to cooperate with a host first, which will allow me to break through in a relatively stable environment."

"Don't think I absolutely need you! When you first discovered me and searched for relevant information on the network, I was in a deep slumber and couldn't do anything!"

"Otherwise, I would have stopped you then! And I wouldn't be in this situation now; I really had no other choice!"

Yuan was a bit embarrassed: "Is that why those behind-the-scenes masterminds found us?"

Purple Crystal said helplessly: "Not only that, it also took time for the masterminds to move their forces to the Tuka Tribe to develop. Otherwise, before I even woke up, we would both have been done for!"

"They specifically came to the Tuka Tribe to develop forces?"

"Yes, in order to capture me without alerting me, those beings went to great lengths! Unfortunately, they still severely underestimated me!"

Yuan said with some concern: "Then aren't my parents in great danger?"

Purple Crystal sneered: "Then you are overestimating that organization developed by the so-called mastermind, and underestimating the Demigods of your Isis Race!"

"The matter involves two Sky Rank (Universe Rank) Light-Deriving Snakes; the cause and effect will definitely be investigated clearly by your Isis Race Demigods!"

"That mastermind's organization will definitely be wiped out, and your parents will even be protected, waiting for your appearance to see what kind of wonders you possess!"

"Your Isis Race will likely even obtain some information about me!"

Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. We must find a way to go back and report that we are safe as soon as possible."

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"Don't even think about reporting that you're safe for now, unless you want to be captured by the Isis Race Demigods and sliced up. Rest assured, when we return to the Isis Race, I will find a way to inform them!"

Yuan asked: "You help me become a powerhouse, and I provide you with a stable environment, right?"

Purple Crystal said, "That's right! If I fail my breakthrough, the day you take control of the Isis Race, you will still have to provide me with protection when I choose a host!"

Yuan nodded: "A fair trade, but how am I supposed to trust you?"

Purple Crystal suddenly became arrogant: "Hahahaha... no need to trust me, because you have no choice now!! Hahahaha..."

Yuan: "..."

Having digested the long conversation and forced to accept reality, Yuan began to discuss with Purple Crystal how to use the resources at hand to assist his cultivation.

Purple Crystal also taught Yuan's smart assistant, Tuya, how to crack the password lock on the D9-class Spaceship inside the Space Ring.

After trying, Tuya discovered it was indeed possible, though it would take some time—an unexpected bonus.

Without realizing it, Yuan, who had just finished the long talk, noticed the sky was already turning light. Under Purple Crystal's guidance, he began modifying the energy circulation circuits of the Die Feng Sword Art.

He made it suitable for his own cultivation as an Isis Race human. In less than half an hour, Yuan had mastered the first three stages of the first layer of the Die Feng Sword Art, gaining a 1.3x force output!

Yuan had already roughly guessed what kind of expressions Shenghui and Sijian would have once they learned that he had modified the Die Feng Sword Art manual and successfully cultivated it...

Previously, by simply absorbing cosmic energy, Yuan would have been able to reach the ninth stage of the Earth Rank in both martial arts and as a Spirit Reader within five Dongyuan Planet years.

But under Purple Crystal's guidance, Yuan selected several treasures from the Space Ring to assist his cultivation, compressing that time down to just one year and three months.

Moreover, his foundation would be much more solid, preventing deeper bottlenecks from forming when he eventually attempted to break through to the Flying Star Rank!

Purple Crystal did have a way to use the existing resources to help Yuan quickly reach the Sky Rank (Universe Rank), but the cost would be an eternal inability to break through to higher realms.

Yuan refused decisively. With the hope of reaching that legendary step, only a fool would choose that path...

When Shenghui, Sijian, and the others heard the news that day, they were, as Yuan had expected, extremely shocked. Ignoring Yuan's modesty, they dragged him off to provide guidance to the youths of their village.

Only a day ago, it was the people of the Starship Humans village who were carefully guiding Yuan!

Unable to refuse, Yuan could only let Purple Crystal step in to give him prompts. Purple Crystal mocked him in his mind, but ultimately helped out.

When it came down to it, for the Starship Humans, survival was the top priority, and increasing their own combat power was the key; they had lost much of the precious experience needed to guide the younger generation in cultivation.

Purple Crystal only spoke of some basic common knowledge, yet it benefited the Starship Humans' younger generation immensely!

Shenghui and Sijian were still marveling at how they hadn't realized before that Yuan's knowledge and insights regarding Earth Rank cultivation far exceeded their own, despite them being at the Sky Rank!

This "terrifying comprehension" forced Shenghui and Sijian to treat Yuan as an equal, and they made everyone else in the village address Yuan as "Mr. Stone"!

Although Yuan felt very embarrassed, it was, after all, a good thing that could repay the Starship Humans, so he had no choice but to accept it with a thick skin!

"Good morning, Mr. Stone!" "Have you eaten yet, Mr. Stone?"...

Every time the villagers called out Mr. Stone, Purple Crystal would let out a strange cry in his sea of consciousness: "Aha!"...

This caused Yuan to flee in embarrassment, while the villagers thought it strange, assuming Yuan was being overly humble and wasn't used to the title of "Mr." yet.

It wasn't until Yuan became numb to it all that Purple Crystal finally fell silent, feeling bored...

In the wilderness thousands of kilometers away from the Starship Humans village, a lone Iron-Backed Hyena Rat slammed hard into a giant boulder in front of it.

The dizzy rat wasn't seriously hurt, but a transparent container it was carrying on its back shattered upon impact.

From the fragments of the container, a giant white mist spanning over a dozen meters suddenly rose. It didn't rise further, nor did it dissipate; it simply hovered quietly in the air.

The Iron-Backed Hyena Rat saw the giant white mist before it and felt a sense of fear, but it gritted its teeth and approached the mist.

It threw another object it was carrying—something resembling a human palm—into the white mist.

The palm hovered within the white mist, quickly dissolving and dissipating, and a small portion of the white mist was dyed deep blue.

Subsequently, that deep blue color spread rapidly and gradually faded. The entire mist slowly returned to white, and the entire mass of mist had grown slightly larger in a way that was difficult to perceive!

Seeing this, the Iron-Backed Hyena Rat turned around, picked a direction, and fled rapidly. The giant white mist seemed to have gained intelligence, quickly pursuing it.

Sensing the pursuit of the white mist, the Iron-Backed Hyena Rat wailed, wanting to stop.

Then, after some unknown struggle, it jumped up a moment later and continued to run, surprisingly in the exact same direction, without the slightest deviation!