Everyone: ???
Chen Changsheng's words left everyone baffled. They had never heard of anyone dying from cultivating the Bitter Sea System.
Sensing their confusion, Chen Changsheng spoke at an unhurried pace.
"Before Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li cultivated the Bitter Sea System, his body was already strong enough to withstand a high-grade magical treasure head-on."
"His Qi and Blood far surpassed that of cultivators his age."
"Yet even he nearly lost his life cultivating the Original Bitter Sea System."
"And you few want to cultivate it? Even several lives wouldn't be enough to spare."
Guan Ping asked, "Sir, if physical strength is the problem, couldn't we focus on tempering our bodies?"
"In theory. In practice, that road leads nowhere."
"I tried it myself. In the end, I discovered that a body strengthened through cultivation cannot withstand the Original Bitter Sea System."
"To cultivate it, a person must be born overflowing with vitality."
"But I searched for a long time and found no one like that."
"Lu Mingyu may be the only person who can attempt the Original Bitter Sea System."
At this, Chen Feng spoke from his stretcher. "Sir, Lu Mingyu is frail. He doesn't look like someone overflowing with vitality."
"That is how he appears. In truth, his vitality should be exceptionally strong."
"Some time ago, I caught the one who harmed Lu Mingyu and got something useful out of him."
"My guess is that Lu Mingyu's vitality keeps draining away because someone tampered with his dreams."
"Dreams are elusive things. No matter how thoroughly I examined his body, I couldn't find the source of his illness."
"Who was it?"
Guan Ping's voice turned cold.
Chen Changsheng replied evenly, "One of the Shadow Assassin's founders. She used the same method to harm Lu Mingyu that she used to control