Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Bai Ze tilted his head and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Don't tell me you planted a trap in the Bitter Sea Emperor Realm System's cultivation method?"
Chen Changsheng smiled faintly at Bai Ze's question. "The Bitter Sea Emperor Realm System is, by its very nature, an Open Conspiracy aimed at high-level cultivators—even the strongest among them."
"Unlike the foundational Bitter Sea System, the Emperor Realm Bitter Sea System demands far more talent and a stronger foundation."
"If either falls short, a cultivator could be stuck at a bottleneck for life."
Bai Ze thought for a moment. "I've been studying the Emperor Realm Bitter Sea System too. I haven't reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm yet, but it doesn't seem as hard as you say."
"It doesn't seem hard to you because you followed the orthodox Bitter Sea System from the start."
"Once experts from other systems switch to the Bitter Sea Emperor Realm System, they'll learn what it means for every step to be separated by a chasm."
"The most obvious example is someone like Limitless Celestial."
"He refuses to switch partly because of his pride, and partly because he's spotted the problem."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Jiang Shan I was no good man."
Bai Ze clicked his tongue. "You're a devious bastard. Aren't you afraid someone will beat you up?"
"Of course I am. Why else would I hide?"
"The Virtual World and the Bitter Sea Emperor Realm System are both enough to make life miserable for those old experts."
"I knew I'd gone further this time, so I stayed hidden like a good boy instead of showing off as I used to."
"I've known for a long time that Ming Yu and the others wanted to protect me."
"The old me would