Marquis Longda was taken aback, then quickly recovered. "Go on."
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"I need you to help suppress the news that Murong Shujia's disciple has appeared on Hehong Planet!" Marquis Chijiao said.
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Marquis Longda frowned at this, but still agreed. "All right. I'll help you."
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If no one could help suppress the news, he could also hide inside the World Ring and have his Soul Slave, Luoduo, carry it, or hide the World Ring in an asteroid belt.
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Take the Milky Way Galaxy, for example. It was about 100,000 light-years in diameter.
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A standard High-level Universe Country had hundreds of millions of star systems. If he really wanted to hide, he could do so easily for thousands of years.
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Inside the Linkong, in the Dark Universe.
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"Teacher, doesn't he have an E-class spacecraft?" Chen Beixun asked Qishan.
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Qishan turned to him, unsure how to explain, so he simply gestured for silence.
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Chen Beixun stood and paced around the spacecraft, looking restless. "It's too conspicuous, far too conspicuous!" Recalling what he had done on Hehong Planet, Chen Beixun anxiously bit his fingernail.
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"Your teacher acts fast. Whenever he gets his hands on a treasure, he's eager to cash it in," Qishan said with a faint smile, closing his eyes. "That does make things hard on you."
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Chen Beixun looked baffled, then rubbed his forehead. "How does that make things hard on me?"
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It was one thing to take advantage of someone and then act innocent. It was quite another to bite the hand that fed you.
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"I really need to think this through." Chen Beixun came to his senses and calmly considered what to do.
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First, return to the binary star system and move those two habitable planets.
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Second, head to a distant Universe Country and lie low. Qishan had dared to let him expose the F-class spacecraft, which meant he must have an excellent way to stay hidden!
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Third, go meet the Immortal God Li Di. Naturally, he would have to deal with his pressing matters first.
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"Wait!" Chen Beixun frowned and asked, "Qishan, how do we move the habitable planets?"
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At this, a one-inch silver cube appeared in Qishan's hand. Every side was perfectly smooth and flat. Qishan explained, "This is called a World City Treasure. We'll use it to move the habitable planets."
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Chen Beixun took the World City Treasure from Qishan's hand with trembling fingers, then swept it with his mind power. He discovered that the space inside was unimaginably vast; his mind power was like a drop of water falling into an ocean. Chen Beixun couldn't help exclaiming, "This is outrageous!"
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Chen Beixun felt keenly how ignorant and foolish he was. I have to be cautious. The universe contains all things, and its vastness and dangers are beyond anything I can imagine!
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He hated his own incompetence and mediocrity, and his spirits sank. But what could he do? Accepting reality was more useful than hating himself. If he remained trapped in a cycle of self-loathing, he was bound to lose his way.
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As the saying went: the true self, the self, and the ideal self.
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That meant recognizing yourself, accepting yourself, and surpassing yourself.
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"Cultivation is about refining your state of mind and following your own path," Qishan reminded him. "Recognizing yourself is good, but becoming afraid and losing the courage to move forward after doing so—that's bad."
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"So stay resolute. Only by moving forward can you see tomorrow."
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"If you spend your days wasting away, you'll find that all 365 days are the same. That means you've lost tomorrow!"
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Chen Beixun smiled faintly. "I've always had the courage to face my fears. Otherwise, how could I have survived in this killing ground?"
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Qishan said no more and focused all his attention on operating the spacecraft.
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A spacecraft appeared out of nowhere in the dark starry sky. A figure flew out—it was Chen Beixun. He held the World Gem in both hands, his mind power enveloping it. At a thought from Chen Beixun, the two habitable planets shrank to a single point, then vanished from the dark starry sky.
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"That took no effort at all. This thing is incredible!" Chen Beixun exclaimed.
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"This is the World Gem," Qishan said through their mental link. "It's several orders of magnitude harder to make than a World City Treasure!"
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Beep—beep—beep.
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Chen Beixun glanced at the Optical Computer on his arm. It projected a message: "Donkey 9527, this is Lord Tuosi, your former master..." Chen Beixun had barely read the first line before slapping the Optical Computer and shutting it off.
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"Donkey 9527!" Chen Beixun clenched his fists, doing his best to stay calm. But the murderous intent and icy aura spilling from him made one thing clear: Lord Tuosi was dead.
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"Chen Beixun!" Qishan roared, pulling him back from the brink of losing control. Once Chen Beixun had calmed down, Qishan asked, "What level is Lord Tuosi?"
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"Back when I reached Star Level, I was still a damn Universe Level 7 under Tuosi," Chen Beixun replied through their mental link, his face full of disdain.
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Why show your enemy any respect? Do whatever felt good.
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"Let's go first." Qishan gestured toward the Linkong behind him with his thumb, speaking through their mental link. Then the two of them flew into the spacecraft.
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"Which Universe Country?" Qishan asked with a frown.
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Chen Beixun thought for a moment, then answered, "Xuyu Universe Kingdom, Tianchen Star Sector, Wenpan Empire."
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"A low-level Universe Country?" Qishan asked angrily.
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Chen Beixun nodded expressionlessly, then added, "The Tuosi Clan."
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"Good. Good!" Qishan said twice, then looked at Chen Beixun. "Will you handle this?"
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"Sure!" Chen Beixun took an E6-grade longsword from his Space Ring, his gaze icy as old memories stirred.
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Virtual Universe, Tianchen Island.
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"He actually dared not to come!" Lord Tuosi angrily swept the items in front of him aside. The sound of shattering glass rang through the lavish room.
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"Tuosi!"
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Tuosi turned toward the voice and saw a figure appear in the room, staring at him.
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Just a mere slave. Tuosi thought about it, but after a few moments of hesitation, he said, "I heard you entered the Ghostly World Lord Realm?"
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"I want to—" Before Lord Tuosi could finish, Chen Beixun cut him off forcefully. "Transfer all the planets under your name to me, and we'll settle our grievances once and for all!"
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Lord Tuosi was unhappy, but still put on a false show of politeness. "In my opinion—"
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"Shut up!"
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"Am I finished speaking?"
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"And you're already talking?" Chen Beixun stepped forward, planted both hands on the table, and shouted. Meanwhile, he thought, I knew it. Why else would that old fool dare come looking for me? He still doesn't know about my Demon Island Vine.
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"His information is seriously outdated."
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Lord Tuosi's expression darkened, but as a strong man, he held back.
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Seeing how well Lord Tuosi could still restrain himself, Chen Beixun produced a bottle of liquor and smashed it down on his head. Pale red liquor splashed everywhere, streaming down from Lord Tuosi's bowed head.
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"Go to hell!" Lord Tuosi sprang up, clenched his left hand into a fist, and swung it with all his strength at Chen Beixun's face. Chen Beixun leaned aside to dodge the punch, then drove a powerful roundhouse kick into the right side of Lord Tuosi's abdomen.
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The blow bent Lord Tuosi into a bow and sent him flying.
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As soon as he finished the kick, Chen Beixun left the Virtual Universe.
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"Chen Beixun!" Lord Tuosi shouted, lying on his side on the floor.
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"How did it go?" Qishan asked.
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Chen Beixun poured himself a glass of liquor and answered slowly, "How do you think? Why should I show that guy any respect?"
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At this, Qishan merely said, "When the nest is overturned, no eggs remain intact."
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Chen Beixun's face instantly turned vicious, and his teeth ground together with a "crunch, crunch."
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Seeing this, Qishan chuckled. "Heh. No need to rush."
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Then he gradually increased the spacecraft's power, until it...