The Azure Origin Patriarch Who Didn't Listen to the System

The Azure Origin Patriarch Who Didn't Listen to the System: "Oh? To accomplish this without being noticed by me... quite the skill."

Seated upon the high throne, Azure Origin Patriarch's expression turned sharp as he looked toward the cave abode differently.

A massive pressure radiated from him, as though compressing the surrounding air into a single point.

Space twisted slightly, and spiritual energy grew violent.

An indescribable energy swept through every corner again and again.

No one?

Gu Yuan stood to the side, watching Azure Origin Patriarch mutter to himself.

As expected, those with higher realms were different. They weren't so easily fooled.

"Qi Refining Formula?"

Azure Origin Patriarch was certain that, with his cultivation, no one in this world could have done such a thing without making a sound.

Of course, if they were not from this world, that was another matter.

At that thought, a sharp glint flashed through Azure Origin Patriarch's eyes.

With a wave of his hand, he completely cut off the surroundings from the outside world.

"System, scan it."

Azure Origin Patriarch silently called out in his heart. He was actually summoning a system.

A system!

A mere isolated space naturally could not stop Gu Yuan. After all, even he himself did not know what sort of existence he had become.

But the moment he crossed over to listen to the other man's thoughts, he heard Azure Origin Patriarch calling for the system.

That wasn't something one could just call out casually!

[What's there to scan? It's just an ordinary Qi Refining Formula. Are you blind or missing hands? This thing is the kind nobody would even pick up if it were tossed on the road.]

The system's voice rang out, sounding somewhat impatient.

"Really nothing?"

Azure Origin Patriarch seemed unconvinced and asked again.

[Believe it or not.]

Clearly, this system showed Azure Origin Patriarch no respect. Its tone and attitude were both terrible.

Gu Yuan, meanwhile, studied it with great interest.

He had not expected to be able to hear even the system's words. He had no idea how that worked.

"How about this? Tell me where the person hiding in the shadows is. Once I kill them, I'll leave this world."

Azure Origin Patriarch fell silent for a moment before continuing to speak to the system.

The person in the shadows?

Leave this world?

Why did that sound wrong somehow?

When Gu Yuan heard those words, he could clearly sense that Azure Origin Patriarch was not talking about him.

There might be some hidden secret here.

Thinking back to Ren Yanran, who had previously exploded to death, perhaps his guess had been right.

And as for leaving this world, what kind of condition was that?

Could the system be something like the Heavenly Dao, wanting powerful cultivators to ascend?

[Give it a rest. I don't believe a single word you say anymore. How many times have you lied to me? Let me tell you plainly: my level is tied to your realm.]

[If you had listened to me and left this world earlier, would your cultivation have remained stagnant for so many years? Some mastermind from another world? You could kill them with a single slap.]

[You spend every day hiding like a turtle in this world. When the powerhouses from other worlds arrive, you'll be fish on the chopping block.]

This time, the system said quite a lot. The information within was so abundant that even Gu Yuan needed to think it over carefully.

"Fine, don't tell me."

"You only think about leaving. Have you ever considered me? In the Void Shattering Realm, I can remain in this world and live as long as heaven and earth. But if I leave, danger will be everywhere, and my lifespan will shrink to a mere ten thousand years. Why would I go out?"

"To seek death?"

"Finding some amusement now and then—there's no immortal life I'd trade this for."

As Azure Origin Patriarch spoke, the seat beneath him turned into a rocking chair again. His words were filled with displeasure at what the system had said.

Wasn't cultivation all about enjoying oneself properly? His lifespan was already this long, yet it still wanted him to leave? Wasn't that a disease of the brain?

The Void Shattering Realm?

What kind of realm was that?

It could actually grant one a lifespan equal to heaven and earth.

But what sort of setting was it that leaving this world would reduce one's lifespan?

[Then keep looking for amusement. Don't disturb my rest. Call me again when you want to leave.]

The system's cold voice rang out once more, then fell silent.

It was obvious that the system was furious.

After all, not everyone was as lazy as Azure Origin Patriarch.

Azure Origin Patriarch understood the system's temper all too well.

He had been an orphan, living in the mountains since childhood and surviving on food given by the villagers.

When he was seven, bandits massacred the village. He was the only survivor.

While fleeing into the forest, he accidentally tripped over a stone beneath his feet, then accidentally lost his grip on what he was holding, then accidentally rolled straight off a cliff. After that, he accidentally fell into a deep pool and survived, then accidentally encountered a giant python at the foot of the mountain, and finally accidentally killed the python.

In the very end, a stone fell from the sky and struck him on the head, leaving him bleeding profusely.

Then the system bound itself to him.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten thousand years had passed.

Whenever he thought back on those experiences now, he sincerely thanked the system... my ass!

How could there have been so many accidents? If that damned system hadn't been behind it, he wouldn't believe it!

"Is a peaceful life really so bad?"

Thinking of this, Azure Origin Patriarch could not help sighing.

He truly only wanted to live well, find a little amusement in a peaceful life. Was that really so difficult?

After all, he was the strongest person in this world.

"Qi Refining Formula. Chu Tian."

"What does this foreign powerhouse want by arranging these two things? And why target Fu Chengqin?"

"Or could it be..."

Having lived for ten thousand years, Azure Origin Patriarch had seen far too much and understood far too many things.

Chu Tian?

This actually wasn't Azure Origin Patriarch's doing?

Gu Yuan, who had been listening to Azure Origin Patriarch's thoughts from the side, also fell into thought.

The matter of the Qi Refining Formula had naturally been his doing, but what was going on with Chu Tian?

Having gathered information to this extent, Gu Yuan already understood many things.

Fu Chengqin's memories should have been tampered with by Azure Origin Patriarch, likely because of this so-called mastermind.

Chu Tian should have been a pawn chosen by that mastermind to target Azure Origin Patriarch. It was just that this pawn had been discovered a little too early, making him seem more like an abandoned piece.

Azure Origin Patriarch had not disposed of that pawn either. He was likely letting the line run long to catch a bigger fish.

Unfortunately, that person was extremely cautious and still had no intention of cultivating the Qi Refining Formula.

This left Gu Yuan, who was currently sorely lacking in energy, feeling helpless.

It seemed he still needed to focus on Fu Chengqin and Chu Tian.

As for conspiracies or anything else, none of that mattered to Gu Yuan.

He only wanted to raise his energy level. What bad intentions could he possibly have?

Wasteland.

Chu Tian's luck over the past few days was difficult to describe.

Calling it good luck, he had encountered several rogue cultivators along the way, and every meeting ended in a fight to the death. He had not even found much to eat.

Calling it bad luck, after killing those people, the resources he obtained had been extremely abundant, and he had even encountered several fortuitous opportunities along the way.

But overall, things had been fairly good.

"I've finally reached the peak of Qi Refining. I didn't expect to directly cross an entire minor realm."

Inside a cave, Chu Tian, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, let out a long breath and slowly rose to his feet. Spiritual energy swirled around him, and his aura had become much deeper.

At the same time, a portion of the spiritual energy flowed into Gu Yuan's body through an unknown channel.

Mm, not bad. He was working quite hard.

Gu Yuan: I give you a thumbs-up o(￣▽￣)d