As it turns out, when faced with life and death, all considerations of face and substance must take a backseat.
Seeing that Liu Chen's marker had finally turned green on the dynamic Map, Ling Yi nodded in satisfaction.
However, it must be said that this guy is incredibly tenacious.
It took two whole days before they finally compromised.
The compromise wasn't about compromising with Ling Yi, but rather that this guy compromised with himself.
Things like saving face and maintaining appearances are nothing more than a result of one's own internal struggles.
If you take it seriously, then it's a big deal; if you don't, then it's nothing.
Ling Yi directly mobilized his Power of Origin to modify Liu Chen's cultivation aptitude.
The natural stone veins were transformed into a network of interconnected veins.
Liu Chen immediately sensed the difference after this change.
He didn't even need to cultivate; the Heaven and Earth Genki would rush into his body.
With each step of advancement, he Kung Fu Hustle rose from the Qi and Blood First Layer to the Great Perfection of the Body Tempering Realm!
"This, this, this..." Liu Chen's face was filled with disbelief.
Then his facial expression changed from crying to laughing.
Damn it, if I'd known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have held on for the last couple of days!
Isn't this just suffering for nothing?
This cultivation speed is in no way inferior to his cultivation cheat that allows him to achieve a year's worth of progress in a single day.
Even if he cultivated for one day in his previous stone vein state, which was equivalent to a year's worth of cultivation, he still couldn't have achieved such a rapid rate of improvement.
"Now that all your meridians are open, your cultivation level will automatically increase even if you just lie in bed and sleep every day."
"What are your thoughts now?"
No, I dare not think about it.
Ling Yi was speechless. I was asking if you dared to think about it, and what your thoughts were.
Well, this guy's cowardly behavior now is completely different from before.
It's not so much a profound enlightenment as it is a matter of recognizing reality and then succumbing to the "it's actually pretty good" phenomenon.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully cleared the Protagonist and received a three- Lottery. Would you like to Lottery now?]
The current system really seems to be constantly trying to make its presence felt.
How did they manage to whitewash the Protagonist?
Seemingly sensing Ling Yi's thoughts, the system added two more explanatory messages.
[Ding! The changes the host has made to Liu Chen will completely alter his mindset and have a certain impact on his personality.]
[Ding! From now on, Liu Chen will no longer act impulsively and will learn to assess the situation carefully. This naturally counts as clearing his name.]
Let's Lottery!
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the data panel function!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Primordial Spirit Network function module!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have gained the Karmic Luck Point Allocation feature.]
"You didn't steal these abilities from the other Protagonist, did you?"
[Ding! How can you call something in the system world "stealing"? It's "picking up"!]
Ling Yi has been in this world for over a year.
This is the first time I've seen a system interface.
Looking at the dark red system interface floating in front of him, Ling Yi curled his lip.
I always felt that the style of this system interface didn't suit me at all.
[ Rehabilitation System (Host: Ling Yi )]
[Cultivation Level: Sea Contemplation Realm Great Perfection ]
[Talent: C-level Strength / A+-level Absorption / S Grade Accelerated Cultivation!]
[Techniques: Dragon Fist ( Perfection ) / Dragon Leg ( Perfection ) / Nine Dragons Stance Art Technique ( Perfection ) / Heaven Devouring Art ( Perfection ) / Golden Crow Art ( Perfection ) / Cold Sun Art ( Perfection ) / Heaven and Earth Divine Yuan Art ( Perfection ) / Source Devouring Technique ( Perfection )]
[Functional Modules: Dynamic Map / Karmic Luck Point Allocation / Primordial Spirit Network ]
[ Karmic Luck: ∞]
[Original Source: 160,000/∞]
The data in this system interface seems a bit off!
He understood Karmic Luck; after all, all the Protagonist were Child of Karmic Luck.
There's nothing to say about that.
Karmic Luck Point Allocation is understandable.
One can directly improve their cultivation realm, enhance their comprehension of cultivation techniques, and upgrade the level of their techniques through Karmic Luck.
It can even directly increase talent level.
But what does this infinity mean?
"System, explain this 'limitless Karmic Luck ' thing you're talking about?"
[Ding, Host, the data panel is just a functional module; the data on the panel is determined by your actual data!]
"I didn't ask you to explain the concept of a data panel; I'm asking you what this infinity is all about?"
[Ding! Infinity is infinity, huh?]
"Are you playing dumb with me?"
[Ding, Host, this system is not collecting items, resulting in excessive energy consumption. It needs to hibernate for a period of time. System functions will not be affected during hibernation.]
"Hey, hey, you're running away, aren't you? You might escape the third year of junior high, but can you escape the fifteenth?"
The system actually went completely silent.
"Fine, you've got guts!"
Ling Yi wasn't particularly angry; he had already seen what kind of person the system was.
Asking more questions about issues that the system doesn't want to or dares not answer is useless.
It's not just Karmic Luck that has infinite potential.
The origin is followed by infinity.
Although the system didn't provide an explanation, Ling Yi had a rough deduction.
"As expected, my time travel wasn't an accident."
Ling Yi shook his head, deciding to put other thoughts aside for the time being.
We'll find out sooner or later anyway.
Ling Yi tried Karmic Luck Point Allocation, and his cultivation level directly broke through to the Divine Ability Realm.
Add more points, Dao Platform Realm, continue adding points.
A pop-up notification box appeared in front of me.
[The host's cultivation level has reached the current world's Limit and cannot be further increased.]
This time it wasn't a notification, but just a simple text box prompt.
"If I were the Protagonist, with these stats, it feels like the series is about to end?"
With this incredible data panel, who wouldn't be confused after looking at it?
The Primordial Spirit Network function module is quite powerful.
It can consume Karmic Luck or essence to add the target to the Primordial Spirit Network.
Once a target joins the Primordial Spirit Network, they can Perception each other and communicate through the Primordial Spirit Network.
To put it simply, this is a large chat group.
Ling Yi is the group owner.
It has many rights, including adding and removing users, muting, and controlling information transmission.
I wonder which unlucky Protagonist got this cheat ability.
Our system is quite adept at "picking up" opportunities.
You'll "pick up" a prize every time Lottery.
At first, they were more discreet in "picking up" things, but now they're just grabbing them directly.
Ling Yi's Lottery process, though seemingly complicated, actually only took a few minutes.
He glanced at Liu Chen beside him, who was still beaming with excitement, and said, "You go back to Oasis Sacred City first."
What needed to be verified has already been verified, so there's no point in Liu Chen staying by his side any longer.
As for the verification results? Nothing.
Only two things were confirmed: first, the Protagonist can be changed.
Secondly, once the Protagonist's future is altered, their Karmic Luck will decrease significantly.
In other words, if the Protagonist changes, then the Protagonist will no longer be the Protagonist.
Ling Yi even suspected that his boundless Karmic Luck might be related to these Protagonist.
"Uh, okay, Holy Lord!" Liu Chen somewhat embarrassed.
For Liu Chen, that so-called accelerated cultivation cheat was nothing compared to the power of opening all the meridians.
Accelerated cultivation? He still needs to cultivate, but now he doesn't even need to cultivate; his cultivation level increases automatically.
This feeling is absolutely wonderful.
Considering what he did before, it's practically brainstem deficiency.
Even if I'm unhappy with Ling Yi, there's no need for me to leave Oasis Sacred City!
This is the Forgotten Planet; leaving the Oasis Sacred City is practically suicide.
He's not far from the Oasis Sacred City now, and I estimate that by the time he gets back, his cultivation will have reached the Qi Condensation Realm, or even the Qi Sea Realm.
After Liu Chen left, Ling Yi accelerated and flew towards the Arctic Sacred City.
The Arctic Sacred City is actually not very large in area.
It also has an inner city and an outer city.
The inner city is only the size of a small town.
There was no limit to the size of the outer city, and the vast majority of people lived there.
The temperature here is pleasant, and it is surrounded by towering mountains, forests, and grasslands.
According to the original storyline, this place is very prosperous and almost no different from the outside world.
Or rather, he lived a life of luxury. Situ Yue lived like a local tyrant, and this place was his personal fiefdom.
Those who can live in the inner city are all Situ Yue's henchmen; the outer city is where the real prey are.
But as Ling Yi drew closer, he couldn't help but frown.
Because there are no living creature icons on the dynamic Map.
When Ling Yi flew over the Sacred City, what came into view was a scene that resembled Hell.
Whether in the inner or outer city, everything was a crimson expanse, and the overwhelming stench of blood was enough to make one want to vomit!
There are obvious traces of Formation both inside and outside the Sacred City.
All the blood flowed towards the city center, appearing from the air like a red funnel.
According to the original storyline, the entire Arctic Sacred City, including both the inner and outer cities, had approximately 50 million cultivators.
Now all 50 million or so cultivators are gone.
It had clearly been absorbed by Situ Yue's cultivation technique.
The Seven Revolutions Motian Art, First Revolution: Condensing the Chaos Body.
There are two methods for condensing Chaos limbs.
One method is to devour large amounts of living beings' flesh and blood, using that flesh and blood to forge Chaos Body.
Another method is to cultivate slowly using the Power of Qi and Blood, gradually refining oneself into Chaos Body.
The first method is efficient, but it consumes a lot of resources.
The second method is extremely inefficient, but it incurs no other costs.
All you need to do is practice step by step.
It's understandable that Situ Yue chose the more efficient method.
After all, he is the leader of the Myriad Worlds Alliance.
Although this Myriad Worlds Alliance is somewhat weak, it doesn't even reach the level of a Myriad Worlds, let alone a multiverse.
It's Alliance of over 100 worlds.
Moreover, these are all small worlds with relatively low concentrations of Genki.
But as an alliance leader, Situ Yue's choice to forge Chaos Body using the methods of living beings' flesh and blood is perfectly reasonable.
But it doesn't necessarily have to be human.
Demonic Beast and alien races are also quite numerous in the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Take the Golden Crow Realm for example; it's not just humans who can cultivate, but also a large number of other races.
Most of these alien races were enemies of the Human Clan.
Situ Yue, however, specifically targets humans.
This is a truly formidable villain.
Putting aside whether she's a villain or not, the real question is: where did Situ Yue go?!
Furthermore, why did Situ Yue suddenly activate the Formation and kill all the cultivators in the Arctic Sacred City?
Then leave the Forgotten Planet.
Does Situ Yue already know that Ling Yi is coming to see him?
But Ling Yi and Situ Yue have no connection whatsoever!