System: Deep Affection Is the Hardest to Keep

It was dusk.

After finishing dinner, Lu Changzhi took out the bed he had brought with him.

After glancing at the countdown in the system, Lu Changzhi sat on the bed:

"It's alright. I'll start sleeping from now, and I'll be awake around the same time."

"That way, I don't have to worry about being woken up halfway through."

Lying down, as the sky gradually darkened, Lu Changzhi slowly fell asleep.

In my sleep.

Time flies.

Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard, gradually becoming clearer:

"Ding ding ding, Master, I'm back!"

In an instant, the sounds of gongs and drums and firecrackers echoed in Lu Changzhi's mind.

Lu Changzhi's brows immediately furrowed into a deep frown.

"System, making this beta noise in the middle of the night, that's a bit inconsiderate of you."

Lu Changzhi spoke up.

The joyful noise stopped abruptly.

The system's voice sounded:

"Master, it's been three days. Don't you want to unify it?"

"I want to," Lu Changzhi said.

"But I'm more interested in what the outcome of this upgrade will be."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Changzhi heard a sigh, accompanied by the system's voice:

Alas, the deepest affections are hard to hold onto.

As he spoke, he paused slightly, and the system issued a notification:

"Master, get ready, the message is about to go in."

As soon as the last word was uttered, information flooded into Lu Changzhi's mind.

Lu Changzhi Jingjing processed this newly emerging information.

A short while later, Lu Changzhi opened his eyes and said softly:

"There have been changes, but looking at it this way, it still revolves around taking on apprentices."

Lu Changzhi wasn't too surprised by this.

After all, the system is just being upgraded, not replaced.

On a whim, I opened my personal information page.

"Indeed, some specific aspects have changed."

Lu Changzhi's gaze fell on the most outstanding talent.

There, one receives innate talent from the very beginning: [the Master Not Inferior to Disciple].

At this moment, the name of this talent changed; a new part was added after it, and the full name now becomes "[Master Not Inferior to Disciple, disciple never betrays master]".

Lu Changzhi opened the detailed introduction and took a look.

"What was already there doesn't seem to have changed much. It seems the main difference lies in the newly added content."

Following the original introduction, Lu Changzhi saw newly added content:

"When the gap between a disciple and their master becomes too large, to prevent the disciple from becoming a burden, Seedling-Pulling Plan' will be initiated. The disciple will receive a certain degree of boost by completing the seedling-pulling tasks according to the requirements, thus better assisting the master's growth. The Seedling-Pulling Plan can be initiated by the master and is only effective for disciples with the system. The seedling-pulling tasks are quite difficult and there is a possibility of breaking the seedling; it should be taken as appropriate."

"The Seedling-Pulling Plan?"

Lu Changzhi pondered for a moment and asked the system:

"What exactly does this 'certain degree of increase' refer to in this introduction?"

System reply:

"Master, this involves several different aspects and will be adjusted according to the disciples' respective strengths, but in terms of their systems, it can be compared to previous system upgrades."

Lu Changzhi pondered for a moment:

"If this is not much different from the previous disciple system upgrade, then wouldn't the difficulty have increased?"

After all, previous upgrades to the disciple system only required purchasing them at regular intervals, and did not require completing tasks with a certain level of difficulty.

"There are still differences."

The system said:

"Since it's seedling pulling, it's obviously not comparable to normal growth. Moreover, the more you pull seedlings, the more enjoyable it is. The Seedling-Pulling Plan consists of a series of seedling pulling tasks. As long as the efficiency is high, there's no need to wait long for growth."

"Understood." Lu Changzhi nodded.

In short, what he said can be summarized in one sentence.

It's a pie; those who are willing will try their best.

His gaze shifted elsewhere, Lu Changzhi looked at another talent.

This talent isn't changed, it's newly added, and it's called [One Loving Nest].

A detailed explanation of how thoughts can be integrated into one's talents.

It contains not only simple text descriptions, but also an image resembling a lake, with visible edges, but the space inside seems empty.

Below is the relevant text description:

"System-unique talent. Acquiring this talent unlocks the Mutual Help and Assistance Energy Pool. Whenever members of the One Loving Nest complete tasks, requirements, or other system-related matters, the energy pool will accumulate varying levels of energy. This energy can be used to strengthen and modify system-related attributes to promote the overall growth of the group."

"At the same time, provoking one person means provoking a whole group. Whenever a target becomes hostile to a member of One Loving Nest, the remaining members will receive tasks, requirements, and other related system tasks. Completing these tasks will also earn energy accumulation."

After reading the introduction, Lu Changzhi couldn't help but smile.

"When one is in trouble, everyone rushes to help; that makes sense."

"These are the members connected to the system; judging from the current situation, it can only be these few disciples with a system, which doesn't quite fit the current picture."

After all, in his opinion, this situation was very suitable for their Five Symbols Sect.

"If we could get all the ancestors involved, we definitely wouldn't have to worry about running out of missions."

Upon realizing this, a smile crept onto Lu Changzhi's lips.

After all, considering the vast scope of the Five Symbols Sect, there must be many enemies.

"That makes sense. This so-called energy pool is basically for the system. To strengthen or rewrite system attributes, you need to have a system in the first place."

Pulling himself back to reality, Lu Changzhi pondered for a moment.

Although it sounds complicated, it's simply that, based on the existing system, Gu Chen will receive extra energy points whenever he completes a sign-in, Xiao Ye completes a task, or Zhong Ming completes a grave-digging task.

The use of this energy value is somewhat similar to that of the Dao Simplification Brush, and can even be said to be complementary.

The Super Simplification of the Dao Simplification Brush is primarily for use outside the system and for certain specific tasks within the system. It cannot do anything related to the system itself.

This can be achieved by utilizing the energy in the energy pool.

For example, Mu Fan's AFK (away from keyboard) training speed is several times faster, and this "several times" can be altered using energy.

Add some, and it will hang faster; subtract some, and it will hang slower.

Adding a horizontal line in front changes the positive to negative, making it increasingly hollow and lacking in cultivation.

"It's quite fun to play, but I expect it will consume a lot of energy."

With a soft remark and a glance at the empty energy pool, Lu Changzhi did not linger on this talent.

His gaze fell downwards, landing on a newly appeared module.

The module's name was self-explanatory, but it piqued Lu Changzhi's interest:

"The upgrade description mentions increased growth potential for disciples; could this be what it refers to?"

The name of that module was:

The Disciple Graduation.