62: Chapter 62 Short-lived, Advanced Intelligence

After completing the expansion plan for his followers, Chen Mo returned to the Plague Temple to begin his daily cultivation.

For a deity of the Divine Path, time is the least valuable thing.

But for a deity of the Divine Path with aspirations, time is also the most expensive thing.

"If I stay in the divine domain every day, my lifespan might not even last until the open beta."

Feeling the veins of laws in the Void World, which were much blurrier than those in the real world, Chen Mo sighed softly.

The world is fair.

The Divine Path and the divine domain are actually a double-edged sword.

For example, Chen Mo's late grandmother.

She only lived for less than three thousand years—a demigod! Yet she only lived for three thousand years.

This is a deity of the Divine Path, the strongest yet shortest-lived of deities.

"I don't have a choice, do I?"

Chen Mo smiled, then immersed his entire mind into the void to search for those ethereal yet truly existing veins of laws.

To him, burning his life force to death was better than repeating past mistakes and being casually 'crushed to death.'

This was the path he had chosen long ago, and the only path.

...

"Xiao Mo is in seclusion again."

Standing outside Chen Mo's small courtyard, Chen Xueli, who had rushed over after receiving the news, frowned deeply.

In the second generation of the Chen family, the eldest, Chen Ren, had passed away long ago, not from an accident, but due to his lifespan.

Precisely because they learned from Chen Ren's lesson, neither he nor Chen Xueyi would blindly enter seclusion; that wasn't cultivation, it was 'suicide.'

"Sigh!"

Letting out a heavy sigh, Chen Xueli ultimately did nothing and said nothing.

"Third Brother, aren't you going to advise Xiao Mo?"

Chen Lan, who had called Chen Xueli over, couldn't help but speak up, her eyes filled with worry.

After Chen Mo's parents passed away, if Chen Xueli played the role of the father, then Chen Lan was the mother.

"Yeah, Third Uncle, please advise Brother Mo."

Chen Xiaoshan, beside Chen Lan, said somewhat excitedly.

Although he was only in junior high, he knew what the hundred-fold time acceleration in the Void World meant.

If he stayed in seclusion every day, his Brother Mo was destined not to live past a hundred years.

"Don't advise him; Xiao Mo is different from us, and I respect his choice."

Chen Xueli shook his head and turned to leave.

"Mom!" Chen Xiaoshan looked at his mother pitifully.

In his eyes, Chen Mo was the person who treated him best besides his mother, and he didn't want to see Chen Mo be so short-lived.

"Listen to your Third Uncle."

Chen Lan also shook her head and led Chen Xiaoshan away, disappearing from the front of the courtyard.

From then on, another two days passed.

"It's finally over!"

Having completed another round of seclusion, Chen Mo stretched and slowly walked out of the gate of the divine domain.

But before he could pick up the watch on the ground, a figure stuck to his face like sticky candy.

"Master, Yu Mo missed you so much!"

Flapping her ink-colored wings, Yu Mo kept rubbing her little face against Chen Mo's cheek, making him feel ticklish.

Wait...

Chen Mo was slightly stunned, then he held Yu Mo in his hands in disbelief.

"She has 'mass,' though not much." Feeling the change in Yu Mo, Chen Mo murmured softly.

"Master, why are you staring at me?"

Yu Mo shyly blocked herself with half a wing; she was actually a bit embarrassed by Chen Mo's 'naked' gaze.

"Her emotional capacity has also improved."

Seeing Yu Mo's shy little expression, Chen Mo's eyes brightened even more.

"Your Uncle Zhou has treated you quite well!"

Chen Mo sighed heavily and said slowly.

"Mm, Uncle Zhou is such a good person. Not only did he give Yu Mo very, very delicious 'things' to eat, but he also 'instilled' a lot of knowledge in me that can't be found online at all."

Yu Mo nodded her little head, looking very cute.

"Alright, connect to the Virtual Universe."

"Yes, Master."

Yu Mo immediately nodded; this time, without even seeing a shadow of virtual particles, she had already arrived in her private room.

Chen Mo knew very well that if it were just an intermediate virtual intelligence, it wouldn't be able to do this. So there was only one answer.

"Invite your Uncle Zhou."

"Mm, okay."

Yu Mo nodded again, and two minutes later, No. 56's figure appeared in the room.

"You brat, I'm an Administrator, not your private butler. I have work to do," No. 56 said grumpily as soon as he appeared.

"Did you upgrade Yu Mo to an advanced intelligence?"

Chen Mo stared into No. 56's smiling eyes, his own gaze very complex.

"Discovered it so quickly?" No. 56 looked at Chen Mo, then at Yu Mo in front of him, reaching out to scoop her into his palm while shaking his head with a light laugh.

"How much Virtual Origin did it consume? Once I have money..."

Before Chen Mo could finish, No. 56 raised a hand to interrupt him.

"Don't. This isn't for you; it's for little Yu Mo." As he spoke, No. 56 tapped Yu Mo's little round face, which now showed signs of materialization.

"After all these years in the Virtual Universe, I still have some origin savings. If you really feel bad about it..." No. 56 pointed at Yu Mo and then at himself.

"Then let little Yu Mo take me as her godfather!"

"Ah?" Chen Mo's face was full of question marks.

"What's with the 'ah'? You're getting a bargain and still acting like you're the one being inconvenienced, aren't you?" No. 56 shot Chen Mo a dissatisfied look.

"No," Chen Mo tried to explain, but was interrupted by No. 56 again.

"Yes or no? Just one word."

What else could Chen Mo say? He could only give a wry smile.

"Why?"

After hesitating for two seconds, Chen Mo still voiced the doubt in his heart.

"Because of your previous attitude." No. 56 smiled and handed Yu Mo back to Chen Mo.

"Attitude?" Chen Mo became even more confused.

"Yes, attitude. Just because you had the intention to upgrade Yu Mo into a Intelligent Life, I'm willing to give you a hand."

No. 56 was still smiling, but his eyes flickered uncertainly.

He actually had some selfish motives.

If Chen Mo were to have an accident one day, a normal intelligence might be reset, but a Intelligent Life would not.

No. 56 had no relatives left in the real world; he longed for a 'daughter' like Yu Mo, and given the potential Chen Mo had shown, he should be able to achieve this.

"I think I understand what you're thinking."

Chen Mo smiled helplessly and looked down at Yu Mo in his hand.

"Yu Mo, are you willing?"

Yu Mo blinked her confused ink-colored eyes, then looked at Chen Mo with a giggle the next second: "I'll do whatever Master says!"

"Sigh!"

Chen Mo sighed, then looked at No. 56, who had an awkward expression.

"It's fine, no rush. There's plenty of time," No. 56 tried to ease the awkwardness with a smile, but the next second...

"Godfather!"

Yu Mo's cloyingly sweet voice rang out.

Just that one soft call caused No. 56's heart, frozen by the long passage of time, to melt instantly.

"Good, good, good!"

No. 56 laughed heartily, and Chen Mo was laughing too.

Only little Yu Mo looked at the two of them in confusion, her ink-colored eyes full of innocence.