168: Mo Li: Who are you protecting? System: May I ask the host, what kind of protagonist are you?
Zhou Yang sniffed.
He seemed to want to smell if there was any barbecue aroma inside.
Ye Chen, at this moment, couldn't be bothered to take a pulse. He directly extended his spiritual sense and scanned Elder Mo's body.
"Elder Mo is fine."
Ye Chen said, "He'll wake up in a couple of days!"
Everyone was stunned.
Ye Chen waved his hand, pulling off all the medical equipment. The person wiping Elder Mo's body, seemingly to cool him down, was also pulled away by him.
"You're actually making things worse!"
Ye Chen said, "Elder Mo's rising body temperature is normal!"
"Elder Mo's pulse is a surging pulse. Last year, the water element was insufficient, and the year before, the metal element was too strong. When he was young, he participated in flood relief."
"The surging pulse had long since encroached. At this time, his Yang energy is introverted, and the surging pulse is too strong."
"The Spiritual Energy Tide has activated the surging pulse. This is replenishing the old man's depleted vital energy!"
Ye Chen said, "Let him burn. The higher the fever, the better!"
Everyone: "..."
Are you sure his brain won't be damaged by the fever?
"I don't understand!"
Zhou Yang shook his head.
"Simply put, the old man has a fire-attribute constitution, and he was encroached upon by the water element during flood relief. The operation of heaven and earth follows the circulation of the Five Elements!"
"Metal generates water, water generates wood!"
"Similarly, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood, and wood overcomes earth!"
Ye Chen explained, "The metal element was too strong, so fire couldn't overcome metal, and metal generated water... encroaching upon the old man's body!"
"Last year, the water element was again insufficient, so water couldn't generate wood, and wood couldn't generate fire, making it impossible to maintain balance..."
"Therefore, the old man's body was burning through more and more vital energy each day."
"Now, spiritual energy has entered his body and is in a symbiotic relationship with the old man's surging pulse, replenishing his vital energy."
"From an initial look, the old man will extend his lifespan by at least ten years!"
Ye Chen smiled, "If he cultivates a fire-attribute cultivation technique, the old man could be even better!"
"Here!"
Ye Chen pulled out a qigong manual and handed it to Mo Li, "When the old man wakes up, just let him practice it!"
"It's the simplest fire-attribute qigong!"
Ye Chen chuckled.
Mo Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh, so it's nothing serious then.
Mo Li looked at Zhou Yang, "Yang Zi, do you have any cultivation techniques you could give me?"
Zhou Yang: "..."
No!
Mo Li: "Oh, it seems Brother doesn't deserve it after all. Brother was being unreasonable."
Zhou Yang: ( ^ _ − )
Don't act like Lin Daiyu.
"Ding, what cultivation technique do you want?"
"With the System here, why would you need him to give you a cultivation technique?"
A voice flashed in Mo Li's mind.
Mo Li instantly shivered.
Holy crap, who's there?
"Ding, since you asked so sincerely, the System will mercifully tell you, I am..." The voice echoed in Mo Li's mind.
"System?"
Mo Li was stunned and directly asked in his mind.
"Ding, you guessed correctly!"
The System said.
Mo Li: "..."
Nonsense!
Ask any young person nowadays, how many don't know about Systems?
A System!
From now on, become a CEO, reach the Peak of life, and marry a beautiful, rich woman.
"Brother Mo, I'm leaving if there's nothing else!"
Zhou Yang waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll ambush you!"
Mo Li: "..."
Just don't forget to ambush me!
"You take care!"
I'll chat with the System first.
Pfft... A knife was plunged into his heart.
Mo Li: "..."
You really ambushed me as you said you would, you're not polite at all!
The scene blurred... Ye Chen was handing the qigong manual to Mo Li.
Ye Chen: "..."
Boring!
"Let's go!"
Zhou Yang smiled, "Brother Mo, I know Elder Shen. I'll recommend you to him another day so it's easier for you to climb up..."
"You'll just have to let your little brother stab you a few more times in the future!"
Zhou Yang cackled and dragged Ye Chen away.
Mo Li: "..."
"System, can you block the feeling of my death?"
Watching the two leave, Mo Li asked.
"Ding, yes!"
The System said, "I'll block it for you. Alright, you can seek death as you please from now on!"
"Thank you, System!"
Mo Li walked out of the room, went to the stairwell, and lit a cigarette.
"What kind of System are you?"
Mo Li asked.
"Ding, System for Guarding Zhou Yang. May I ask, Host, what kind of Protagonist are you?" The System retorted.
Mo Li: "????"
You're bound to me, and you don't know what kind of Protagonist I am?
Wait... "You said you're what kind of System?"
Mo Li had just lit his cigarette when he instantly shivered, "I'm hard of hearing, say it again."
"Ding, System for Guarding Zhou Yang!"
"Host only needs to remember one sentence..."
"Guard Zhou Yang, guard Zhou Yang, and still, damn it, guard Zhou Yang!"
The System said calmly, "Guard him well, you get rewards. Don't guard him well... you die and then revive!"
Mo Li: (*｀ー´)
What the hell!
Guard Zhou Yang?
"May I ask, System Lord, do you have any illicit dealings with Zhou Yang? Or are you created by Zhou Yang?"
Mo Li exhaled a smoke ring and asked.
"Ding, anyway, just guard Zhou Yang!"
The System said.
Mo Li leisurely exhaled a smoke ring, "System, may I ask, what is Zhou Yang's cultivation level?"
"Ding, Middle Stage Golden Core!"
The System said.
Mo Li: "And his level?"
The System listed the levels for each realm.
Mo Li: (╯°Д°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Golden Core, Golden Core!
What the hell am I guarding?!
"Here, System, give me a hammer!"
Mo Li exhaled a puff of smoke, "I'll go guard some grass for you!"
System: "..."
"Ding, Novice Gift Pack issued!"
The System's voice rang out, "Do you want it?"
"Yes!"
Mo Li nodded heavily.
"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining the eternal buff: Get Stronger by Getting Beat Up!"
The System said.
Mo Li: "????"
"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining the Indestructible Vajra Body Divine Art, a pure body cultivation technique!"
The System said.
Mo Li: "???"
Brother System, are you crazy?
Get stronger by getting beat up? Am I looking for death for no reason?
And you give me the Indestructible Vajra Body... what for?
To make sure I don't get beaten to death, I guess?
System, thank you, thank your whole family!
"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining pure physical cultivation, Foundation Establishment Physical Body!"
The System said again.
Mo Li's face twitched, "What about Acquired, Innate, Great Grandmaster, Great Great Grandmaster?"
"Ding, Host is too weak to keep up with the main force!"
The System said, "So, we'll take a shortcut!"
"Crossing four major realms and granting cultivation easily causes irreversible damage to the Host."
"So, we took a shortcut. You'll just walk the path of the physical body! This doesn't consider cultivating the mind."
The System said, "Are you ready?"
Mo Li: "Ready for what? Also, what's the main force?"
"Ow!"
Mo Li's head tilted, and he fainted directly.
His only feeling before fainting was... someone had directly branded a red-hot iron into his brain matter!
Yes, brain matter, absolutely not his body!
He felt his brain matter boiling.
"Ding, why did he faint? It's just cell tearing, absorbing spiritual energy, and regenerating..."
"If he can't endure this little hardship, how can he become a superior being?"
The System said gently, "How about we stimulate him to wake up? Never mind, let's pity him a little. Block his pain."
A wisp of white light enveloped Mo Li.
His physical body tore and regenerated, tore and regenerated, tore and regenerated... his physical body became increasingly solid.
After an unknown amount of time... Mo Li woke up.
Memories flashed in his mind.
Mo Li: "..."
Am I going to be a meat shield from now on?
Am I going to become Zhou Yang's shield?
37.6 degrees Celsius, fever is down, but my head hurts~~