184: Chapter 184 Dao Spirit Body

After hearing his words, Xiang Tian fell silent instantly.

His brows furrowed involuntarily; wasn't this a bit too Xuanhuan?

Just because he read too many novels, he could transmigrate?

Could it be that his own Transmigration to this continent was also because he read too many novels in his past life?

Thinking like this, he couldn't rule out the possibility.

At least for now, this was the only thing they had in common.

After a moment of contemplation, Xiang Tian looked up at the Black Tiger.

He couldn't help but ask, "Are you so certain I have a System?"

"Look at your Physique, how Trash is it?" The Black Tiger sneered and shook its head slightly.

"With your foundation, to be able to skyrocket your cultivation all the way to the Martial Emperor Realm in such a short time, what other Opportunity could there be besides a System?"

Hearing this, Xiang Tian...

...retracted the force under his foot and slowly moved it away from the Black Tiger's head.

The Black Tiger before him was probably not that simple.

"Back then, when I was the number one Genius in the Heavenly Fate Holy Land, how much of a Prodigy was I?" The Black Tiger's tone carried a hint of reminiscence.

There was also an imperceptible trace of loneliness. "Even for me, it took a full two years to Cultivate to the Martial Emperor Realm."

Listening to its words, Xiang Tian thought to himself: It seems this guy is a sly old fox and quite sharp; his System probably really can't be hidden from it.

The Black Tiger seemed to see through his thoughts, and its tone returned to being flat.

It spoke slowly: "Let me introduce myself, I am Wu Xian."

"Xiang Tian," Xiang Tian replied succinctly, then raised an eyebrow and followed up.

"However, you haven't explained why you're staying inside this Black Tiger's body?"

Wu Xian did not answer his question.

Instead, he asked again: "Do you have a System?"

"Uh..." Xiang Tian was at a loss for words, feeling conflicted in his heart.

The System was his trump card; how could he easily tell someone else?

"Since we are fellow townsmen, how could I possibly harm you?" Wu Xian seemed to see through his concerns.

"Besides, you have a System; are you afraid of someone like me who is trapped in a Black Tiger's body and heavily injured? Right now, you are the protagonist of this world."

"You really have read too many novels." Xiang Tian's face was full of black lines, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

He said helplessly, "Isn't saying that a bit too much of a breaking the immersion?"

"Hehe, brother, it's just that I haven't met a fellow townsman in over a million years, so I'm too excited." Wu Xian shook his head with a bitter smile.

"I've hoped to become the protagonist in a novel for over a million years, but unfortunately, I'm ultimately not."

He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, the words were swallowed back down, leaving only a helpless sigh.

"Oh? I knew you definitely had a story." Xiang Tian instantly perked up, his eyes shining as he stared at Wu Xian.

Wu Xian looked up, his eyes fixed on Xiang Tian.

"As long as you admit you have a System, I'll tell you my story."

Xiang Tian was silent for a moment; this matter simply couldn't be hidden from Wu Xian.

Since the other party could see through his System at a glance, continuing to hide it would instead seem distant.

"Alright! Since you've seen through it, I won't pretend anymore." Xiang Tian threw up his hands.

He admitted frankly, "Yes, I indeed have a System."

"Haha! Great! I, Wu Xian, have finally met a protagonist!" Wu Xian instantly became excited and cheered loudly.

"I finally have a chance to change my fate in a Heaven-Defying way!"

"Ahem, don't get too excited, be careful not to aggravate your injuries." Xiang Tian coughed lightly, interrupting his cheering.

"Hurry up and tell your story; I'm dying of curiosity."

"I can tell the story." Wu Xian suppressed the excitement in his heart and changed the subject.

"But I have to eat something first. For a protagonist with a System like you, finding some good food shouldn't be hard, right?"

"What do you want to eat? Just say it." Xiang Tian waved his hand, not caring at all.

A bit of food was simply not worth mentioning to him.

"Beer, cola, fried chicken, roast duck, chicken wings, barbecue..." Wu Xian was excited.

He listed a long string of things he loved to eat in his past life.

Hearing this, Xiang Tian directly opened the System panel.

Spending 10 points, he instantly exchanged for a large pile of delicious food, the aroma being mouth-watering.

Wu Xian wasn't polite either and immediately began to wolf it down.

That appearance was as if he hadn't eaten anything for over a million years.

Half an hour later.

Wu Xian finally ate and drank his fill, rubbing his bulging belly with his furry paws.

He sighed with a face full of satisfaction: "The things from the past life are still the best. It's been over a million years, and the taste hasn't changed a bit."

"Since you're full, hurry up and tell the story." Xiang Tian picked up a cup of beer and handed it to Wu Xian.

He lightly bumped his head, "Come, let's have a drink first, and talk while we drink."

"Clink!"

One man and one tiger "clinked" their cups just like that.

Yet it revealed a bit of unspoken understanding between fellow townsmen.

Not far away.

Bai Yu, Frog Fairy, and Xiang Liu were looking at the two of them suspiciously.

"What's wrong with the Master? Why is he chatting with that big guy and even becoming friends?" Bai Yu furrowed her beautiful brows.

She really couldn't understand how the two who were fighting to the death just now...

...could become so close in the blink of an eye.

"Maybe... they just hit it off?" Frog Fairy blinked her innocent big eyes and added.

"Their relationship is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface." Xiang Liu, however, shook her head.

"The things Xiang Tian brought out are things I've never seen on this continent, yet that Black Tiger knows them all and even eats them so skillfully. This is too strange."

"Look at them, chatting so congenially, laughing and talking as if they have endless things to say." Bai Yu curled her lip.

"But I can't understand a single word they're saying—what System, protagonist, it's all a jumbled mess."

She spoke.

She shook her head helplessly, then furrowed her brows again.

She guessed: "Could it be... this Black Tiger is also Master's pet? It's just that Master never mentioned it before?"

"It's possible!" Frog Fairy nodded quickly.

Xiang Liu shook her head again and didn't speak.

She just fixed her gaze on Xiang Tian and Wu Xian again.

She always felt that this Black Tiger's body hid a huge secret.

And this secret probably had countless ties to Xiang Tian's background.

On the other side.

Xiang Tian finished a cup of beer and put down the glass.

He looked at Wu Xian calmly: "Now, you can tell your story."

The smile on Wu Xian's face gradually faded, and his expression became solemn.

He sighed softly: "This is a long story. With over a million years of grievances and entanglements, for a moment, I don't even know where to start."

"Oh? Then keep it short and hit the main points." Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Alright." Wu Xian nodded and organized his thoughts.

He spoke slowly, "The matter is like this..."

Next, Wu Xian slowly recounted his story.

From when he was the number one Genius of the Heavenly Fate Holy Land, to when he obtained a fortuitous encounter.

Then to when he was betrayed, every word dripping with blood, every sentence full of sorrow.

An hour later.

Wu Xian finally finished his story, his eyes filled with hatred.

After listening, Xiang Tian's brows furrowed tightly.

"In other words, back then, the people of the Heavenly Fate Holy Land teamed up to besiege you just to seize your Fission Clone Technique?"

"Hmm." Wu Xian nodded heavily.

"They imprisoned me here underground just to force me to voluntarily hand over this Cultivation Technique, but they never dreamed that even if I were imprisoned for over a million years, I would never let them have their way."

Xiang Tian nodded thoughtfully.

He followed up: "They imprisoned you underground just to make you hand over the technique? Then what about the Yin Beasts in this underground area?"

"It's all because of me." Wu Xian's tone carried a bit of self-mockery.

"When I was imprisoned here, day after day, year after year, my Physical Body gradually decayed, and the Yin Qi around me continued to accumulate. Over time, it filled the entire underground. Those Yin Beasts were nurtured by this dense Yin Qi."

"An innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth." Wu Xian slowly closed his eyes and lamented.

"This saying has been completely proven true in my case."

"In the end, they probably didn't get your technique, right?" Xiang Tian guessed boldly.

If someone had really learned the Fission Clone Technique...

...with the power of that technique...

...this continent would probably have been turned upside down and thrown into chaos long ago.

"No." Wu Xian shook his head.

There was also a hint of loneliness. "Since I was imprisoned underground, no one has ever looked for me again, as if I, this person, never existed in the Heavenly Fate Holy Land."

"No one has come to find you for a million years?" Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow, his face full of surprise.

"Could it be that you've been completely forgotten by them?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

He sighed softly: "In these million years, your Dao Companion has probably long since turned into a handful of yellow soil and dissipated into the world, right?"

"No! She wouldn't!" Wu Xian suddenly opened his eyes and retorted firmly.

"She had the chance to shatter the Void Realm and escape this continent. She must still be alive!"

"Ah? Is your Dao Companion's talent very strong?" Xiang Tian was full of surprise and quickly followed up.

To be able to shatter the Void Realm and escape this continent...

...this talent was definitely once in a hundred years, or even once in a thousand years.

"Her talent is much, much stronger than mine." Wu Xian's tone carried a hint of reminiscence.

And a hint of pain he couldn't hide, "She is a Dao Spirit Body that hasn't appeared in a million years. Born with an affinity for the Great Dao, Cultivating is as simple as drinking water for her. Her progress was lightning fast, far beyond my reach."

"Dao Spirit Body?" Xiang Tian murmured to himself.

He didn't expect that Wu Xian's Dao Companion was actually a Dao Spirit Body.

"The reason I've ended up like this today is all because I trusted her too much." Wu Xian's eyes instantly became bone-chillingly cold, and a thick killing intent flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"Just after I finished demonstrating the Fission Clone Technique to her, she brought her Holy Lord father and a group of experts from her Family to besiege me, heavily wounding and capturing me, and imprisoning me here."

Hearing this, Xiang Tian couldn't help but feel speechless and shook his head lightly.

No wonder Wu Xian was imprisoned here for over a million years.

It turned out the other party's backing was so strong—the daughter of the Heavenly Fate Holy Land's Holy Lord, with the support of the entire Family.

Even if Wu Xian was the number one Genius of the Heavenly Fate Holy Land, he simply had no power to resist.

After a moment of silence, Wu Xian's face suddenly became serious.

He looked up and stared intently at Xiang Tian, speaking slowly: "Xiang Tian, do you want my Fission Clone Technique?"

"Ah? What would I want your Cultivation Technique for?" Xiang Tian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"With my Trash Physique, even if I get the technique, I probably won't be able to practice it, right?"

"No, you can." Wu Xian's tone was certain, his gaze firm.

"You have a System. Theoretically speaking, the System can help you adapt to any Cultivation Technique. Even with your Trash Physique, you can easily Cultivate it, and you can even bring the power of the Fission Clone Technique to its peak."

He was, after all, someone who had read tens of thousands of novels.

He understood the role of a System better than anyone.

"This..." Xiang Tian hesitated for a moment.

Then he reacted, raised an eyebrow, and looked at Wu Xian.

He asked solemnly, "Just say it, what are your conditions? You can't possibly give me such a powerful Cultivation Technique for nothing."

There's no such thing as a free lunch; Xiang Tian still understood this principle.

"I have only one condition." Wu Xian's tone became incredibly heavy.

He spoke almost through gritted teeth, "I hope that when your strength is great enough, you can avenge me, kill that woman, and settle my grudge!"

He wasn't worried at all that Xiang Tian wouldn't be able to take revenge.

In his view...

...Xiang Tian was a protagonist with a System, destined to defy heaven, and his strength would only get stronger and stronger.

As long as Xiang Tian was given enough time, he could easily wipe out even the entire Heavenly Fate Holy Land.

There is nothing a protagonist cannot do!

"Uh? Revenge is fine, but I'll have to wait until my strength is truly greater than hers before I can help you." Xiang Tian pondered for a moment and nodded solemnly.

The Fission Clone Technique was indeed a Heaven-Defying technique, and it was worth his help.

"Good! Great!" Wu Xian instantly became excited and said solemnly.

"Then let's make a gentleman's agreement. I don't need you to swear to the heavens; as long as you can remember today's promise, that's enough."

"Naturally, I, Xiang Tian, am always as good as my word." Xiang Tian also nodded solemnly.

"That woman is named Ye Wuqing."

"Even after a million years, I firmly believe she must still be alive. What she owes me, I will definitely make her pay back many times over!"