429: Chapter 429: Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect

Inside the county yamen hall, it was currently break time; aside from Zhou Yan, the County Magistrate, and the Advisor, there was no one else present.

The County Magistrate had changed into plain clothes, while the Advisor still wore his previous long robe.

The two sat in the lower seats, while Zhou Yan sat in the primary seat.

The atmosphere had been relatively harmonious, but Zhou Yan suddenly spat tea all over the floor, causing the two men's hearts to leap into their throats again.

"My Lord, this... this tea?"

Zhou Yan wiped the corner of his mouth with one hand while waving the other to indicate it was nothing.

"I just remembered something. It's nothing."

Zhou Yan had originally wanted to hear what those two fellows would say upon leaving, but he hadn't expected to be struck by such a devastating parting blow.

Although he knew this might just be an isotope in an otherworldly dimension, their Fate and that name gave Zhou Yan a bad premonition.

Fortunately, he had long anticipated that Wu Dahai might pass the Cultivation Technique to Third Brother Chen, which was why he had taught Wu Dahai the Immovable Wisdom King Sutra.

This item was originally given to him by Xuan Ci, who said it was for him to go meet some Buddha Child.

After obtaining this technique, he had gone straight to the Elder to ask about its origin and details.

The technique was a proper Body Refining method, which happened to make up for the shortcomings in his current cultivation System.

But the trouble was that this thing was too old; much like the technique Xiao Sheng had collected, it had the flaw of causing hair loss.

The thought of becoming bald like Xiao Sheng instantly killed his interest; he wouldn't want it even if it could increase his health.

So, after flipping through it to study the Body Refining techniques within, he had tossed it into his backpack to gather dust.

It was only last night, when Wu Dahai came to his room, that he remembered this matter.

Originally, he was just in a good mood and helped out in passing; he hadn't intended to establish any relationship with two Children of Destiny.

But since Wu Dahai had spoken up, and considering the Sect's subtle encouragement of passing on Legacies, he thought he would establish a lineage here first. Although he didn't know what use it would be, perhaps it might yield some unexpected pleasant surprises.

So, he set his sights on this fellow who was about to lose his status as a Child of Destiny.

Third Brother Chen was out of the question; their relationship was already too deep, and ghost knows what kind of trouble that would involve him in.

Wu Dahai was different; he didn't seem to have many years left to live. Even if Zhou Yan intervened to change his fate, there shouldn't be too much of a shift.

However, to avoid accidents, Zhou Yan specifically selected this technique and some Spells, rather than giving him the true New Methods.

Otherwise, there was no telling what major consequences might be triggered.

The Immovable Wisdom King Sutra, through various annotations and modifications, was more compatible with the New Methods, but it was still far off; it had changed from a primary technique to a supplementary one.

Without a proper New Method as a Foundation, the achievements of this technique wouldn't be too Heaven-Defying. If he truly had the Opportunity to reach a higher Realm in the future, he should be able to find a better technique.

But Zhou Yan then recalled the man's pen name and his own behavior from the previous night after getting carried away, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Last night, Zhou Yan had first taught him many Spells, focusing on being comprehensive—there were functional ones and those related to the Five Elements.

As soon as five in the morning arrived and the System update was complete, he opened his backpack, threw out the technique, and tossed him a Core Formation Crystal, letting him Cultivate on his own nearby.

Meanwhile, he himself investigated the situation at the time.

"Holy crap, what is this?"

Zhou Yan looked at the flashy panel on the right, so embarrassed he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Wu Dahai was busy practicing and didn't notice anything unusual.

As soon as the panel opened, a large pop-up window met his eyes.

It told Zhou Yan to move left, right, forward, and backward, then jump and crouch, and finally open the backpack functions through various keys.

After Zhou Yan skipped all of that, another larger, even more garishly decorated gift pack interface popped up.

It was specifically marked with large font and an arrow pointing to it, reading "Top up 6 Yuan to receive a magnificent Newbie Gift Pack."

However, shortly after it appeared, an error icon popped up; the 6 Yuan changed to six Spirit Stones, and the gift pack showed as ready to claim.

Then a whole bunch of messy pop-ups appeared, making the panel—which originally just had the vibe of an ancient MMO—even more complicated and crowded.

"Ding, Chapter Two 'Tracing Secrets, First Proof of Immortal Opportunity' has been completed."

Plot Progression: 71%.

Hidden Plots (Part 1) and (Part 2) completed, extra 20% added.

Combat Completion: No requirement.

Collection Completion: No requirement.

Unlocked Special Collectible 2, extra 20% added.

Received extra character-exclusive quest: 'Meng Zhang's Request'.

Quest Requirements: Collect '██', '██', '██'.

Current Progress: (0/3).

[Comprehensive Evaluation: S+]

[The comment function has been optimized and deleted due to unnecessary production waste and low player readership.]

"Congratulations to the player for receiving rewards: Special Quest Item 'Azure Chapter' LV1 Level Up Card x1, Tian Tian Le Lucky Draw x1, Skill Level Up Card x3, Physique Level Up Card x3, Law functional block unlocked..."

"Ding, Soul Transformation job change quest has begun. Please activate it manually upon reaching Level 50."

"Home System optimized, Main City System optimized, Mount System optimized, Character Interface and Skill Bar UI optimized... Fixed a large number of bugs."

"Welcome player to Version 3.0. Thank you for your support. System Xiao Dao has undergone a revision and upgrade. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me!"

Upon seeing the massive amount of stuff unlocked in the System panel, the suppressed and worried emotions Zhou Yan had felt since arriving here were completely swept away. He immediately wanted to go into the Main City to have a look.

However, after entering, he found that the Main City was still the same Main City.

But the original player creations and the places players had built themselves were all gone. It was no different from the blank slate Zhou Yan had first seen.

This scene completely baffled Zhou Yan, and he hurriedly opened the Mount System.

The Mount System had been updated with important functions like voice calls and video chat to increase the interactivity and entertainment between mounts and players.

Realizing this might allow him to contact Yuan Chenling, Zhou Yan decisively opened a video call.

As it turned out, the call invitation just kept spinning in circles. After waiting a while with no response, switching to voice was also useless.

In the end, Zhou Yan could only send a bunch of text, but there was still no reply for a long time.

Realizing it was all for nothing and that the newly updated functions seemingly couldn't help him leave, Zhou Yan could only exit the Main City with a dejected face.

But as soon as he exited, he saw Wu Dahai looking at him in shock, as if he didn't understand what had happened.

Because Zhou Yan was in a bad mood at the time, he wanted to use him for some fun and to experiment a bit.

He pulled him into the Main City, not only making him a Family member but also assigning him an NPC position.

However, Zhou Yan didn't take him into the city; instead, he took him to the hilltop where Mo Ran and Master Chen Huai were buried.

That place, after some idle modifications by Zhou Yan, already had the feel of a Daoist Immortal Cave.

Currently, because the Main City had been built by players for so long, the lack of player traces made it look bare and a bit lonely.

So he simply brought him to this place; at least it looked relatively grand.

Then came the classic hoodwinking segment.

Getting caught up in the moment, Zhou Yan told Wu Dahai that his name was Subhuti and that he could be called Ancestral Master Puti.

And that this was his true Immortal Cave, located on Square Inch Mountain, within the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave, outside the Three Realms and not within the Five Elements.

He claimed their Sect was the famous Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, and that all who joined would receive a great Opportunity.

He had Wu Dahai completely stunned, almost believing he could undergo Ascension in broad daylight.

But in reality, the man had only absorbed a bit of the Core Formation Crystal and was feeling a bit lightheaded.

His vitality had now reached 50,000 points and his mana had reached 2,000 points, making him stronger than most Core Formation Cultivators currently on the market.

Once he finished absorbing all this power, it was estimated that with the technique, he could rival or even surpass the Nascent Soul Cultivators here.

Since he could now hold his own in this place, Zhou Yan told him that he had completed his apprenticeship.

However, just as Wu Dahai was about to leave, Zhou Yan remembered that while he hadn't cared that Mo Ran could enter and exit the Main City, ghost knew what kind of effect it would have if Wu Dahai could do the same.

So he cautioned Wu Dahai again, saying he could reveal his name and location—since those were made up—but he must never mention the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect.

After all, that was real; what if another transmigrator used it to track him down?

After giving him that warning, Zhou Yan turned off his access function; Wu Dahai could apply to go to the Main City but could not enter directly.

After making these thorough preparations, he finally let him go.

He just hadn't expected the other party to take that pen name; combined with what he himself had done, an even worse premonition suddenly appeared.

Zhou Yan set his tea aside and used his Divine Sense to scan the two men in the distance with some concern.

"I hope nothing goes wrong..."

What Zhou Yan didn't know was that his impulsive actions last night had introduced a new term to this world: bodhi.