246: Event ended! System upgrade in progress...

“How have Baili Fengmings and the others been lately?”

“Them? A while ago, they were researching some fifth-generation beauty-enhancing pills, and ended up creating pill spirits. Now it seems they are completely focused on the pill spirits, and have switched to researching them.”

Wen Qin and Mu Xianyan, this Master and disciple pair, were gathered together.

Their most frequent topic of discussion was Chen Nanzhi and Baili Fengmings Master and disciple pair.

Sometimes they would complain about them forgetting to eat and sleep for the sake of refining some pill, and sometimes they would sigh in admiration at some heaven-defying contraption they had researched.

When they had discussed so much that they ran out of topics.

They would shift their discussion target.

“What about Ruoruo and Qingxue?” Wen Qin asked.

One is a golden-furred fox girl, and the other is a transformed white tiger from the Xiaoyue White Tiger Clan.

Recently, they had been inseparable, like best friends.

“They and Nangong Qing have been helping Immortal Emperor Qian Yu establish a large Holy Land recently.”

“Oh, no wonder I haven't seen them.”

“It's not just them, right? Sister Long, Ying, Flower Xiao Hong, and little Dream Immortal only follow husband around. Su Yuyao is only on Tianyun Mountain, and Bai Huaer and little Underworld River are constantly on the move, not to mention that Demoness Chu who is never seen.”

When Mu Xianyan reached this point, she suddenly smiled brightly: “Actually, we usually don't see most of them, and we rarely meet each other. Unless husband asks us to, with so many people, it's hard to get together at the same time.”

“That's true...”

Wen Qin lightly nodded her delicate head.

She looked at the auspicious clouds filling the sky, and suddenly said: “Speaking of which, didn't another woman come looking for him last time? Riding a golden phoenix?”

“Yes, that was husband's childhood sweetheart. She seems to still be traveling around various places.”

“Counting carefully, it's almost broken through the number of two palms.”

“......?”

Mu Xianyan was stunned for a moment.

After realizing that Master was talking about the number of people, she immediately smiled charmingly, her face showing emotion: “Yes... Thinking back then, he didn't even have a single person behind him...”

“Although the number hasn't reached a hundred yet, at least it won't invite idle gossip anymore.”

“Hehe~ Nowadays, who would dare to speak ill of him?”

The clear breeze blew through the leaves on the trees, making a rustling sound.

The sisters Tian Dong and Tian Xia stood not far away, quietly gazing north. Both of them stood with their straight, beautiful white jade legs pressed tightly together, looking extremely lovely.

“He probably won't be back tonight.”

“Mhm...”

...

【Ding!】

【Event “Heavenly Dao Possesses Wang Xuanba, Transforms into Lin Sheng's Appearance to Harm the World” has ended!】

【Summary of this event: You successfully disrupted Heavenly Dao's plot to frame you, and further damaged Its relationship with the Heavenly Mandated Protagonists.】

【You even forcefully expelled Heavenly Dao from Wang Xuanba's body by raising your realm midway.】

【During this period.】

【You even successfully absorbed the Heavens Mandate Luck of nine Heavenly Mandated Protagonists, and had the Truth Black Lotus completely kill Heavenly Dao!】

【Your achievements are unprecedentedly glorious!】

【Performance Reward: Collapse Value +300!】

【Successfully absorbed the Heavens Mandate Luck of nine Heavenly Mandated Protagonists!】

【Additional Reward: Collapse Value +900!】

【Successfully killed Heavenly Dao!】

【Additional Reward: Collapse Value +1000!】

Lin Sheng hadn't expected.

This absorption and digestion process lasted for a full day and night.

And while he was obtaining the Heavens Mandate Luck of the nine Heavenly Mandated Protagonists and beginning to digest and convert it into his own luck, Li Lianer also completely killed Heavenly Dao.

—This process was unremarkable, like crushing a candy bean.

When he opened his eyes.

In front of him, besides the complete settlement interface that appeared, there were two other new lines of messages.

【Data collection complete!】

【system upgrading, please wait...】

“Hmm...”

Lin Sheng rubbed his somewhat drowsy head.

He was still sitting in the snow, and Li Lianer was still lying in his arms.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

The two elders in the village had left at some point.

The nine Heavenly Mandated Protagonists were still standing nearby, excitedly discussing the fact that Heavenly Dao had been destroyed.

“Hahaha! Heavenly Dao is destroyed! From now on, we are free people!”

“Yes, yes, hahaha...”

“Most importantly, we won't be influenced by Heavenly Dao anymore, and won't unknowingly do those embarrassing things!”

“Right, right, right!”

“Ah, actually, I don't think it was necessarily Heavenly Dao's influence. At least I can be sure that I like my dear Tianrui...”

“Look! Brother Lin is awake! He absorbed so much luck, he's clearly very tired.”

“Brother Lin, Brother Lin, are you okay!?”

Seeing Lin Sheng wake up.

Chu Tianze, Ye Liufeng, and the other nine gathered around, looking at him with concern.

From their perspective, there was no Truth Black Lotus in his arms, not even any black energy was seen.

“I'm fine.”

Lin Sheng waved his hand and stood up with their enthusiastic help.

“Brother Lin, thank you!”

Seeing him stand up and appear unharmed.

The nine protagonists were relieved and thanked him enthusiastically again.

“That's right! You successfully killed the Collapsing Heavenly Dao and saved the world!”

“It's just that I don't know why my 'Become Stronger by Recognizing Someone as Your Father' system is still here. Just now it even made me recognize two more people as my fathers on the spot...” Li Fei's expression was strange.

“Isn't our chat group still here too? It just means it's not being powered by Heavenly Dao's energy.”

“Yeah, thank you, Brother Lin!”

After a burst of enthusiasm, the nine protagonists gradually calmed down.

Their expressions became somewhat melancholic again.

“It's just that after today, we are no longer Heavenly Mandated Protagonists.”

Ye Liufeng's expression was wistful.

“Yes, we can only be ordinary people.”

Lan Ao nodded, a trace of imperceptible loneliness flashing in his eyes.

“It's okay, we're still good friends, and our family and friends are still the same.”

Fang Yuan tried to cheer everyone up, but his tone couldn't hide his disappointment.

Although they all knew that losing this status wouldn't endanger their lives, cultivation, or anything else.

Although they were indeed willing to sacrifice their Heavens Mandate Luck for the world yesterday.

But...

When they truly lost it at this moment.

This feeling was completely different...

“Don't be discouraged!”

At this moment.

Lin Sheng suddenly said with extremely bright and energetic words: “Even if you've lost the Heavens Mandate Luck of a Heavenly Mandated Protagonist, can't you regain it?”

Hmm!?

As soon as these words were spoken, the nine protagonists all cast hopeful gazes towards Lin Sheng.

What does he mean?

This luck, can it be regained?

“Brother Lin, do you mean... you're going to return the luck to us?”

“How is that possible!”

Lin Sheng shook his head and chuckled helplessly: “If this luck wasn't completely absorbed, the Collapsing Heavenly Dao couldn't have died. And for the Collapsing Heavenly Dao to die, you were destined to lose this luck.”

“Then you mean...”

“You are the Heaven's Mandate of this world, and you sacrificed your luck to save the world. And there is another world, where the Heaven's Mandate are harming multiple worlds. Since that's the case, why don't you go and fight for the luck of those evil Heaven's Mandate and save another world?”

The reason Lin Sheng said these words.

Was entirely because the system upgrade was complete before him.

And it presented him with this dense series of messages!