8: Tianlong Pen

"Wait... what?"

Chen Qingxuan was dumbfounded.

At this moment, even he felt like crying... Did he really look that much like a bad guy?

If this can be endured, what cannot!

Chen Qingxuan declared he wouldn't accept this, "Say it for me... Big Brother is a great person... the most handsome great person in the world... if you don't say it, I'll give you a taste of the stick!"

And so,

Under his tyrannical pressure, the Little Pitiful One could only sob, "Waa~ Big... Big Brother is a great person... the most handsome great person in the world... waaa..."

At this moment, Huang Qingxue was questioning her life.

An evil cultivator who desecrated corpses after killing... and used women as Cauldrons... was actually forcing someone to praise him as a good person?

This was simply outrageous!

She had heard that evil cultivators were perverted before, but only upon meeting one did she realize... their depravity was beyond imagination.

Sigh—

On the other hand, Chen Qingxuan felt refreshed.

Finally, she admitted he was a good person.

It was a good thing he didn't give up on changing his image in her heart.

After she finished crying from exhaustion.

Sniffling, Huang Qingxue picked up the Spirit Stones from the ground and began to refine them aggrievedly.

Although in her eyes, Chen Qingxuan wanted to raise her as a Cauldron, increasing her strength was still a necessity.

Regardless... it was better than being used for nothing!

Chen Qingxuan didn't stay idle either, pondering over the parchment.

"Even with the markings, this mountain range is so vast. Where should I start looking?" Chen Qingxuan was troubled.

The parchment marked a general area, but given the size of the mountain range, it wasn't a job that could be finished quickly.

Just then, the System's voice arrived as expected—

[Given that the Host personally intervened to help the <talent> Huang Qingxue temper her Heart-Nature, you have gained one use of the <heavenly dragon brush>.]

[The so-called heavenly dragon brush allows one to <fabricate> the essence of an object, adding or removing attributes that the object does not possess. As long as it is logical, the illusory can be made real.]

[In short, the Host can tamper with the clues on the parchment to break the deadlock.]

"Tampering with facts... is that for real?"

Chen Qingxuan was stunned.

Immediately after, a heavenly dragon brush appeared before him. It was gilded all over, exuded an extraordinary aura, and had the four characters for <Fair and Just> carved onto its barrel.

"Let's try it out first!"

Chen Qingxuan wasn't sure yet. He grabbed the heavenly dragon brush, which felt as heavy as history itself, and began to embellish the parchment according to the System's prompts... but the more he 'dressed up' the Little Girl that was the parchment, the more uncertain he felt.

Is this method reliable?

Can facts really be changed?

But when he stopped moving the heavenly dragon brush, a burst of noble Qi suddenly emerged from the previously dull map... Then, a red line surged from his current location across the parchment, finally stopping at the area marked with a red X—

A string of text appeared before his eyes!

[After traveling 100,086 steps southeast, a pear-shaped boulder will be visible. This is the entrance to the Secret Realm...]

"?"

Chen Qingxuan was shocked.

He rubbed his eyes, and only after confirming again that the text on the parchment hadn't vanished did he dare believe he wasn't seeing things.

"Holy... tampering with facts... does such a divine object really exist in this world?"

Chen Qingxuan stared at the heavenly dragon brush, speechless.

Ding!

[In principle, such a divine object shouldn't exist, but the principle... is now in the Host's hands.]

"The heavenly dragon brush... principles... haha."

Chen Qingxuan couldn't help but laugh heartily.

Looking at the eye-catching characters <Fair and Just> on the heavenly dragon brush, he felt both irony and pleasant surprise. Principles meant being able to turn black into white, confuse right and wrong, and call a stag a horse... Truly worthy of the celestial being system!

This is exactly my style.

"By the way, System, can this <heavenly dragon brush> only be used once?" Chen Qingxuan suddenly thought of something. If he could own this fact-tampering heavenly dragon brush instead of just using it once;

then wouldn't all the opportunities in the world be like a Little Girl named History, allowing him to dress her up however he liked?

All opportunities would fall into his hands?

Ding!

[To the Host: The heavenly dragon brush is an auxiliary item of the celestial being system, much like the previously appearing Corruption Roulette Wheel.]

[In the future, the Host can still activate different types of Celestial Being rewards through talents, including but not limited to the Corruption Roulette Wheel and the heavenly dragon brush.]

"I see."

Chen Qingxuan realized, though he wasn't exactly disappointed.

The surprises the celestial being system brought him had already exceeded his own understanding. If he were still unsatisfied, that would be truly too 'Celestial Being' of him.

Before long.

A sign of a Breakthrough sprouted in his Dantian. As a wave of Qi erupted, his Realm reached the Middle Stage of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"This Little Girl... is terrifyingly formidable!" Chen Qingxuan's gaze turned toward Huang Qingxue, his eyes flashing with shock. She was actually about to reach the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

How many days had it been since she started her Cultivation?

Although his provision of resources played a part, it was undeniable that Huang Qingxue's talent for Cultivation was far beyond what could be described by the simple word <Genius>.

Huang Qingxue put down the depleted Spirit Stones in her hand, her large, watery eyes looking timidly at Chen Qingxuan.

Chen Qingxuan walked over. "Finished refining?"

"Mm."

The Little Girl pursed her lips and nodded in admission without any temper.

"Let's go!"

Chen Qingxuan didn't waste any words and led her straight to find the Opportunity... After traveling approximately 100,086 steps;

Sure enough, a boulder shaped like a pear but looking otherwise ordinary appeared in their sight.

"We're here."

Chen Qingxuan pulled the Little Girl to a stop before the boulder. After taking one last look at the prompt on the parchment, he reached out toward the surface of the boulder.

Rumble—

Following the prompt he had received, he circulated his Profound Power into the boulder. Instantly, the previously dull surface of the boulder rippled with strange grid-like light patterns.

Its originally rough surface became smooth, turning transparent until it eventually transformed completely into a piece of crystal.

At the same time, a two-meter-high light gate opened within the crystal, casting a brilliant golden light over the two of them.

"Huh?"

Huang Qingxue's eyes widened.

"Done."

The corner of Chen Qingxuan's mouth curled up. He wondered what kind of Opportunity was hidden here.

Before entering the Secret Realm, he turned to look at the stunned Little Pitiful One. "Stay close later, or don't come crying to me if you run into danger."

"Hm?"

Huang Qingxue snapped back to her senses and looked at him. She bit her lip, her small face clouded with unconcealable nervousness. "Is this... your lair?"

Chen Qingxuan: "???"