91: Chapter 91 Chu Yang: Could Blue Star be the rule itself? Once one realizes they resonate with the rule, will they instantly transform into the Dao?
"Stop dinging."
Shen Yuan was completely speechless and utterly bewildered. "If you ding one more time, just unbind yourself!"
"Ding! Host, please stop asking!"
The system had turned into a Husky, laughing mischievously. "There are many things you aren't qualified to know yet~"
"Your cultivation is too weak. If you find out, you'll explode."
"I'll only tell you one thing... Since the ancient myths are all true, then think about it: why hasn't Blue Star been blown to bits by anyone until now?"
"Is it because the people in those ancient myths lacked the power to destroy Blue Star?"
The system's tone became mysterious. "Host, this is the power of Blue Star itself!"
"A type of power... so ancient it's ridiculous, overbearing, and complex!"
"You can fight however you want on Blue Star—demolish buildings, blow up streets, even level Mount Everest, and no one will care."
"But... you are not allowed to destroy Blue Star!"
The system's tone suddenly grew solemn. "I'm not telling you the truth because the moment you know, you will instantly Dissolve into the Dao!"
"If your strength is insufficient, to know is to die."
"So stop asking. If you ask, the answer is 'cannot say'."
The system smiled slightly. "Ignorance is bliss in life!"
Shen Yuan: "..."
"So after listening to your yapping for so long, I've heard absolutely nothing?"
I'm not afraid of death, really, I'm not afraid of death at all!
Why can't you just satisfy my curiosity?
"Ding! Yes, exactly, absolutely nothing!"
The system replied righteously.
Shen Yuan: "ヽ(ー_ー)ノ"
I'm freaking done!
Chu Yang looked at Shen Yuan. "Old Shen, did you get an answer?"
"Yeah, I got one!"
Shen Yuan spoke calmly. "To summarize in one sentence... I asked for nothing, and I got nothing in return!"
Chu Yang: (O_o)??
What the heck?
That power... is 'nothing'?
"The system said it can't tell me!"
"It only told me one thing: I can wreck the house as much as I want, but I'm not allowed to blow up the planet."
"If I find out, I'll Dissolve into the Dao on the spot and kick the bucket immediately."
Shen Yuan said helplessly, "I can only know once my strength is sufficient."
Chu Yang's expression changed drastically, his mind reeling.
Dissolve into the Dao upon knowing?
Could it be... a Rule!?
Is there a Rule protecting Blue Star?
"Yang Zi, let me ask you something."
Shen Yuan asked curiously, "In the other world you used to live in, did no one ever destroy planets?"
Chu Yang rolled his eyes. "That wasn't a planet; it was an entire continent!"
"It was called..."
"Yan Xing Continent!"
"That place was incredibly tough. Forget a Nascent Soul, even if an Immortal Emperor struck with full force, they'd at most shatter it into pieces."
"Wanting to blow up the entire continent? Keep dreaming."
Chu Yang stretched and looked into the distance.
"Old Shen, don't look too deeply into it."
"Some Rules cannot be spoken of, nor can they be comprehended."
"Once known, one will resonate with the Rule and immediately Dissolve into the Dao and die."
"Perhaps that power just now was the power of a Rule."
Chu Yang smiled slightly, looking profound and full of prestige.
Shen Yuan: "..."
Look at you being all capable!
Just because you're an Immortal Emperor, you talk a lot and have so much knowledge, huh?
"Ah, right, right, right!"
Shen Yuan nodded heavily, his tone incredibly respectful. "After all, it's you, the omnipotent Lord Immortal Emperor."
Chu Yang smiled radiantly, his mouth nearly splitting to his ears.
Do you finally know the worth of this Immortal Emperor now?
Shen Yuan's smile vanished, his tone cold as ice. "An Immortal Emperor wearing a certain colored hat—as for what color, I won't say!"
Chu Yang's smile instantly disappeared.
"If you don't know how to talk, then shut your mouth! No one will think you're a mute!"
Chu Yang snorted coldly and changed the subject. "Old Shen, what exactly was going on?"
"As soon as I arrived, I saw that person trying to make a move on you!"
"And he was a Golden Core!"
"Then in the blink of an eye, he became a Nascent Soul?"
Chu Yang asked, his brow furrowed tightly.
Shen Yuan spread his hands lazily. "Just a mere Excellence-tier Child of Destiny!"
Chu Yang: "????"
"It was like this, and like that!"
Shen Yuan laughed and gave a rapid-fire explanation.
Chu Yang was speechless.
Holy crap!
Is the threshold for being a Child of Destiny this low nowadays?
"He also had a system?"
Chu Yang asked in surprise, "What kind of system?"
Shen Yuan shrugged. "It was that light dot from just now... As for what system... I don't know! It was eaten by my system!"
Chu Yang's mouth twitched violently.
You ate the guy's system without knowing anything about it?
Is your system a Husky spirit or something? It gnaws on everything!
"Ding! It was a Life-Spending System!"
The system explained calmly.
Shen Yuan relayed, "Oh, a Life-Spending System. You get stronger by spending your lifespan!"
Chu Yang was stunned. "That system is actually quite good. After all, as cultivation increases, lifespan increases..."
"Once you become an immortal, your lifespan is infinite..."
"Wait, that's not right..."
Chu Yang scratched his head. "Even though they say lifespan is infinite after becoming an immortal, but..."
"What's wrong?" Shen Yuan asked curiously. "Can't you live forever after becoming an immortal?"
"You can!"
Chu Yang nodded.
But an Immortal Emperor...
He felt a faint sense of dread in his heart.
According to records, everyone who achieved the rank of Immortal Emperor on the Yan Xing Continent eventually went missing.
No one knew if they died or just vanished.
Otherwise, after so many years, there wouldn't be a mere twelve in the Emperor Realm on the Yan Xing Continent.
He always felt that some secret seemed to be hidden on the Yan Xing Continent of back then.
"Everything's done, let's go!"
Shen Yuan laughed and slapped Chu Yang on the butt. "Go back and continue farming villain points!"
"I'm already at Golden Core, and you're still at Foundation Establishment!"
"You're not doing so well!"
"You, this Immortal Emperor, are just weak."
Shen Yuan laughed with a face full of craftiness.
Chu Yang's face turned dark. You're slapping my butt again.
So what if I'm an Immortal Emperor?
Even as an Immortal Emperor, I have to cultivate myself.
You're freaking using cheats!
Besides...
Without the few of us fighting each other to give you villain points, could you freaking level up this fast?
I, a dignified Immortal Emperor, have been reduced to a dedicated laborer or an experience pack, haven't I!
"By the way, since you're here, exchange some things for me..."
"Qi Condensing Grass, Pure Spirit Pill Fruit, Ice Spirit Flower, Fire Heart Fruit, Flowing Cloud Leaf, Spirit Washing Spring..."
Chu Yang rattled them off.
Shen Yuan nodded and opened the system mall.
Hmm... these things weren't expensive. All together, they only cost a mere twenty thousand or so villain points.
Shen Yuan exchanged them directly.
Looking at the pile of items, Chu Yang spoke expressionlessly, "Take off your clothes!"
Shen Yuan clutched his chest, looking wary.
"I'm only wearing a bathrobe, why the hell should I take it off!"
"Yang Zi, you better not have any ideas about me!"
"I'm a man!"
"Even though I slapped your butt just now, I am straight!"
Shen Yuan carefully took two steps back.
"Can you stop being such an eyesore."
Chu Yang sighed; life was hard.
He felt so tired. "I just want to use them to pack these things up."
Shen Yuan pouted, looking aggrieved.
"Look at this, it's only been a few days..."
"And you're already calling me an eyesore!"
"Now that you have villain points, is this how the younger brother treats the older brother?"
"In the end, once the flower withers, the falling petals are met with cold indifference..."
Shen Yuan looked pitiful. "Men are all scum!"
"Shut up!"
Chu Yang rubbed his temples. "Old Shen, my head hurts."
You're the scum, not me!
Don't you dare start acting like a 'little fairy'!
Better to act like Lin Daiyu...
At least then you won't end up insulting yourself!