278: You are just a string of code

The state-stabilizing seal had been in a very bad mood recently.

The Nascent Soul it had achieved was inherently flawed, a notch below that of a true Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Therefore, even though he could easily suppress Golden Core Cultivators, a sense of unease always lingered in his heart.

Once a Golden Core Cultivator completed the shattering of the core and formation of the Nascent Soul during their seclusion, achieving a true Nascent Soul,

his special Nascent Soul would be exposed and he would be suppressed.

At that time, he would likely once again be transformed into a useful Magic Treasure, becoming a mere accessory for others.

This was a future the state-stabilizing seal was absolutely unwilling to see.

So he constantly searched for the secluded cultivation spots of Old Ancestors like those from Heshui Prefecture and Duan Kong Cave.

Unfortunately, these people were extremely cunning and never gave him an opportunity to find them.

Just as he grew increasingly anxious,

the Great Jiang Empress, who should have died, actually Possessed an old woman and reappeared.

The state-stabilizing seal was greatly alarmed and rushed to stop her.

The Great Jiang Empress's Cultivation was almost completely gone, but her Soul strength remained, and coupled with her entangled relationship with the state-stabilizing seal, she was actually able to contend with him equally.

Although the battle of spells would eventually lead to the Great Jiang Empress's defeat over a prolonged period, the state-stabilizing seal still watched helplessly as the Empress's Soul escaped once again, disappearing without a trace.

It was clear she would continue to lie low.

The next time she appeared, it would be with an unknown level of concealment and caution.

The state-stabilizing seal's mood worsened as a result.

He vented his anger on various Golden Core Cultivators, killing many people.

Later, however, he discovered that Golden Core Cultivators like Li Changfeng were actually still secretly plotting something.

The state-stabilizing seal felt both annoyed and that the matter was absurd.

A Golden Core Cultivator, daring to cause trouble right under his nose?

Did they really think his special Nascent Soul wasn't a Nascent Soul?

"Senior state-stabilizing seal, I have a suggestion."

Li Changfeng looked at the state-stabilizing seal, neither servile nor overbearing.

He didn't seem to feel that he was completely at the mercy of the state-stabilizing seal, as if he could perish at any moment.

Li Changfeng glanced at his Fire Wolf mount and said:

"Senior state-stabilizing seal, why don't we let my mount go first, and then you and I can sit down in a secluded place to talk slowly.

"Believe me, you won't refuse my suggestion."

The state-stabilizing seal narrowed his eyes, finding the person in front of him somewhat laughable.

A Golden Core Cultivator, someone he could crush with a flick of his hand, where did he get the confidence to negotiate with him?

However, he was also curious about what Li Changfeng wanted to say.

With a wave of his large hand, he grabbed Li Changfeng and flew towards a mountain range.

The mountains were layered, shrouded in mist, and the patterns of a grand formation could be vaguely seen.

Li Changfeng was thrown onto a mountain peak, getting up somewhat disheveled.

The state-stabilizing seal stood in the clouds, one hand supporting his head, a slight smile on his lips, and said:

"Speak. I want to see what your suggestion truly is.

"If you can't satisfy me..." You know the consequences."

Li Changfeng brushed the dust from his clothes, waved his hand, pulled a large rock nearby, and transformed it into a stone chair, then actually sat down on it.

He appeared somewhat calm, as if unafraid of death.

Then, Li Changfeng spoke:

"Senior state-stabilizing seal, I presume you also have some conjectures, conjectures about us Extraterrestrial Demons.

"We come from a place called Blue Star, and the Xuanhuan World is a game developed by one of our gaming companies.

"Most Cultivators, including you, whether of the Human Race or Yao Race, or even Magic Treasures that have gained sentience like you, are merely lines of code in the game.

"Simply put, people from our Blue Star can modify the code and adjust your data at any time."

Li Changfeng's lips curled into a slightly mocking smile:

"Due to legal restrictions, adjusting the data of us players would incur legal responsibility, so the developers basically can't do that.

"But adjusting the data of you non-player characters is completely feasible, and almost without any difficulty.

"It only takes one word from the boss: today you, the state-stabilizing seal, are a Nascent Soul, tomorrow you will directly drop to Golden Core.

"And this is just the most insignificant entry in the update log."

After Li Changfeng finished speaking, his lips curled into a deeply mocking smile as he looked at the state-stabilizing seal.

He wanted to see the state-stabilizing seal's shocked, surprised, and even fearful expression.

However, the state-stabilizing seal's expression was very calm, as if he hadn't understood.

After a while, the state-stabilizing seal finally spoke:

"You are not the first person to tell me this.

"Nor are you the first to propose the concepts of player characters and non-player characters.

"Many Extraterrestrial Demons have approached me, threatening to use this to make me obey them, or else they would modify my Realm and cast me into the mud.

"I killed them with a flick of my hand, and nothing happened."

Li Changfeng frowned slightly; there were actually players who courted death by threatening the state-stabilizing seal.

One should know that he was a top-tier rich second generation in China, truly possessing the ability to influence game operations, which was why he considered negotiating with the state-stabilizing seal.

Other players, each poorer than the last, let alone influencing game operations, couldn't even distinguish between positions like operations, planning, designer, or data.

And yet they dared to threaten the state-stabilizing seal.

'Isn't this just causing trouble for me?'

The threats aside, the key was that they were killed by the state-stabilizing seal, and there were no corresponding changes afterward.

The state-stabilizing seal would definitely not believe it.

At this moment, the state-stabilizing seal spoke again:

"What you speak of, Blue Star, reality, game, data... "It's nothing more than your internal jargon.

"Different social civilizations and different Cultivation systems do indeed have different understandings of this world, with many different terminologies.

"I can understand all of these.

"If we were to translate it into orthodox Cultivation World terminology... "You mean to say that you are connected to the Heavenly Dao, and can change the rules of heaven and earth at any time through the Heavenly Dao, casting me into the mud, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng immediately clapped his hands and laughed:

"Exactly, that's what I mean.

"We Extraterrestrial Demons, we players, can all speak with the Heavenly Dao.

"And I, Li Changfeng, can even directly interfere with the Heavenly Dao.

"Senior state-stabilizing seal, are you truly not afraid?"

The state-stabilizing seal laughed heartily:

"Who in this Cultivation World doesn't know that the Heavenly Dao has long since collapsed, all rules have been set, inherited from ancient times, with no further changes.

"Heavenly punishment no longer exists, heavenly rewards no longer exist; all things in the world only follow the basic iron laws of heaven and earth. This is the freest and most unrestrained era.

"Young man, it's meaningless for you to try to intimidate me with the Heavenly Dao."

Li Changfeng snorted coldly and said:

"state-stabilizing seal, don't be arrogant. You wait here, I will immediately prove to you that the Heavenly Dao truly exists, and that we players can influence the Heavenly Dao."

The state-stabilizing seal's lips curved in a smile, as if watching a farce.

"I'll be waiting."

Li Changfeng snorted, then began to contact Jiang Feng of Huanmeng Group, intending to give the state-stabilizing seal a hotfix nerf.