Chapter 17
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At that moment before Shu Yidan, time stopped. The only thing before him was the blue screen.
[Introduction Quest Complete. Triggered Hidden Quest Complete.
You can activate the Villainous Plot Halo Splitting System – Tutorial SEED.
Activate? -Y/N-
Warning: If you do not choose activation, the SYSTEM will be disconnected.]
Shu Yidan looked at the blue screen before him with wary eyes. He had cultivated for 250 years and ascended to a True Immortal, yet he had never seen such a thing.
He knew computers in his past life, and had seen a technological city created by a reincarnator after becoming a True Immortal, but they weren't even capable of building a VR System that could house more than 72 mortals. When Dreamworlds could be built by Golden Core-equivalents using the Dream Cultivation System, even capable of housing the souls of all lifeforms in a mortal world... was there any meaning in technology apart from novelty?
The System had completely subverted Shu Yidan's worldview.
But Shu Yidan quelled his doubts. It could be the inheritance of a bored god or immortal that could benefit him.
Or it could be a trap of a bored god or immortal that had the appearance of an inheritance with the express purpose of sending him to hell.
It could be only those two, as hadn't really offended any Immortal in his short time spent as one. And Yang Yi didn't have any Immortals even vaguely connected to him.
But well, he was an Immortal too, a True Immortal… in the past timeline. He could probably seize the benefits and get out without triggering the trap. And if he didn't, well… such would be fate.
"System, can I get some time to decide? I did the quests I was given at my fastest so that I could get some leeway time, after all." Shu Yidan plainly asked. He didn't bother trying to guess commands as the System was clearly possessing Artificial Intelligence at the least.
[Host has 3 hours and 27 minutes to activate the SYSTEM]
"System, can you automatically activate after 3 hours and 25 minutes? Kindly give a reminder a minute before auto-activation." Shu Yidan thought for a bit before placing the request.
[System will automatically activate 3 hours and 25 minutes from this moment. Reminder will be sent to host 3 hours and 24 minutes from this moment.]
[Displaying System Activation Benefits…]
[Quest Rewards will be calculated and rewarded]
[Activation of Full-Heal Function]
[Activation of Inventory Function]
[Activation of Roulette Function]
[Activation of System Customization Shop]
Shu Yidan frowned at the message. Everything offered by the System seemed more-or-less understandable by title. But something seemed suspicious…
"System, define Full-Heal Function."
[Full-Heal Function replenishes all stock-based stats and all status effects.
All energy that can be cultivated is classified as a stock-based stat. Eg. Qi, True Essence, Spiritual Force, etc.
A stock-based stat can only be added when host cultivates a technique of the power system and has reached a pre-defined boundary in that power system.
Host possesses Peak Golden Core cultivation base of the Immortal Cultivation Power System.
Cultivation Base has been reduced to Initial Golden Core due to voluntary transferal.
Thus, Cultivation Base will be restored to Peak Golden Core on activation]
Seeing the in-depth explanation, Shu Yidan remembered what missed him. "System, what about status effects like the unknown one I am inflicted with? And what about lifespan? Also, does the System not possess a game-style stat display?"
[On Status Effects: Host's hidden status effect is not under purview of Full-Heal Function.
However, System can initiate a Hidden Quest with reward being status effect healing.]
[On Lifespan: Accounted as stock-based consumable stat. Lifespan will be restored to maximum possible age as per Cultivation Base achieved.
Host will recover 120 years and regain maximum lifespan of 500 years.]
[On Stat Display: See "System Customization Shop"]
Reading every notification, Shu Yidan felt his heart calm. The matter of his lifespan and cultivation base that would be a minor headache being so easily solved was a pleasant surprise.
He swiped away the blue-screens and the stat screen appeared before him.
[Profile: Shu Yidan]
[Cultivation Realm: Golden Core – peak]
[Negative Status: -Unlock the System to Check-]
[Protagonist to Behead: Not Set]
[Profile: The Sect Master's True Disciple, Shu Yidan lives a blessed life with powerful backing. He happily wastes it all away as an addict. How long will this last?]
[SSS Rate: 2/1/1]
He swiped even it away, and the world that had paused resumed. The heartbeat of Shu Yidan normalized.
It could be the ability to stop time.
It could be the ability to mess with Shu Yidan's perception of time until a moment turned into eternity.
Both of them were equally beyond Shu Yidan's knowledge.
And the System being capable of it even without being activated, in the 'Introduction Mode' sent chills through his spine.
+++
The scene returned to the Cultivation Residence atop Azurewind Peak, where master and disciple faced each other.
"Dear disciple, have you fallen into a daze? Are you so astounded by my divine might?" The Eighth Generation Sect Master praised himself as usual.
Shu Yidan gave a careful look, analyzing the Sect Master's figure. The man seemed like a 40 year old who had kept up with physical exercise for a long part of his lifespan. The black hair that covered his head made his age indeterminate, making it hard to immediately pin down his age.
"Yes, the might of your sword cultivation can indeed be called divine. Even if I resolved myself to destroy my entire lifespan and use the little I've comprehended of the Azurewind Blade Technique to battle you… I'd only be able to match you for 75 moves." Shu Yidan's words seemed to carry praise.
"That you can even match me for 75 moves is a huge achievement… Since the matter of battling Nascent Souls without being a Nascent Soul is too hard to achieve. Master Azurewind was capable of it and perhaps our little Xiaoyi could be capable as well, some day." The Sect Master smiled.
"It is utterly meaningless. That trick with the formation is meant to deter Nascent Souls from attacking. 75 moves are meaningless if I die from life exhaustion. I'll just have to flee like a rat in the end." Shu Yidan was expressionless.
"Yidan. You did manage to use the formation of the array to control energy only Nascent Souls should be capable of. Now, you should focus on comprehending an Intent or two. If you can gain insight into a Domain, that would be a good fate. If not… Nascent Soul Pill and you can still gain insight into Domains. Don't waste your time. That Jianghu nonsense is worthless. Formations and arrays have uses though, and I am really proud that you could reach the level of ability needed to battle Nascent Souls in such a short time." The Sect Master patted Shu Yidan's head which caused Shu Yidan to freeze solid.
Shu Yidan didn't know what was going on. He gave the appearance of having spent the five years on comprehending the Azurewind Peak's formations, a excuse that was completely viable due to the Sect Master being out-of-sect in the meantime.
He didn't expect this. Even though his mind didn't possess a single kind memory of the Sect Master, why would he act with such a grandfatherly grace? And what did he mean by Jianghu nonsense?
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At that moment before Shu Yidan, time stopped. The only thing before him was the blue screen.
[Introduction Quest Complete. Triggered Hidden Quest Complete.
You can activate the Villainous Plot Halo Splitting System – Tutorial SEED.
Activate? -Y/N-
Warning: If you do not choose activation, the SYSTEM will be disconnected.]
Shu Yidan looked at the blue screen before him with wary eyes. He had cultivated for 250 years and ascended to a True Immortal, yet he had never seen such a thing.
He knew computers in his past life, and had seen a technological city created by a reincarnator after becoming a True Immortal, but they weren't even capable of building a VR System that could house more than 72 mortals. When Dreamworlds could be built by Golden Core-equivalents using the Dream Cultivation System, even capable of housing the souls of all lifeforms in a mortal world... was there any meaning in technology apart from novelty?
The System had completely subverted Shu Yidan's worldview.
But Shu Yidan quelled his doubts. It could be the inheritance of a bored god or immortal that could benefit him.
Or it could be a trap of a bored god or immortal that had the appearance of an inheritance with the express purpose of sending him to hell.
It could be only those two, as hadn't really offended any Immortal in his short time spent as one. And Yang Yi didn't have any Immortals even vaguely connected to him.
But well, he was an Immortal too, a True Immortal… in the past timeline. He could probably seize the benefits and get out without triggering the trap. And if he didn't, well… such would be fate.
"System, can I get some time to decide? I did the quests I was given at my fastest so that I could get some leeway time, after all." Shu Yidan plainly asked. He didn't bother trying to guess commands as the System was clearly possessing Artificial Intelligence at the least.
[Host has 3 hours and 27 minutes to activate the SYSTEM]
"System, can you automatically activate after 3 hours and 25 minutes? Kindly give a reminder a minute before auto-activation." Shu Yidan thought for a bit before placing the request.
[System will automatically activate 3 hours and 25 minutes from this moment. Reminder will be sent to host 3 hours and 24 minutes from this moment.]
[Displaying System Activation Benefits…]
[Quest Rewards will be calculated and rewarded]
[Activation of Full-Heal Function]
[Activation of Inventory Function]
[Activation of Roulette Function]
[Activation of System Customization Shop]
Shu Yidan frowned at the message. Everything offered by the System seemed more-or-less understandable by title. But something seemed suspicious…
"System, define Full-Heal Function."
[Full-Heal Function replenishes all stock-based stats and all status effects.
All energy that can be cultivated is classified as a stock-based stat. Eg. Qi, True Essence, Spiritual Force, etc.
A stock-based stat can only be added when host cultivates a technique of the power system and has reached a pre-defined boundary in that power system.
Host possesses Peak Golden Core cultivation base of the Immortal Cultivation Power System.
Cultivation Base has been reduced to Initial Golden Core due to voluntary transferal.
Thus, Cultivation Base will be restored to Peak Golden Core on activation]
Seeing the in-depth explanation, Shu Yidan remembered what missed him. "System, what about status effects like the unknown one I am inflicted with? And what about lifespan? Also, does the System not possess a game-style stat display?"
[On Status Effects: Host's hidden status effect is not under purview of Full-Heal Function.
However, System can initiate a Hidden Quest with reward being status effect healing.]
[On Lifespan: Accounted as stock-based consumable stat. Lifespan will be restored to maximum possible age as per Cultivation Base achieved.
Host will recover 120 years and regain maximum lifespan of 500 years.]
[On Stat Display: See "System Customization Shop"]
Reading every notification, Shu Yidan felt his heart calm. The matter of his lifespan and cultivation base that would be a minor headache being so easily solved was a pleasant surprise.
He swiped away the blue-screens and the stat screen appeared before him.
[Profile: Shu Yidan]
[Cultivation Realm: Golden Core – peak]
[Negative Status: -Unlock the System to Check-]
[Protagonist to Behead: Not Set]
[Profile: The Sect Master's True Disciple, Shu Yidan lives a blessed life with powerful backing. He happily wastes it all away as an addict. How long will this last?]
[SSS Rate: 2/1/1]
He swiped even it away, and the world that had paused resumed. The heartbeat of Shu Yidan normalized.
It could be the ability to stop time.
It could be the ability to mess with Shu Yidan's perception of time until a moment turned into eternity.
Both of them were equally beyond Shu Yidan's knowledge.
And the System being capable of it even without being activated, in the 'Introduction Mode' sent chills through his spine.
+++
The scene returned to the Cultivation Residence atop Azurewind Peak, where master and disciple faced each other.
"Dear disciple, have you fallen into a daze? Are you so astounded by my divine might?" The Eighth Generation Sect Master praised himself as usual.
Shu Yidan gave a careful look, analyzing the Sect Master's figure. The man seemed like a 40 year old who had kept up with physical exercise for a long part of his lifespan. The black hair that covered his head made his age indeterminate, making it hard to immediately pin down his age.
"Yes, the might of your sword cultivation can indeed be called divine. Even if I resolved myself to destroy my entire lifespan and use the little I've comprehended of the Azurewind Blade Technique to battle you… I'd only be able to match you for 75 moves." Shu Yidan's words seemed to carry praise.
"That you can even match me for 75 moves is a huge achievement… Since the matter of battling Nascent Souls without being a Nascent Soul is too hard to achieve. Master Azurewind was capable of it and perhaps our little Xiaoyi could be capable as well, some day." The Sect Master smiled.
"It is utterly meaningless. That trick with the formation is meant to deter Nascent Souls from attacking. 75 moves are meaningless if I die from life exhaustion. I'll just have to flee like a rat in the end." Shu Yidan was expressionless.
"Yidan. You did manage to use the formation of the array to control energy only Nascent Souls should be capable of. Now, you should focus on comprehending an Intent or two. If you can gain insight into a Domain, that would be a good fate. If not… Nascent Soul Pill and you can still gain insight into Domains. Don't waste your time. That Jianghu nonsense is worthless. Formations and arrays have uses though, and I am really proud that you could reach the level of ability needed to battle Nascent Souls in such a short time." The Sect Master patted Shu Yidan's head which caused Shu Yidan to freeze solid.
Shu Yidan didn't know what was going on. He gave the appearance of having spent the five years on comprehending the Azurewind Peak's formations, a excuse that was completely viable due to the Sect Master being out-of-sect in the meantime.
He didn't expect this. Even though his mind didn't possess a single kind memory of the Sect Master, why would he act with such a grandfatherly grace? And what did he mean by Jianghu nonsense?
At that moment before Shu Yidan, time stopped. The only thing before him was the blue screen.Introduction Quest Complete. Triggered Hidden Quest Complete.You can activate the Villainous Plot Halo Splitting System Tutorial SEED.Activate? -Y/N-Warning: If you do not choose activation, the SYSTEM will be disconnected.Shu Yidan looked at the blue screen before him with wary eyes. He had cultivated for 250 years and ascended to a True Immortal, yet he had never seen such a thing.He knew computers in his past life, and had seen a technological city created by a reincarnator after becoming a True Immortal, but they weren't even capable of building a VR System that could house more than 72 mortals. When Dreamworlds could be built by Golden Core-equivalents using the Dream Cultivation System, even capable of housing the souls of all lifeforms in a mortal world... was there any meaning in technology apart from novelty?The System had completely subverted Shu Yidan's worldview.But Shu Yidan quelled his doubts. It could be the inheritance of a bored god or immortal that could benefit him.Or it could be a trap of a bored god or immortal that had the appearance of an inheritance with the express purpose of sending him to hell.It could be only those two, as hadn't really offended any Immortal in his short time spent as one. And Yang Yi didn't have any Immortals even vaguely connected to him.But well, he was an Immortal too, a True Immortal in the past timeline. He could probably seize the benefits and get out without triggering the trap. And if he didn't, well such would be fate."System, can I get some time to decide? I did the quests I was given at my fastest so that I could get some leeway time, after all." Shu Yidan plainly asked. He didn't bother trying to guess commands as the System was clearly possessing Artificial Intelligence at the least.Host has 3 hours and 27 minutes to activate the SYSTEM"System, can you automatically activate after 3 hours and 25 minutes? Kindly give a reminder a minute before auto-activation." Shu Yidan thought for a bit before placing the request.System will automatically activate 3 hours and 25 minutes from this moment. Reminder will be sent to host 3 hours and 24 minutes from this moment.Displaying System Activation BenefitsQuest Rewards will be calculated and rewardedActivation of Full-Heal FunctionActivation of Inventory FunctionActivation of Roulette FunctionActivation of System Customization ShopShu Yidan frowned at the message. Everything offered by the System seemed more-or-less understandable by title. But something seemed suspicious"System, define Full-Heal Function."Full-Heal Function replenishes all stock-based stats and all status effects.All energy that can be cultivated is classified as a stock-based stat. Eg. Qi, True Essence, Spiritual Force, etc.A stock-based stat can only be added when host cultivates a technique of the power system and has reached a pre-defined boundary in that power system.Host possesses Peak Golden Core cultivation base of the Immortal Cultivation Power System.Cultivation Base has been reduced to Initial Golden Core due to voluntary transferal.Thus, Cultivation Base will be restored to Peak Golden Core on activationSeeing the in-depth explanation, Shu Yidan remembered what missed him. "System, what about status effects like the unknown one I am inflicted with? And what about lifespan? Also, does the System not possess a game-style stat display?"On Status Effects: Host's hidden status effect is not under purview of Full-Heal Function.However, System can initiate a Hidden Quest with reward being status effect healing.On Lifespan: Accounted as stock-based consumable stat. Lifespan will be restored to maximum possible age as per Cultivation Base achieved.Host will recover 120 years and regain maximum lifespan of 500 years.On Stat Display: See "System Customization Shop"Reading every notification, Shu Yidan felt his heart calm. The matter of his lifespan and cultivation base that would be a minor headache being so easily solved was a pleasant surprise.He swiped away the blue-screens and the stat screen appeared before him.Profile: Shu YidanCultivation Realm: Golden Core peakNegative Status: -Unlock the System to Check-Protagonist to Behead: Not SetProfile: The Sect Master's True Disciple, Shu Yidan lives a blessed life with powerful backing. He happily wastes it all away as an addict. How long will this last?SSS Rate: 2/1/1He swiped even it away, and the world that had paused resumed. The heartbeat of Shu Yidan normalized.It could be the ability to stop time.It could be the ability to mess with Shu Yidan's perception of time until a moment turned into eternity.Both of them were equally beyond Shu Yidan's knowledge.And the System being capable of it even without being activated, in the 'Introduction Mode' sent chills through his spine.+++The scene returned to the Cultivation Residence atop Azurewind Peak, where master and disciple faced each other."Dear disciple, have you fallen into a daze? Are you so astounded by my divine might?" The Eighth Generation Sect Master praised himself as usual.Shu Yidan gave a careful look, analyzing the Sect Master's figure. The man seemed like a 40 year old who had kept up with physical exercise for a long part of his lifespan. The black hair that covered his head made his age indeterminate, making it hard to immediately pin down his age."Yes, the might of your sword cultivation can indeed be called divine. Even if I resolved myself to destroy my entire lifespan and use the little I've comprehended of the Azurewind Blade Technique to battle you I'd only be able to match you for 75 moves." Shu Yidan's words seemed to carry praise."That you can even match me for 75 moves is a huge achievement Since the matter of battling Nascent Souls without being a Nascent Soul is too hard to achieve. Master Azurewind was capable of it and perhaps our little Xiaoyi could be capable as well, some day." The Sect Master smiled."It is utterly meaningless. That trick with the formation is meant to deter Nascent Souls from attacking. 75 moves are meaningless if I die from life exhaustion. I'll just have to flee like a rat in the end." Shu Yidan was expressionless."Yidan. You did manage to use the formation of the array to control energy only Nascent Souls should be capable of. Now, you should focus on comprehending an Intent or two. If you can gain insight into a Domain, that would be a good fate. If not Nascent Soul Pill and you can still gain insight into Domains. Don't waste your time. That Jianghu nonsense is worthless. Formations and arrays have uses though, and I am really proud that you could reach the level of ability needed to battle Nascent Souls in such a short time." The Sect Master patted Shu Yidan's head which caused Shu Yidan to freeze solid.Shu Yidan didn't know what was going on. He gave the appearance of having spent the five years on comprehending the Azurewind Peak's formations, a excuse that was completely viable due to the Sect Master being out-of-sect in the meantime.He didn't expect this. Even though his mind didn't possess a single kind memory of the Sect Master, why would he act with such a grandfatherly grace? And what did he mean by Jianghu nonsense?
