Chaotic World Book

"No wonder you secluded yourself here for a time, and after leaving, you immediately made a Secret Realm Breakthrough."

On the grassland at the western end, Zhao Changhe, with a straw in his mouth, sat there watching the washbasin-sized sun set, while Yue Hongling leaned on his legs resting, recovering the True Qi she had expended from practicing flying half the day, and said casually, "This little world is indeed the best stairway to ascend to heaven. If one were to cultivate here for the entire Secret Treasure Period, I'm afraid they would progress faster than anywhere else."

Zhao Changhe watched the sunset absentmindedly and said softly, "I'm thinking about how to take control of that Underground Sky Dome of the old Xia later on; all these things are the same, just differing in size."

Yue Hongling asked, "Is it ultimately this entire world's Heavenly Vault?"

Zhao Changhe looked down at her.

Yue Hongling, lying on his legs, smiled casually, "Those who are aware can sense the 'falsehood' of the world. One day, I will personally bring down this sun."

Zhao Changhe kissed her lightly on her head, "Ambitious."

"Aren't you the same?" Yue Hongling retorted, "Deep down, you've never taken the matter of becoming the new 'Emperor Ye' seriously. You feel that for Emperor Ye, controlling a false world is not worth pursuing."

Zhao Changhe was taken aback, "Why do you know these things? I didn't tell you about the Four Symbols Sect recognizing me as the new Emperor Ye..."

Yue Hongling rolled her eyes, "During our Dual Cultivation, we learned too much about each other's foundations. Although I don't know the story, by piecing together your connections with the people from the Four Symbols Sect and the current attitude of the Great Han Imperial Court, I've guessed pretty much all of it."

She paused and said slowly, "For some reason... whether it was before the God Demon emerged in this world, or now when they're universally present, I'm not particularly interested in their stories. I just want to do my own thing."

"Because you're Yue Hongling, every step you take is your path as a God Demon; it's others who chase you, not you chasing after anyone," Zhao Changhe laughed, "If there's a Main Character in this era, it should be you."

"Isn't it you?" Yue Hongling asked.

"Me?" Zhao Changhe looked at the horizon, where the sun had completely set beneath the mountains and the stars and moon had risen, "I'm just a meteor that happened to pass by. Because I saw you, I never left."

The blind man shivered with goosebumps, while the two over there had already passionately kissed each other.

It was inevitable, in fact, both of them still had unhealed injuries. If we're speaking about healing, this night would naturally belong to Yue Hongling; Sisi had already taken up one night, it wouldn't be right to disturb them again.

But upon reflection, the blind man felt Zhao Changhe's words had some depth.

This fellow hardly read books, but he was increasingly gaining a more profound essence.

Speaking of the Main Character...the blind man, with his eyes closed, "looked" in the direction of Yue Hongling, knowing there was no problem here. Zhao Changhe, this moron holding the Book of Cause and Effect and the Qi Meridian Book, was extremely reluctant to delve into them, avoiding them greatly, but if he were to study them deeply, he would see many things invisible to others.

The blind man had felt, more than a decade ago, that Tang Wanzhuang and Vermilion Bird and Xuanwu were inseparably bound in this lifetime, a fact that turned out to be true.

But now, as the "Main Character" was held in his embrace, kissing at will, peeling away the red garment to reveal a white lamb, there's no need to say who the Main Character is now—the density of the Qi Veins had become shockingly intense.

The blind man wanted this, yet he didn't wish for it to be too intense. Often, he actually hoped Zhao Changhe would face some setbacks. Sometimes, even Zhao Changhe could feel the blind man's malice, but every time, Zhao Changhe himself would manage to overcome the obstacles, to the point where the density was so high that the blind man started to frown.

Especially this time, even if the blind man predicted Zhao Changhe would win, he couldn't predict that he would actually kill Yin Kui. Who the hell could have guessed that Ye Wuzong would fake his death until then...

This was a Demon God at the peak of the Imperial Realm First Layer, and the difference between being alive and dead could greatly affect what came afterwards... The reaction of Jiuyou afterwards would also be totally different. Now, Zhao Changhe had somehow become Jiuyou's archenemy from the start, something the blind man had never considered in advance.

Everything has its opposite, and when your Qi Veins become dense to a certain extent, you attract a dimensional attack from powers beyond your control. The current gap between Zhao Changhe and Jiuyou was incredibly large, but no one seemed to realize this.

People today know nothing of Jiuyou's strength. Seeing records of only defeats might make it seem unimpressive, but do you know who her opponents were?

In fact, the best outcome would be for Jiuyou to give Zhao Changhe an unforgettable lesson, weakening his Qi Veins somewhat, but the blind man definitely did not wish for Zhao Changhe to be defeated by a dimensional attack so soon. At this point in time, it was too late to switch to someone else...

After much hesitation, the blind man finally entered the dream again.

A lucid dream.

Zhao Changhe was still blissfully engaging in Dual Cultivation with Yue Hongling, their souls in a hazy blend, exhilarating like an out-of-body experience, when he suddenly spotted the blind man above the clouds.

"?" Zhao Changhe was almost scared stiff: "What are you doing?"

He quickly looked down and, inexplicably, saw that he was dressed within his sea of consciousness.

With an expressionless face, the blind man said, "With your level of control, you barely managed to hold your own against Lie. Stop struggling in front of me. If you are to have clothes, then you shall have clothes."

Zhao Changhe: "... Are you here for a refill? Then wait a minute, get in line."

The blind man didn't bother with his coarse words, and spoke indifferently, "You spent an entire day mastering Wind Control today, which is a necessary step to significantly alleviate your long-standing pain of always being behind. I won't mention that. But after sunset, why are you rushing to engage in Dual Cultivation? Nothing else to do?"

Zhao Changhe was utterly puzzled: "Since when do you care about this?"

"Why can't I? Last time, who solemnly promised me not to smear that stuff any longer and then went back on their word? Zhao Changhe, have you stopped being a man, does your word mean nothing?" The blind man's cheeks reddened with anger as he spoke.

"Uh..." Zhao Changhe felt guilty; indeed, he had made that promise, but had impulsively forgotten... He sighed helplessly: "Alright, so you entered the dream because you saw I was about to deliver again, and came specially to remind me?"

"Who's reminding you about that!" the blind man exclaimed angrily: "I don't care what you're planning, but you have to use the Heavenly Book when necessary! Have you thought about researching the Yin Evil Power or the Power of Death after killing Yin Kui? Holding the Divine Axe and studying Thunder Power and the Heavenly Creation, have you considered that? Yin Kui and Jiuyou, the Divine Axe and the grassland, various karmic ties, all the different Qi Veins, every aspect… You have the Heavenly Book, do you really think it's just scrap paper?"

Zhao Changhe fell silent for a long while, with a very strange expression: "In fact, I've used the book to study the Snow Eagle's abilities in recent days without much avoidance. If you hadn't entered this dream, I would have begun researching after this Dual Cultivation... Now that you've entered the dream, it did raise a question in my mind..."

The blind man believed he would ponder over Yin Kui's Magic Skills and the Divine Axe Thunder, but doubted he'd be willing to delve into karmic ties and Qi Veins. That was the main reason for her urgency.

Since Zhao Changhe had put it that way, and was not as obstinate as before, she felt somewhat relieved and asked, "What issue?"

Zhao Changhe tentatively said, "If you're the spirit of the book, and I learn by looking at the illusions shown in the book, it can basically be considered that you're analyzing and showing them to me, right? Then why add an extra step, why not... teach me directly?"

The blind man opened her mouth slightly, at a loss for words for a moment.

I mean, you're still in the middle of Dual Cultivation, you know?