The King of Black Fog

Li Huoya... The Turquoise Pool turned her head away, took another glance herself, blushing, quite satisfied.

Mier Metal re-covered, Li Changzhou used [As You Wish].

Still the same place, transcending everything in the world, all things below are frozen.

"Fill it in." The Wind of the World handed over the form and paper.

Erasing the Heavenly Tribulation of the Honey Jar World — Li Changzhou was the first to write this line, then started the previous process.

Midway, he once thought about erasing the people like the witch who killed the auspicious Jade Lady, but reconsidered and dismissed the idea, as the other side eventually held back.

"Where exactly is this?" he curiously asked the Wind of the World.

"It's hard to say clearly. To understand simply, treat the world as a person; you are now in this person's brain, issuing a command to the body through the brain."

"If one becomes the 'Winner', can they become the real brain of this body?"

The Wind of the World nodded.

"What's the next competition project?" Li Changzhou asked again.

"Don't bother me, want me punished? Quickly write!" The Wind of the World looked like a loli just like Bi, but wouldn't be fooled.

Pleading doesn't work either, Li Changzhou tried.

After writing, he took a deep breath. Once out, he'd become a father, with two... one child.

Li Changzhou opened his eyes, the Heavenly Tribulation disappeared, Yang Qinglan holding a male infant, Li Qianxia holding a female infant, everyone smiling.

"Brother, come quickly!" Li Qianxia joyfully and eagerly waved.

Li Changzhou walked over, first exchanging a smile with Yang Qinglan.

He looked at the female infant, who laughed immediately upon seeing him, very adorable, truly Guanyin.

"She laughed, she laughed! No wonder it's the Primordial Divine Body, knowing who her dad is right after being born!" Li Qianxia exclaimed in surprise.

Li Changzhou then looked at the male infant, this little rascal biting his finger, looked quite silly.

"Hahaha!" Li Changzhou laughed himself, touching the male infant's cheek with his finger.

"You hold him." Yang Qinglan handed the child over, picking up Ruyi herself, "Without ten months of pregnancy, I feel... unreal with these two kids."

"Let me hold, let me hold." Bi came over.

Li Changzhou teased for a while, also found it boring, handed the child to her.

"Good girl, don't eat your finger, sister will give you a lollipop."

...Anyway, it's the Primordial Divine Body, eat lollipops if you want, no health concerns, won't rot teeth.

This is the benefit of Immortal Cultivation, eat and drink free, indulge as you wish, yet still live forever, staying healthy.

Might not understand when young, sometimes feeling, ancient emperors practicing alchemy, foreigners blood-swapping for rejuvenation, is there really a need to yearn for longevity?

That's why young people, especially children, are the best materials for time spells.

Only after reaching a certain age suddenly realizing the horrors of Aging, who wants to have a face full of wrinkles, walk with a stick, unable to eat anything one day?

Some panic at 28, 29 years old.

The Turquoise Pool watched curiously for a while, felt childbirth was quite simple, relaxed again.

The only thing to note is, without ten months of pregnancy, parents seem to have little affection for their children, Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan, this young couple, already began to become hands-off shopkeepers.

"Have you thought about names?" she asked the two.

"Thought for the girl," actually something Guanyin told Li Changzhou before leaving, "Li Yuyin."

"Yu Yin?" Li Qianxia asked.

"Yu, as in carp; Yin, as in music."

Guanyin liked this name, having raised carp, heard the sounds of sentient beings too.

Yuyin, also homophonous to 'Yu Yin', like a sound lingering in the ears after a tune ends, symbolizing her breakup with previous life, yet with delicate ties.

"Any particular meaning?" The Turquoise Pool asked curiously.

"None, just chose randomly." Of course, Li Changzhou couldn't say.

"A name with much magic," Li Huoya mused, "No wonder she's my sister."

"And the boy?" Bi asked.

"Uh—" Li Changzhou looked at Yang Qinglan, "How about taking your surname?"

"Alright." Yang Qinglan nodded, "Bookstore needs an heir, let's call him Yang Bookstore."

"..."

"So casual? He's your son?" Li Qianxia discontent.

"Think harder!" Bi also opposed.

Yang Qinglan showed a troubled expression, but since he was her own son, she thought a little more: "Born on the Heavenly Road — Yang Tianlu."

"Pass!" Li Qianxia raised her hand, "I will! Yang... Yang... Naming is so tough!"

People always think others' names are bad, but when it's their turn, they realize naming is a skill.

Everyone engaged their minds, wanting to give the child a good name.

"Science champion?" The Turquoise Pool's smile had slight sarcasm.

The science champion waved his hand, indicating no.

"It's just a name, randomly choose one, let him change it himself once grown." Yang Qinglan thought it unnecessary to worry so much.

"I think just Yang Tianlu," Li Changzhou finally suggested, "Feet can step on the road, hands can climb the sky, excellent."

Yang Qinglan nodded approvingly.

Ultimately, the boy named Yang Tianlu, the girl named Li Yuyin.

"These two kids, please take care of them." Li Changzhou told Li Huoya.

"No problem." Li Huoya, still a child herself, already holding the brother in one hand, sister in the other, "But which of them is older?"

"Little Yin Yin is the sister!" Li Qianxia couldn't fight for rights for herself before, must fight now.

But she reconsidered, saying: "Forget it, little Yin Yin stay as the sister."

If she were the sister, she'd surely become the supportive demon, even underwear washed for Li Changzhou, unlike now where she can have him as a dog anytime.

With that settled, everyone returned to the end of the Heavenly Road.

The Turquoise Pool was spirited, holding the strongest Heavenly Will, having no fear even of Corpse Bone Gene.

Soon, a day passed.

Mountain peak fell, dropped into the starry ocean, down into the clouds, new words appeared on the stele.

[Due to the reduction in player count, remaining players will be placed into one arena]

[This arena is Cultivation World]

[Players entering will be fixed as Special Magical Treasure, unable to participate in battle, can only establish a force]

[Game ends ranking based on player's force strength, higher rank, higher mountain peak]

['Wind of the World' friendly reminder: Everyone treat this game seriously, explore and showcase your governance philosophy, it's important]

Governance philosophy?

Li Changzhou opened his eyes, Divine Sense ranged ten meters from the body, his body turned into a barren branch, worshipped in a broken temple.

Outside the temple, the sky was dark, inside a campfire burned, a person sat beside it, a ghost sat in the dark.

[Please select the force race]

A bit like old legends, two doors, a character at each door, the campfire resembling "Dark Souls 3."

[Reminder: If player chooses human, must let human survive the threat of ghosts]

So, not a standby screen before entering the game, but a real scenario?

But he's just a barren branch now, can't do anything, how to let mortals survive from ghosts.

Wait a minute.

[Human.] Li Changzhou said.

[Player force confirmed as 'Human', cannot change later]

Ghost sitting in the dark implies fear of fire, or light, using this to let this person live is easy.

While he thought that, the ghost stood, walked into the campfire's glow, sitting opposite the person.

Li Changzhou and that person held their breath simultaneously.

Won't be eliminated right away?