Forced by her short stature, Su Youyi still failed to snatch the afterglow snapshot from Liang Yi, fuming and munching on a bag of unidentified jerky, her mouth puffing up as she ate.
Thinking back to how his junior sister would only dare to send it after making him hold it, Liang Yi found it somewhat amusing.
They did not choose to use the Transmission Array of the Eastern Capital because Master said there was no need, and also because the Array could not transport a cultivator of his level. Forced transmission was not impossible, but it would irreversibly damage the Array.
Liang Yi wanted to remind them they only had five days, but then he thought that the Master must have a way, so he kept silent.
Indeed, when Master personally controlled the Floating Cloud Ship, Liang Yi understood what a real top-tier Flying Magical Treasure was; leaving it in his junior sister’s hands would be a downright waste.
If the junior sister’s piloting or the ship’s self-propelled flight were akin to an airplane’s speed, the Floating Cloud Ship under Master’s control was truly a Cosmic Battleship.
According to Master, at this speed, it would only take a single day. If he weren’t too lazy, he could have just used Escape Skill to take Liang Yi and Su Youyi directly, and it would only take a few hours.
"Master, what’s this Heavenly Dao anomaly you mentioned? I’m a bit curious."
Liang Yi sat down next to Master, who was basking in the sun on the deck, not bothering with Su Youyi sulking in a corner, thinking her image was completely ruined in her senior brother’s eyes.
"Heavenly Dao anomaly? You’re interested in that?"
Chen Hua opened his eyelids, glanced at his big disciple, and under the pleasant sunshine, comfortably closed his eyes again.
"As it happens, the time of the Heavenly Dao anomaly and your life thread’s transference are nearly the same. I suspect that your life thread transference might be partly due to it," Chen Hua said languidly.
Liang Yi was perplexed. What did his transmigration have to do with the Heavenly Dao anomaly?
Did the Heavenly Dao consider him a world virus? Then why didn’t dozens of lightning tribulations strike and kill him right after he transmigrated?
"This news isn’t known only by me; those old monsters at the peak of the Seventh Realm probably all know about it."
"As for how they know..."
"The Feather Transformation Realm of the Seventh Realm is the beginning of ascension, and those with a bit of talent can vaguely sense the existence of the Heavenly Dao. That ineffable Heavenly Dao just crammed the information directly into the brain; how could I not know!" Chen Hua said with a hint of irritation. He was in crucial seclusion at that time, and the abrupt appearance of a strange Spirit Light in his Sea of Consciousness almost scared him into deviation; his unmatched strength was the only reason he survived.
"Oh, I see. So, has our world experienced Heavenly Dao anomalies before?"
Liang Yi, not being at a high enough Realm, did not know what it felt like to comprehend the Heavenly Dao like the powerful people his Master mentioned.
"There have been two Heavenly Dao anomalies before this, and some records about them can be found in the Zen sect. They seem related to the end of the previous two epochs. This epoch has seen many brilliant individuals stuck at the peak of the Seventh Realm for their entire lives, unable to make any further progress, and it is because of those two Heavenly Dao anomalies."
Chen Hua’s tone was tinged with desolation. Before, he was one of those exceptional geniuses. But now, there was a turn of events.
"Cultivation, cultivation, the Seventh Realm is but the Feather Transformation Realm, after which one should reach Taiching. Only when Taiching is unified, can one ascend to immortality!"
Liang Yi felt that these words carried a lot of information. He knew that there were nine realms in cultivation, as the official website’s level cap was stated as level 99.
But the reason that the natives had a maximum level cap of 80 was due to the Heavenly Dao anomalies of the previous epochs? If he himself was transmigrated into a game, then was the Heavenly Dao of this world the game company? How then is this Heavenly Dao anomaly different from the previous ones?
The more Liang Yi thought, the more confused he became, feeling like his thoughts were nearing a dead end.
"What are you thinking about?"
Chen Hua tapped Liang Yi’s forehead with a finger, a light blue water splash emerging at the fingertip, bringing coolness that cleared Liang Yi’s mind, and he gratefully looked at his master.
"Why worry so much at such a young age? Whatever happens, your master is here. I may not be good at many things, but protecting you two kids is more than I can handle."
"I’m not a kid anymore!"
In a small corner, Su Youyi might seem withdrawn, but in fact, she had long activated the Wind Assistance Technique to eavesdrop. Hearing her master group her in with kids, how could she ever become a senior brother’s Dao companion? Besides, she was almost sixteen!
"Mmm, what my disciple says is right!" Chen Hua said with extreme insincerity.
Annoyed, Su Youyi continued to be withdrawn and ate even more.
"Being known as the best in the world by people everywhere, your master earned that title through one sword strike after another. From the bald monks in the North at the Zen Sect to the old dragon at the Abyssal Sea in the South, anyone who dared to defy me has been defeated by your master."
"So, with your master here, all you need to do is to grow in peace, understand?"
Chen Hua opened his eyes and looked straight at his eldest disciple, his expression serious.
Liang Yi felt the sincere concern from his master’s words. His spirit was moved, and from that moment on, he truly considered himself a successor of the Taoist Sect, and found a second place he belonged to at Youdao Mountain.
"Alright, go away if there’s nothing else, you’re blocking my sunshine."
Chen Hua’s ability to change his demeanor quickly was indeed first-rate. A second ago, he was warm and affectionate, the next second, he was impatiently shooing people away. Newest update provided by NoveIＦire.net
Give me back my moved feelings!
The autumn sun was not very high in temperature, but it was so comfortable that Liang Yi almost felt sleepy, so he simply lay down on the deck. After consulting with his master, he had cleared some of his questions and also gave rise to a bunch of new ones; could this be considered out with the old, in with the new?
"Still lacking in strength," Liang Yi sighed inwardly.
If his strength was sufficient, many questions would not need exploring and could be easily resolved.
Liang Yi wasn’t so determined to understand the truth behind his transmigration. What’s the difference in where one lives? Why bother distinguishing so clearly between what’s real and what’s not? What drove him to pay attention to related information was nothing more than curiosity.
If he could enjoy watching his junior sister grow up happily and show filial piety to his master, and perhaps even experience becoming an immortal, his life would be complete.
"What a salted fish."
He had no ambition for grand schemes or the desire to wield supreme power or to revel in the company of beauties; what a waste of the system he had.
"Oh right, let’s check the player forums."
Liang Yi suddenly remembered that the beta player forums should have opened a week earlier. Even though the game beta had not started yet, there should already be players with beta access frantically posting on the forums.
"Finally, I can see those goofy netizens!" Liang Yi was eager. A day without the company of those goofy netizens was truly lonely, and he felt uncomfortable if he wasn’t browsing the forums.
After finding a comfortable spot to lie down, Liang Yi closed his eyes and couldn’t wait to open the player forums in his Sea of Consciousness, ready to see if anything was different from his previous life.