Me and countless me.

Chapter 612 Cheat Code Collaboration

"This is... a talent that allows me to 'play' the role of someone based on the traces of this world's history and the desires of people's hearts, so that I can obtain corresponding power and rewards? And who is this Li Ke?"

Li Ke immediately sensed the truth behind this cheat: by playing a previously existing and widely recognized character, one could obtain various rewards and powers.

This voice is merely a change that has entered my world; I can delete it at any time. Or, I can make this cheat system more general, less like a system.

However, just as Li Ke was pondering, the voice continued speaking.

"...Whether it's the shrinking territory and economy after Empress Wu's intervention in politics, the blank stele she erected with the inscription 'I will delete any bad comments,' or Li Longji's life as a wise ruler in the first half and decadent in the second half, or even the fact that your friendship with your elder brother was forced to turn into war because of that bastard Li Yuanji, and your relationship with your father that you consider enemies, you, as the reborn Li Shimin, want to change all of these things and have decided to live out a completely different life!"

Li Ke was stunned. Although she had guessed before, she still couldn't help but point to herself.

"Me, Li Shimin?"

Although we all share the surname Li, you can't just say things like that! Besides, who are Zhao Zhijing and Yin Zhiping anyway? Do they even deserve to be called his Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng?
However, the 'system' completely ignored Li Ke's complaints and continued to speak.

"Today you met Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng. Your elder brother treated you as an equal as always, while Li Yuanji remained as unruly as ever. However, the events of your past life have filled you with remorse, so you have decided to treat him with brotherly respect..."

Li Ke's lips twitched. He figured the system should instruct him to befriend Zhao Zhijing and Yin Zhiping, so he decided to ignore the idiot system and continue sweeping—

"...Initiate the Xuanwu Gate Incident ahead of schedule, imprison or completely subjugate Li Jiancheng, and secretly kill Li Yuanji without anyone noticing. While he is still alive, tell him that you intend to bestow upon him the posthumous title of King Chao. Mission requirement: Kill Li Yuanji. Reward: A martial arts manual of Liu Bang from a certain world."

Li Ke: "…………"

So, Li Yuanji is the only one who is destined to die?
But upon reflection, it makes perfect sense. After all, Li Yuanji is a rather eccentric character. He even killed the wet nurse who saved his life and raised him from childhood. He forced his men to lead a few hundred men to confront Liu Wuzhou's army head-on, forcing them to defect. He also cooperated with Li Yuan to sow discord between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, leaving Li Jiancheng, who wanted to step down peacefully, with no way to do so.

But if you compare Zhao Zhijing to this guy, it seems Zhao Zhijing doesn't deserve to be accused of such a serious crime...

"Thinking about it now, Li Yuanji really doesn't seem like a human being."

Li Ke stroked his chin, pondering the matter, and couldn't help but glance at Zhao Zhijing beside him, thinking that killing the other party and obtaining Liu Bang's martial arts from another world wasn't out of the question.

He was still very curious about what world's Liu Bang's martial arts were from, so he delved into this 'talent', sensed it, and then his expression became somewhat strange.

"It's actually a martial art based on the rules of this world..."

The reward for this talent is not something that comes out of thin air. Rather, it is the consumption of the world's willpower to propel the world forward after he does something that 'reflects' historical figures, thus creating a martial art tailored to his body.

Of course, it could be more than one martial art suitable for him, because it requires a thought to promote it. For example, right now, he can only think of Liu Bang from the Legend of the Emperor when he thinks of learning martial arts. So after he completes the task and receives the reward, he will be given an internal skill that can control the wind and clouds.

Furthermore, besides allowing him to manipulate clouds and wind, this internal skill's other effects far surpass those of martial arts such as the Yi Jin Jing and the Nine Yin Manual.

It can be said that the shortest weakness is the highest mountain in martial arts in this world!

but--

“Although Zhao Zhijing looked down on me, it’s too much to kill him for such a small reason.”

Touching his chin, Li Ke felt that this martial art wasn't so powerful that he would have to abandon his bottom line to obtain it, so he shook his head and decided not to do it.

After all, Li Ke has countless talents, and he can make a name for himself simply by relying on his knowledge. There is really no need for him to lower his standards for a small reward.

While he was indeed curious, doing so crossed the line.

Li Ke sighed, and then saw an ant crawl onto his hand through the broom.

So Li Ke casually saved the file and then killed the ant.

Watching the ants being decapitated in his hand, Li Ke smiled and immediately clicked to load the entire game.

The next moment, the ants in Li Ke's hand resumed their lively and energetic state, continuing to crawl aimlessly on Li Ke's hand.

Li Ke smiled.

Zhao Zhijing's Taoist studies were not ideal, but he always managed to achieve the top ranking among the third-generation disciples of the Quanzhen Sect in martial arts competitions. However, Yin Zhiping always outperformed him in Taoist studies and other assessments, which made him very dissatisfied.

Therefore, he always felt a sense of competition with Yin Zhiping and always wanted to find some mistakes or shortcomings in Yin Zhiping.

Therefore, he was basically inseparable from Yin Zhiping. Wherever Yin Zhiping went, he went; whatever Yin Zhiping did, he did.

He was saddened by Yin Zhiping's happiness and happy by Yin Zhiping's sadness. From the moment he began to compete for the position of sect leader, Zhao Zhijing never took his eyes off Yin Zhiping for even a single day!

Therefore, even when Zhao Zhijing was taking his disciples to the library to copy books and fill in gaps, his mind was entirely focused on Yin Zhiping.

Looking at Yin Zhiping's composed demeanor, his refined and otherworldly appearance, and the ink fragrance lingering on the corner of his Taoist robe as it brushed past him, he felt that Yin Zhiping truly resembled an enlightened immortal. In particular, his calm and unassuming manner brought a sense of tranquility to him.

Honestly, he genuinely believed that Yin Zhiping was qualified to be the future headmaster. If someone like Yin Zhiping wasn't fit to be the headmaster, then Zhao Zhijing had no chance at all.

But this is also what bothers him: if this guy is so outstanding, what's the point of having Zhao Zhijing?
So watching Yin Zhiping calmly reading and copying books, Zhao Zhijing felt uneasy and couldn't help but want to cause Yin Zhiping some trouble.

"Damn it, why can't Yin Zhiping make any mistakes?"

Although Zhao Zhijing was making Yin Zhiping anxious and frustrated, he still couldn't find a single mistake. Frustrated, he walked out of the courtyard, looking at the fallen leaves outside the door. He couldn't help but think about what Yin Zhiping was like when he was young, only to find that all the memories Yin Zhiping left him with were beautiful. Even though he competed with Yin Zhiping, Yin Zhiping always treated him as a friend and brother. This feeling left Zhao Zhijing with very complicated emotions, and he didn't know what to say.

"Yin Zhiping, Yin Zhiping... it would be so much better if you made a mistake."

Zhao Zhijing fantasized about discovering Yin Zhiping's mistakes, then standing righteously before the kneeling Yin Zhiping, looking at his terrified and helpless face, and saying with a smile, "Junior Brother Yin, it seems you need my help." He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But fantasy is just fantasy. A cold wind blew by, and all Zhao Zhijing could see was a garden full of withered yellow leaves.

Looking at the fallen leaves, Zhao Zhijing sighed. Then he saw the servant named Li Ke, whom he had seen before, carrying something and sneaking towards Yin Zhiping's direction. Instantly, he had an idea and leaped to Li Ke's side, slapping him on the shoulder.

"You lowly servant, sneaking around like this, are you trying to steal my Quanzhen Sect's martial arts?! Speak! Did Yin Zhiping instigate you?!"

The library contains Taoist scriptures, and naturally, it also contains martial arts manuals of the Quanzhen School. However, Li Ke has lived here since he was a child. He just wanted to find an excuse to teach Li Ke a lesson, so as to vent his frustration at not being able to find Yin Zhiping's fault and his inability to stand on the moral high ground and point fingers.

Li Ke seemed startled, and a package fell from her body with the words "Yin Zhiping" written on it. Zhao Zhijing's eyes lit up instantly. He pushed Li Ke aside without hesitation, grabbed the package, and tore it open without any politeness!

The exposed package contained not only wine and meat, but also a book titled 'Lotus Treasure Mirror'. He opened it and his eyes lit up as he looked at the portrait of a woman in tattered clothes begging with various acrobatic gestures!

However, just as his blood rushed to his brain, he immediately realized something.

This belongs to Yin Zhiping!

I've got something on Yin Zhiping!

So the blood that had rushed down below suddenly surged back to the brain, and no one cared about anything else around them; all they could see were these books.

He couldn't even perceive anything around him; all that remained in his mind were these things, and the image of Yin Zhiping kneeling before him, begging for his life!
Upon seeing this, Li Ke immediately pulled out a dagger and went to Zhao Zhijing's side, stabbing him directly into Zhao Zhijing's liver, and then stabbing him into his chest.

At first, Zhao Zhijing felt no pain, only joy. It wasn't until Li Ke's dagger pierced his chest that Zhao Zhijing broke free from his immense joy, but he was speechless. He could only muster his inner strength and strike with a palm, trying to knock Li Ke away.

This palm strike used all of Zhao Zhijing's internal strength. Not to mention Li Ke, even his master Wang Chuyi would not dare to directly take this palm strike head-on. However, Li Ke did not dodge or avoid it, letting it strike his body!
"You thief, you're dead!"

Zhao Zhijing was overjoyed and unleashed his inner force, intending to blast Li Ke away while simultaneously shattering his internal organs. However, the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if his heart had been pierced.

Instantly, Zhao Zhijing lost all his strength, only able to make hoarse sounds as he stared at Li Ke in disbelief. Li Ke didn't hold back, grabbing Zhao Zhijing, snapping his neck, and closing his eyes.

"From now on, you'll be called King Chao Ci, Senior Brother Zhao Zhijing. Alright, alright, stop struggling, relax, feeling dizzy is normal."

Zhao Zhijing wanted to say something, but with his heart and liver pierced, he had no ability to fight back. His body could only twitch weakly, and his consciousness was quickly withdrawing from his body, which made Li Ke unable to help but speak.

"So why can't you use internal energy when your heart is pierced? The heart isn't an organ that controls internal energy. You could actually use internal energy to plug the damaged blood vessels and maintain your life, but..."

Zhao Zhijing felt that Li Ke's voice was extremely noisy, his head became dizzy and kept sinking into darkness, and finally only one thought remained.

"What is this guy saying?"

Zhao Zhijing couldn't understand what Li Ke was saying at all, just as Li Ke couldn't understand why they could easily cultivate internal energy without understanding the principles of its generation and function. Zhao Zhijing died amidst endless doubt and resentment.

The moment Zhao Zhijing died, that emotionless voice reappeared in Li Ke's mind.

"Mission complete. Reward: Liu Bang's martial arts manual: 'The Twin Masters of Wind and Cloud'."

The next moment, a top-level martial art that adapted to his body and the rules of this world appeared in Li Ke's mind!
Even from Li Ke's perspective, this manual is flawless; it is the world's top martial arts manual. Mastering it would allow one to cosplay as a god in this relatively ordinary martial arts world.

Because the first step in this martial art is to absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth, that is, to absorb energy from the omnipresent energy around us.

The kinetic energy of the wind moving the body, sunlight, the kinetic energy of the earth's rotation, and even the power of lightning—all these can be absorbed by practicing this martial art, which is known as "the primordial energy of heaven and earth." However, it's best to choose which energy to absorb during practice, otherwise changing it midway can be quite troublesome.

Moreover, the entry requirements are extremely stringent. One must be able to realize that the world is composed of different forms of matter and energy, and that the essence of internal strength lies in one's own interference with the world in order to cultivate it.

The barrier to entry is still quite high.

However, its power is also extremely strong. Once mastered, it can manipulate clouds and rain, and make it rain or thunder at will. With a little time, it can not only bring good weather to the world, but also throw typhoons to the neighboring islands!
However, there is one more crucial thing Li Ke needs to do now.

"Senior Brother Zhao! Li Ke, what are you doing?! How could you kill Senior Brother Zhao?!"

The moment Zhao Zhijing died, Yin Zhiping sensed something was wrong, because the gaze and feeling that seemed to haunt him for a lifetime had vanished! Without thinking, Yin Zhiping realized that something had happened to Zhao Zhijing! Moreover, strange noises and the smell of blood were coming from the courtyard, so the moment Li Ke released the dead Zhao Zhijing, Yin Zhiping rushed out.

However, what he saw was Li Ke winking at him and that strange smile.

"Of course, it's to test my magnanimity."

Li Ke revealed an Uchiha-style smile, and then, as many of the Fourth Hokage disciples drew their swords, intending to chop him into mincemeat, he spoke softly.

"Read all files."

The next moment, the world before Li Ke's eyes rapidly changed. When he could see clearly, he saw ants crawling on his hand and the warm sunlight streaming into the courtyard. Meanwhile, Zhao Zhijing continued to stare intently at Yin Zhiping, showing no signs of death.

But Li Ke's task is still in the 'completion' stage!

(End of this chapter)