Transforming into a stunningly beautiful fox spirit, leaving a scar on the heart of a prodigy.

The temperature inside the cave was frighteningly high.

The golden-red flames distorted the air, and the rocks on the cliff face turned into lava, dripping down.

Su Chang'an withdrew his hand, his palm charred black.

That was caused by the force of the recoil.

Ignoring the injury on her hand, she stared intently at the several five-colored chains in front of her.

She used all her strength in that attack just now.

With his peak Quasi-Emperor cultivation and the Phoenix Emperor's Origin True Fire, he would be a giant even in the era of Great Emperors.

But the chains just wobbled, without even leaving a crack.

"system."

Su Chang'an called out.

No one answered.

"Don't play dead, I know you're here."

Su Chang'an sat cross-legged on the scorching hot stone, casually pulling out a handful of his somewhat messy hair.

"What's wrong with this broken chain?"

The mechanical voice in my mind finally rang out.

[To the host, this is the 'Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Array' personally set up by an ancient emperor.]

[It contains the fundamental elements of heaven and earth, the five elements, which are inexhaustible and cyclical.]

Su Chang'an had no patience to listen to it recite.

"I'm just asking you, how do you solve this?"

[Forceful dismantling.]

Su Chang'an rolled his eyes.

"Nonsense, I was just using brute force to break it down, and look what happened!"

[The host's power is sufficient, but it will take time to wear down the Great Emperor's Dao.]

"how long?"

[Based on calculations, at the host's current output power, an uninterrupted attack on the seal is estimated to take eight hundred years.]

Su Chang'an froze.

Eight hundred years?

She looked down at the red thread on her wrist.

The despair and grief coming from the other end of the line pierced her heart every moment.

Let alone eight hundred years.

Even in eight years, that foolish scholar would probably have worn himself out.

When she gets out of here eight hundred years from now, she'll probably only be able to burn paper money for him at Gu Xiang's grave.

They might even level the grave.

"no."

Su Chang'an stood up and kicked the rock wall.

"Eight hundred years is too long, I can't wait that long."

This is the optimal solution.

The system's voice remained completely flat.

Su Chang'an took a deep breath and rolled his eyes.

That vixen-like rascal spirit came out.

"System, let's discuss something."

[Host, please speak.]

"Aren't you supposed to be omnipotent? Give me a back door."

The system operates according to its underlying logic, and violations are not permitted.

Don't give me that.

Su Chang'an sneered and pointed to his dantian.

"I am now a quasi-emperor. Although I can't leave, it's still easy for me to die if I want to."

"If I self-destruct, your system will be finished too, right?"

The system fell silent.

Seeing this, Su Chang'an became even more enthusiastic.

"Don't think I'm trying to scare you."

"I'm in a very bad mood right now, a really bad mood."

"When I'm in a bad mood, I tend to do stupid things."

As he spoke, another flame ignited in Su Chang'an's palm.

This time, he wasn't facing the seal, but rather the top of his own head.

"Tell me, if I were to ignite this phoenix bloodline, could I blow up this secret realm?"

【Host, please calm down.】

"I can't calm down!"

Su Chang'an shouted, and the flame in his hand shot up three zhang high.

"If you don't give me an explanation, we'll all die together today."

"Since we're going to die anyway if we can't get out, we might as well die together and have company on the road to the underworld."

Self-disclosure won't solve the problem.

"Then you solve my problem!"

Su Chang'an started acting like a rogue.

"If you don't help me, I'll sing in your head every day."

"I sing 'Eighteen Touches,' 'The Great Compassion Mantra,' and 'Tante.'"

"I'm going to pluck all my fox fur and block all your data streams."

"I'll make your computer crash, make you blue screen, and get a virus!"

As Su Chang'an spoke, he actually started humming in his mind.

The tune drifted to Grandma's house, and the sound was incredibly loud.

The system finally couldn't take it anymore.

【stop.】

[Host, please cease this pointless noise attack.]

Su Chang'an immediately shut up, a triumphant smile on his face.

"Have you found a way?"

There is a special clause.

"explain."

The system's core mission is 'redemption'.

Although the host changed Gu Xiang's inevitable death, the redemption value has not yet reached its maximum.

Su Chang'an frowned.

"I've given him my life, and it's still not over?"

Current redemption value: 80%.

The remaining 20% ​​depends on the fate of that "rebellious son."

The mention of the word "unfilial son" made Su Chang'an's heart skip a beat.

Chen Xuan.

The child she raised from childhood, and then pushed away by her own hands.

That silly boy who swallowed blood crystals to save her, making himself look neither human nor ghost.

Su Chang'an's gaze softened somewhat.

"You mean, if I max out my redemption points, you can help me get out?"

[When the Redemption Value reaches 100%, the system will gain enough energy to activate one 'Boundary-Breaking Teleport'.]

[Ignoring the seal, it directly teleports the host to the target's location.]

Su Chang'an's eyes lit up.

This is a good deal.

"make a deal."

Su Chang'an readily agreed.

"But I'm stuck here now, how am I supposed to farm redemption points?"

"Could we send them dreams?"

[It was a dream.]

Su Chang'an was stunned for a moment.

"Are you serious?"

[A quasi-Emperor level cultivator possesses a powerful divine soul and can unleash the ancient secret technique, the "Great Evolution Dream Technique."]

[Project your consciousness toward the target, enter a dream, or briefly manifest.]

Su Chang'an waved his hand before the system could finish speaking.

"Alright, I don't need you anymore."

As long as I can get out.

As long as I can see them.

She would accept being injured, even if she were to lose a layer of skin.

As a long and obscure passage of scripture was recited.

Su Chang'an closed his eyes, quickly processing the information that appeared in his mind.

The Great Evolution of Dreams.

Using the soul as a guide, a dream passage is constructed, traversing space to descend to the other side.

This method is somewhat similar to the "spiritual travel" technique used in old games.

However, the risks are greater.

Once the soul is lost in the chaotic void, it truly becomes an empty shell.

Su Chang'an did not hesitate.

She crossed her legs again and formed a mudra with her hands.

"System, locate Chen Xuan for me."

She doesn't dare go to Guxiang for the time being.

The scholar is heartbroken right now. If she suddenly appears and then disappears, it would probably drive him crazy.

Let's go see that rebellious son first.

I heard he went to Central Continent.

The Chen family of Zhongzhou is a den of dragons and tigers.

The fact that Chen Xuan's bones were dug out back then was a deed done by the Chen family.

Now that he's going back alone, who knows how much he'll suffer.

Location successful.

[Target: Central Continent, Tianji City.]

[Status: Extremely dangerous, imminent death.]

Su Chang'an's heart skipped a beat.

really.

This kid has never given her a moment's peace.

"Let's begin."

Su Chang'an bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her essence and blood transformed into a blood talisman in the air and affixed to her brow.

boom!

Su Chang'an felt as if his head had been hit by a sledgehammer.

The soul floated up into the air.

We passed through the scorching hot rock face.

We passed through the thick frozen soil.

We passed through the swirling snow and wind of the northern region.

My vision blurred, and all around me were shimmering, colorful lines.

That is the embodiment of the laws of space.

Su Chang'an kept his mind focused and followed the guidance given by the system, heading south.