Swallowing the Stars: The cheat system only comes when I'm almost a god?

In the world of Under One Person, on Longhu Mountain, looking out the window at the little girl covered in blood, Zhang Zhiwei felt like he was about to have a heart attack.

The old Celestial Master looked helpless: "Linglong, if you don't come down the mountain soon, Old Lu will come and tear down Longhu Mountain. Please have pity on this old man, okay..."

Splash!

The blood scattered in the courtyard miraculously flowed backward and soon returned to Lu Linglong's body.

She clasped her hands in a respectful bow to the old man inside the house: "Linglong has only recently switched to cultivating this technique and is not yet proficient in controlling it. I was afraid of something going wrong, so I wanted to ask the old master for help. Please forgive me for disturbing you. Linglong apologizes to you."

"Fine!" Zhang Zhiwei said helplessly, but secretly pleased. "Back then, even when I beat Lao Lu to tears, he still didn't submit to me. Now his little darling has betrayed me. Heh!"

Why did Lu Linglong specifically seek me out? Isn't it because in her mind, I'm the most capable one?

"But it's not good to keep her here forever. Although there are female Taoists in Longhu Mountain, they won't come here every day. I need to find a way to get her down the mountain."

Zhang Zhiwei narrowed his eyes, an idea forming in his mind. He coughed twice and said, "Little Linglong, Fellow Daoist Lin has already resolved your problem of easily losing control of your supernatural abilities. Can't you just live a normal life from now on? Why do you insist on going to him?"

"What are you talking about?" the girl asked, puzzled. "He saved me back then, and I thought neither of us would live much longer, so I wanted to live with Brother Lin."

"If I turn around and find someone else, wouldn't I, Lu Linglong, become a shameless woman who seeks someone to take over when things are tough, and then turns her back on them once things are out of trouble?" At this point, the usually gentle-spoken girl's face flushed with anger: "Master, are you insulting the Lu family's traditions?"

"Hey, hey, don't get excited." Old Zhang hurriedly calmed her down. If he, a dignified Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, really made the little girl cry, he would have to report to UC Shocking News tomorrow.

"What I mean is that you're almost there now, so you can go back and cultivate on your own without any problem. Besides, young people need more experience. I've never heard of anyone reaching the peak of cultivation by just staying in a mountain sect. You don't want to wait until the monkey month to meet Fellow Daoist Lin's requirements, do you?"

Zhang Zhiwei's face was full of seriousness; he even widened his eyes to make himself believable, but Lu Linglong wasn't buying it and looked at him suspiciously.

"But I heard from my great-grandfather that when you were first taken down the mountain by your master, you defeated all the elders of various sects. You had never gone out to gain experience before that!"

"Oh no, I forgot about myself. My persuasiveness doesn't seem quite there yet!" That's what he thought to himself, but the Old Master remained outwardly calm. He glanced at Lu Linglong: "You want to compete with me? How about you become the Old Master?"

"I wouldn't dare, it was Linglong who was being presumptuous." The girl clasped her hands in a fist and said, "I will go down the mountain tomorrow, but I hope that after I reach the ninth level of the planetary realm, the old celestial master can help me pass on a message."

"Of course, of course." Zhang Zhiwei smiled and stroked his long beard. "Phew, finally we've seen them off."

Just then!

[Ding! System notification: Group activity level is sufficient. New members are being searched, and four new members are expected to join this time.]

……

In the world of Swallowing the Stars, the Universal Warehouse naturally has an energy crystal business. Lin Yuan was still waiting for his world lords to prepare things when a sudden system notification caught his attention.

"New group members? The chat group's dynamics are about to change!" In the world of "Covering the Sky," Ye Fan muttered to himself, "I wonder if any characters from novels or comics I've read will join the group..."

In the world of supreme beings, Mang Jingang exclaimed excitedly, "Finally, another newcomer has arrived! Last time I had to ask Lin Yuan for a favor, so I couldn't pretend. This time, I'm determined to show off my divine power in front of everyone!"

In the world of One Piece, aboard the Moby Dick, Whitebeard's eyes gleamed with anticipation: "I hope the newcomers' systems aren't too different from mine, so I can see a direction for the future."

Ye Fan's Daoist scriptures and Meng Qi's Eight-Nine Arcane Arts are available to all group members, but the worlds of the others are more Eastern-oriented, and their cultivation systems are too different from the One Piece world. Whitebeard simply cannot understand what the Bitter Sea and acupoints mentioned in the manuals are, and he urgently needs someone to guide him.

……

Dou Qi Continent, Ancient Realm, a certain courtyard.

The little girl, four years old, nestled in her father's arms, still had tears clinging to her eyelashes, her tiny hands gripping the hem of his clothes tightly.

The man softened his voice, gently stroking her soft hair. His voice held a hint of sullenness, but he tried to speak gently: "Be good, wait another month, and Daddy will send you somewhere."

Unlike the tribe, there wasn't constant fighting and killing there, and no one would constantly bind you with rules. You could grow up peacefully there and have a...complete childhood.

He held his daughter tightly, as if trying to infuse all his warmth into her body, but in the end, his sense of responsibility as the clan leader overcame his desire to continue accompanying his daughter, and he got up and left step by step.

The room fell silent, leaving only the little girl hugging her knees and quietly sniffling.

Just then, a strange voice suddenly rang in her mind:

"Ding! Welcome to the chat group."

……

In the harsh wilderness, the people of Stone Village have very simple requirements: they are satisfied as long as they have enough food to eat. And to be able to do this consistently, the children must first be strong and healthy.

The campfire flickered, and the adults in Stone Village began to catch their children like chicks. The hunting party's last haul was quite good; the precious blood they obtained was just enough to give the children another medicinal bath.

"Aww... No! Author Geng Nu Jingangchu's latest work, 'Swallowing the Starry Sky: The Golden Finger Only Arrives When You're Almost a God?' is exclusively released on Cola Novels!" A group of children screamed and ran to various parts of the village, but their little arms couldn't twist the thighs, and in the end, they were all caught and brought back by the adults.

"What are you kids afraid of? After your medicinal bath, go back and get a good night's sleep. You'll be stronger than any ferocious beast in the future, and your parents won't be able to lift you up anymore," an old man said with a smile.

Even when they were being held captive, the children continued to wail and scream.

"It hurts! I don't want a medicinal bath. Last time it felt like being cut with a knife."

"Dad, let go. I don't want to be boiled alive."

"It's fine if the little one sleeps in the pot; just dump all the medicinal herbs on him."

……

The adults couldn't help but kick their bottoms: "You little rascals don't know what's good for you! Those are rare tonics. We didn't have such resources back then. If you can consistently take those medicinal baths, your bones and muscles will be as strong as a giant beast!"

In an open space in the village, seven or eight large bronze cauldrons were placed there, with raging fires burning beneath them. Several old men kept adding things to the boiling water, such as herbs, large spiders, centipedes, and other poisonous creatures. Before long, the originally clear water turned as black as ink.

When the fire went out and the water in the cauldron cooled down a bit, screams and splashes came one after another. The children were all thrown in, with two or three people in each cauldron.

"Ouch! This water could scald you to death!"

"Help! It feels like I'm being slashed with a knife; my skin is about to split open!"

They grimaced and struggled to break free, only to be pushed back down, screaming in agony.

Dozens of children were thrown into the pot one after another. Most of them cried and screamed, struggling constantly. Only a few of the older children, although in unbearable pain, forced themselves not to make a sound.

Among these dolls, there is one little one whose style is different from the others.

He was given special treatment and was thrown into a black cauldron by himself. The cauldron contained only a little bit of clear water and was filled with the true blood of ferocious beasts and broken bones. However, he did not struggle but instead took a comfortable bath. When he first fell in, he choked on the water because he was too small and drank several large mouthfuls of water.

The little one didn't cry while in the black cauldron. His big, dark eyes darted around, and his little face was rosy like a big apple, as if he were drunk and dizzy.

"Ding! Welcome to the All-Heavens Chat Group."

The little guy didn't understand what the voice in his head meant at all. He was still dazed after being pulled out. An old man asked him how he felt.

He let out a burp and mumbled, "I'm full."

……

Deep within the Korean border dungeon, a damp, chilly atmosphere, carrying the smell of rust and mildew, permeates the narrow passageway, leading to a completely transparent, thousand-year-old crystal cage.

A transparent, cold crystal cage hangs in mid-air, with cold water flowing quietly inside, perfectly counteracting the woman's innate ability to control fire.

Yan Lingji stretched out her limbs and swam freely in the cold water. Her long black hair spread out in the water like flowing clouds, swaying gently with the waves, softly covering her shoulders and waist, barely concealing all her beauty, leaving only her fair skin faintly visible in the shimmering water.

She slowly spun around, her fingertips lightly touching the cool crystal wall, causing ripples to spread across the water's surface.

Her reflection in the water gazed at her, her brows and eyes cold and aloof, her blue eyes like jewels submerged in a cold pool. Despite her alluring beauty, she was now filled with loneliness.

She was as quiet as a flame born in the deep sea; the water confined her strength, but it could not confine her soul.

She is merely a fire temporarily submerged in water; given the opportunity, she will set the world ablaze.

Water is her natural nemesis. At this moment, all her fire control abilities are sealed, and she can only be an object of observation for those outside the prison in this transparent cage.

Unable to see the faces of those outside, Yan Lingji could only let greedy gazes pierce through the crystal and focus on her fair skin. Bored, she closed her eyes, knowing that no one dared to cross the line.

She and the South Korean soldiers guarding her knew that once she left the water, she, who had become an object of admiration, would turn into a raging inferno and burn the entire country to ashes!

"Ding! Welcome to the All-Heavens Chat Group."

As the last rays of the setting sun shone down, the beauty in the crystal cage opened her eyes in astonishment.

"What...is this?"

……

In the Yue Kingdom, in the Yellow Maple Valley, within the Hundred Herbs Garden.

Han Li squatted by the spirit field, his fingertips lightly brushing against a newly sprouted dew-collecting grass, his thoughts already drifting to the clouds.

The jade box in his arms, which contained the Foundation Establishment Pill, was empty. Uncle Ye's condescending words still echoed in his ears—"You are just a pseudo-spiritual root, and you have no hope of establishing your foundation in this life. Keeping the pill is a waste. You might as well give it to me."

"How should I proceed from here?" Even with the little green bottle in hand, the gloom in Han Li's eyes was still hard to dispel: "With the Foundation Establishment Pill gone, is the path to Foundation Establishment in this life going to be endless?"

"Sigh..." He took a deep breath, suppressing the resentment and unease in his heart, and silently tended to the medicinal herbs, intending to hide some of his meager wealth before making further plans.

But at that moment!

"Ding! Welcome to the All-Heavens Chat Group."

The sudden notification sound in his mind instantly put Han Li on alert. He cautiously observed his surroundings, but no one approached him.

"No! Then what is that sound?"

……

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