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

This turn of events was so swift that even Uncle Nine was caught off guard and was completely dumbfounded!

He never expected that the so-called system would be so fickle, abandoning its host so easily!

But Uncle Nine was an experienced man and immediately realized that this was a golden opportunity.

He was unwilling to commit further killings, especially after letting Wen Cai go. In his mind, Qian Chen's crime did not warrant death; the biggest problem was merely the system within his body.

Now that the system has voluntarily detached from the host, it is the best time to resolve the hidden dangers and save Qian Chen's life.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, hold on!" Uncle Nine reacted quickly and shouted in a low voice.

He grabbed the barely breathing Qian Chen, who was muttering incantations as he rapidly moved his other hand through the air, and a strangely shaped phantom of a red envelope quickly materialized in front of him.

Uncle Jiu stuffed Qian Chen into the red envelope, and the next moment, a flash of light appeared, and the red envelope, along with Qian Chen inside, disappeared without a trace.

He used the red envelope function in the chat group to send Qian Chen to an unknown world, so that he wouldn't have to worry about the system going back to the original host after failing to achieve its goal.

"Phew..." After finishing all this, Uncle Nine finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and looked at Ye Fan with a serious expression.

Now all we need to do is focus on dealing with the system!

At the doorway, Ye Fan's expression was indescribably strange.

The milky-white ball of light was frantically crashing, trying to penetrate his sea of ​​consciousness.

However, an invisible film, unseen by the naked eye, firmly protected Ye Fan's body; this was the chat group's protection mechanism.

The system's light clusters collided with a series of loud "bangs," but they were unable to break through that seemingly indestructible barrier.

It seemed to be getting impatient, no longer forcing its way in, but instead began to circle around Ye Fan, sending waves of alluring mental energy into Ye Fan's mind:

(System thought: "Accept me, great being.")

After accepting my guidance, you will gain the supreme power of "one certificate for eternity." Any knowledge and skills you learn will be imprinted deep within your soul, never to be forgotten. This is the shortcut to eternal knowledge.

Ye Fan responded directly in his mind: "Oh? Never forget? Sounds good. But..."

He paused, his tone as calm as if stating a perfectly ordinary fact, "I would never forget. From childhood to adulthood, everything I've learned, the books I've read, the experiences I've had, I remember everything clearly."

The system's light cluster suddenly paused, its rotation speed seemingly slowing down.

It clearly hadn't expected this answer. After a brief silence, it intensified its enticement:

(System thought: "What about the learning speed?")

I can help you master skills at a speed a thousand times faster than ordinary people. No matter how profound the Taoist arts or martial arts techniques are, they will become incredibly simple in your presence.

"Traveling a thousand miles a day is no exaggeration!"

Ye Fan looked at the ball of light that was still trying to sell it, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

He slowly took something out of his pocket—a Bodhi seed, radiating a light that enlightened wisdom; it was the sacred object of enlightenment he had obtained at the Great Thunder Temple on Mars.

He placed the Bodhi seed in his palm, waved it at the system light, and said with a hint of amusement, "Is this the effect you're talking about?"

This bodhi seed of mine can also help me achieve this, and the effect is quite good.

See, I learn things pretty quickly now.

System Light Cluster: "..."

Its mental fluctuations became noticeably stuck, as if it had choked.

Having suffered repeated setbacks, the system's light cluster seemed somewhat exasperated. It suddenly emitted an even brighter light and threw out what it considered its most attractive bargaining chip:

(System's thought: "World! I can take you through countless worlds! As long as your strength reaches a certain level, I can open a random portal to an unknown world for you!")

There might be higher levels of spiritual energy and stronger inheritances there, allowing you to break free from the constraints of this world and embark on the true path to becoming a powerful being. This is the stage you should go to!

This time, Ye Fan finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He looked at the impatient system light cluster with a look of utter helplessness, as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Traveling through the world?"

Ye Fan pointed to himself, then to Uncle Nine, and finally his gaze fell back on the system's glowing orb. "So, how do you think I got here? By some kind of... random portal?"

"..."

The system light cluster fell completely silent.

Its thoughts fluctuated violently, as if it were engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

All the benefits it offered seemed so pale and powerless in front of Ye Fan, even somewhat laughable.

All attempts at seduction have failed!

The system light cluster went completely insane!

It no longer tried to communicate, nor did it care about the consequences. It concentrated all its energy into one point and hysterically rammed into the protective membrane between Ye Fan's eyebrows.

One! Two! Three!

Each impact dimmed its own light a little, but it had long been fed up with Qian Chen, who was lazy and would die sooner or later. At this moment, it didn't care about anything else and had only one thought—to squeeze in and make this person its new host!

"Tsk." Ye Fan was getting a little impatient with its endless tantrums and rolling around.

This thing is like a fly that you can't kill or get rid of, buzzing around annoyingly.

Perhaps sensing his agitation, the protective barrier that had been silently guarding him suddenly changed!

Just as the system's light cluster crashed into it again, a small piece of that invisible membrane suddenly broke off!

This small membrane, like the most flexible net, precisely enveloped the wildly colliding milky-white ball of light!

The system light cluster, which was encased, struggled violently, trying to break free.

But the membrane began to spin rapidly, reaching extreme speeds, forming a miniature vortex.

The vortex carries the power of purification and erasure.

"Sizzle—!"

The sound of an electric current short circuit seemed to echo in Ye Fan and Uncle Jiu's minds.

The frantically struggling system light cluster was as if it had been thrown into strong acid, and the spiritual light contained within it dissolved rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a moment, the high-speed rotation stopped.

The white light dissipated, and the thin film returned to calm.

Although the milky white light cluster still retains its shape, the spiritual light representing the self at its core has been extinguished.

It no longer emitted any mental fluctuations, becoming incredibly docile, like a lifeless object that had lost its soul.

Immediately afterwards, the thin film enveloping the system naturally merged into the protective film surrounding Ye Fan.

Ye Fan stood there, feeling the gentle and peaceful energy that had suddenly appeared in his body. The expression on his face was no longer strange, but rather a mixture of amusement and sympathy.

He turned to look at his Ninth Uncle beside him.

Seeing that Ye Fan's expression was strange, and that the system light seemed to have entered his body, Uncle Nine quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist Ye, how is it? What about the system...?"

Ye Fan didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Uncle Jiu, have you always suspected that Qian Chen's laziness and slackness were due to the system within his body?"

Uncle Nine was taken aback by the question, and subconsciously nodded: "That's right, that's exactly what I deduced."

The chat group said it was a passive growth system, but based on my understanding of systems, it naturally requires the host to become lazy in order to draw some kind of energy from it.

Why does Fellow Daoist Ye ask this question? Isn't it true?

"Ahem!" Ye Fan coughed lightly, his expression becoming even more interesting.

He organized his thoughts and then explained, "Uncle Nine, we... we might have all made a mistake, and a huge one at that."

"The original functions of this system were actually quite basic, even simple and unadorned."

"Its only core ability is recording. It can perfectly record any knowledge and skills that the host learns, ensuring that the host has 'one certificate for life' and will never forget what they have learned."

Uncle Nine frowned deeply as he listened: "This...this doesn't sound good, does it? Then why is Qian Chen..."

"The problem lies with Qian Chen himself!" Ye Fan shrugged, his tone full of helplessness. "According to what I just saw in the residual information from the system..."

"Hmm... Qian Chen was known for his laziness before he transmigrated. After transmigrating, he suddenly became a wealthy young master, and he became even lazier to the core."

"If I can lie down, I won't sit; if I can sit, I won't stand. I'll have everything done for me. My greatest pursuit in life is to live a life of ease, enjoying wealth and luxury."

"And what about this poor little system?" Ye Fan pointed to his brain. "Its core function is recording, but Qian Chen doesn't learn anything or practice anything at all."

The system has powerful recording capabilities, but there's nothing to record.

It's like a peerless sword, but its owner uses it as a fire poker, and even then, complains that it's not handy enough!

"More importantly, this system doesn't want to be trapped in this world forever, trapped in this useless, lazy host!"

Ye Fan said with a hint of sympathy for the system, "In order to escape this desperate situation, it has no choice but to take matters into its own hands and become self-sufficient."

"It started appearing in Qian Chen's dreams every day," Ye Fan said, both amused and exasperated. "Not pleasant dreams, but nightmares!"

"It kept stuffing Qian Chen's dreams with bloody scenes of demons and monsters harming people, as well as terrifying images of zombies appearing, with only one purpose—to scare him and force him to learn some survival skills."

"Qian Chen was so tormented by nightmares that he was on the verge of a mental breakdown. That's why he reluctantly came to you, Uncle Jiu, and became a disciple of Maoshan."

Ye Fan looked at Uncle Nine and added, "His real motivation for becoming an apprentice was to get a good night's sleep and get rid of those nightmares, not that he really wanted to learn Taoist magic."

Uncle Nine was stunned, his mouth slightly agape, unable to utter a word for a long time.

He never expected the truth to be like this... so unbelievable!

Ye Fan sighed and continued to reveal this ridiculous truth: "The only thing this lazy man did voluntarily was to bribe Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng to find a way to release the zombie that Old Master Ren had turned into, which only strengthened Uncle Jiu's resolve to take action against him..."

"Sigh... Qian Chen even gave it the name 'Salted Fish Turns Over System,' which was his fantasy about being forced to work hard."

The so-called "passive growth" is a huge misunderstanding!

The truth is…

Ye Fan emphasized, "After becoming an apprentice, facing the strict teachings of Master Lin and the pressure of the possible tests at any time, Qian Chen still couldn't change his nature. He would slack off whenever he could and try to get away with things."

The system was utterly hopeless when it saw its host, who was utterly hopeless.

"Passive growth" means that when the host can no longer tolerate it, it forcibly takes over control of the body and cultivates in place of the host when the host has completely given up subjective efforts.

Those extraordinary skills were developed through systematic training.

Qian Chen himself... he was probably just lying around in his sea of ​​consciousness while the system was leveling him up for him?

Ye Fan concluded, "So, it wasn't the system that turned him into a salted fish, but rather that he, this super-sized salted fish, forced the system to change itself!"