Douluo Continent: What should I do if I don't have a cheat system?

Chapter 281 Small Gathering: Zhu Zhuqing Wants a Child

Since the world advanced, all the cities on the continent are now very similar.

During the day, people are busy repairing the damage and rebuilding caused by the world's advancement.

At night, people gather together to enjoy each other's company, drink, chat, and talk about the changes in the world.

The entire continent presented a vibrant scene, with people living in peace and contentment.

Despite the tremendous changes brought about by the world's advancement, people have maintained an optimistic and resilient attitude.

Meanwhile, Jerry was in Wuhun City researching the other effects of the world's advancement.

The increased concentration of soul energy in the world has also affected the profession of alchemists.

Herbs from the same year have significantly improved efficacy, but the difficulty of refining them has also increased.

These are not problems for Jerry. He can refine herbs that are older than ten years old, let alone herbs that are less than ten years old. Even if the medicinal properties have been greatly improved, it's the same.

Then a new set of medicinal herb information was compiled and directly updated to the database.

Using the same method, an announcement was posted, pinned, highlighted, and then pushed to targeted audiences.

Tang San still couldn't see it.

Compared to other things, the matter of medicinal herbs is nothing at all.

With these urgent matters settled, Jerry finally had some rare free time.

I'm planning to invite my master, senior sisters, and junior sisters to have a meal together.

Of course, they didn't eat out; Jerry cooked everything himself.

After giving the notification, Jerry activated his mind, and the kitchen began to work.

Various chairs flew out of the house and were neatly arranged in the yard.

Jerry personally brewed a pot of fine tea, waiting for everyone to arrive.

Before long, everyone had arrived one after another.

When Master Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo arrived, they saw Jerry making tea. Their eyes lit up, and they immediately sat down and poured themselves a drink.

The tea Jerry gave us was long gone.

Of course, some were also sent out.

At some point, the benefits of tea were revealed, and the elders came to visit one after another.

It was ostensibly a visit, but in reality, it was to ask for tea.

At first, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo did not realize their purpose, thinking that their popularity had suddenly improved and that people were now coming to visit them.

In his joy, he brought out his treasured tea to treat everyone.

As time went on, Chrysanthemum Douluo discovered the problem.

They would always mention tea intentionally or unintentionally during their conversations, praising it in various ways, which made Chrysanthemum Douluo a little tipsy, so he directly gave them some tea.

People who have given tea to Ju Douluo will not come back for a while, but once the tea is finished, they will come back to visit Ju Douluo again.

These elders, for the sake of the tea, were no longer afraid of Chrysanthemum Douluo returning to Versailles, but once they obtained the tea, they immediately withdrew.

Even Chrysanthemum Douluo was a little surprised, wondering why his popularity was sometimes good and sometimes bad.

After learning that Ghost Douluo was in the same situation, Chrysanthemum Douluo also understood the purpose of these people.

Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately started complaining: These old bastards, instead of saying it directly, they're just trying to take advantage of the situation!

After learning about the group's purpose, Chrysanthemum Douluo became too lazy to entertain them any longer and simply made various excuses to avoid them.

However, they couldn't always dodge it, so the two of them quickly ran out of their premium tea leaves.

They can accept tea leaves from 100,000-year-old tea trees, but they are also completely undemanding about tea leaves from 10,000-year-old tea trees.

Some people even came to buy it. There wasn't much of this tea to begin with; it was enough for my own consumption, but I couldn't sell it.

After the other elders had used up all the tea leaves in Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's hands, the two of them followed the example of the other elders and went to the First Elder to mooch some.

Once or twice was fine, but after a while, the Grand Elder got impatient and threw them out.

Chrysanthemum Douluo felt that he and his companion had disturbed the Grand Elder and Poseidon's time alone, so he didn't think much of it.

The two, who hadn't had tea for a while, saw Jerry's tea leaves, which is why this situation arose.

"Master, Elder Ghost, you two look like you haven't had tea in ages! Didn't I prepare a year's supply for you?"

Seeing their actions, Jerry was a little confused and asked with a puzzled look.

"Alas! It's a long story. I hunt geese all day long, only to have my eyes pecked by one."

Master Chrysanthemum Douluo sighed and explained the reason to Jerry.

After hearing this, Jerry burst into laughter.

"So, who exactly spread the word about the premium tea?"

After saying that, Jerry looked at his master with a grin.

This sentence directly reminded Chrysanthemum Douluo.

The finest tea leaves from the 100,000-year-old tea tree are only available to them and the Grand Elder.

So it's obvious who leaked it!

"Damn it, that old bastard, the Grand Elder, was the one who spread the word. I was wondering what was going on, since I was kicked out after only two visits. Turns out he already knew what we were after all."

Chrysanthemum Douluo, belatedly realizing what was happening, was furious. He clenched his fists, thinking that if he could defeat Qian Daoliu, he would probably go and challenge him to a one-on-one duel right now.

It has to be said that Qian Daoliu and Poseidon are incredibly talented; in a short period of time, they have grasped about 60% of the rules.

Although part of it came from Jerry's introduction, reading books and understanding things on your own are two different things.

Some people read it and then forget about it, gaining no understanding whatsoever; others, however, gain a great deal of insight from it.

It all depends on the individual's understanding.

Aside from the Grand Elder and Poseidon, Jerry felt that his master, Chrysanthemum Douluo, had the best talent among everyone.

Immortal Herb Martial Soul, accumulated strength for a future breakthrough.

Even Bibi Dong, with her twin martial souls, couldn't cultivate as quickly as Chrysanthemum Douluo after reaching the god level.

Immortal herb, with the word "immortal" in its name, transcends the mortal realm and ascends to immortality.

Immortals are carefree and unrestrained; gods cannot compare to them.

God has too many limitations.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's current state is very much in line with that of an immortal—free-spirited and unrestrained.

Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo's cultivation progress, Jerry felt that as long as Chrysanthemum Douluo was given enough time, he would eventually surpass the Grand Elder and Poseidon.

However, Jerry had no solution to the tea problem before, as he had put in a lot of effort to cultivate tea trees.

But the gains were minimal.

Tea trees that are ten thousand years old are easy to find, but tea trees that are one hundred thousand years old are rare.

However, after this world advancement, it should be possible to cultivate several more tea trees that are 100,000 years old, or even more than 100,000 years old.

Jerry discovered that these tea leaves, which were over 100,000 years old, were also very useful for those who aspired to become gods.

Putting aside everything else, the fact that tea trees can help people understand the rules alone determines their value.

Even without becoming a god, drinking this tea will only help to refine one's soul power and soothe one's mood.

Drinking it after becoming a god can accelerate the comprehension of the rules.

This is something Jerry discovered later.

Jerry has a very high level of understanding of the rules, so a 100,000-year-old tea leaf is no longer of any use to him.

But the Grand Elder had approached me before, told me about the uses of tea, and even demonstrated the rules I had comprehended.

According to the elder, long-term consumption of tea leaves that are 100,000 years old will have some latent effects on the body, even if one does not reach the divine level. These effects will then manifest after breaking through to the divine level.

Although Jerry couldn't confirm it, his reasoning made it plausible.

So he encouraged his senior and junior sisters to drink more tea.

However, Jerry didn't explicitly state anything he hadn't personally verified, so much so that his master's tea leaves had all been consumed by others, and he himself hadn't noticed any effects from the tea.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to explain it to my master.

After hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately wanted to fight Qian Daoliu to the death, but Jerry stopped him. Otherwise, if Chrysanthemum Douluo had gone, he probably would have come out kneeling.

Tea leaves aged 100,000 years are useless to me; I drink tea simply out of habit.

He took out some tea leaves and gave them to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, telling them to drink them themselves and keep a low profile. If they were to squander all the tea leaves this time, they would have to wait until next year.

Tea trees seem to be restricted in Douluo Continent.

Rare and uncommon.

Even if they are found, the age is generally very low.

Once transformed into a soul beast, the tea leaves will completely lose their efficacy.

Although tea trees can be cultivated within a time array, the leaves produced through accelerated cultivation not only taste different but also lack any medicinal properties.

Tea leaves can only be grown naturally on tea trees. There is only one tea tree that is 100,000 years old, and the amount of tea produced each year is limited, which is why tea is so scarce.

To accelerate his understanding of the rules, Jerry came up with the Enlightenment Tea.

Although its effects are much weaker than those of Wudao Tea, that's only because the tea trees, which are 100,000 years old, are much younger.

While the three of them were drinking tea, their senior and junior sisters arrived.

Their arrival brought life to Jerry's little yard.

The food was ready quickly, and everyone ate and chatted.

However, they mostly talked about Jerry, and everyone was very curious about Jerry's daily life.

Especially during this World Championship qualifying round, Jerry disappeared for a long time from the very beginning until the end of the qualifying round.

In the past, it would leave behind clones, but this time it didn't even leave behind any clones.

Jerry also talked to them about the world's advancement and told them to cultivate diligently, first focusing on one rule, and then moving on to comprehend other rules after improving their understanding of that rule.

Jerry compiled all the rules according to his own understanding, combined with the explanations from the Silver Dragon King, the Fairy Queen, and the World Consciousness.

However, this information has not been made public, and currently only a few people who have become gods know about it.

After everyone left, Zhu Zhuqing returned.

Zhu Zhuqing told Jerry that she wanted a child.

Jerry was surprised to hear that Zhu Zhuqing wanted a child, but he himself wanted one too.

Jerry was also very troubled. Although Zhu Zhuqing had also become a god, she was only a beginner god, far inferior to Jerry in strength, and their life levels were not on the same level.

Zhu Zhuqing's divine body is still at the first level, within the realm of flesh and blood, but Jerry's divine body is at the third level, having already separated from flesh and blood and transformed into an energy body.

The two are not on the same level, and the chance of them having offspring is practically zero.

Currently, the only one with a chance of having offspring with Jerry is the Fairy Queen.

However, their relationship is more like that of family, and even blood relatives.

After the Fairy Queen was truly resurrected, she and Jerry were not related by blood, but in his mind, Jerry always regarded the Fairy Queen as family.

The Fairy Queen also had a cold personality, so their relationship ended there.

Jerry told Zhu Zhuqing about his situation. After listening, Zhu Zhuqing remained silent for a long time before taking the pills Jerry gave her and going back into seclusion.

Zhu Zhuqing doesn't talk much, but she's quite proud inside.

Jerry made it very clear, and she understood everything, but deep down she felt that she was not good enough for Jerry, and that she didn't even deserve to have his child.

Pride and arrogance made him very uncomfortable, so he took the pills Jerry provided, went back and went into seclusion, hoping to catch up with Jerry's progress.

The reason Zhu Zhuqing felt she could catch up with Jerry's cultivation progress was because Jerry told her that there was an upper limit to the cultivation levels in the world.

Reaching the upper limit of cultivation means the end of the cultivation path.

At this point, there are only two ways to continue cultivation: first, leave this world and find a higher-level world; second, the world advances.

Jerry told Zhu Zhuqing that he would not leave this world.

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment and realized that if Jerry didn't leave this world, his cultivation would eventually reach its limit, after which his cultivation level would be fixed.

If there are no opportunities, it will take millions of years for the world to advance again.

Isn't this the time it takes for me to catch up?

Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing was very confident about catching up with Jerry.

Jerry didn't object to her idea, since under normal circumstances, it really would be as she said.

But can the Douluo Continent world still function normally with Jerry involved?

It's good that they don't object; it gave Zhu Zhuqing the motivation to cultivate.

Zhu Qing has a valuable trait: once she sets her mind on something, she will do everything in her power to accomplish it.

This personality trait is also the essential reason why she is so strong.

Whether it's cultivating as a Soul Master or becoming the Star Luo Empress.

Zhu Qing never stopped.

If we were to rank the strength of my senior and junior sisters now, Zhu Zhuqing would undoubtedly be ranked first.

Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Xue Ke all have martial souls that are more supportive, and the three of them are really not proactive in their cultivation.

Xiao Wu has been taking care of her mother ever since her mother was resurrected. After becoming a god, Xiao Wu became carefree and her true nature was revealed. She also rarely cultivates.

Qian Renxue was talented, but she fell behind from the very beginning, and once she fell behind, she fell behind step by step.

Therefore, it is quite obvious which group is stronger, and Zhu Zhuqing is ranked first without any objection.

In fact, Jerry had already noticed the problem.

After they became gods, they had no rivals, so they all relaxed their cultivation.

Moreover, understanding the rules isn't something you can achieve just by trying to understand them every day.

If you're lucky, you might have an epiphany.

Therefore, once you reach the god level, it's no longer a matter of arduous cultivation.

The problem of having no rivals is difficult to solve now.

Jerry thought of Tang San and asked them to deal with him.

Then he shook his head and decided against it, since Tang San had the protagonist's halo and was the chosen one.

Ordinary methods are simply no match for Tang San; they will only become stepping stones for him, making him stronger and stronger.

Tang San's protagonist aura was something Jerry couldn't overcome.

He encounters all sorts of opportunities as soon as he steps out of the house, learns everything very quickly, and even if his enemies are far stronger than him, it is difficult for them to kill him. There are always various coincidences and accidents that allow him to escape.

Moreover, it has built-in shielding, so if the protagonist wants to hide, it will be very difficult for others to find him.

So even though he knew Tang San was still in Douluo Continent, he had never given up searching for him all these years, but he just couldn't find him.

The Spirit Hall's information network spans the entire continent, yet they still couldn't find Tang San.

Ugh, that damn protagonist's halo, and this invisible luck.

The thought of all this made Jerry feel powerless.

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(End of this chapter)