After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

"Relax, relax~" Shen Qianqian waved her hand dismissively, her 'gaze' seemingly still fixed on Shi Yan's departing figure.

The woman's frivolous and undignified manner made Miss Xingguan's eyes twitch.

This guy...

They don't really think that just because they're at the Nascent Soul stage, they can roam freely across the Nine Provinces, and that having a few Nascent Soul stage mechanical beasts by their side means they can challenge the Star Heaven Division, do they?

Let alone the Nascent Soul Realm.

Even cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Realm or Enlightenment Realm must show respect to the Star Heavenly Division.

Then--

Shen Qianqian took out a token from her bosom.

Behind Shen Qianqian, Ye Mojun could only see the back of the token.

However, he was certain that he had never seen this token before and it was definitely not a token from the Thousand Machines Sect.

Miss Xingguan stared at the token, her pupils contracted, and she froze in shock.

She was about to bow to Shen Qianqian when the woman, smiling, helped her up.

"Shh—" Before Miss Star could speak, Shen Qianqian had already raised her index finger.

"Let's leave the matter of the Cangyun Sect here for now, okay?"

"I'll handle the rest."

Miss Star Official stammered, "If...if it were you."

She could only let Shen Qianqian and Ye Mojun leave.

She couldn't understand it at all.

That adult... how did he end up leaving the valley?

-

-

-

After leaving the stone bridge, Shi Yan went straight back to the inn.

Holding Feng Manlou in his arms, Shi Yan opened his character attribute panel.

She sensed something was wrong from the stone bridge, but with so many people around and her mood somewhat depressed, she didn't open the panel.

There's a feeling...

It's best...it's best not to open your character attribute panel in front of Shen Qianqian.

If she really is that person... she can even see her own 'heart'.

as predicted.

Regarding cultivation level, "Level 4 of Cloud Core Realm" has become "Level 5 of Cloud Core Realm".

Besides, my stamina, defense, and health have all been greatly improved, but my spiritual energy limit has been reduced by a negligible 100 points.

It may have a significant impact in the early stages of the game, or it may have a significant impact on players who prefer certain playstyles.

However, with the blessing of the "Snow Cold Skill", Shi Yan was not too afraid of this.

As Shi Yan scrolled through his character's attribute panel, he suddenly noticed something different in the section on acquired fortune.

【The Gift from the Corpse Demon】.

[Effect: You have received the blessing of the Corpse Demon, increasing your stamina, defense, and maximum health.]

As a side effect, your maximum spiritual energy has been reduced.

“A corpse demon…” Shi Yan clenched her fists and opened her journal.

You have discovered the "Resurrection of the Dead Sacrifice Array".

[The formation has been triggered, and you have awakened "Nüba - Corpse Body".]

【…】

Wait?

Shi Yan stopped reading the logbook and looked at it carefully.

"Nüba - Corpse Body"? ? ?

The corpse master knew what it meant.

In Taoist descriptions, "尸" means "the spirit master".

They believed that the human body has three dantians: upper, middle, and lower, and each dantian is inhabited by a spirit, which is called the Three Corpses.

The corpse was adorned with fine decorations.

The taste of being in the middle of the body is delicious.

The corpse is a symbol of lewdness and depravity.

By eliminating the three corpses, one can achieve tranquility and freedom from desires, a calm mind and clear spirit, and thus become an immortal.

Right now... does this "Nüba - Upper Corpse" mean that she is one of the three corpses that were severed from someone?

If that's the case... perhaps that person is related to me?

Shi Yan suddenly realized that this was very important.

Very important.

Shi Yan even had a premonition that he would meet her again.

Since there is "Nüba - Upper Corpse", there are naturally also "Nüba - Middle Corpse" and "Nüba - Lower Corpse".

I will run into her again.

You might even encounter the person who severed the three corpses.

Just how powerful must a person be to be able to transform the severed three corpses into a Nüba at the Nascent Soul stage?

And... how did I even get involved with her?

The teacher said he couldn't understand.

I don't remember it either.

The main storyline of the game doesn't even include any plot related to the female demon, the corpse demon, or the three corpses.

In the game, the highest cultivation level of the powerful figure she hooked up with was only at the Feather Transformation Realm.

This is already the pinnacle of human existence.

It can't be said that a celestial being descended to the mortal realm only to have his life ruined by Feng Lingyueying.

hiss...

It actually seems quite possible.

Shi Yan scrolled through the character attribute panel.

[You have defeated "Nüba - Upper Corpse" and gained cultivation.]

[Received the acquired fortune, "The Gift of the Corpse Demon."]

Your cultivation has broken through to the fifth level of the Cloud Core Realm.

【…】

After clearing the character attribute panel, Shi Yan picked up Feng Manlou and leaned back, covering his face with Feng Manlou's soft belly.

Shi Yan shook his head, rubbing the wind in his hand.

Feng Manlou's eyes were wide open; the shock she had experienced in the past two days was more than all the shocks she had ever experienced in her entire life.

Shi Yan recalled the scene he had seen in his state of enlightenment.

Life was ravaged, mountains collapsed and seas teemed with life, heaven and earth crumbled, only the sword energy crisscrossed.

Amidst the shattered mountains, he forced a smile and raised his head. "Are you alright?"

That's not something I can do right now.

The rest of the words were broken and unclear.

But Shi Yan believes...

"I'll figure it out."

215 Those who divine destiny suffer five toil and seven injuries? This world is in chaos. [First update, 3K words]

"Help me—"

"Please...save me..."

In the clear and ethereal world, heaven and earth seem to be upside down.

The sky above was clear and transparent, with ripples spreading across the lake surface.

The swamp beneath our feet is like a swirling, dark cloud.

In this upside-down world, solid, dark chains extend from the sky and the earth, from the lake and the clouds.

The limbs of a frail figure were firmly locked.

"Help me—"

The voice gradually changed from a hoarse boy's voice to a sorrowful, muffled girl's voice.

Shi Yan's consciousness moved closer to that frail figure.

I saw it...

Now I see it.

The delicate girl locked up there.

Dark chains pierced her limbs, and even... two chains pierced her shoulders, passing below her collarbone, around her collarbone and shoulder blade, locking away her last glimmer of hope in her struggle.