CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 57: EVEN IF THE NATION FALLS, THE GAME WILL NOT END

"What???"

Father Gu was shocked, and even the surrounding maids were dumbfounded.

What did the young lady just say?

Her Dao companion is Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao?

"You all, leave first." Father Gu looked coldly at the maids and ordered.

The maids dared not disobey and quickly left.

Once the door was closed, Father Gu immediately changed his expression, walked up to Gu Ying with a cheeky smile, and whispered: "My darling daughter, what did you just say, Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao is your Dao companion?"

"You can’t just say things like that, Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao will get angry if he hears."

"Don’t worry, I want him to know, I’m going to find him!" Gu Ying put her hands on her hips, her expression a mix of defiance and determination, and shouted towards the ceiling.

It seemed she deliberately wanted Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao to hear.

Father Gu was already scared out of his wits, sweating profusely.

But seeing Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao not making a move, he immediately felt overjoyed.

No problem!

His daughter hadn’t lied, her Dao companion was indeed Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao!

This is great, if he could have an Emperor as a son-in-law, it couldn’t get any better!

"Quick, quick, pack your bags, leave the house immediately. If I find you still returning alone, I’ll break your legs."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ying was stunned, looking at her father in disbelief.

The change in tone was too quick.

He was just preventing her from going out, but right after learning it was Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao, he changed his mind abruptly.

"Dad, you ought to learn Sichuan Opera face-changing; not doing so is a waste of talent," Gu Ying complained.

"No more nonsense, set off now, you must find Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao, understand?"

"I get it." Gu Ying rolled her eyes.

In the next second, she disappeared on the spot.

Seeing Gu Ying leave, Father Gu couldn’t be happier.

He had started daydreaming; if the Emperor really became his son-in-law, how glorious would that be.

...

The training grounds.

Chen Lan withdrew his Divine Sense and rubbed his forehead.

What’s going on, one Dao companion after another showing up.

Indeed, not revealing his identity was the right choice; otherwise, all those Dao companions would come looking for him.

He didn’t expect a casual remark years ago would make Misty Fairy remember.

At that time, Misty Fairy asked him where he was from, and he replied, Qindu.

As it turns out, today she’s come to Qin City.

Through Divine Sense, he already saw Misty Fairy appearing in Qin City, wandering on the streets.

But it’s okay, no one knows he is Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao, even if they meet, she won’t recognize him.

He refocused his gaze on the training grounds.

In front of him, there were seven or eight rows of students, each row having over ten.

They were all sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, inhaling, drawing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into their bodies.

Everyone had taken the Body Refining Pill and Spiritual Qi Pill given by Chen Lan.

What they didn’t know was, Chen Lan had set a Time Domain with himself as the center.

The flow of time inside compared to outside differs; one hour of cultivation here equals only a minute outside.

It’s just a small benefit he grants these people.

In cultivation, once you attain the Dao, it’s easy to forget time, troubles, hunger, everything.

The people before him were just like this; they won’t notice time’s passage, only focus on their cultivation.

...

As the outside world passed an hour, inside had cultivated for two and a half days.

At this point, a series of muffled sounds rang from within the crowd.

"I’ve broken through, Foundation Establishment!"

"Hahaha, me too, broke through Foundation Establishment."

"Great, I’ve perfected Body Refining, soon I’ll catch up with you all."

"How much time has passed? I feel I’ve cultivated for a very long time, but I seem to have forgotten time, fully immersed in cultivation."

Everyone’s cultivation had improved, advancing their stages, Luo Tao even reached the mid-stage of Golden Core, just a step away from the late stage.

This was greatly thanks to the elixirs provided by Chen Lan, enabling such smooth and swift advancement.

And Chen Lan’s Time Dao had also gained a little from it.

Though only slightly.

Initially, Chen Lan discovered a bug, which was creating a Time Domain to gain more time and then cultivate Time Dao.

Later on, he realized, simply relying on his own understanding, it was very hard to progress; he needed to acquire some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or artifacts related to Time Dao.

Such as the Time Gem, containing the Dao charm of Time Dao, could make understanding Dao smoother.

Currently, with five paths, he’s only cultivated two, the Transformation Dao has already touched the entry threshold.

But the Time Dao, far from entry, this Dao is much harder for him to understand than Transformation.

"Quiet, continue cultivating, stabilize your cultivation base," Chen Lan spoke calmly.

Immediately, the scene fell silent, everyone suppressed their excitement and resumed stabilizing their cultivation with closed eyes.

Chen Lan, meanwhile, expanded his Divine Sense, sweeping across the world.

He needed to find more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or artifacts containing Dao charm.

Quickly, Chen Lan was slightly surprised; he found zombies still manifesting in the Kimchi Empire, increasing in number.

But hasn’t the Kimchi Empire already fallen?

Even after a nation’s fall, these games still manifest, they won’t stop.

The so-called world integration might be a battle.

Another world invading, aiming to swallow the original world, replacing it!

Currently, although Kimchi Empire has fallen, zombies continue to stream in, within half a month that area will be filled with various zombies and monsters.

Judging by this, the soon-to-manifest sects may not be anything good either.

Considering if people from two worlds truly came to conquer Huaxia, they would certainly take action.

But it’s okay, he’s already asked Chen Mingyuan to inform the people in the Maintenance Department.

...

Maintenance Department.

"Zombies continue appearing in the Kimchi Empire, the supposed game seemingly not completed."

Li Long noticed this too.

Despite the nation collapsing two days ago, today zombies and monsters are still manifesting.

Once the game starts, it won’t stop, always manifesting!

Then what is the endpoint? Is it when everyone on Blue Star is dead, or when they complete the game?

Moreover, who created the Cultivation Life?

On the day of game manifestation, he had people investigate, but after so long the results remained unknown.

This game has no company, no creator, nothing, not a bit of data!

Unclear whether data was wiped later or nonexistent from the start.

It’s like something appearing out of thin air, yet logical, and exploding into national fame within a day!

Too strange!

"Master Li, Mr. Chen Mingyuan is here, though he’s changed quite a bit, hope you won’t be startled."