Chapter 1 A Fleeting Change

The winds and clouds shifted in an instant, and the sea had already returned to calm.

Fang Shanmin stared blankly at the departing Qing Wuju, and only after a long time did he exhale a breath of stale air. He didn't know what had happened to quell the Prince's thunderous rage.

But he knew that with the escort of the Boundless Sea King, this trip was no longer dangerous.

Safe...

Fang Shanmin breathed a sigh of relief and, supporting himself, went up to the ship's tower to comfort the pale-faced, seemingly terrified, golden-robed youth:

"Young Master, it's all over."

"It's over?"

The brocade-robed youth seemed to be still in shock. Only after Fang Shanmin comforted him for a few words did color return to his face, and he went back to his room, leaning on the wall.

Watching the youth return to his room, Fang Shanmin sighed inwardly.

This young master was the Prince's grandson, followed his mother's family name, and was called Lin Boxun. His father was the Prince's illegitimate son. When his parents died, the Prince discovered him and sent them to the Northern Sea Islands to bring him back.

Originally, this was a good thing.

But his cultivation was shallow, and he was born blind. His only trump card was the Prince's token left by his father, but now it was gone.

He had lost his support.

The Imperial City, it's not easy to live in...

Bang!

The cabin door slammed shut.

Lin Boxun leaned against the cabin door, the fear on his face suddenly disappearing. A dim light appeared in his greyish-white eyes:

"Finally, awakened?"

As he spoke to himself, various lights seemed to flicker and flow before his eyes. Then, the scene froze, turning into a line of text that flowed before him:

Lin Boxun (Host)]
Age 27/153]
Physique: 0.2 Insect]
神通: None]
Treasure: None]
Pet: None]
Friend: None]
Source Power: 1.5 points]
Evaluation: A weak and lowly reptile, unworthy of being called 'human']

"Heart Demon Great Freedom... System."

Lin Boxun couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, uttering sounds that didn't belong to any language in this world.

Twenty-seven years after coming to this world, this 'system' had finally awakened.

But looking at the content of the text, his mood immediately soured.

It wasn't because of the insulting evaluation, but because of his lifespan.

Normal people could live for more than two hundred, even three hundred years, but he could only live to be one hundred and fifty?!

"Lifespan, I only have a hundred years left..."

Lin Boxun was in a very bad mood, but his thoughts quickly focused on Source Power.

According to the Great Freedom System, this so-called Source Power was the origin crystal of all things, encompassing everything in heaven and earth, including luck.

With it, anything was possible.

What did lifespan matter?

If you possess the power of one insect, you can have three hundred years of life, and be equal to a hundred people with ease!

If you possess the power of one scale, you can be a match for a thousand, unstoppable by human force, an army of one, invincible, and your lifespan can exceed a thousand!

If you possess the power of one jiao, you can move mountains and overturn seas, fly through the skies and escape into the earth, reach for the stars in the nine heavens, and capture dragons from the four seas!

Your lifespan can break ten thousand!

If you possess the power of one god, you can be immortal, a snap of the fingers spanning ten thousand years, with all living beings kneeling at your feet, and all creatures trembling at your name!

If you possess the power of one dragon, you can even defy the gods, look down upon the mortal world, and immortals and Buddhas cannot compare to you. You will be the ancestor of countless people, the heaven of countless people!

If you possess the power of one human, you can even tear apart the sky, escape into the void and break through realms, omnipotent, with all things in heaven and earth in your palm, destroy the world with a pinch of your fingers, and create the world with a punch!

If you possess the power of one 殇...]

The voice stopped abruptly, as if someone had pressed the pause button, and the Great Freedom System fell into a brief silence.

But Lin Boxun was still reeling from the shock and didn't notice.

The voice of the Great Freedom System reappeared, but it had become much calmer: As long as you have enough Source Power, you can be as immortal as the heavens, you,

can be omnipotent!

"As long-lived as heaven, omnipotent..."

Lin Boxun's heart surged, wanting to shout out loud. With great difficulty, he suppressed the throbbing in his heart and asked:

"Where can I obtain Source Power?"

The voice of the Great Freedom System suddenly became profound and unpredictable, ruthless and indifferent, yet infinitely alluring:

All things contain Source Power! For example, those reptiles on the ship right now!]

"Hmm?!"

......

Whoosh~

The cold wind blew across the mountains, swept through the forests, and swirled above the treacherous canyons, making a mournful sound.

In the darkness of night, it added a touch of desolation.

"Hoo~"

On the peak of the barren mountain, An Qisheng slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the silent mountains under the night sky, and suddenly smiled: "Interesting..."

As before, he had not gleaned what exactly happened in that buried era from this ancient scroll.

But vaguely, he already had some guesses.

At this time, he already knew that there was a force burying that era, and yet there were people using various means to convey that era to later generations.

The things revealed within were quite interesting.

"What?"

Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child quietly poked his head out, somewhat surprised. He could naturally see that although An Qisheng was smiling, there was not a trace of a smile in his heart.

"Nothing."

An Qisheng didn't say much, with a wave of his sleeve, he got up, stepped forward, and came to the wooden city.

In the night, the wooden city also fell into silence.

Only the daytime collision, although An Qisheng intentionally protected and did not destroy the wooden city again, however, the violent aftershocks of the 神通 collision were already too much for ordinary people to bear.

In the silence, many people remained awake for a long time.

"Dao, Daoist."

"Sect Leader."

"Senior."

As soon as he entered the city, Tu Ba, Gongyang Yan and others who had been waiting for a long time already surrounded him.

An Qisheng glanced at the black-robed youth in the corner: "靖夜司 (Jingye Si)?" (Secret Night Guard)

"Thank you, Senior, for your help..."

Wang Xuangan bowed and saluted, his expression not very good.

In the previous battle, Qing Wuju was defeated by the person in front of him. He had come with the intention of making friends, but in the city he saw Lin Qianlong, who had no cultivation at all.

Only then did he realize that he had delivered a lamb into the tiger's mouth. But he had already arrived in the mountains, so he could only bite the bullet and stay.

He didn't think he could escape from under the nose of a Yuanshen great cultivator.

An Qisheng raised his hand, stopping his politeness, and asked in an indifferent tone: "Besides thanking me, do you have anything else to say?"

"....."

As if he didn't expect An Qisheng to be so straightforward, Wang Xuangan was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "If Junior Brother Lin has offended you, please don't take it to heart, Senior..."

His attitude was extremely low, but An Qisheng was unmoved: "What if I do take it to heart?"

"Then... then it's up to Senior's wishes."

Wang Xuangan lowered his head, his face bitter: "I only hope that Senior will spare his life..."

His posture was very low.

He had to be low.

The Jingye Si (Secret Night Guard) was indeed the number one violent organization of the Great Zhou, but how could he dare to offend a Yuanshen great cultivator so close at hand?

He had indeed come to look for Lin Qianlong, but he hadn't planned to throw himself in as well.

The Jingye Si (Secret Night Guard) was indeed not afraid of Yuanshen great cultivators, but he was afraid.

"Just a small punishment as a warning."

After saying this lightly, An Qisheng then looked at Yu Xuan, who wanted to speak but hesitated: "Commander Yu, do you also have something to say?"

"Yes."

Meeting An Qisheng's calm gaze, Yu Xuan took a deep breath and slowly said: "May I ask, Senior, are you proficient in the Great Zhou army's martial arts?"

Yu Xuan's heart was very complicated.

The Great Zhou army's martial arts originated from the previous dynasty, Great Xia, but it was incomplete, lacking the essence.

For tens of thousands of years, no one had been able to cultivate to the Yuanshen realm, and most had even stopped at the first stage of the Golden Core.

Therefore, seeing the blood energy of the Daoist in front of him like the sea, and his physique extremely strong, he could no longer restrain himself.

"Commander Yu will be disappointed. I have not learned the Great Zhou army's martial arts."

An Qisheng shook his head slightly.

Although what he was cultivating at this time was also the physique, and it had some similarities with the Great Zhou martial arts, it was only some similarities after all.

The Great Zhou army's martial arts still took the primitive path of tempering the physique. Even with the help of spiritual energy and magic power, its own limitations were still extremely large.

What he was initially practicing was to refine himself into 'natal life', '神通 (神通)' (divine power), and 'immortal technique'!

Using the divine soul to control the body.

In essence, it was still taking the path of the unity of spirit and flesh, and the gathering of the three flowers.

It seemed to have similarities, but in fact, they were completely unrelated.

"This, so..."

Yu Xuan's expression was a little dim, and he forced a smile and cupped his hands: "I have taken the liberty..."

An Qisheng took a deep look at Yu Xuan, and with a wave of his sleeve, stepped into Tu Ba's residence: "If one path is blocked, it is not necessary to seek it to the death. Sometimes changing direction may not be a bad thing."

Yu Xuan's body trembled, and his face was a little dazed: "Changing direction..."

Whoosh~

An Qisheng took a step and had already arrived at the former courtyard where Little Cabbage grew. Several months had passed, and the damaged parts of the residence had been restored.

Only the Little Cabbage was no longer here.

Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child popped out again, full of curiosity: "Monster Mr., are you going to transmit the Dao?"

He remembered that An Qisheng had no intention of doing so before.

Otherwise, why would he have left that Qiao Qi'er in Blue Mountain City?

But at this time, he seemed to have the intention of transmitting the Dharma and imparting the Dao.

"I have no choice but to do it. Now that I'm in the game, why not go deeper?"

An Qisheng smiled lightly: "The Records of the Grand Historian are clearly written, can't you see it?"

The Records of the Grand Historian had always been extremely important.

There were too many things hidden behind it. Zeng San's ancient scroll, although it lacked the records of the Great Xia Dynasty, contained extremely many secrets.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

The blue-skinned little monster was curious. He had read Zeng San's book many times, but he hadn't found anything unusual.

"History is not just history. Within it, there are various Dao. For example... at the end of the Taigu Era, there was '衍 (Yan)' who transmitted the Dharma to the human world. Later, two gods fought for the throne, and 衍 (Yan) ascended to the throne, calling himself '帝衍 (Di Yan)' (Emperor Yan)."

An Qisheng's eyes were deep and his words obscure:

"Guess, what did that Emperor Yan rely on to ascend to the throne? And why did he transmit the Dharma to the world?"

"Hmm?"

Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child's heart trembled: "Why?"

That's right.

What reason would a supreme god have to transmit the Dharma to mortals?

When he first came to this world, he was surprised why those immortal gods and demons would transmit the Dao to these short-lived species.

Could it be...

Whoosh!

An Qisheng raised his hand and waved his sleeve, and an invisible barrier was born, covering the small courtyard and blocking Gongyang Yan and others outside.

"Naturally, it is for profit."

An Qisheng slowly closed his eyes, and a divine sense flowed down into the earth again.