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"Even you didn't know?!" Lu Mingfei was shocked.
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, smiled helplessly: "I'm not even a Celestial Venerable, how could I possibly know everything?"
"Teacher, what level of existence is the Celestial Venerable?" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but ask.
This question had been lingering in his mind for a long time—ever since Su Youli mentioned "Celestial Venerable," he had been filled with curiosity about the division of cultivation systems.
Upon hearing this, the white-haired Lu Mingfei lightly tapped the air with his fingertip.
In an instant, the ancient library vanished like a phantom, replaced by a vast and boundless galaxy.
“In all the myriad realms, the cultivation systems are different, and the realm classifications are also different.” The white-haired Lu Mingfei’s voice echoed among the stars. “In order to unify understanding, the myriad realms divide life forms into ten ranks.”
He raised his hand and waved it, and brilliant words appeared in the starry sky:
"Taking the cultivation system of the Shangqing Sword Scripture as an example—"
"The Qi Refining Chapter of the Shangqing Sword Scripture corresponds to the first level."
"Foundation Building Chapter, Second Stage".
"Sword Core Chapter, Third Tier".
"Sword Infant Chapter, Fourth Tier".
"...and so on."
As the stars and rivers shift, the words change accordingly.
"The essence of the classification of tenth-order life forms lies in the scale of destructive power."
"The extent to which one can cause harm to the world without the aid of any external object—that is the standard by which to measure the level of life."
"However, this is not a ladder to glory, but a dangerous benchmark. All the worlds use this standard to mark the degree of destruction that every life form may bring."
As he spoke, eight circular images appeared in the starry sky:
In the first image, a blurry figure raises his hand, and a hundred-meter-tall building collapses like building blocks;
In the second scene, a sword light swept across, and the entire block was instantly reduced to dust;
In the third image, a light bomb explodes, and the entire city is transformed into a huge semi-circular crater in the light;
......
In the final scene, countless universes burst one after another like bubbles, while the culprit simply waved his sleeve.
“I am currently at the eighth rank, while the Celestial Venerable is at the ninth rank.” The white-haired Lu Mingfei’s gaze was profound. “As for the tenth rank… it remains a legend to this day.”
"Legend has it that during the First Era, someone transcended, but no one knows who it was or what the tenth level should be called."
He paused, his tone grave: "But even a ninth-tier Celestial Venerable is nearly omniscient and omnipotent. The only one who can hinder them is another Celestial Venerable."
"Upon reaching that realm, they are immortal and indestructible, and all time and space are eternally free. For them, the past and the future are all 'now'."
"Although I am already at the peak of the eighth rank, and can be called a 'Dao Lord' among the eighth rank, if I were outside—" he laughed self-deprecatingly, "the Heavenly Venerable could crush me a billion times in a second with just one finger."
Lu Mingfei was deeply shocked, but then a profound doubt arose within him:
"If that's the case, why would Heavenly Venerable Yu of the Realm-Stabilizing Palace compromise with you?"
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, explained:
"The reason is simple: the place we are in now is the Ruins of the previous era."
"If I wanted to, I could make the Ruins of Return collapse in the blink of an eye."
“And once the Ruins of the previous era are destroyed, your era will also collapse.” His voice was light and airy, yet it sent chills down Lu Mingfei’s spine.
"Although the Celestial Venerables will not die, the cause and effect of the destruction of an era is enough to drag any Celestial Venerable down from the supreme position."
"Moreover, this cause and effect relationship is interconnected. No matter which Celestial Venerable caused me to destroy the Ruins, he will have to bear the cause and effect of the era's destruction."
"So, as long as I don't cause any earth-shattering trouble, those celestial beings won't go looking for trouble and provoke me." His tone was somewhat teasing, yet it also contained a deeper meaning.
"But to prevent me from causing trouble, they will periodically send a celestial being to monitor me."
He paused for a moment, then said, "The one in charge of monitoring right now is that 'Feather Celestial Venerable'."
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, suddenly became interested in the question: “Her true form is the Supreme Angel of the First Era.”
He paused, a mischievous smile appearing in his eyes. "By the way, she's even prettier than Xuanling."
“…Uh.” Lu Mingfei was speechless for a moment, completely unsure how to respond.
This teacher's personality is truly unpredictable.
One second they're making heavy self-deprecating jokes, the next they can be lighthearted banter, even casually commenting on which celestial being is more beautiful...
Lu Mingfei tried to imagine Yu Tianzun as "even more beautiful than Xuan Ling", but quickly gave up.
With his meager imagination, he simply couldn't depict an existence of that level.
Suddenly, Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, lowered his voice with great interest, as if sharing some incredible secret:
“I heard from the previous monitor, You Tianzun, that in the First Era, Yu Tianzun was recognized as the most beautiful woman of the era.”
His eyes gleamed with gossip, “Back then, those powerful beings were willing to fight to the death just to breathe the same celestial energy as her.”
He suddenly burst out laughing, "The most ridiculous thing is that the 'immortal energy' they're fighting over is actually ordinary spiritual energy from outside the Heavenly Palace of the Feathered Celestial Venerable, separated by several universes! Isn't that absurd?"
Lu Mingfei: "...Outrageous."
He found it hard to reconcile the animated man chatting about gossip with the unfathomable "teacher" from before.
The white-haired Lu Mingfei became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke:
"And there's something even more outrageous! I heard that a Celestial Venerable treasured a feather that fell from the Feather Celestial Venerable, which resulted in..."
Before the words were finished, a clear and ethereal voice suddenly rang out in the void:
"Lu Mingfei, you've started your gossipy habit again?"
The white-haired Lu Mingfei immediately pouted like a child caught red-handed:
"You spy on me every day, and I'm not even allowed to say a word?"
Then, as if in a fit of pique, he added, "Next time a different Celestial Venerable is on duty, I'm going to find out all your dirty secrets!"
Lu Mingfei suddenly realized something—the teacher's emotional fluctuations were so intense, could it be that... the system's emotional amplification ability was still working on the teacher?
"No need to wait until next time." Yu Tianzun's voice remained calm and unwavering. "If you want to know something, just ask me directly."
"Hmph! Unless you show me your true form, I won't be in a good mood!" The white-haired Lu Mingfei suddenly started acting like a rogue.
The next second, Lu Mingfei heard the teacher let out a series of exaggerated exclamations:
"Wow! That face... Wow! That waist... Wow..." Then she started dancing around the empty space.
Lu Mingfei looked around blankly—there were only the two of them in the starry sky, so where did Yu Tianzun come from?
However, this excitement came and went quickly.
Lu Mingfei's expression suddenly turned cold again, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
With a flick of his sleeve, the two returned to the ancient circular library.
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, gracefully sat back in the antique wooden chair, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest: "Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
Although Lu Mingfei was very curious about Yu Tianzun's affairs, he had more important issues to deal with at the moment.
He took a deep breath: "Teacher, after I reach the second level... can I go pick up Erii?"
“Of course.” Lu Mingfei, with white hair, nodded.
"About Zero..."
"If you like them, just add them to your harem." The white-haired Lu Mingfei waved his hand casually. "With Jiude Mai and Su Enxi, you can form a healer team and make that kid Lu Mingze furious."
"Uh... I think I'll pass. I promised Zero and the others."
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, suddenly burst out laughing: "Oh? He's clearly a scumbag but tries to act innocent? Interesting."
Lu Mingfei's ears burned, but he forced himself to continue: "Then Xia Mi..."
"If you like him, just add him to your harem. Is there any need to ask?" The white-haired Lu Mingfei looked at him with an expression that said, "You don't even understand this?"
"Teacher, is this the only template for your relationship counseling?!" Lu Mingfei thought to himself, utterly exasperated.
Suddenly, Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, raised an eyebrow: "Lu Mingfei, you haven't discovered the system's second core ability yet, have you?"
"Huh?" Lu Mingfei looked bewildered.
“Tsk,” Lu Mingfei, with white hair, rubbed his forehead. “I only needed ten minutes to figure it out back then. Did I choose the wrong person?” He began to mutter to himself.
"Teacher, I was wrong! Please give me some guidance!" Lu Mingfei readily admitted defeat.
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, wrote four large, golden characters in mid-air: 【Responding to Expectations】!
Lu Mingfei's pupils dilated in shock—So that's how it is!
From resolving the economic crisis to various coincidences, the system has been responding to his subconscious desires!
Lu Mingfei, with his white hair, produced a bunch of golden grapes from who-knows-where, and said as he ate them:
"Just a heads up, the daily quests and main storyline are all pre-set. After my clone leaves, you'll be in control of the game yourself."
Lu Mingfei's brain was working at lightning speed:
So, the side quests... are all the system responding to my expectations?
The mission related to Zero, Xia Mi, and Erii...
"It's time for you to go back." The white-haired Lu Mingfei waved his hand gently. "Let me remind you, those Lu Mingfeis I wiped out and those who joined the Dingjie Palace have been retrieved from the river of time."
He looked directly into Lu Mingfei's eyes and said in a low voice, "They will soon appear in your world. Be careful."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Mingfei's vision suddenly went dark, and his body transformed into countless light butterflies that vanished into the void.
Once the space returned to silence, the white-haired Lu Mingfei turned to the desk expressionlessly—the spot that had been empty was now occupied by an indescribable figure.
Her silver hair, like moonlight falling to earth, blurred the limits of the modern definition of "beauty."
She simply sat there, and the surrounding space and time seemed to succumb to blurring, unable to contain her presence.
Only beings of the eighth rank or higher can see her true appearance when she makes no attempt to conceal it.
Any attempt to describe her beauty is a desecration and degradation of the concept of "ultimate perfection" itself.