Chapter 363.2: This Is What Fairness Looks Like!
The six treacherous Nascent Souls quickly retreated and joined the newcomers.
The masked old man grew fearless, laughing triumphantly. "Do you finally understand what fairness looks like?"
Unlike these cultivators, the newcomers hadn’t swore any oath. Moreover, the treacherous six had reaped the greatest rewards. Qi Yuan and the three other fools hadn't bothered searching the ruins at all, wasting their time staring at the murals. And now, when the supreme treasure hidden in the deepest part of the ruins had finally appeared, Qi Yuan wanted to claim it all for himself? How laughable!
Xie Tang was extremely cautious and vigilant. At the same time, she glanced at Qi Yuan, countless thoughts flashing through her mind. Is he really the Blood Master?
Qi Yuan sighed. "I studied nine years of compulsory education. Of course I understand what fairness is. But I also know peace."
Then, he looked across the gathered Nascent Soul cultivators. "By the way, after you die, remember to thank me. I gave you so many opportunities to show your faces. Ah, right. I forgot. You're all wearing masks."
Following that, he gently blew out a breath. "This is what fairness looks like."
The breeze was so faint that it was no stronger than the one produced by a yawning cat. However, the twenty-odd Nascent Soul cultivators opposite him had no ability to resist. Or rather, time itself seemed to have stalled around them. Under that single breath, the treasures left behind by their ancestors and the Eyes of the Sky were as insignificant as dust.
Crack.
The mighty Nascent Soul cultivators shattered like wax statues, rapidly crumbling into dust. The sight was horrifying. Those were Nascent Soul cultivators—divine beings among mortals, walking myths upon the earth. Yet could not withstand even a single breath from Qi Yuan. He wasn't just on an entirely different level, but in a whole different realm!
Xie Tang forgot how to breathe. She finally understood that his reputation was well deserved. This was the Blood Master, the legendary supreme expert.
The Violet Palace cultivator was equally horrified. This Blood Master was even stronger than described in the records. Perhaps even a Great Supreme would perish from his breath.
Qi Yuan's gaze fell upon the only remaining Nascent Soul cultivator. "Do you agree, or do you object?"
The lone cultivator trembled violently. What had he just witnessed? Even Yin Spirit cultivators would not be capable of such a feat.
He stammered miserably, "I-I-I agree!"
"Then why does your expression look so ugly? Could it be that you're only pretending?"
The Nascent Soul cultivator immediately dropped to his knees. "No! No, absolutely not! My ancestors for eighteen generations all agree!"
Qi Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "Since fairness now reigns among men, I shall graciously accept ownership of this coffin."
At that moment, a change came over his eyes. The interior of the coffin, which had previously been impossible to discern, gradually became clear. Suddenly, a familiar face appeared in his vision.
Qi Yuan was surprised to discover a woman lying within the coffin. "It's her?"
Her appearance bore a sixty to seventy percent resemblance to someone he knew.
Just then, Canary arrived. "There's someone inside the coffin?"
Zero-One followed beside her.
Qi Yuan said, "Mhm, a woman."
She narrowed her eyes. "Could she be the heroine from the murals?"
He nodded. "Most likely."
The fat cultivator could not help but say, "What a moving story. I pity them."
Qi Yuan nodded in agreement. "She's been lying here for who knows how many years. She must be terribly lonely."
Xie Tang was somewhat bewildered. Can dead people feel lonely?
Like a middle-aged woman gazing at her wronged younger sister, Qi Yuan lamented with utter sympathy, "She's all alone here, with neither family nor friends. Sleeping amid endless silence, without a single relative or companion by her side... It's enough to bring tears to the listener and sorrow to the hearer! However, since I’m very compassionate, I’ll be extra generous and give her a grandmother!"
Xie Tang blinked, utterly confused. "Huh?"
A grandmother[1]? Could it be that the woman lying inside had a very small chest?
Judging from the murals, that didn’t seem to be the case at all.
Qi Yuan closed his eyes. The final Nascent Soul, No-Food Goddess, stirred at last. In other words, just like the other Nascent Souls, she could gradually awaken. As No-Food Goddess passed through the coffin and entered the corpse, Qi Yuan sighed in relief.
Just then, he thought of something. "Wait a minute. I gave her a grandmother without asking for her permission. Isn't that a little rude?"
The Violet Palace cultivator was inwardly shaken. If the woman in the coffin truly was the heroine depicted in the murals, then her strength was likely beyond imagination. Yet Qi Yuan had casually opened her coffin and stuffed something into her body. Just what realm had he reached?
Canary smiled. "She's already dead. She can't give her permission."
Qi Yuan frowned. "Then shouldn't I ask her guardian? But she doesn't have one..."
This was a difficult problem.
Suddenly, inspiration struck him. "Wait, isn't No-Food her grandmother? As long as No-Food agrees, that's enough. No-Food, do you agree?"
The Nascent Soul pulsed once or twice.
Seeing that, he finally relaxed. "No-Food agrees. Great. Another day of being polite."
Standing nearby, Xie Tang didn't dare say a word. Since when could consent be obtained like that? By that logic, whenever someone disagreed with you, couldn't you simply assign them a grandfather or grandmother and then have that relative agree on their behalf?
She felt that Qi Yuan was mysterious, majestic, yet also incredibly bizarre. Of course, she didn't dare say any of those thoughts aloud.
Qi Yuan whispered to Zero-One, "See if you can break into this place's database and check if there's anything useful inside. You can also use the database to upgrade yourself."
This was precisely why he had asked Canary to bring Zero-One.
Several tendrils extended from Zero-One's palm and pierced into the walls of the control center. "Understood, Master."
Countless streams of data flashed through its eyes. Qi Yuan and the others waited quietly. Nobody knew how much time passed before Zero-One opened its eyes.
"Well? What did you find?"
Unlike before, Zero-One stared directly into Qi Yuan's eyes. "Master, do you know what love is?"
Qi Yuan froze. This is bad. My robot has become a simp.
He immediately declared, "For a robot, making money is more important than love!"
After painstakingly acquiring such an intelligent robot, he couldn't let it become a lovestruck fool!
Zero-One asked again, "Master, can money buy love?"
Qi Yuan replied casually, "Maybe for some people. Now answer me this, did you find anything valuable here?"
"Yes. According to Arch Star's records, there is a bank account here, along with its encrypted key."
Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. "Money? How much?"
"Unknown."
In the end, he still loved money. "Give it to me!"
After all, he was planning to buy Arch Star.
"Please receive it, Master."
Immediately, a string of symbols entered Qi Yuan's mind. Unlike ordinary bank account passwords, the account credentials here weren't made up of characters. Instead, it was a kind of sensation impossible to adequately describe with words.
1. grandmother could also mean “milk.” ☜