Chapter 11: Open and Sincere (Requesting Follows)

【Pang Bo: I've finished editing!】

【Cao Cao: I am Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, honored to meet you all!】

【Yue Buqun: I am Yue Buqun of the Hua Shan Sect, honored to meet you all!】

【Li Feiyu: Disciple Li Feiyu, greetings to all seniors!】

Seeing the first three messages, Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but think it was as expected, yet a trace of regret rose in his heart.

After all, when he first joined the chat group, he had hoped to use it to enhance his own strength.

Though he had originally planned to retire after becoming Immortal, who would willingly cling to others’ coattails if they could reach the peak themselves?

But the worlds of Cao Cao and Yue Buqun certainly couldn’t offer him any help whatsoever.

The world Pang Bo came from, the Veil Heaven world, was indeed of high tier, with many powerful figures, but its cultivation path was utterly different from that of the Devouring Universe world!

Though all paths ultimately converge at the peak of a world, that’s only after reaching its summit.

Lu Qingshan was merely a minor Immortal Spirit, immeasurably distant from such a realm!

Only when he saw the last message did Lu Qingshan smile inwardly, then feel a surge of joy.

This “Li Feiyu” was undoubtedly Han Li from the Mortal Cultivation world.

Why not the real Li Feiyu?

Didn’t the original name make it clear enough?

A novice cultivator just out of the gate—Li Feiyu had no spiritual roots and could not cultivate at all!

As for why he felt joy, it was naturally because of Han Li’s Hand of Heaven Vase!

When Lu Qingshan thought of the Hand of Heaven Vase, he wasn’t interested in the green liquid inside that accelerated spirit herb growth—after all, the Devouring Universe world had existed for eons, and its universe was boundless; acquiring spirit herbs of any age was trivial.

In truth, accelerating herb growth was merely the most insignificant ability of the Hand of Heaven Vase.

In fact, the Hand of Heaven Vase had emerged alongside primordial Dao, being the first divine artifact born from Chaos in the Mortal Cultivation world.

Within the Hand of Heaven Vase lay not only all the Dao laws of that world, but also remnants of Chaos Dao.

Later, the Lord of the Wheel Palace, who cultivated the Dao of Time, had failed in his battle against the Time Dao Ancestor Gu Huojin.

Just as the Lord of the Wheel Palace was about to be crushed and slain by Gu Huojin, he disbursed all the time Dao power he had cultivated over eons, spent every time Dao rune and crystal filament, and concentrated that unprecedentedly terrifying time force into the Hand of Heaven Vase, granting it true power to reverse time and space.

Afterwards, the Hand of Heaven Vase carried the Lord of the Wheel Palace across endless eons back to a distant past—but during the time travel, the Lord of the Wheel Palace’s strength was exhausted and he lost control of the vase, causing it to be lost in the River of Time, eventually found by Han Li!

This meant the mysterious green liquid within the Hand of Heaven Vase was a product of the Time Dao!

And now, for Lu Qingshan to grow stronger, he needed to further comprehend the Time Origin Dao!

Even if the Dao forces of the two worlds differed somewhat, the mysterious green liquid born from the Hand of Heaven Vase would certainly offer Lu Qingshan immense aid!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately replied to Han Li.

【Lu Qingshan: Han Li, Daoist Han, rest assured—this chat group poses no threat to you; no need to hide behind a false name!】

…

In the allied army’s tent.

Since greeting them, Cao Cao had been closely watching the other members’ messages in the chat group.

“Hua Shan Sect’s Yue Buqun? Li Feiyu? This Li Feiyu speaks oddly!”

Cao Cao’s mind raced with thoughts: “Han Li? So Li Feiyu was using a pseudonym? Why didn’t I think of that?”

It wasn’t Cao Cao’s fault!

To him, a name was merely a label; faced with a chat group suddenly appearing in his mind, using his real name or a pseudonym made no difference.

But for Han Li, in the cultivation world, there were all kinds of curse arts—he naturally had to be cautious.

“Still…”

Cao Cao thought inwardly: “That ‘Immortal Spirit’ Lu Qingshan knew Han Li was using a pseudonym, and his words suggested deep familiarity with this chat group—could he truly be a deity? Did he create this chat group?”

…

In Yue Country, Huang Feng Valley.

After Lu Qingshan revealed his identity, Han Li was startled, then quickly changed his name as instructed by the chat group and replied.

【Han Li: Elder, please forgive me! I meant no disrespect!】

【Lu Qingshan: Hahaha!】

【Lu Qingshan: Daoist Han, don’t panic—I have no ill intent toward you!】

【Lu Qingshan: And the other three! @Cao Cao, @Yue Buqun, @Pang Bo! I joined this chat group alongside you—I simply know a bit more than you do!】

【Lu Qingshan: This chat group is essentially a more refined form of distant voice transmission, only its range is broader—it connects people across different worlds.】

Among the group, Pang Bo likely had the strongest adaptability, since before leaving Earth he must have used QQ groups.

The other three, however, surely had little understanding of chat groups—Lu Qingshan naturally needed to explain a little.

Indeed, after hearing Lu Qingshan’s explanation, Pang Bo quickly understood.

【Pang Bo: @Cao Cao, you’re the Han Chancellor who crushed the Yellow Turbans, destroyed Yuan Shao, and ‘held the emperor to command the lords’—the Wei Wu Di, Cao Mengde?】

【Cao Cao: I did once campaign under General Lu Zhi against the Yellow Turbans, but Yuan Shao was my friend, far stronger and more esteemed than I—how could I possibly destroy him? And as for ‘holding the emperor to command the lords’—such treasonous acts? I, Cao Mengde, would never do them, let alone claim the arrogant title of ‘Wei Wu Di’!】

【Pang Bo: Master Mengde, I’ll explain later. @Yue Buqun, Master Yue, don’t you have a senior disciple named Linghu Chong and a daughter named Yue Lingshan?】

【Yue Buqun: Linghu Chong is indeed my senior disciple, and my daughter is indeed named Yue Lingshan—but how do you know this?】

【Lu Qingshan: Don’t worry, everyone! To me and Pang Bo, you are all characters from novels and biographies—I hope you understand?】

【Lu Qingshan: For example, Mengde, your story has been recorded in biographies; apart from Han Li, everyone else should have heard of your tale!】

In the allied army’s tent.

Reading the chat logs, Cao Cao froze slightly.

Having read history extensively, he was no stranger to biographies—but…

“Could it be… that in my future, I truly destroyed Yuan Shao, held the emperor to command the lords, and even usurped the Han throne—and succeeded?”

【Lu Qingshan: Master Yue, likewise—your deeds were recorded in a martial arts novel called ‘The Smiling, Proud Wanderer’; I and Pang Bo have both read it, so we understand you well.】

【Pang Bo: @Lu Qingshan, you know so much about me—am I also a character from a novel?】

【Lu Qingshan: Correct! Not just you—Daoist Han is too!】

【Pang Bo: Hahaha! I’m the protagonist! I knew it—such a miraculous encounter means my future is extraordinary! @Lu Qingshan, tell me—did I become an Immortal Ancestor?】

【Lu Qingshan: This… @Pang Bo, I’ve read the novel about you, but you’re not the protagonist!】

【Pang Bo: That’s impossible.JPG, if not me, then who?】

【Lu Qingshan: You’ll understand soon enough.】

Seeing the others fall silent, Lu Qingshan continued explaining.

【Lu Qingshan: You needn’t overthink this! None of you are fictional—those biographies and novels merely coincidentally recorded events from your worlds!】

【Lu Qingshan: For example, I’ve been transported into a world I knew well from my past life—but I’ve cultivated here for over eight million years, and I know this world is utterly real. So don’t worry because of what I and Pang Bo said!】

【Pang Bo: Holy shit! Eight million years? You’ve really lived eight million years? @Lu Qingshan】

Instantly, Cao Cao of the late Han, Yue Buqun of Hua Shan, and Han Li of Huang Feng Valley were all stunned by this unintentional revelation from Lu Qingshan.

A man who had lived eight million years?

How had they ever encountered such an unbelievable being?

【Lu Qingshan: Don’t be too astonished! In my world, ordinary cultivators take eons to advance—I’ve lived over eight million years, yet here I’m still just a youngster!】

【Lu Qingshan: By the way, I just checked the chat group’s functions and discovered I’m the group owner—you four are all administrators, likely because you were the first to join.】

【Lu Qingshan: I imagine you all have many questions. I’ll upload the biographical novels about you to the group files—this should help you better understand what I’ve said.】

【Lu Qingshan: Of course, these novels don’t fully record your entire lives—and now that you’ve joined the chat group, your fates have already changed. So treat those novel futures as mere references!】

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” Upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” to be viewable only by administrator Cao Cao; other members require Cao Cao’s permission to view.

This was something Lu Qingshan had already considered before uploading the novels.

After all, these biographical novels contained private details—like Yue Buqun’s practice of cutting chickens to cultivate his sword, or Pang Bo gnawing coffin boards…

Without restrictions, this wouldn’t be help—it would be making enemies.

Though with his current strength, Lu Qingshan didn’t care about Yue Buqun’s opinions, everyone came from different worlds and were relatively equal within this chat group.

Moreover, Lu Qingshan would need help from other members in the future—he naturally had to respect their feelings.

Whether they allow others to view the biographies after reading them is up to them.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded “The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.” Upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set “The Smiling, Proud Wanderer” to be viewable only by administrator Yue Buqun; other members require Yue Buqun’s permission to view.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded “A Record of Mortal Cultivation.” Upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set “A Record of Mortal Cultivation” to be viewable only by administrator Han Li; other members require Han Li’s permission to view.

【Pang Bo: What about mine? What about mine?】

Seeing the others’ biographies uploaded, Pang Bo grew anxious.

【Lu Qingshan: Don’t rush!】

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded “Veil Heaven.” Upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set “Veil Heaven” to be viewable only by administrator Pang Bo; other members require Pang Bo’s permission to view.

【Lu Qingshan: Everyone, these novels are lengthy—finish your own world’s affairs first, then read them. We’ll continue our discussion later.】

【Pang Bo: Brother, thanks! I’ll repay you handsomely later!】

【Cao Cao: Thank you, group owner!】

【Yue Buqun: Thank you, group owner!】

【Han Li: Thank you, Elder!】

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