Chapter 11: Open and Sincere (Request Follows)

【Pang Bo: I've finished editing!】

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

【Yue Buqun: I am Yue Buqun of the Huashan Sect. Pleased to meet you all!】

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

Seeing the first three messages, Lu Qingshan couldn't help thinking 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.

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

But as for the worlds of Cao Cao and Yue Buqun, they certainly couldn't offer him any help.

The Covering Heaven World where Pang Bo resides is indeed of high tier, and it harbors many powerful figures, yet its cultivation path is utterly different from that of the Devouring World!

Though the Dao of all worlds ultimately converges, that is only true after reaching the pinnacle of one's world.

Lu Qingshan is merely a minor Immortal Spirit—far, far from such a realm!

Only upon seeing the final message did Lu Qingshan smile inwardly, then feel a surge of joy.

This "Li Feiyu" is undoubtedly Han Li from the Mortal Cultivation World.

As for why it isn't 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 root 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 within that accelerated spiritual herb growth—after all, the Devouring Starry Sky World had existed for eons, and the universe was vast; obtaining 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 was born alongside the primordial Dao, the first mysterious artifact to emerge from Chaos in the Mortal Immortal Cultivation World.

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

Later, the Lord of the Wheel of Reincarnation, who cultivated the Time Dao, faltered in his battle against the Time Dao Ancestor Gu Huojin.

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

Afterwards, the Hand of Heaven Vase carried the Lord of the Wheel of Reincarnation through endless eons back to a distant past, but during the time-travel, the Lord's strength was utterly depleted, unable to control 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 Time Dao!

And now, for Lu Qingshan to grow stronger, he needed to further comprehend the Origin of Time 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 provide Lu Qingshan with immense aid!

Thinking 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 command tent.

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

"Huashan Sect's Yue Buqun? Li Feiyu? This Li Feiyu speaks oddly!"

Cao Cao's mind raced: "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 Immortal Cultivation World, there were countless curse techniques—he naturally had to be cautious.

"Yet…"

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 State, Huangfeng 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 calm down! I meant no disrespect—please forgive me!】

【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 merely understand a bit more than you do!】

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

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

As for the other three, they surely knew little of chat groups—Lu Qingshan naturally needed to explain a bit.

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

【Pang Bo: @Cao Cao, you're the great Han Chancellor, Wei Wu Di, Cao Cao Cao Mengde—the one who crushed the Yellow Turbans and destroyed Yuan Shao?】

【Cao Cao: I did indeed fight alongside General Lu Zhi against the Yellow Turbans, but Yuan Shao was my friend, his strength and prestige far greater than mine—how could I destroy him? And as for 'holding the Son of Heaven to command the lords'—such an act of treason, I, Cao Mengde, would never commit, let alone bear the usurping title 'Wei Wu Di'!】

【Pang Bo: Lord 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 like characters from novels and biographies—do you understand?】

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

In the Allied Army's command tent.

Reading the chat group's messages, Cao Cao froze in surprise.

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 Son of Heaven to command the lords, and even usurped the Han throne—and succeeded?"

【Lu Qingshan: Mr. Yue, you too are recorded in a martial arts novel called Xiao Ao Jianghu. I and Pang Bo have both read this novel, so we understand you quite well.】

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

【Lu Qingshan: That's right! Not just you, even Friend Han Li is the same!】

【Pang Bo: Hahaha! So I really am the protagonist! I always said, with such a miraculous encounter, my future must be extraordinary! @Lu Qingshan, tell me—did I become an Immortal and Founding Ancestor in the end?】

【Lu Qingshan: This… @Pang Bo, I have indeed read the novel that records you, but the protagonist isn't actually you!】

【Pang Bo: That's impossible. JPG, if not me, then who could it be?】

【Lu Qingshan: You'll understand this matter soon enough.】

Seeing the others fall silent, Lu Qingshan quickly continued his explanation.

【Lu Qingshan: You needn't overthink this! None of you are fictional characters—those biographical tales merely, by a series of coincidences, happened to record your worlds!】

【Lu Qingshan: For example, I crossed over into a novel world I knew well from my past life, yet I've already cultivated here for over eight million years—I'm certain this world is utterly real, so there's no need to 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】

At once, Cao Cao of the late Han, Yue Buqun of Mount Hua, and Han Li of Huangfeng 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 figure?

【Lu Qingshan: You needn't be so astonished! In my world, ordinary cultivators take an extremely long time 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 all the functions of this chat group and discovered I'm the group owner—you four are all administrators, likely because you were the first to join this group.】

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

【Lu Qingshan: Of course, the biographical novels I upload cannot record every detail of your lives. And now that you've joined this chat group, your fates have already changed again—so regarding the futures described in those novels, just take them as loose references!】

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded "Three Kingdoms Romance," upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set "Three Kingdoms Romance" to be viewable only by administrator Cao Cao; other group members must obtain Cao Cao's permission to view it.

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

After all, these biographical novels contain personal secrets—like Yue Buqun's experience of castrating himself to practice swordplay, or Pang Bo's experience of gnawing on coffin boards…

If left unrestricted, this wouldn't be helping—it would be making enemies.

Although with his current strength, Lu Qingshan had no need to care about Yue Buqun's opinions, all of them came from different worlds and were relatively equal within this chat group.

Moreover, Lu Qingshan would need help from other group members in the future, so naturally he should consider their feelings.

Whether they allow others to view the biographical novels about themselves after reading them is entirely up to them.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded "Xiao Ao Jianghu," upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set "Xiao Ao Jianghu" to be viewable only by administrator Yue Buqun; other group members must obtain Yue Buqun's permission to view it.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded "A Record of a Mortal's Immortal Cultivation," upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set "A Record of a Mortal's Immortal Cultivation" to be viewable only by administrator Han Li; other group members must obtain Han Li's permission to view it.

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

Seeing that the others' biographical novels had already been uploaded, Pang Bo grew anxious.

【Lu Qingshan: Don't rush!】

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan uploaded "Zhe Tian," upload successful.

System notification: Group owner Lu Qingshan set "Zhe Tian" to be viewable only by administrator Pang Bo; other group members must obtain Pang Bo's permission to view it.

【Lu Qingshan: All of you, these biographical novels contain much content. I suggest you finish your own world's affairs first before reading them—we'll continue our discussion later.】

【Pang Bo: Brother, thanks a lot! I'll repay you handsomely in the future!】

【Cao Cao: Thank you, group owner!】

【Yue Buqun: Thank you, group owner!】

【Han Li: Thank you, elder!】

Thank you to book friend You Wushen Qi for the 100 coins tip, and to book friend Tian Can Hua Jian for the 500 coins tip.

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