Chapter 604

Sigong Huiye smiled: "Teleportation—doesn't its very appearance count as teleportation?"

"The Young Lady means that the Pen Ghost's teleportation cannot be used twice in quick succession."

"Correct," Huiye nodded. "As for invisibility, you've already summoned the Yin-Yang Taiji—so invisibility 08 is useless; I assume the Pen Ghost knows this too."

Sōsaka Ai nodded: "Then, Young Lady, shall we start selling these urban legends?"

Sigong Huiye nodded: "Mm. We haven't repaid the debt to the Cave Heaven yet. While we capture urban legends, we'll also grow spiritual herbs—we'll clear the credits soon."

"Yes."

"But Xiao Ai, urban legends are rule-based, and some are very dangerous. Starting tomorrow, gather information on types of urban legends—we'll only target the ordinary ones, and avoid the dangerous ones." Sigong Huiye calmed down and gave her orders calmly.

Sōsaka Ai nodded: "Yes, Young Lady."

"Don't be so serious, Xiao Ai—this isn't urgent." Sigong Huiye smiled. "Come, let's go see our Cave Heaven. Starting tomorrow, we'll begin building it."

With a wave of her hand, Sōsaka Ai felt the world shift—suddenly she stood beside a small river in a tiny realm, having left Huiye's bedroom.

"This is the Cave Heaven?" Sōsaka Ai gasped. "It's truly miraculous!"

"Of course it's miraculous," Huiye said, her eyes filled with longing. "Legend says the Dao Lord's world began as a single Cave Heaven—and now it's nearly become a top-tier Middle World. If we work hard, perhaps this one will become a world too!"

…

Daluo Heaven.

Zhang Taixuan opened the chat group and claimed his recent rewards.

【Ding, your Jin Dan Dao has drawn the attention of the Green Snake World—rewarded with a portion of Immortal Qi.】

【Ding, your Celestial Immortal Dao has won the favor of the Red Chamber World—rewarded with a piece of Nüwa's Patching Stone.】

【Ding, your Immortal Martial Dao has won the favor of the Huiye World—rewarded with a strand of Urban Legend Rule.】

"Immortal Qi, Nüwa's Patching Stone, Urban Legend Rule—all excellent treasures."

Zhang Taixuan took out the Urban Legend Rule, suppressed it with his own laws, and began to unravel it slowly.

【You have comprehended the Urban Legend Rule and discovered this rule, like the Rule of Turning False into True, ensures that as long as the urban legend endures, it will continuously generate new instances.】

【Combining this rule with the Divine Art of Turning False into True, you have evolved the Divine Art: Myth.】

Myth: Stories become legends; legends become myths. The more widely they are sung, the stronger the amplification; even if slain, one may return by gathering strength from the legend.

This is the nature of immortals and gods in mythic tales.

It is a trait unique to mythic immortals.

With this trait, as long as one person in the world remembers him, he can return within that person's memory.

"This is a survival skill one level above immortality—so long as the myth endures, infinite rebirth. A truly Bug-like ability. Now that my legend spreads across all worlds, doesn't that mean I can go wild?"

Of course, this thought lasted only an instant before he cast it far into the clouds.

Though this Divine Art granted him incredible immortality, he still had no desire to court death.

As he thought, a rune solidified in his mind, glowing brilliantly—the Divine Art of Myth.

As the Divine Art rune solidified, a mysterious aura appeared upon him.

Now, he seemed like an ancient True Immortal stepping forth from primordial history, exuding an ethereal, extraordinary presence.

In addition, a vast force descended, instantly elevating his power to the peak of Great Saint.

This boost was temporary and did not become a true realm.

Yet this power was real, never fading, and would grow stronger as his legend expanded.

In effect, though his realm had not yet reached Great Saint peak, his every casual strike carried the power of a Great Saint.

The Divine Art of Myth was truly worthy of its name.

With this Divine Art, it is merely a matter of time before a cultivator becomes a mythic legend!

After savoring the mystery of the Myth Divine Art for a while, Zhang Taixuan took out the Pen Ghost he had purchased, suppressed it in his palm, and began to study it.

【You have analyzed the Pen Ghost, understood its Rule, and gained the Divine Arts: Teleportation, Invisibility, Flight, Foreseeing the Future, Illusion.】

【By comprehending the Illusion Divine Art, your experience in Illusion Dao has increased.】

【By comprehending Teleportation, your understanding of space has deepened.】

【By comprehending Invisibility, you have grasped its principle and improved it—you now possess a more mysterious form of invisibility, capable of concealing not only your form but also your spiritual energy, soul, and fortune fluctuations.】

【By comprehending Foreseeing the Future, you discovered the Pen Ghost's foresight has limits; corroborated with the Heavenly Fate Technique, your calculation Dao has grown even deeper.】

"No wonder the Pen Ghost cost ten thousand credits—though its internal rules are thin, their quantity is great. A fine treasure."

Gazing at the Pen Ghost in his hand, he made a slight calculation and immediately understood its origin.

Though urban legends arise from tales, their souls are not created from nothing—they are formed when the Urban Legend Rule draws forth vengeful spirits and transforms them into Pen Ghosts.

This Pen Ghost was once a bullied student who, after suicide, had his soul pulled by the Rule and became an urban legend.

"Suffered so much in life—no wonder his resentment lingers," Zhang Taixuan sighed softly. "Very well—I shall grant you a chance."

With a thought, radiant light burst forth. Instantly, the Pen Ghost's coldness vanished; her icy-blue skin turned Bai Xi, restoring her to the appearance of an ordinary woman.

"From now on, you shall guard the first layer of the Underworld—the Tongue-Pulling Hell."

"All who slander or bully others shall be cast into this hell."

The woman, once expressionless, now showed joy in her eyes: "Yes, Master."

Zhang Taixuan waved his hand, flinging her onto the Yin Spirit Rebirth Platform, granting her the status of a Yin Spirit, and left her be.