[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292685,4485,"Chapter 25","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>The teleportation brought him precisely to the mid-slope of Water Mirror Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clear springs gurgled, flowing from eight different directions, converging into a lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake’s surface reflected the full moon and a sky full of stars, as if the stars and moon were within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold wind from high above stirred the surface into shimmering ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the lake grew unnamed trees, ranging from a few meters to dozens of meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his feet seemed to be a long path paved with rough jade stones; to the left, ascending along jade steps, stood a wooden pavilion in ancient Chinese style, five stories high and nearly a hundred meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the half-mountain path, where the trees grew sparse, stood a wooden pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the right lay a downhill path, with scattered buildings below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from where Su Lin stood was a spacious flat area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, fallen leaves drifted down and scattered across the rough, ancient jade steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold wind carried the scent of soil and leaves into his nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the scene before him, breathing in these scents, Su Lin was momentarily at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he remembered what he was supposed to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up the stone steps, observing the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking carefully, he recalled how once, long ago, he had dreamed of such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his student years, he loved reading novels; though he read everything, he especially favored cultivation-themed stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s youth is different: some people’s youth is vibrant, filled with idol dramas, underdog comebacks, academic rivalries, and unregretful chapters of friendship and love balanced with studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who had such youth were few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin belonged to the majority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy academic pressure, family pressure, pressure from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only escape was novels and comics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he was exhausted, he fantasized about embarking on the cultivation path—in a sect detached from the mundane world, training in this environment, gazing at the stars, watching the moon, discussing the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to continuing to sink among the masses, struggling against the daily troubles of reality, being chosen by the system was undoubtedly lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what lay behind it—he didn’t care. Let it be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strolled slowly toward the lake, where not far off stood another wooden pavilion, surrounded by trees, an elegant pavilion with delicate corridors, mirrored by the clear waters—a perfect harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the pavilion stood a stone table, along with several bamboo and jade tubes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Su Lin walked over, sat on the stone chair, and picked up one of the tubes to examine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bore a script he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not any common ancient Chinese script—no, it might not even be Earth’s writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin secretly speculated: if so, perhaps Earth’s waters weren’t deep after all—maybe the system included items from other worlds? A flicker of hope stirred in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Earth’s waters were deep, wouldn’t he have to race against time just to gain power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been a wage slave for two lifetimes—couldn’t he just live a leisurely cultivation life, enjoy himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not cultivate peacefully, and occasionally visit a harmless world for fun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Su Lin could examine the tube long, a sudden realization dawned in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rain Transformation】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Su Lin quickly picked up another tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Weave Starlight】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are these spells?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Su Lin experienced a real-life Zelda, or rather, a real-life Genshin Impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exploring a small portion of Water Mirror Peak, an inexplicable feeling took root in Su Lin’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawing Water Mirror Peak might have been a massive windfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The various cultivation techniques and transmissions within seemed preserved intact—this was the complete inheritance system of Water Mirror Peak, belonging to the Immortal Sect known as Xian Ning Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lottery didn’t just grant him a floating mountain—it granted him an entire immortal sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his exploration, Su Lin felt a strange sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the people of Water Mirror Peak had merely stepped out for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pavilion atop the peak held cultivation techniques and spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furniture, tea sets, brushes, ink, paper, inkstone, potted plants—none of that mattered…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some rooms he entered, there were sect robes, even personal clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scattered houses below the square, books lay half-open on tables, tea remained in teapots, and rummaging through chests revealed pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one room, there was a woman’s outfit—perhaps the senior sister’s, or perhaps the junior sister’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole thing felt quietly unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, Su Lin stored Water Mirror Peak and carefully reread the system’s description of the item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The description spanned tens of thousands of characters—until Su Lin reached the final passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Founded in Tian Wu Year 334—Destroyed in Kui Yue Year 1745】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell silent for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroyed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Water Mirror Peak was a reconstruction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the scenes within, Su Lin deduced that the system had likely replicated a single moment—perhaps the instant before destruction, or even earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system had copied and recreated a complete snapshot of Water Mirror Peak at one point in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it wasn’t some horror of dragging someone’s entire homeland from another dimension, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he could only say: I’m sorry…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin sat inside the Wangshu Pavilion on Water Mirror Peak, a teapot and a platter of chilled seafood on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his feet lay several fire essence stones he had exchanged for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice—the temperature ten thousand meters up was freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ate while studying the introductory cultivation method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to admit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His talent was probably just average…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he didn’t even know what average talent meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had to learn entirely on his own, without guidance, it might take him a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No rush… no rush…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the system could grant him instant mastery, this was still a rare experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else failed, could he find someone to guide him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space inside Wangshu Pavilion was far larger than it appeared from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from scarce cultivation resources, it held one core transmission—a cultivation method directly pointing toward immortality—and various spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His group friends… if he opened all this to them just to find someone to teach him, wouldn’t he become their source of fortune?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday he’d wanted to cling to someone’s leg; after visiting another world, the roles had reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the fortune was himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excluding Luffy, he’d only known the group members for a day, and hadn’t even met them in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the pole-vaulting protagonist hadn’t even spoken up yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But yesterday, when he asked for help, they’d immediately sent him a pile of items without hesitation, offering substantial aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of character, though some in the group were a bit shady and others a bit cowardly, they all shared one trait: they repaid kindness and valued loyalty—provided they truly considered you a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t lose anything by sharing these things—his only issue was how fast the role shift had come, leaving him unaccustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, skipping straight from beginner status to billionaire status was kind of satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers tapped slowly on the wooden table as he glanced back at the floating bookshelves behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fan ignored the giant black dog beside him boasting about his past glory, urging him to have children with the Purple Mansion Holy Maiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not just read The Legend of the Condor Heroes, chat in the group—isn’t that more fun than having kids?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you already have enough romantic drama?\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-20T04:17:29.700Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","935ce309cf227320b67f0256fbfb44ddc85cd887ebc04d52da4427289701122a","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-26","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-24",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]