Chapter 1583: line with translation of chapter title

The sudden role swap left him a little off‑guard, and he almost couldn't stop himself from punching He Xianzi to death.

However, after thinking about it, he still endured.

He modified his own name information, used a return-to-city token to go to the Teleportation Array, and then transmitted to the Myriad Heavens Tower space.

Myriad Heavens Tower line 8822.

One person and one beast walked out of the Teleportation Array.

Many players around subconsciously looked over.

Then many human players exclaimed in astonishment.

"What a beautiful girl!"

"Hiss! What planet is she from? Why does she have no player information?"

"Ah, I can't take it anymore, I've fallen in love! Miss, may I add you as a friend~"

As a mount, He Xianzi rode on Xiao Feng's back, elegantly passing through the crowd.

She acted very aloof, just like Xun Shuang Xianzi usually does, not uttering a word unless necessary.

"Huh, what kind of mount is that? What a strange appearance!"

"It's neither beast nor turtle; could it be a new genetically modified breed?"

"Wait! Why is its information that of a player, while that Fairy Maiden is not a player?"

Players of all races fell into contemplation.

Xiao Feng couldn't be bothered with them, walked to the Myriad Heavens Tower entrance, and directly transmitted inside.

Just as he entered the challenge space, he tossed He Xianzi off, casually saying, "Had enough fun? This is just once, not to be repeated!"

He Xianzi giggled, her face full of satisfaction.

"I want to challenge the 1901st floor."

Xiao Feng said toward the sky.

【Changing challenge scene…】

The system immediately responded, transmitting him to the exclusive space of floors 1901–2000.

He Xianzi, being a mount, also followed along and was transmitted in.

This is a martial training field, with a huge wooden post in the center, very tall and large, like the trunk of a great tree.

【Myriad Heavens Tower Floors 1901–2000 Challenge Content: Skill Challenge. Use self-developed skill to attack the central wooden post; reaching Fifth‑Tier Secret Art quality clears it, and this stage requires only one attempt.】

The system issued a prompt sound.

Xiao Feng stepped forward, swung his front claw, and struck down in one blow.

Bang!

A normal attack strike, the Ten Thousand Times talent still took effect.

The wooden post let out a huge roar, a damage of over 200 jing jumped out, heaven and earth shook, the entire martial field seemed about to collapse.

"Does this battle body count as a self-created Secret Art?" Xiao Feng asked the system.

【System judging…】

The Myriad Heavens Supreme God, whose calculation speed is usually extremely fast, this time actually needed to compute.

After a few seconds, it replied: "Your battle body form originates from the Taotie demon body and the Xuanwu battle body, so it cannot be considered a self-created Secret Art."

Xiao Feng felt a bit disappointed, and He Xianzi also showed a regretful expression.

However, the next second, the system continued broadcasting: "But your method of fusing the two battle bodies can be counted as a self-created Secret Art, with a higher upper limit, judged as Sixth‑Tier quality, meeting this challenge's assessment standard!"

Immediately after came the familiar clearance prompt!

【Congratulations, you have passed the Myriad Heavens Tower Floors 1901–2000 challenge, earning a total of 195,050 challenge points!】

【Your 100‑floor rewards combined, you receive the reward of Supreme Treasure fragments *450; since your self‑created Secret Art reaches Sixth Tier, you additionally receive 225 Supreme Treasure fragments!】

【Ding~ You have cleared all challenges of the Myriad Heavens Tower Basic 2000 floors, triggering a mysterious reward!】

The two previous prompts are very familiar; Xiao Feng has encountered them many times before.

A large number of Supreme Treasure fragments entered the inventory, accumulating to 2,566 pieces, already enough to synthesize a Seventh‑Tier Supreme Treasure!

However, the third prompt was still his first encounter.

"Myriad Heavens Tower Basic 2000 floors? What does that mean? Is this still just the most basic?" Xiao Feng exclaimed in astonishment.

Hum~

The space trembled.

The entire martial field gradually collapsed and scattered.

However, it did not fall into a void world; instead, the scene changed, arriving at a vast grassland.

The grassland is not large, only about ten kilometers away, with mountains, forests, and a lake in the distance.

"This place is…"

Both Xiao Feng and He Xianzi were somewhat puzzled.

At that moment, a voice came from nearby.

"Not bad, you actually cleared the 2000th floor so quickly; I underestimated you."

The voice was pleasant to hear, carrying a hint of playfulness.

"Chen… Lord of Time?"

Xiao Feng felt very familiar, and abruptly turned around to look!

Indeed, appearing behind him was none other than the Lord of Time—Chen Jie—who had once beaten him badly and granted him an extraordinary peak Li Ti.

He joyfully said: "What is the reward for the 2000th floor? Can I cure Ning'er's eyes?"

Chen Jie glanced at him lightly, as if looking at an idiot, and replied: "You already possess the ability to heal her, don't you?"

"Er..."

Xiao Feng was stunned.

"You mean... the power of all things?"

The ability he has been painstakingly researching over this period indeed has the potential to help people reshape their bodies.

But Jiang Ning is a living person in the real world; he dare not risk such an experiment.

If it fails, the injury won't be just 20% experience, but a life!

"Hmm." Chen Jie nodded slightly, encouraging: "Don't be hesitant; this path isn't easy. Since you've already set out, don't stop. It's just a pair of mortal eyes; if you don't even dare to do this, how can you aspire to a higher realm?"

"I..."

Xiao Feng was at a loss for words.

He wasn't originally a hesitant person, but using his beloved as a test subject is truly too risky.

If something goes wrong, he could never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

"What is the mysterious reward of the 2000th floor?" He changed the subject, wanting first to probe the bottom of the Heavens Tower, then decide how to treat Jiang Ning.

Chen Jie, however, countered: "You've already passed the 2000th floor; what more reward do you want? You're already strong enough—go assault the Sovereign realm, contend with the myriad races' powerhouses; that's what you should be doing, stop always trying to freeload off my stuff."

"Er... so the 2000th floor basically has no reward?" Xiao Feng felt a bit depressed.

Indeed, he has obtained many, many things from the Heavens Tower; the rewards are too numerous to count.

But the goal of the 2000th floor was something he had struggled for a long time; to suddenly have nothing said, he inevitably felt some disappointment.

Chen Jie said: "There is a reward, but I can't keep giving it to you. Too many external objects hinder your own growth; I'd rather you discard all equipment, cultivate my body, cultivate the cosmic laws. Only then can you become a true powerhouse. Otherwise, you'll forever be just a player."

"This..."

Xiao Feng's brows slightly furrowed.

Discard all equipment and use only the Supreme Treasure?

Then what's the point of all his hard work gathering top-tier equipment?

Without equipment and weapons, it would be very hard for him to defeat beings like the monstrous beast at the Sovereign level.

Relying solely on his own laws to hard-clash with the Beast God, who knows how long cultivation would take.

He didn't obtain the item to heal his eyes, the 2000th-floor reward doesn't exist, and receiving such an answer, Xiao Feng's mood inevitably felt stifled.

But he knew in his heart that Chen Jie's words were surely correct.

To become a powerhouse, discarding external objects is an inevitable path.

"Lord of Time, I still have a question I want to ask you." He recalled something and added.

"Speak."

"It's... Xun Shuang Xianzi, you should know her, right? Why are we so similar?"

Xiao Feng asked his most puzzling question.

Xun Shuang Xianzi's cultivation path is almost identical to his, and they can even merge.

This is too absurd, making him rack his brains and still not understand why.

Chen Jie, hearing this, smiled lightly and joked: "Because she's your little wife."

Xiao Feng:...

He suspected he was being monitored!

The evidence is solid!

"Stop joking, I want to know the truth." He said seriously.

If this matter isn't clarified, cultivating the Origin Book will surely run into problems.

After all, a path won't have two Dao Ancestors; there's already one Dao Ancestor on this path, and he and Xun Shuang are the second and third, making their situation extremely awkward.

Chen Jie chuckled, as if this were quite amusing.

She explained: "She is a man-made version of you. Initially, no one knew the universe would have someone like you, so to test, my father together with Fuxi and the Primordial True King designed a perfect creature, hoping to see if she could break through her shackles and become a second Universe Lord. But they didn't expect that, as soon as the game launched, you this monster appeared, so they added a backup to the original plan, also passing the Origin Book to you."

Man-made version...

Backup...

So who is the copy?

"Is everything of mine arranged by the Creator God?" Xiao Feng frowned and asked, feeling somewhat uneasy.

If his life's trajectory were completely designed by someone, then his life would be utterly meaningless.

Chen Jie shook his head: "He merely gave you the Origin Book, restrained the Supreme Wisdom from interfering in your development. Everything else is your own experience; no one arranged anything."

Is that really the case?

Xiao Feng was somewhat doubtful.

Chen Jie said: "The fate of any peerless powerhouse cannot be controlled by others, not even by the Creator God. Your fate I cannot see through; your future prospects are limitless. Cultivate diligently; perhaps one day we will become comrades-in-arms."

"Comrades-in-arms? You're already so powerful; who else do you need to fight?" Xiao Feng puzzled.

Chen Jie nodded: "There are many enemies, incredibly strong."

This...

Xiao Feng was utterly bewildered.

Even the Dao Ancestor says the enemies are incredibly strong; what qualification does he have to help?

Just how long is this path of cultivation?

"Come on, little buddy, become strong quickly, then go sleep with Xun Shuang. If you two unite, who knows, the whole universe might be shaken!"

Chen Jie suddenly smiled, somewhat improper.

After finishing her words, she vanished.

The surroundings turned into the empty "unconfigured" space of the Heavens Tower; He Xianzi stood nearby, looking half-asleep, obviously she hadn't heard a word of the previous conversation.

Xiao Feng was both laughing and crying.

The reward for the 2000th floor is truly outrageous.

Moreover, would the consequences of having slept with Fairy Maiden Xun Shuang be very serious?

Even if the two Lords of Xing Kong were to join forces, it wouldn't cause cosmic upheaval, right? Why would they be like that?

Could it be... that Chen Jie still has some hidden secret he hasn't revealed?