Chapter 15: So that's how it is

In the primordial heaven and earth, beneath East Wasteland Shouyang Mountain.

Although she was already the revered saint, Nüwa still felt an extreme sense of unreality from what she had just seen and heard.

Looking down, the strange little dragon lay silently on the ground, as if asleep.

But Nüwa knew that poor little dragon was already dead, its corporeal and spiritual essences scattered, its true spirit completely vanished—such a clean death that even she, a saint, could not achieve it herself.

In that case, there's no need to guess who struck the blow……

"Rebirth…"

Nüwa murmured to herself, if the little dragon spoke the truth, then he had already reversed time and successfully returned to half an incense stick ago.

Simply inconceivable.

Hearing there was a security system, Zhao Si breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned.

Zhao Si asked his most worrisome question with a dry throat.

"Why didn't you use them before? A demonic script, merit, dragon blood, and spiritual aura—aren't those all considered otherworldly invasions?"

However, Zhao Si also did not fully believe this mysterious game system.

The disbelieving Zhao Si pointed at the cat in his arms:

"If there's no invasion influence, why does the demonic script work on this fat cat?!"

Ah?!

Thinking so, she sat down and, with a benevolent countenance, imparted more principles to the created beings.

So I'm just scaring myself, right?!

Zhao Si found it hard to accept this fact for a moment, and angrily said:

The phone faithfully answered his question.

Waves of cheers came from the nearby human villages; thousands of men, women, old and young knelt reverently on the ground, giving thanks to the mother.

【After testing, the above are all pure rewards, effective only for the host themselves, and will not affect the host's world; your worries are unnecessary.】

Suddenly, Nüwa seemingly unintentionally lifted her head, her wandering gaze reflecting scene after scene:

Zhao Si still uneasy, checked once more.

"Creating something from nothing…… so that's how it is……"

Upon careful thought, that is indeed the case; after discovering that demonic script and merit also existed in reality, my first reaction was that the otherworldly setting was an invasion, and the game harbored ill intent toward reality, leaving me anxious and fearful.

"And what about spiritual aura?"

Meow?

The fat cat tilted its head.

Back then, who knows how many would die—this is all my fault……

Nüwa suddenly realized, yes, she was teaching humanity civilization, teaching them language and writing, and teaching them to make clothes and build houses……

Zhao Si stared, dumbfounded:

"You mean…… I worried for nothing?!"

【Because the demonic script was initiated by the host, the cat is merely a recipient; it itself does not possess demonic script.】

Someone sneaked across?!

Zhao Si hurriedly asked:

Monsters, ghosts, gods, immortals, and so on—supernatural powers under the primordial background will soon appear in the real world.

【Ding! Detected primordial-origin-level power attempting to cross realms; the security system has automatically intercepted!】

But at this moment, Nüwa clearly felt that the Dao fruit she had split off was not borrowing power from any existence; instead, it seemed to have released some suppressing chain, beginning to unleash unlimited power recklessly on its own!

"Thank you, Holy Mother, for teaching us civilization!"

Seems, indeed reasonable.

Since we've already taught, we might as well continue teaching.

Expressionless, Zhao Si held it in his arms, wanting to say something but not knowing how to begin.

"And what about merit? Why do I get merit just from washing a cat? Isn't it the protagonist of heaven and earth?"

"Could there really be a cross-world game that exists with no purpose, solely for ordinary people's entertainment and empowerment?"

"So, these gifts really won't affect the world?"

Zhao Si remained skeptical; better safe than sorry.

But having said that, a saint is ultimately not the Heavenly Dao itself, merely borrowing power by aligning with the Dao, and such borrowing has a limit—one cannot borrow infinitely, for the Heavenly Dao has its own will.

……

【Yes, host.】

"Zhu Jiuyin is called the Time Ancestor Witch, yet I've never heard of him having such power to rewrite fate……"

What am I looking for?

Nüwa froze.

Zhao Si: ……

It felt as if I had become a teacher who had long merged with the Dao…… no, I am the Heavenly Dao itself!

Nüwa's benevolent visage gradually took on a hue of chaos, and a power far vaster than that of a saint began to stir.

"Why didn't you say so from the start?"

Zhao Si: ……

But at least it truly let Zhao Si relax; after confirming his worries were basically unnecessary, his perpetually tense mind finally eased.

"Who just tried to sneak across?"

【Primordial Heavenly Dao Saint, Nüwa.】

And having lost the seal, the innate spiritual aura emanating from the sage's dao fruit within one's body is also naturally spreading outward.

Suddenly, a warning message popped up on the phone's update screen.

This looks like a cold joke.

Zhao Si felt a glimmer of hope rise in her heart.

A panicked, strangely dressed person, an orange-yellow fat cat playing with spiritual aura, unfamiliar furniture, a narrow room.

【Because merit is bound only to the host itself; essentially, whoever you consider the 'protagonist of heaven and earth' is who it is. The concrete manifestation is: if you actively help another being, merit will fall upon you, making you the sole subject; only you can gain merit by bathing the cat, no one else can.】

【As long as you want, you can also.】

Zhao Si: ……

The ground was empty.

She muttered to herself, then lowered her head, as if trying to find something……

The sage accords with the Heavenly Dao, can observe the Dao of heaven and follow its conduct; therefore, beneath the sage all are as ants, for to oppose the sage is no different from opposing heaven and earth—to defeat the many with the few, the weak striking the strong—how could one not lose?

"I have made a great mistake……"

【The Security System was constructed as an insurance system to maintain order across the game's realms; if an overly powerful otherworldly entity attempts to sneak in, to preserve peace among the realms, the system will automatically kick it out and erase its related memories.】

Zhao Si: ……

But never thought to ask how these things work; all I had was questioning what conspiracies and tricks it might have……

Hearing this, Zhao Si felt a surge of fear:

Indeed, this gift is not so easy to accept; if Nüwa truly descended into reality, the trouble would be huge—who knows how destructive a Heavenly Dao sage could be?

Don't say that the human holy mother must be kind; a being of this level, even just breathing in reality could destroy the world, regardless of morality, absolutely cannot be let loose!

【Because the host didn't ask.】

The phone screen prominently displayed 【Update time: one month】, indicating that the spatial seal that had enveloped the room during the game has now disappeared.

Meow?

Looking at the cheap litter‑cleaner staring blankly while crouching on the ground, the happy fat cat curiously crept closer:

What are you doing?

【The Sage Dao Fruit is bound to you, so the spiritual aura it produces exists only relative to you; to other beings, spiritual aura does not exist. The cat can control spiritual aura only because your subconscious believes it can—it is not innately able to.】

Zhao Si, who had been watching it, hurriedly came closer:

"What is the Security System?"

And over the next month's update time, one should properly study these mysterious‑powered gifts already obtained.

……

(End of chapter)