In this month, Ye Tiancheng turned the city-state of Duogong upside down. He changed the minds of many, creating one after another thing that refreshed people's worldview. He felt close to a divine being, because in the eyes of these primitive people, only gods could change things or create such novelties.
"My heavens, someone actually killed a member of the farming family on the street."
"What's the big deal? The farming family is just one of many families passing through. They rise and fall like the wind! Most people only see them when they are grand and important, but they don't see them struggling and toiling like ordinary people, with ups and downs in the cycle of the Heavenly Dao..."
The person speaking was an old man in a blue robe with a long sword on his back.
The old man's thin face showed the traces of time.
His eyes were bright and piercing, his hair white and his face youthful, clearly indicating he was a cultivator.
Ye Tiancheng was attracted by this elder and immediately asked, "Old sir, who taught you these words? I am very interested, and would be honored to listen."
"No one taught me. I am merely a wandering rogue cultivator."
He was indeed a rogue cultivator, but for someone to have such profound enlightenment. If he were a disciple of a sect, or a disciple of one of the four great families, it would be nothing surprising. But if he were a rogue cultivator, it was truly remarkable. Without any guidance, to be able to comprehend such profound principles was indeed not easy.
Because it seemed so difficult, he deserved respect. Ye Tiancheng looked at him with newfound admiration.
The old man's name was Xu Qingguan.
He was a rogue cultivator.
In his pursuit of cultivation, he had stumbled and faced setbacks everywhere. When faced with desperate situations, he had suddenly comprehended the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, gaining enlightenment. From then on, he became a different person, with a different demeanor.
Seeing Xu Qingguan's hesitant expression, Ye Tiancheng knew he didn't think highly of him. If he wanted to say something to him, his tone and attitude would be different, not this lost gaze.
Xu Qingguan's attitude made Ye Tiancheng feel sad. He was a remarkable cultivator, yet he had been tainted by the temper of worldly people. This single flaw caused Ye Tiancheng's feelings towards him to plummet from the heavens to the earth.
"If you are a remarkable rogue cultivator, then you are nothing special. I am also a Zen cultivator, but I would never be as overbearing and look down on anyone as you are."
Ye Tiancheng was very displeased with Xu Qingguan's demeanor and began to criticize him.
Xu Qingguan didn't seem to mind. He had been looked down upon by others for so long that he was accustomed to it. If someone suddenly thought highly of him, he would be flustered.
He had never experienced such treatment, so he never expected to receive it. Of course, if one day he was lucky enough to be favored by heaven and receive such treatment and the opportunity to hold his head high...
Would he feel a little better then? Would he not have malicious thoughts about everything?
Of course, all this depended on how the Creator played with fate.
If, just as he was about to achieve his dream, his dream suddenly cast him into an abyss, and he could still maintain a calm and natural state of mind, then it would prove that his Dao was not flawed and was close to the realm of true cultivation.
But how could Xu Qingguan, who had grown up in constant anxiety, be so easily defeated by these obstacles? He would find every possible way to grow and then, invisibly, control the power of heaven and earth, making himself more perfect and invulnerable.
Xu Qingguan chose this path because he had long seen through the vicissitudes of life. He didn't want others to design his future; he only wanted to control his own destiny and future.
Even if this approach was unconventional, he had no intention of changing his path. Instead, he would diligently continue, filling in the gaps in the knowledge of his predecessors, and his future still remained full of confidence.
If a person became like this in the eyes of others, their life would become very unpleasant. Why would one be so sad? It would mean that one might become another version of oneself, indicating that one could infinitely become a ridiculous person.
"What's the big deal? At worst, I'll start all over again, because I have infinite chances to be reborn! I believe that."
In Ye Tiancheng's heart, this was how he thought, which was why he didn't care what he became in this world. Therefore, when dealing with others, he had no mercy.
"Someone with your mindset has long since entered the grave. I believe your change comes from an awakening within your heart and is based on reality."
The system said to Ye Tiancheng.
Xu Qingguan didn't expect that Ye Tiancheng had another soul within his body.
He was very surprised, and his gaze towards Ye Tiancheng became much gentler.
"Is it, young man, could it be that you are the legendary cultivator with a dual soul, known as the dual-souled cultivator?"
Xu Qingguan wanted to understand him further, so he approached Ye Tiancheng. His demeanor shifted from haughty to envious and affirmative.
This transformation truly surprised Ye Tiancheng. He had expected to fight him, but he didn't expect to become his idol.
This could avoid a bloody disaster. Ye Tiancheng would never resolve things through fighting if other methods were available, because fighting was the most barbaric and inefficient way to solve problems. He preferred to resolve things through words, not through force.
"So, long live peace! Why fight and kill? Hehehehe..."
At this moment, Xu Qingguan's words were very difficult to fathom, making him seem like a fool.
"So, when a fool meets a fool, two negatives make a positive, and they become wise."
When both of them uttered this sentence in unison, the onlookers thought they were mad. Who would believe that they were kindred spirits finding each other after a thousand toasts?
"Could it be that you, sir, also came to this world from that world?"
"What do you mean, this world and that world? As long as your soul is strong, you can travel through many worlds. This world and that world are originally part of the same universe, but we are in different spaces and times, so we cannot reconcile. Once you come here, you cannot go there, like you cannot have both fish and bear's paw."
Xu Qingguan stroked his long beard, speaking with great erudition. Hearing this, Ye Tiancheng's eyes flickered a few times. This look indicated he was up to something.
Ye Tiancheng had been in this world for over a month and had encountered a master like Xu Qingguan for the first time. He cherished this encounter and desperately wanted to gain some knowledge from him.
From his sixth sense, he felt that Xu Qingguan was definitely not an ordinary person. Although he appeared haughty and looked down on everyone, his inner thoughts were completely opposite to his outward appearance.
At least, that was how Ye Tiancheng felt. He trusted his sixth sense, so judging by his sixth sense, Xu Qingguan was not an evil person.
"So, we can be friends for ten thousand years."
"Then it's happily decided. Soon, I will feel that our meeting was arranged by heaven."
After saying this, Ye Tiancheng felt he had said the wrong thing. Such words were usually spoken between men and women. Why was he saying this to a man, and an old man of seventy or eighty?
If such words were misunderstood, they would spread. Ye Tiancheng would be a great pervert.
As someone who desperately wanted to be considered normal, he naturally did not want to accept such a fact or such a tragic situation. To be called mentally ill would be truly sorrowful and terrifying. Therefore, he hoped to become someone who was accepted by everyone, not someone who was like a rat crossing the street, attacked by everyone.
"What we should do now is find a place to drink and chat, and enjoy the beautiful time."
Xu Qingguan said, stroking his beard.
"If we continue to be like old friends, who knows what scandals will spread in the world tomorrow? Therefore, to avoid suspicion, it is best for us to meet less often. Hello, hello, hello."
Ye Tiancheng certainly did not want to continue talking with this fellow, lest he be misunderstood.
"Alright then, this old man will go drink alone."
After saying this, Xu Qingguan left Ye Tiancheng, walking away on his own.
He was very潇洒 (xiāosǎ - free and easy), as if the whole world had little to do with him.
"Such a person is actually very meaningful as a friend, but some people will feel uneasy."
"Why uneasy?"
"Because they drank too much, so they are called uneasy."
The system was clearly joking with Ye Tiancheng, because the only person around him was the system. In these few days, his five sisters were all busy.
They didn't have spare time to chat with Ye Tiancheng, which made him feel very lonely and empty.
"There's nothing I can do, it's just like this."
Ye Tiancheng found the term created by the system very interesting, as if he were a person full of enthusiasm.
Most people thought that Ye Tiancheng, with his wealth, would become a fat and dull fellow. In reality, he had many things to do. People who possessed wealth generally wanted to have infinitely extended lives.
What was the use of being rich when you had so much money that you couldn't spend it, and your life was over? That would mean your life was meaningless. The only meaningful thing was to enjoy endlessly. Only then could the value and meaning of life be realized.
To live meant to be the sole leader, to possess everything.
"Your thinking is very dangerous. Those in power cannot accept it. If you walk with them and say such foolish things, they will consider you a fool, or an anomaly. They will keep their distance from you, or they will attack you fiercely and eliminate you, because your dangerous thinking will severely weaken their interests."
The system warned Ye Tiancheng.
"I know what you're saying, but so what? If I die, I die. It makes no difference to me whether I live or die. After all, becoming an immortal is a long and uncertain process."
It was clear that Ye Tiancheng was a bit self-abandoning, because he didn't know if the path he had chosen was correct, or if it was worth pursuing. Moreover, it was still an unknown, as he had never seen an immortal, yet everyone was diligently cultivating the immortal path.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng felt it was a very deceptive lie.
"Even if you understand these things, what's the point? Because you can't achieve what you want to achieve. In the end, it will still be a fleeting dream."
Since ancient times, those who had achieved the immortal path did not appear in the mortal world. They had long since hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, and after tens of thousands of years, they would not be found by people for hundreds of thousands of years.
What was passed down were only written words. Each person understood these things differently, so once these things were circulated, they would change.
In this world, cultivating the immortal path was not important. What was important was whether one could enjoy a beautiful life. Cultivating immortality was too far away, but they truly wanted to grasp their current lives.
No matter what price they paid, as long as their hearts were connected, they would definitely find a way to cultivate and become legendary figures.
Although no one had seen anyone cultivate to immortality, these stories provided some comfort to those cultivators. At least it could prove that some people had cultivated to immortality, but the path to immortality was too arduous, and a single mistake could lead to eternal damnation and the loss of everything they once possessed.
Ye Tiancheng was not worried or afraid of this. He had long been accustomed to these things, so he remained unfazed.
For anyone who had the possibility of change, they had long since possessed the habitual tone and intonation to prove their ability.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng called this a verbal duel.
He loved those who were skilled with words, who used language and verbal duels to display their wisdom and intelligence. This was the mark of a true expert. Those who killed people or massacred entire clans at the slightest provocation were not people he liked, nor did he want to be such a person.
In his worldview, if a problem could be solved with words, it should never be solved with hands.
"For me, you are an anomaly!"
The system, which had originally decided not to participate in anything, began to argue with Ye Tiancheng after hearing his words. The crux of the problem lay with himself, not with others, but he had habitually thought this way, so even if the problem was attributed to others, he would not feel anything was wrong.
In the following days, the days passed by in a daze, completely lacking any sense of direction.
Because the events he had experienced in these days were as plain as boiled water, without any flavor.
The most direct reason for this problem was the emotions that arose from within himself.
Originally, he could have transcended the mundane and achieved sainthood, but due to his own reasons, he had turned himself into a complete waste. This series of "divine operations" had caused him to fall from the heavens to the earth day and night, from a celestial being to a waste. This kind of change was largely caused by himself.
His five sisters now had no desire to interact with Ye Tiancheng. At first, they thought he was a remarkable fellow, but now they wanted to see him rise, because he no longer wanted to fight, believing fighting to be a barbaric way to solve problems. He preferred to use his mouth to settle everything, like girls.
At this time. The first logical itinerary. Everything repeated itself, without disaster, and completely collapsed. Most people, when they emerged from their caves, were actually still feeling awkward.
Sister Lin's business dealings this time were described by others as her being a perverted sister.
This made her feel very bad.
Before this, they had never carried such an ugly reputation. The five women had always been surrounded by halos of light, beautiful as fairies, or captivatingly beautiful. But now, these girls were all being instilled with a sinful name.