get-shopping Chapter 178 Online Time, Blood Flow Shaping
Chapter 178 Online Time, Blood Flow Shaping
Chapter 178 Online Time, Blood Flow Shaping
After a moment of surprise, Dugu Sheng explained:
"As you said, in this world of the Heavenly Book, most things require 'online time' as a currency."
"Whether it's trading, using AI to achieve enlightenment, escaping this place, or even ascending to a higher realm, all require 'online time.'"
"Given enough 'online time,' even the weakest Grandmaster can have a dedicated ascension pathway opened by the AI, allowing them to ascend to immortality."
Huh? You can do it like that?
Modi never imagined that the inside of the Heavenly Book would look like this.
It has a lot of the feel of an online game; as long as you spend enough money, you can have everything.
He didn't respond immediately, but instead took a moment to process the information in Dugu Sheng's words.
Dugu Sheng's words just now contained a lot of information.
Putting aside the concept of "online time," the idea of "ascending to the upper realm" alone was utterly unbelievable to him.
In ordinary worlds, the barriers between worlds are not very thick. Once you reach the level of Grandmaster or Longevity, you can break through them and leave on your own to search for other worlds in the vast star realm.
But the world outside the Heavenly Book is very different. The world's barriers are thick and difficult to break through, and even grandmasters can only be trapped here.
Furthermore, due to the laws of the world, the lifespan of a grandmaster in this realm is not long, at most only a few hundred years. Once their lifespan is exhausted, they can only pass away peacefully.
Although many grandmasters did not live to see that point, either dying in battle or recklessly trying to break their limits, which resulted in a significant reduction in their lifespan.
In short, there has never been any rumor of ascension to the upper realm in this world.
But Dugu Sheng said that the Heavenly Book could open up a passage to ascension and send people to the upper realm.
Based on the data city situation inside the Heavenly Book, Mo Di suspected that the so-called ascension to the upper realm was either going to the world where the Heavenly Book was deployed, or the data being transmitted to another server.
The alarm sounded, indicating that this was only the interior of the Heavenly Book River type, meaning that Heavenly Book Type 1 and Type II might exist, and these might be other servers.
In addition, there are a series of other questions that are difficult to answer simply by thinking.
Mo Di simply asked Dugu Sheng directly, since Dugu Sheng was obviously stalling for time, which was exactly what he wanted to do.
"Brother Dugu, may I ask where this 'online time' comes from?"
"Well, it's not exactly a secret."
Dugu Sheng stroked his beard and laughed, "There are many sources of online time, one of which is 'idling.' Idleness means connecting with the AI, providing it with computing power and inspiration, and helping the AI improve itself."
"While in AFK mode, you will be completely unconscious until the AFK ends. It's important to note that your spirit will become weak after the AFK ends, and you'll need to rest for a while before you can AFK again."
"The stronger your spiritual power, the longer you can AFK (away from keyboard) time. Generally speaking, this is the fastest way to gain 'online time'."
Modi nodded; this did indeed align with what the Dining Wayman had said.
"Secondly, it involves trading with others."
Dugu Sheng continued with a smile, "Selling your own insights and techniques can also earn you other people's online time."
"The last type is the rarest, but also the most profitable."
He gradually suppressed his smile. "As for what it is, fellow Daoist, that will be revealed once you become one of us..."
Before he could utter the last word, his sword energy had already swept past, slicing away the blood river in slivers.
"...I will reply again."
Dugu Sheng did not draw his sword, but simply flicked his wrist, and Mo Di felt as if he had a thorn in his back.
Unbeknownst to him, his body was now covered in sharp sword energy, leaving him almost no room to maneuver.
Two more Grandmaster-level auras erupted, flanking Mo Di from the left and right.
One aura was like the blazing sun, allowing no evil in its path; the other was filled with a bloodthirsty killing intent, which was very familiar to Mo Di.
"An unknown grassland master, and... Huangfu Chong?"
"Daoist Styx, we really are destined to be enemies."
Huangfu Chong's eyes were filled with rage as he stomped heavily on the outer wall of the tall building. He moved like an arrow released from a bow, and the spear simulated by the celestial script in his hand was already aimed at the Taoist imprisoned by sword energy.
The grassland master on the other side was not to be outdone, and threw a punch with a fierce and scorching intent like the blazing sun.
"Fellow Daoist, I'm waiting for my companions. What are you waiting for?" Dugu Sheng smiled and casually waved his hand, causing the sword energy cage to suddenly shrink.
"What a coincidence."
Mo Di transformed into a river of blood, from which wisps of blood flowed out like celestial maidens scattering flowers, flowing through the gaps in the sword energy and dodging the combined attack of the two grandmasters.
Blood flows converge and reforms into a human form.
"You're waiting for your companions, and I'm waiting for my companions too. Just in time, they've arrived."
Before they could finish speaking, the three of them were drawn to the sound of the rushing river.
Turning their heads, they saw an even larger and more turbulent river of blood rushing towards them.
Above the river of blood, there were countless figures, each of whom, like the Taoist priest before them, possessed the characteristic of the unity of spirit and body.
"Are they all masters who have achieved the unity of body and soul?"
Dugu Sheng turned around in surprise, only to find that the red-robed Taoist from before had already turned into a bloody light and fled to the heavens.
In the blink of an eye, the surging river of blood had surrounded them, and one after another, the Blood God's children were eyeing them with predatory intent.
"Don't panic. Although these people are all masters who have achieved the unity of spirit and body, none of them are particularly powerful. They are just all show and no substance."
The grassland master calmly exposed the true nature of the Blood God Child, raised his fist, and said, "Let's finish this quickly. If we fail to intercept him, we won't have any more online time to collect the rewards. Who knows when the next AI will issue a commission?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his fist followed.
A small sun rises.
Meanwhile, Modi was rushing to the giant tower.
He had long guessed what the third method would be—nothing more than fulfilling the commission issued by the AI—and he had also long guessed the purpose behind Dugu Sheng's many statements.
Coincidentally, after he figured out part of the situation of the Heavenly Book, he also sent more people into it, namely the group of Blood God Sons from earlier.
The Grandmaster of the Grasslands was right. Each of his Blood God Children was essentially a Grandmaster in the unity of spirit and body, but their strength varied, and the energy they carried was also different.
Therefore, he had to enter the giant tower and figure out what the Heavenly Book was as soon as possible.
Blood flashed as he fought, and along the way, many more grandmasters joined the encirclement, but he dodged them all.
In the blink of an eye, a group of grandmasters followed him, all of whom were long-deceased martial arts masters.
"Ugh, I don't have any cough syrup, is it really necessary to chase after me this closely?"
Fortunately, the giant tower is now in sight.
Looking at the tightly closed door, Mo Di didn't hesitate and unleashed a Blood Transformation Divine Blade.
The incomparably sharp divine blade struck the giant tower's gate, leaving only a shallow mark, clearly failing to breach its defenses.
Modi refused to believe it and continued to swing his knife, striking the same spot three times in a row, deepening the marks each time, but he still couldn't cut a notch.
Seeing that his pursuers were closing in, he disregarded everything else and simply burned his life essence, pouring most of his power into a single strike.
With a slash of the blood-stained blade, a notch was finally created in the existing cuts.
"Finally, it's done." Modi transformed into a stream of blood once more, rushing into the gap.
The pursuers were stunned when they arrived at the entrance of the giant tower and saw this scene.
"This, this...:::..Who among you has the ability to cross this rift?" a grandmaster asked.
None of the people behind nodded.
One of the grandmasters murmured, "This is somewhat similar to the methods of the Blood Refining Hall. Could that person be the Blood Demon? After all, I have never seen the Blood Demon here before."
"No, according to what you said, that Blood Demon should have practiced my 'Theory of the Flourishing of Qi and Blood,' but even I, the creator of this technique, cannot transform my body into a stream of blood, so he probably can't either."
The master of subtlety shook his head and said regretfully, "If Grandmaster You Qingxiang were here, the problem would probably be solved. It's a pity that the Grandmaster is still in seclusion, trying to leave this world on his own."
When this name was mentioned, none of the usually proud and arrogant masters said anything.
Grandmaster is a title they use to refer to those who are recognized as powerful and have long surpassed the level of Grandmaster.
Some people are grandmasters not because they are just grandmasters, but because the highest level they can reach is only grandmaster. You Qingxiang is one of them.
To distinguish him, they deliberately added the word "big" before his title.
"Then what should we do? Just stay here and guard?" A middle-aged man in a dragon robe frowned.
He was the founding emperor of the Qian Dynasty and a grandmaster. After his death, he naturally came to this world as well.
A grandmaster dressed as a civil official beside him bowed and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps we can fly up to the sky and search down from the top of the tower."
Upon hearing this, a grandmaster immediately retorted sarcastically, "Heh, if you're not afraid of death, you can go and try."
A military officer glanced at him sideways, then cupped his hands to Emperor Qianlong, Zhang Kuning, and said, "Your Majesty, if you fly too high, you will attract the attack of the giant tower, and even a grandmaster will be seriously injured."
"So that's how it is." Zhang Kuning nodded, his expression unchanged.
Seeing that they could do nothing, the crowd below dispersed, leaving only a few people standing there, gazing at the giant tower.
"Has the Master of Subtlety discovered something?" Zhang Kuning walked to the Master of Subtlety's side. "Why haven't you left yet?"
The Master of Subtlety smiled and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "His Majesty hasn't left yet, has he?"
"Haha, that's true."
Zhang Kuning examined the giant tower in front of him, his gaze finally settling on the crack in the door. He said softly, "Speaking of which, we've been here for so long, and no one has ever been up that giant tower, let alone knows what it looks like inside."
Logically speaking, with his eyesight, he should be able to see a leaf a hundred meters away, but for some reason, he just couldn't see what was behind the door.
"In fact, we have always known very little about the world of celestial books."
The Master of Subtlety added, "At the very least, we know nothing about how it came to be, or what the so-called Upper Realm is."
Zhang Kuning understood his subtext and lowered his voice, "Even the Master of Subtlety believes that ascension to the Upper Realm..." He mouthed the meaning of "unbelievable".
"Otherwise, why would Your Majesty think I'm still here?" The Master of Subtlety maintained his smile, a smile that held a deeper meaning.