Chapter 178: A Vase-like Existence
Chapter 178: A Vase-like Existence
“The 19th memory extraction experiment on The Immortal. Brain defense break-through rate approximately 99.76%. A small amount of memory remains unextracted, requiring a second retrieval.”
Chen Xiyi finished recording the experiment, stretched his stiff body, and threw Nalan Yao back into the formation’s core.
He had experienced 18 failures before this 19th attempt finally succeeded in extracting the memories. Though not fully extracted, he was reaching his limit.
These experiments required intense concentration. Each attempt drained a huge amount of energy. Even though Chen Xiyi was a Player, he was not made of iron, so naturally he couldn’t endure indefinitely.
“Yawn~”
Chen Xiyi yawned, then sat on the nearby sofa and began browsing through Nalan Yao’s memories.
Thirty thousand years of memories were vast, but truly useful parts were very few.
The memory had length in time, but its breadth was pitifully small.
According to Nalan Yao’s memories, after becoming a The Immortal, she ascended to Wandering Light’s Chronological World, then split off her own unique Sequence.
From that moment on, she grew stronger every moment.
But this share of strength was actually limited—it was all allocated from Wandering Light. So to get a larger share of Power, she had to compete and fight with the other ten Temporal Immortals.
It was commonly called harem intrigue.
Thousands of years of scheming and infighting caused Nalan Yao’s martial arts to continuously decline, even as she grew stronger.
Perhaps later, the harem struggles among the eleven Temporal Immortals had long deviated from the original goal of competing for strength shares. It became simply about killing each other.
Hatred could accumulate. After thirty thousand years of buildup, Wandering Light’s eleven consorts were probably only sisters on the surface, while secretly framing and harming each other.
Due to the long years of conflict and their immense Power, these Temporal Immortals looked down completely on ordinary people, and even their personalities had become distorted.
Chen Xiyi thought to himself that if he hadn’t met the Outer Realm Demonic Celestial back then and had stayed in his Homestead for a few more years, he might have become reclusive too.
“What a waste.” Chen Xiyi couldn’t help but sigh.
In Nalan Yao’s memories, she actually understood very little about The Immortal.
In her memory, a true The Immortal had to ascend to the Sequence—meaning join Wandering Light’s Chronological World and split off their own Sequence. Only then did they become true The Immortals.
After splitting their own Sequence from Wandering Light’s Chronological World, they became Immortal and Indestructible. No matter how they died, they would not perish.
Chen Xiyi knew this was likely the source of their root immortality ability. These eleven Temporal Immortals were essentially derivatives of Wandering Light. As long as Wandering Light didn’t die, neither would they.
As for the Longevity Martial Artist ability, it was probably strength they gained over thirty thousand years by continuously drawing Power from Wandering Light.
Finally, the Skill Approaching the Dao sword technique was likely a fixed ability granted to them by the Sword Concept.
From what he could see now, aside from Wandering Light, the remaining eleven Temporal Immortals were truly just his appendages. After thirty thousand years of harem intrigue, these people were basically almost useless.
Perhaps Tiger Might Emperor still retained some methods, but most of those methods still relied on martial Power to maintain.
“Wandering Light raised all of you into uselessness. I wonder if he finds you annoying?” Chen Xiyi looked at the suppressed ten individuals and couldn’t help but chuckle lightly.
Maybe he did find them annoying.
Over thirty thousand years, aside from Wandering Light leaving the Chronological World to set up plans, the rest never left the Chronological World after ascending to the Sequence and becoming The Immortal, as if they were pampered consorts kept in a deep palace courtyard.
This was their first time leaving in thirty thousand years.
Therefore, Chen Xiyi was somewhat puzzled. These eleven Temporal Immortals were clearly Wandering Light’s harem from back then. Now raised into uselessness—strong in Power, perhaps skilled in harem intrigue—but ultimately, they were only playing in their small circle.
Someone who had been a housewife for thirty thousand years returning to society wasn’t just being out of touch—it was like crossing over from another world.
That’s why Nalan Yao had acted like an idiot earlier, directly confronting Chen Xiyi.
“So, the so-called ‘ascending to the Sequence makes a complete The Immortal’ was just their own assumption. Once the Ascension Ritual was completed, one became a The Immortal; there was no need for this so-called Sequence ascension. Only these derivative appendages needed to ascend to the Sequence to share longevity.”
Through several dissections and memory extractions, Chen Xiyi had essentially deduced the truth about the remaining eleven Temporal Immortals aside from Wandering Light.
As for the secrets within the Temporal Response Bureau, Chen Xiyi could only say that even the Temporal Response Bureau was established by Wandering Light. It was like a S.H.I.E.L.D. growing inside a HYDRA—they were working for him from the start, just given a palatable cover story.
So regarding the memories of those three outsiders, Chen Xiyi could only compare them with a grain of salt.
After reviewing Nalan Yao’s memories, Chen Xiyi gained very little.
A vase is only nice-looking on the outside; inside it’s naturally empty. Even if a flower is placed in it, the flower doesn’t belong to the vase—someone else put it there.
Nalan Yao was that vase.
“There’s still the last little bit of memory. Extract it all and see if it has any value. I hope Nalan Yao is just an exception.”
After finishing Nalan Yao’s memories, Chen Xiyi performed Soul Searching on her again, extracting every last bit of memory.
Unfortunately, his hope was shattered.
It was completely useless garbage.
“So, this Ninth Sequence only has research value left now.”
Regarding this Ninth Sequence The Immortal, Chen Xiyi had already obtained Longevity Martial Artist data from her. Although he still couldn’t achieve mountain-moving, sea-filling abilities, it at least counted as a minor superpower, offering better physical enhancement.
When he had time, he could fully apply it to Gu Martial Arts and provide better materials for his Divine Martial Arts research.
The other three abilities didn’t belong to her personally; they were derivatives from Wandering Light, so Chen Xiyi couldn’t extract them anyway.
“I hope the remaining Temporal Immortals have some other value.”
Chen Xiyi didn’t actually hold much hope. If they had any brains, they wouldn’t have been tricked by Lin Feng into being captured all at once.
Probably only Tiger Might Emperor still had something left, knowing to use his own influence. The others all came delivering themselves like free kills.
…
“Senior, I’m back.”
Several days later, Feng Qing returned, travel-worn, with several cartloads of books.
As soon as he returned, he had all the books delivered to the Miaojiang Five Immortals Cave. Many figures quickly sorted and organized the books.
Feng Qing had now reached the Grandmaster Martial Artist level. His Calamity Poison Body had fully developed. To grow stronger further, he either had to train hard himself or wait for the Gu Insects inside him to gradually strengthen through the cycle of poisonous Internal Energy.
“Good, you’re back. Did you collect all the books?” Chen Xiyi asked with concern.
He was of course concerned about his books, not Feng Qing. With that Calamity Poison Body, who could harm him?
After all, Feng Qing was now a Grandmaster Martial Artist, even an all-round warrior. Both his Internal Energy and physical attributes were at the peak for a Grandmaster Martial Artist. Plus, due to the Calamity Poison Body, he was immune to poisons; even drugging wouldn’t affect him.
“One thousand one hundred and thirty-six volumes in total. All the secret manuals, medical texts, and miscellaneous studies from the Valley of the Healing Immortals are here.” Feng Qing reported truthfully.
Chen Xiyi didn’t care how Feng Qing obtained the books; he only cared if they were complete.
“Good. Go back and train properly. Grandmaster Martial Artist isn’t your end goal, it’s your starting point. The future for a Gu Martial Artist is vast.” Chen Xiyi told him to leave.
He planned to continue reading, refine Gu Martial Arts, and develop the Divine Martial Arts system to break through his physical limits.
“Senior, I have a matter…” Feng Qing didn’t leave but hesitated to speak.
Chen Xiyi didn’t say much. “What is it? Ask.”
“I don’t know how Yao Mei offended you, Senior. If there’s any way to atone, I am willing to serve you in any capacity.” Feng Qing was asking why Chen Xiyi had imprisoned Nalan Yao.
Hearing this, Chen Xiyi looked at Feng Qing with a strange expression. Release her so she can cuckold you?
“Nalan Yao is dead. The one imprisoned inside isn’t Nalan Yao. I have no reason to lie to you. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Mei Yu. As Nalan Yao’s master, she wouldn’t just stand by and watch me imprison Nalan Yao.”
“As for how she died and other details, these matters aren’t pleasant, and it’s not something you should know.”
“There are too many things involved. One misstep, and you could be crushed to pieces. You really don’t need to get involved.”
Chen Xiyi spoke earnestly. In summary, none of his words were actually useful.
Feng Qing seemed to want to say more but hesitated, because the whole Five Immortals Sect was spreading that Chen Xiyi had imprisoned the Holy Maiden.
“I understand, Senior.” Finally, Feng Qing swallowed all his doubts.
Even Mei Yu, the Five Immortals Sect Leader and her master, didn’t intervene regarding her Holy Maiden disciple. There must be something hidden here.
And Chen Xiyi’s words were straightforward: if you want to know the reason, go ask Mei Yu yourself. You might not believe what I say anyway.
“By the way, Senior, one more thing. On my way back, I heard that Tiger Might Emperor summoned a hundred thousand troops intending to enter Miaojiang. It’s currently just Jianghu rumors, but they sound quite detailed. I’m worried it might be true.” Feng Qing added as he was about to leave.
“I know. Discuss this matter with Mei Yu and see what she thinks. I’m just a scholar with no strength to tie up a chicken; what could I do?” Chen Xiyi was actually mentally prepared for Tang Jing’s actions.
Unfortunately, these Temporal Immortals had limited usefulness; they weren’t helpful.
The ten he had were all the same—vases empty inside, aside from their appearance.
Tiger Might Emperor might have some substance, but in research value, he was probably similar.
He wondered if Wandering Light would make a new move after these eleven Temporal Immortals were wiped out.
A hundred thousand troops weren’t a big deal. If necessary, they could just be treated as Nourishment Resources.
If it were a Qi Refiner, Chen Xiyi would definitely seek peace, but they were just Martial Artists—what trouble could they cause?
He was indeed low-key, but that didn’t mean he was weak.
Only if Wandering Light came personally would he take it seriously. Otherwise, they were just cannon fodder.
No matter how many cannon fodder there were, they were still just cannon fodder. Chen Xiyi embodied immense Power within himself. Their attacks might not even break his defense. If he actually got killed by a bunch of cannon fodder…
Well, he’d just resurrect. After all, he was a Player; he couldn’t die permanently. Then he’d just kill them all afterward.