Chapter 328: But I Am a Father!
"I am Qin Chuan, nice to meet you."
Qin Chuan cupped his hands toward these people, smiling broadly. In fact, most of the time, he was quite amiable.
"Uh, nice to meet you too."
"So you’re Qin Chuan, I’ve heard you’re the strongest of this era. Seeing you today, you truly are extraordinary."
"A hero emerges from the youth, indeed."
The saying goes that you don’t hit someone who’s smiling. Seeing Qin Chuan so polite, the others naturally responded courteously.
Of course, the main reason was that everyone was strong in their own right, with not much of a status difference.
Qin Chuan smiled and said, "This ancient stele here seems to have quite the origin, do you know what its purpose is?"
"Hmm, this Creation Ancient Stele is said to be left by the creator of Xuanhuang Heaven. It’s filled with countless legacies, and with good luck, you might comprehend some powerful inheritance from it."
Someone answered.
"And if your luck is bad?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"If your luck is bad, it’s said... it could bring great disaster, involving immense cause and effect."
An elder replied.
Qin Chuan’s eyes lit up!
But he remained calm on the surface, asking, "If great disaster is possible, why are you all so eager? Aren’t you afraid of being unlucky and involved in major cause and effect?"
"Hahaha, it’s a joke, my friend,"
A middle-aged man shook his head, smiling, and said,
"The creator of Xuanhuang Heaven wouldn’t deliberately harm his descendants. The so-called disaster targets those with insatiable greed."
"Over endless years, our ancestors from Xuanhuang Heaven have summarized some patterns."
"The Creation Ancient Stele, if comprehended once, basically poses no danger. But if comprehended time and again, it will likely incur some great cause and effect."
"According to some big figures, there might be a space like Hell inside the Creation Ancient Stele, where countless wraiths are suppressed, possibly burying an entire era!"
"What we gain from the Creation Ancient Stele is extracted from the wraiths in Hell."
"If just once, due to the steles’ own magic, there isn’t much problem. But if too often, a connection forms between our spirit and the wraiths being extracted."
"Ultimately, some terrifying wraiths might follow this connection, just like climbing an iron chain, crawling out from Hell, and annihilating those connected to it, taking their place!"
The others all nodded in agreement.
A young man showed a reminiscent look, sighing as he spoke:
"I’ve actually seen such a case. It was one of my senior brothers. Back then, he only comprehended a Fire Burning Staff Technique and was unwilling, so he continued to comprehend the Creation Ancient Stele, and then, things went wrong."
"That wraith destroyed his Primordial Spirit and took over his body, committing crimes in the sect and harming many fellow members."
"Later on, it was the ancestor who discovered the wraith’s presence and, risking mutual destruction, finally eradicated it."
"Afterwards, great figures from Xuanhuang Heaven came to check and said it was just an ordinary wraith, but its power was comparable to the Divine Realm, and their cultivation system seemed different from ours."
Everyone was filled with dread upon hearing this.
At this moment, the ancient stele had already completely emerged from the gray vortex, suspended in the air, radiating brilliant light.
"In the past, every time the Creation Ancient Stele appeared, it would be thronged with people, with strong practitioners fighting fiercely for a closer spot. Now it’s just us, with far fewer conflicts."
An elder lamented.
"Yes, if it were back then, we wouldn’t necessarily qualify to view the Creation Ancient Stele up close like this."
"It’s destiny, isn’t it?"
The others echoed, and then everyone spread out to begin comprehending the ancient stele.
Indeed, no conflict.
When resources are sufficient, there are no conflicts of interest, and without conflicts of interest, no one wishes to create discord.
Qin Chuan also began to comprehend in place.
"Buzz!"
His spiritual power entered the Creation Ancient Stele, and suddenly he felt his spiritual power entering a gray misty space.
There was nothing to see inside.
It was like fishing.
Soon, as if something connected to his spiritual power, he drew his spiritual power back.
Instantly, a glowing text was hooked up by his spiritual power threads. Concentrating, he saw that it was a fragment.
"Eternal Thoughts?!"
Qin Chuan’s eyes widened because he had previously obtained a fragment of Eternal Thoughts at Emperor Houtu’s place.
The one from Emperor Houtu was the upper volume.
This time it was the middle volume!
Missing just one lower volume to complete the entire Eternal Thoughts then he’d have multiple lives!
Once he created a cultivation technique and spread it, as long as someone practiced it, he could come back to life!
"Didn’t expect such good luck."
Qin Chuan took a deep breath, feeling an urge to try again, because continuous comprehension would theoretically mean extracting inheritance from the same wraith, maybe there’s just the lower volume left on that wraith!
But he resisted.
Taking risks was not something to do!
If he was alone, taking a risk might be fine, but... he was a father!!
If something happened to him, who would take care of his son? By then, a child with no family would be too bleak.
Therefore.
Adventurous stuff... should of course be left for his son to do!
"System, can you lock onto this wraith? I’d like to continue extracting inheritance from it."
Qin Chuan asked silently.
"Ding! Due to the immense power of the rules of the Creation Ancient Stele itself, modifying them would require an astronomical amount of Fatherhood Points."
The system answered.
"How much is astronomical?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"Ding! You can’t afford that."
The system calmly replied.
Qin Chuan was stunned on the spot, his lips twitching, and he internally growled, "This is kind of insulting, isn’t it!"
He had thought having five million Fatherhood Points would allow him to do as he pleased, but reality doused him with a cold bucket of water.
Yet thinking it through, he felt relieved.
What are Fatherhood Points?
The essence of Fatherhood Points is Lu Chong!
The current Fatherhood Points are a Lu Chong standard, that is, one Fatherhood Point equals the value of one Lu Chong.
As for the Creation Ancient Stele, it’s left by the creator of Xuanhuang Heaven. To beings of that level, what does Lu Chong count for?
No amount of Lu Chong helps!
"This currency devaluation is severe, in other words, with changes in the macro environment, there’s been inflation—it seems like I have a lot of Fatherhood Points, but they’re not valuable anymore, not stable."
Qin Chuan thought using financial knowledge.
From what he knew, inflation is essentially the issuers of currency reaping and plundering the wealth of currency holders.
Which means.
If he continues to hold "Lu Chong standard" Fatherhood Points, he’ll be at a disadvantage with the system!
So he asked: "System, can the Fatherhood Points standard be changed? So it’s no longer tied to Lu Chong."
The system was silent for a while.
It seemed like it wanted to brush it off.
But finally, perhaps some internal program prevented it from brushing off, it answered: "Ding! In theory, it’s possible."
I knew it!!
Qin Chuan’s cheeks twitched.
This dog system, how many things was it hiding from him? If he didn’t ask, would the system not take the initiative to say anything?
It was trying to embezzle!!
"How do you change the Fatherhood Points standard?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"Ding! When your son slaps a genius in the face, you can swap the Fatherhood Points standard. But, a friendly reminder from this system, waiting until your son advances to the Divine Realm before swapping would be more cost-effective."
The system answered.
"Then I’ll wait for now."
Qin Chuan sighed, deciding to set this matter aside for now. The pressing issue was to let Qin Xiaozhu come out and comprehend the Creation Ancient Stele.
Swoosh!
The shadow of an inner world floated behind him, and with a flash of light, Qin Zi was released.