bullyxtreme Chapter 238 System 1.0 Uninstallation and Update
Chapter 238 System 1.0 Uninstallation and Update
In a short while, they arrived at the road to the underworld.
In the blink of an eye, they found more than a dozen wandering ghosts.
After a few simple questions, it was found that without exception, they were all "lost" wandering souls, and most of them had run away from the border market.
Mei Shiyu tied them together with the Immortal Binding Rope and handed them to the zombie sitting at the end of the sword to hold onto—the airflow generated by flying on the sword could easily blow over these incorporeal souls, and the vendor had been blown away by the howling wind several times. Li Tingyun suggested that, just to be on the safe side, they should tie them together and fly them like a kite.
Although it's not aesthetically pleasing and is quite eerie, it perfectly fits the style of the underworld.
Li Tingyun asked in surprise, "Wasn't it said that the market was 'emptied'? How come there are so many fish that slipped through the net?"
Mei Shiyu sighed, “A lot? Very few. They are not ‘fish that slipped through the net,’ but rather they received a ‘pardon’ and were released from the city ahead of time. This was a loophole deliberately left by the Ghost Emperor to prevent the people from rebelling and causing trouble. There are 108 cities of the unjustly dead in the territory, and countless spirits reside there. Those who can receive a general amnesty are very few.”
This opening was forged by a stubborn little devil who refused to accept his fate, at the cost of tearing his soul apart.
"Is that so?" Li Tingyun replied, "I've never heard of such a thing."
He found it somewhat amusing. "Even the Ghost Emperor fears 'oppression and popular rebellion'? It seems he's no different from any other human emperor. Does that mean anyone can sit on the throne of Fengdu Emperor? Fortune turns like a wheel, and next year it might be my turn?"
"Hell and the human world are essentially the same... You once said that to me. As for whether anyone can sit on the throne, I don't know, but I can guess that it probably isn't."
Mei Shiyu wasn't just making wild guesses. "If that were the case, you would have already pulled the Ghost Emperor off that position and taken it for yourself. The Nine Netherworld Imperial Seal is already in your hands. Given your personality, how could you not 'rebel'?"
"That's true. I really want to kick him off and go up there and be powerful for a couple of days, but that's just for show. If I were to actually be an emperor, I definitely wouldn't want to. That would be too boring."
“If you were to become emperor, you would be either a ‘tyrant’ or a ‘foolish emperor’.”
"Hmm, with mountains and rivers all around, I can only yearn for distant places; what does the world mean to me?"
He's gotten quite the literary type.
Mei Shiyu smiled slightly.
"The vast landscape only evokes longing..." For some reason, the zombie sitting at the end of the sword, upon hearing this, rested its chin on its hand, looking quite sorrowful, and murmured, "...But where is the person before me now?"
Li Tingyun turned to look at him. "Hey, were you a general or a scholar in your previous life? You look so refined, like a pale-faced scholar. How could you possibly fight on the battlefield?"
"You can't judge a book by its cover! What's the use of just looking at someone's face?!" The zombie suddenly raised his voice, clearly disliking his argument of "judging people by their appearance." "But you're right, I was indeed born a scholar, but I had no choice but to abandon my studies and take up martial arts, throwing down my pen to join the army. I haven't read many classic texts since then, which is a real pity, alas."
Oh, you changed your major.
Li Tingyun asked him, "What do you mean by 'having no other choice'?"
"The world is too chaotic, and scholars are useless. It would be more enjoyable to don armor and charge across the battlefield."
Oh, it's hard to find a job with a liberal arts degree.
Li Tingyun then asked, "Are you very good at leading troops in battle?"
"Alas, I am ashamed, I am ashamed. I have only earned the title of 'Ever-Victorious General' in the eyes of the enemy."
"..." Oh ho, who are you trying to impress?!
Li Tingyun said indifferently, "Then you truly have the heart of the God of Literature and the fate of the God of War."
"Having mastered both literary and martial arts, I am destined to serve the emperor. Whether I study literature or practice martial arts, I am destined to be a subject. If I encounter an enlightened ruler, with the ruler and subject of one heart, I will naturally serve him like a dog or a horse. But I just happen to have encountered a foolish and tyrannical prince."
Despite winning hundreds of battles, both large and small, he was constantly suppressed and never given important responsibilities.
In the end, they were defeated by their own people, suffering a crushing defeat.
"Sigh, let's not talk about it."
The zombie covered his face with his hands and wiped it. It is said that those who are unsuccessful in officialdom are successful in love, but he died young before he could marry the one he loved and came to the underworld first. He was unsuccessful in both officialdom and love, so he was naturally depressed and frustrated.
"Why is it getting slower and slower?" During their conversation, Li Tingyun noticed that Mei Shiyu's sword speed was decreasing and showing signs of stopping. He turned around, tightened his arms around Mei Shiyu's waist, and slowly channeled spiritual energy into him, asking in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Midway along the Road to the Underworld, in the middle of nowhere, Mei Shiyu paused briefly, glanced at the charred flower field beside the road, and frowned, saying, "Nothing, I just... smelled a strange odor..."
He was all too familiar with that taste!
It's the unique, innate fragrance emanating from the "Supreme Furnace"!
"Have you found anyone hiding nearby?" Mei Shiyu searched around with her divine sense but couldn't find any trace of Si Wuyou or Yun Feiyan. However, the fragrance was faint and elusive, so it should be nearby.
Li Tingyun said, "No."
If he says no, then it really is no.
Mei Shiyu dispelled his doubts, hovered for a moment, and set off again, but his speed was not particularly fast, and he was not particularly high off the ground. Li Tingyun hugged him and chuckled, "You take too good care of me."
Mei Shiyu stated the matter objectively: "In the Netherworld, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is cut off. Only seven-tenths of one's spiritual power can be released. No matter how fast one goes, it won't be much faster. The deeper one goes into the Netherworld, the more difficult it is to take flight. One cannot even fly across the River of Oblivion with a sword."
"Sigh, alright, I guess I was just being presumptuous." Li Tingyun nuzzled his hair and said without thinking, "You should withdraw your spiritual power and let me take over."
Although he doesn't remember many things, he is still very clear about various Taoist arts and techniques. The skills he learned in the past have become muscle memory and he will not lose them.
Mei Shiyu trusted him a lot. Although Qing Shuang was his natal sword and no one else could wield it, Li Tingyun's situation was special. His blood had invaded the sword and transformed into a spirit, so it should be possible. Without thinking too much, he instantly withdrew his spiritual power and handed over control of Qing Shuang to him.
As the handover took place, Li Tingyun hissed. Wait, he seems... not very knowledgeable about sword control?!
But Mei Shiyu had already sold it off.
This is like someone handing a precious jade bracelet to another person. Because they trust the other person completely and are not afraid that the other person will not be able to accept it, they do not care about the rule of "jade should not pass through the hands" and casually and directly stuff it into the other person's hand.
To everyone's surprise, he actually failed to catch it!
A jade bracelet will shatter if dropped.
Even a flying sword that goes out of control will crash!
The two reacted with lightning speed, simultaneously channeling their spiritual energy into the sword.
Before the jade bracelet hits the ground, they quickly try to retrieve it. If Mei Shiyu were to try to retrieve it alone, she would definitely succeed, but if two people were to try to snatch it, it's not certain.
People who can't ride horses will instinctively pull on the reins tightly. Li Tingyun did just that. He recklessly injected too much spiritual power into Qing Shuang, which squeezed out Mei Shiyu's sword spirit, leaving her to be dragged into the gutter by him.
Mei Shiyu thought he was doomed and about to fall from his sword. If word got out, he would be laughed at to death!
Who would have thought that the renowned Master of the Taiji Hall didn't know how to fly on a sword?!
In the blink of an eye, the Azure Frost Sword rolled several times and miraculously stabilized.
At the sword's tail, the zombies and goblins only felt a jolt, much like a carriage wheel rolling over a puddle.
A false alarm.
It wasn't Blade & Soul who helped.
Previously, he disobeyed orders and rushed into the spirit array on his own, attempting to devour Tai Sui. Fortunately, Li Tingyun's main body arrived in time, preventing him from being devoured and instead being assimilated. After that, Mei Shiyu forcibly sealed him into the sword, forcing him to "sleep".
At the critical moment, it was Li Tingyun who, with quick thinking, managed to steady the sword.
Mei Shiyu staggered for a moment, and after regaining her balance, she saw that the immortal sword she was standing on was completely devoid of spiritual light. Instead, it was surrounded by wisps of demonic energy... Li Tingyun did not know how to control a sword. He did not have a clever way to make Qing Shuang move forward automatically, but he could use brute force to subdue the sword and make it fly wherever he wanted.
That might work, but... cars are meant to be driven, not carried around!
Li Tingyun thought to himself: What the hell is going on?! Flying on a sword is a skill that every high-level cultivator knows, but he wasn't very familiar with it. He almost made a fool of himself in front of Mei Shiyu. Oh no, not almost, he already made a fool of himself.
He actually really wanted to show off in front of Mei Shiyu, and he wanted to do everything for her and serve her. But his attempt failed, and when he thought that Mei Shiyu would find his actions ridiculous, he gave up.
Laugh, laugh, he actually wants to laugh too, he feels like he's "running while carrying a car," pfft hahaha...
"You're wasting your magic power like this! Let me do it." Mei Shiyu didn't smile at all, especially when she thought about why Li Tingyun didn't learn, couldn't, or understood sword control.
Li Tingyun said, "It's alright. Your spiritual power is suppressed, but mine isn't. The closer we get to the Demon Abyss, the stronger my magic power becomes..."
As he spoke, he paused, his whole body stiffening.
A sharp buzzing sound entered his mind.
It's the system!
Ever since Wang Laoliu said he was going to a meeting, 001 had crashed, and Li Tingyun hadn't received any messages from it. Now that the system had restarted, the first message it sent was:
[The Transmigration System version 1.0 is being uninstalled and updated. Current progress is 10%... Host, please wait.]
Uninstall updates? The system still has versions? It needs an upgrade?!
Before Li Tingyun could figure out what this meant, he felt a splitting headache, and suddenly, everything went black before his eyes, and he collapsed straight onto Mei Shiyu.
The chaotic energy suddenly dissipated, and the resulting turbulent currents sent them flying, swords and all!
Finally, the sword fell.