Chapter 1 After Civility, the Use of Force?

Listening to the perfectly pronounced Da Xuan language and watching the boastful, self-proclaimed Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child on the video, An Qisheng couldn't help but smile:

"So, little monster from beyond the heavens, where is your civility? And where is your force?"

"To punish without teaching is impolite. Since I have not punished without teaching, naturally my civility has been extended. As for force..."

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child looked directly at An Qisheng through the screen: "Monster Mister, you wouldn't want to know."

"No, I very much want to know."

An Qisheng sat cross-legged, his phone seemingly held in the air by an invisible force.

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child was sizing him up, and he was naturally sizing up this little blue monster as well.

This little monster was non-human, even non-spiritual. It was more akin to artificial intelligence, an information lifeform, flowing within the digital information ubiquitous on Xuan Xing at this time.

Roaming the long river of the internet, it was invisible and thus traceless. In some ways, it was even more bizarre than the Zombie King.

"Monster Mister, do you know why I call you Monster Mister?"

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child fluttered its wings.

"I'm all ears," An Qisheng replied calmly, ripples appearing in the depths of his eyes as he began searching for information about this little monster.

Perhaps because his understanding of ‘Da Qian Enters the Dream’ had already reached the three-star level, or perhaps because this little blue monster exposed its own information while communicating with countless others.

Although the process was slow, it was not hindered in any way.

"Transcendent spiritual energy. I sensed transcendent spiritual energy on this planet, and the source of this transcendent spiritual energy is you."

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child's voice was high and drawn out, like a chant: "I can roam within all open-source textual information. I have seen the evolution of your low-level civilization. You are one of the few on this planet in 4.6 billion years who has learned of the path of transcendence and has set foot in this realm – one of the monsters."

Roaming within open-source textual information?

An Qisheng's heart stirred slightly.

This was the first time he had heard of such a lifeform. It seemed somewhat interesting.

"Unfortunately, this is a soil devoid of transcendent spiritual energy. Even if you have the potential to become a source, you cannot truly become a source."

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child was both amazed and regretful.

It had experienced too much baptism of textual information. Although it could only see and not influence or control it, and even had to constantly forget the information it had seen for some reason, it could still be considered well-informed.

But it had not seen many people like this. Of course, there were also existences whose information, legends, writings, and portraits were not in 'open-source' information.

Even in the Youlin Great World, and even the entire Witch God Supreme Domain, such people were rarely seen in countless years.

It was a pity that he lived in such a desert-like world, among a low-level civilization.

"Become a source..."

The smile on An Qisheng's face faded. This little monster was indeed extraordinary, able to sense the changes in Xuan Xing's magnetic field, the spread of Qi Seeds, and find him.

Of course, this was also because the Qi Seeds had not yet covered the entire Xuan Xing, and the place where he was located was the place where ‘Qi’ was most concentrated.

Once his Qi Seeds replaced the star's magnetic field, everything would be different.

"You have the potential to become a source, but unfortunately you are not a Changsheng seed. Even if this planet is at your disposal, you will still die. The brevity of life stifles your potential to become a source."

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child shook its head slightly, with a undisguised hint of pity.

Changsheng seeds were the foundation of all civilizations.

The starry sky was vast, with trillions upon trillions of stars. What was a low-level civilization that had existed for only tens of thousands of years on a star with a lifespan of billions of years?

What was a lifeform that had lived for only a few decades in such a low-level civilization?

Even if it seemed to have the potential to become a legendary source, it was difficult for it to have any real respect.

Simply put, it was too insignificant.

Speaking, it placed its arm across its chest, chanting humbly and reverently: "And my master is that truth-seeking fool of the Witch God Supreme Domain, the traveler of endless time and space, the source of destruction, the descendant of the holy and majestic Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent, a natural Changsheng seed...

You would not want to face his wrath."

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child said faintly, showing deep reverence and fear for its master, or rather, the legendary Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent.

This reverence was like a brand etched into the depths of its soul.

"You're talking about..."

As a faint blue brand slowly rotated in the depths of An Qisheng's eyes, he spoke lightly:

"Is it Russell, the descendant of the Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent?"

Now that the brand had formed, there was no need for further words.

"Hmm?!"

Within the phone screen, in the sea of data, the Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child, which had maintained its composure from beginning to end, suddenly exploded, rolled in the endless sea of data, and then transformed back into its original form:

"How do you know the name of my great master?"

It was shocked.

In a negligible planet among the quadrillions of stars in a desolate land, in a civilization that had existed for only ten thousand years and could barely be called a low-level civilization.

Someone actually knew the name of its master?

Where did he learn it from?

Crack~

With a crisp sound, the phone was crushed into powder by An Qisheng.

For him, who possessed the Da Dao Ji Diagram and had glimpsed Russell, the title of that Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent was even greater than what this Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child had said.

Among the long suffixes of that Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent, there was an inconspicuous title, which was ‘Destroyer of Endless Starry Skies, Terminator of Advanced Civilizations’!

What compromise was there to be had with a chaotic monster race that fed on star cores when adult, and delighted in destroying civilizations, and fed on soul nightmares when young?

A tiger in sheep's clothing was still a tiger!

And whether in his past or present life, countless people had used their lives to warn those who came after about the consequences of seeking cooperation with a tiger.

He, of course, would not make such a mistake.

Buzz~

A certain fluctuation seemed to come from the depths of the void.

An Qisheng was already too lazy to say anything more to this little blue monster. With a thought, the aura that had already covered the entire Tianlian Mountain suddenly surged and spread.

Ya!

As the aura spread, a sharp screech seemed to emanate from the void.

Whoosh~

Hundreds of meters away, Li Qingyuan, who was meditating in the Taoist temple, felt a warning in his heart. As soon as he opened his eyes, the fruit phone on his bedside, which had been sent by a disciple after enlisting in the army, suddenly flashed brightly for a moment.

"Hmm?!"

Li Qingyuan's mind went blank, but his movements were not slow. He took a step and was already off the bed.

Almost at the same time, the charging fruit phone exploded, and smoke filled with fire and light instantly filled the entire room.

"Hmm?"

Qinglong, Wang Zhixuan, and the other four who had just descended the mountain also felt a warning in their hearts, and with a flick of their hands, they threw the phones on their bodies away.

Bang bang bang~

In the next instant, four sparks exploded in the air, and the broken parts crashed to the ground.

"What's going on?"

The four of them frowned, feeling that the surrounding Feng Shui aura had suddenly changed, as if a stagnant pool had suddenly been roasted, causing the air to boil.

Looking up, they saw layers of visible airflow spreading outward like shockwaves, scattering patches of clouds.

Faintly, they seemed to hear an exclamation.

"What happened?"

The four looked at each other in confusion.

In the Taoist temple, An Qisheng slowly raised his eyebrows, his eyes reflecting countless lines and particles.

Faintly, he could capture a wisp of unusual ‘fluctuation’.

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child could transmit information through ubiquitous means and penetrate every crevice, but by cutting off the channels of information transmission, he could naturally shield its perception.

Even track it.

"Information can be shielded."

An Qisheng slowly closed his eyes, and in his vision, a faint blue light bloomed as a brand spun around and around.

Buzz~

As An Qisheng's mind moved, a touch of white light from the Da Dao Ji Diagram covered the blue light.

[Consuming Daoli 1321]

[Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child (Two-Star Witchcraft, lifespan equal to its master)]

[Born in the Youlin Great World under the jurisdiction of the Witch God Realm, it is the spirit of advanced witchcraft comprehended from the Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent bloodline by Russell, a descendant of the top-tier Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent bloodline in the Witch God Realm, when he transferred to and advanced to the second-level ‘Witch Doctor’]

[Originated from the Three Hearts World Heavenly Will Spirit Child devoured by the Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent, it understands writing, can communicate with the stars and the earth, and is the bloodline witchcraft that all descendants of the Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent dream of]

[Holding it, one can seek the aura of civilization in the starry sky and explore the location of star cores]

[Rating: Two Stars (Potential: Five and a Half Stars)]

Consuming Daoli 1300, this was already the amount required by a heavenly-ordained master in the human world!

Among all the people he had seen in the entire human realm, only Black and White Impermanence, Sa Wuling, and Wang Lingguan were a notch above it.

It was almost equivalent to that Zombie King Zhushang!

It was worthy of its two-star rating.

But what surprised An Qisheng even more was that the potential of this witchcraft was actually as high as five and a half stars!

Even though he knew that this little thing was not simple, seeing these many words still shocked An Qisheng's heart and moved him slightly.

As the information flowed into his heart, he already knew the origin of this Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child.

This little blue monster was actually a spirit child born from the Heavenly Will of a world devoured by the Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent!

In a way, it was the Son of Heaven of a world!

Its potential was so high that it actually reached five and a half stars!

It should be known that even the Wish-Fulfilling Altar created by the Starry Sky Building Lord from the barbaric realm was only a five-star existence. This little blue monster was half a level higher than that altar!

An Qisheng couldn't help but be somewhat tempted.

But at the same time, he felt a little heavy in his heart:

"The Son of Heaven of a world has actually been reduced to a servant of the Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent clan for generations. That Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent..."

A heavy thought flashed and disappeared, returning to emptiness.

An Qisheng had already slowly reached out, and a subtle fluctuation that was imperceptible to the naked eye had been pinched between his fingers.

Then, he pressed it on his forehead.

Rumble~

Divine intent churned like a tide, erupting like a volcano that had been accumulating for many years:

Heaven and earth are boundless, tracking for ten thousand miles!