The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 360 - 249 Conscience

Chapter 360: Chapter 249 Conscience

Ye Wushuang spoke bluntly, "I don’t have much time left, I’m about to fall into a deep slumber."

She emitted a faint aura of death, like a person whose life was about to end.

Zhou Yuan asked, "How long will this cycle of life and death take? Twenty years? Fifty years?"

"This lifetime of Transcendent revival won’t take that long." Ye Wushuang paused, "I’ve been traveling around the world recently, exploring some abnormal worlds and entering several Lost Immortal Mansions. I’ve gained quite a bit. If all goes well, it may not even take ten years."

"The Control Bureau has contained many time-related abnormal spaces."

Chen Guangxi then spoke, "The flow of time inside those spaces is different from the outside world; you can undergo your transformation there."

"I was thinking the same." Ye Wushuang nodded. The Control Bureau had already contacted her and suggested this approach.

She continued, "Abnormality 015, the ’Lost World’, you all should know about it. It’s a world destroyed by nuclear war, suspected to be a parallel universe that failed to prevent the outbreak of nuclear war. The flow of time there is three times that of the real world—one year in the real world equals three years in Abnormality 015."

By that measure, it’s roughly three years in the real world.

"Three years isn’t considered very long in the Transcendent world," Chen Guangxi, being a Longevity Species, had some authority on the matter.

For Transcendent beings, three years isn’t long. Sometimes, a nap could span three to five years, and if one were to enter deep seclusion, decades might pass in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Control Bureau, there’s a cultivator from the time of three wars who has been in seclusion for over a hundred years and hasn’t yet emerged—a true blink of an eye turns seas into mulberry fields.

Suddenly, Ye Wushuang’s aura became unstable, a slight aura of death leaking out, drawing sidelong glances from a few cultivators nearby; she was nearly unable to suppress it any longer.

"Here, I’m returning this to you." Zhou Yuan took out a miniaturized Immortal Palace, which he had been keeping safe until now.

"Thank you." Ye Wushuang took back the Immortal Palace and bowed to them, "See you in three years."

Behind her, a door suddenly opened—it was a space portal manipulated by the Control Bureau. With a flash of light, Ye Wushuang’s figure disappeared, leaving behind only a phrase drifting down.

"My father left behind the Longevity Tree to help us overcome tribulations in this lifetime. I thought the tribulation would be the Corpse Immortal, but it turns out it wasn’t. A greater calamity will arise in the future, and we must cultivate diligently to have enough strength to face it when it comes."

Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi were momentarily taken aback. They knew about the silhouette of the Longevity Tree and had guessed that the previous life’s Ye Youxian had kept it as a contingency for a tribulation, but...it wasn’t the Corpse Immortal?

After pondering for a moment, Chen Guangxi looked at Zhou Yuan, "What do you think?"

"I’m just watching."

Zhou Yuan grinned and pointed upwards, "The sky could fall, and the Control Bureau would hold it up, with a bunch of True Gods up there, there’s no need for us to worry."

Chen Guangxi nodded, "Indeed. But she was right about one thing."

"Which is?"

"To diligently cultivate." Chen Guangxi sighed, "It hasn’t been long, and you’ve already surpassed me. If I don’t keep up with my cultivation, I’ll probably be left behind."

"You being on top doesn’t bother me either," Zhou Yuan said earnestly.

·

The days that followed were for cultivating.

In Lingxu Dongtian, the spiritual energy was incredibly abundant. Even ordinary people would gradually strengthen their physiques just by staying there, making cultivation twice as effective, with more and more extraordinary people flooding in.

The only downside was the thunder tribulation encountered during advancement—it was exceedingly fierce, and many were not able to endure it, turning to ash in the sea of thunder. But those who successfully transcended the tribulation reaped many benefits, with their life’s scale elevated, far surpassing their past selves.

With the opening of the first Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the revival of the Transcendent finally reached a small climax. Abnormal events started happening all over the real world, with many places seeing concentrations of spiritual energy that could rival Lingxu Dongtian.

There was no doubt that a grand era of the Transcendents had truly arrived.

According to a preliminary estimate by the Control Bureau, about 30,000 people worldwide had awakened to become extraordinary, with the number still increasing—a rare occurrence in history.

Such a large number of extraordinary people inevitably led to chaos worldwide, with some remote areas experiencing small-scale wars frequently. Overnight, the entire world seemed to fall into an uneasy restlessness as the storm approached.

During these global upheavals, Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi seemed to have vanished from the human world, cooped up in their house without stepping outside day and night.

During these days, they cultivated together, exchanging many insights, covering all aspects, and Zhou Yuan even passed on the Primordial Yin-Yang Body to Chen Guangxi.

Unfortunately, Chen Guangxi did not meet the cultivation requirements and failed to cultivate the Primordial Yin-Yang Body, and Fang Qing also gave up after several attempts. This cultivation technique was extremely demanding, no wonder only a few had succeeded throughout history.

During breaks in their cultivation, Zhou Yuan would hold Chen Guangxi as they scrolled through forums and news together, or sometimes it was Chen Guangxi holding him.

"It’s only been half a month; how come no one’s talking about me anymore?" Zhou Yuan flipped through the forum. Initially, there were many hot posts about him, but now it seemed like everyone had forgotten him, with only a few old posts being bumped up.

Oddly enough, quite a few posts were actually criticizing Chen Guangxi.

"Damn it, it was just that I swallowed a wave of Spiritual Qi Rain when the Blessed Land opened. Why are these people so petty, holding a grudge until now?" Chen Guangxi was speechless; she had almost forgotten about the incident.

"Hey, it looks like someone bought some bot accounts." Zhou Yuan looked closely at the accounts that had commented; they didn’t seem to be real people.

"A lot of the comments mention someone named Sharon, saying you’re not as good as her... I’ll look her up."

It was a shock when he searched—Sharon turned out to be a True Dragon born from an abnormal space!

She had appeared about a week ago, quickly adapted to the real world, and then found a talent agency to debut with. With tons of hype and publicity, she became a well-known idol.

Zhou Yuan clicked on a related video, Sharon’s song MV, where a melodious voice accompanied by dynamic rhythm started playing. A black-haired girl with dragon horns appeared on the screen, her smile sweet and adorable, her singing voice enchanting.

After watching the video and reading the comments, many people expressed their fondness for Sharon. However, others disagreed, saying a Golden Dragon named Chen Guangxi was streets ahead of her; just standing there, she could crush her.

"Case closed, it’s definitely her or her agency that bought the bots to smear you, elevating one by stepping on another."

Indeed, the effect was pretty good, pulling in massive traffic and helping Sharon become an international idol overnight. On X, some enthusiasts even organized a poll asking who people supported more, and Sharon obviously led in votes.

"Uncle me is really getting angry now. How is this little brat better than me? A bunch of lolicons."

"It’s definitely all rigged votes. Besides, you don’t have any fans."

Zhou Yuan slipped his hand into Chen Guangxi’s clothes, pausing on her abs, then continuing upward as he said softly with all sincerity, "In my heart, you are always the most beautiful."

"Can you touch your conscience?" Chen Guangxi was exasperated; this guy was getting more and more overbearing.

Zhou Yuan chuckled softly to himself, continuing to feel around and said, "I saw on the forums that the number of abnormal incidents has surged in the past half month, even two True Dragons have appeared... I think we should go out too, handling these abnormal events is way better than just cultivating in seclusion."

"That’s you." Chen Guangxi rolled her eyes. Who else but Zhou Yuan could level up by doing missions like this?

"So..." Zhou Yuan pondered, "shall we go out in three days?"

"Okay."

"And when do we use this Dual Cultivation Skill?"

"Afterwards. If we use it now, are you sure you’ll still be in the mood to go on missions? You’d probably prefer to just die on top of me." Chen Guangxi teased with a smirk.

"If I were to die, I would die willingly," Zhou Yuan said softly.

"I wouldn’t bear it." Chen Guangxi smiled slightly.

Unable to resist any longer, Zhou Yuan leaned down and kissed her.

Chen Guangxi responded passionately, and it was a long while before they parted, breathless. In each other’s gaze, they could see the heat and intoxication.

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan’s pupils trembled.

Chen Guangxi moved her fingers playfully, her smile cunning, a thrill of revenge coursing through her.

Five Dragons Around the Pillar Spouting Immortal Dew.

·

Three days later.

Zhou Yuan bid farewell to Chen Guangxi and returned to Xinhu alone. At midnight, he boarded the No. 106 bus.

He was going to complete some tasks he had triggered earlier.

Currently, Zhou Yuan’s attribute panel was:

[Strength: 71

Agility: 70

Physique: 75

Intelligence: 67

Perception: 75

Charm: 63]

Having obtained the Taiyin and Taiyang Divine Power and advanced his Primordial Yin-Yang Body, Zhou Yuan’s attributes had exploded.

Now, going back to handle the tasks triggered in the early stages was like a boss returning to the newbie village, purely bullying the weak.