Multiverse Skill System

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Even Yi Shuihan didn't have a good solution to this polarization, nor did he intend to. In his view, this was perfectly normal. After all, the higher a true genius's realm was raised, the greater the enhancement to a world they made, far surpassing the power of dozens of ordinary people who had only reached halfway through their cultivation.

Even the most ordinary Silver-ranked expert can easily defeat countless Bronze-ranked experts, even those who are extremely powerful. The concept of realm becomes increasingly important as you progress.

Reality is cruel; there is no such thing as equality.

Chapter 609, Upgrade Requires 50 Years

"Ding, mission complete. Please prepare to receive your reward."

The system's notification sound wasn't pleasant, but Yi Shuihan felt a deep joy.

It's almost here, almost here, the system will finally be released in its official version soon.

At this moment, Yi Shuihan recalled many things, from the initial accidental activation of the system to the subsequent upgrades, which had always been in the test version. Today, the system was finally about to shed the word "test".

"Calm your mind, calm your breath, and concentrate your spirit."

He muttered these words to himself, seemingly having regained his composure, but inside he was still burning with rage.

It's so hard to stay calm!

The will of the Three Kingdoms world manifested itself before Yi Shuihan not in Harry Potter's lotus flower, but in weapons—and not just one, but three.

A knife, a stick, a gun.

"Does each of these represent a portion of the origin of a lower world?"

Yi Shuihan knew all this in the darkness, and he also knew that it was the will of the world that was making him choose.

"A month with a sword, a year with a staff, a lifetime with a spear."

For some reason, a sentence popped into Yi Shuihan's mind.

A smile appeared on his lips, and then Yi Shuihan reached out and grabbed the gun.

But when his hand made full contact with the gun, an astonishing light suddenly burst forth from the gun, and a golden dragon phantom appeared on the gun, with a faint dragon roar that could be heard.

In the end, only the gun in Yi Shuihan's hand remained; the other two items vanished without a trace, as if everything before had been an illusion.

"I must say, your prices are really good, it's a pity..."

Yi Shuihan truly loved the gun in his hand; it felt very comfortable to use, and its appearance matched his aesthetic sense. Unfortunately, this gun had to be used as the system's energy source for system upgrades, so he couldn't keep it.

"Ding, energy required for system upgrade detected. Absorb? Once absorption is complete, the system will officially evolve into the full version. During the absorption process, all system functions will be frozen and unusable. The upgrade is expected to take 50 years."

The amount of information revealed by the system this time was enormous, catching Yi Shuihan somewhat off guard. The system had never frozen its functions or told him how long the upgrade would take before.

"50 years? That's a really long time."

Even though 50 years is only equivalent to a serious period of seclusion in terms of Yi Shuihan's overall lifespan, he still felt it was a very long time.

Now Yi Shuihan was hesitant. He wasn't hesitant about whether to upgrade the system, which was something that wouldn't change no matter what. What he was hesitating about was whether to upgrade now and stay in this world for 50 years, or to travel to another world and upgrade in another world.

Choosing to upgrade now means that his progress over the next 50 years won't be significant. He'll exhaust the company's advance funds and eventually stabilize at Silver 3-star at best. The advantage is safety and stability; nothing in this world will threaten him.

As for the latter option, upgrading in another world, it undoubtedly carries certain risks. If he transmigrates to a world that can help his cultivation and is not too dangerous, that would be fine. However, if he transmigrates to a world that is extremely dangerous, choosing to upgrade the system would undoubtedly reduce his ability to survive to the minimum.

"Squeak!"

"My husband, this is a new dish I've developed, mushroom soup. Please try it."

Holding a small bowl of fragrant stew, Cai Yan gently walked up to Yi Shuihan, her face filled with happiness, and her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at him.

Upon meeting Cai Yan and feeling her gentleness, Yi Shuihan quietly made a decision in his heart.

"Come on, drink!"

"I want you to feed me, madam."

"How old are you? You still need to be fed? Aren't you ashamed?"

"So, are you going to feed it or not?"

"Hey!"

"Ah, open your mouth!"

"No, that's not how you feed me. Use your mouth."

"..."

In the end, Cai Yan listened to Yi Shuihan's suggestion. There was plenty of flirting and teasing. What could have been finished in one gulp took her a full hour to drink. After she finished, Cai Yan's lips were swollen.

With his mission accomplished, Yi Shuihan had no reason to continue serving as the Imperial Advisor, so he readily relinquished his responsibilities and became a free man.

Considering that Liu Hong has been very honest all these years, Yi Shuihan has not changed the emperor. However, the entire Han Dynasty has now changed beyond recognition, and the emperor is just a title without any real power.

Even if Yi Shuihan leaves, Liu Hong will not be able to take power in the future, because no one else will want a dictator who can decide the fate of the world.

"Actually, Liu Hong has made quite a bit of money, even though he doesn't have that much power. At least he's alive and well now, and because of his status as emperor, he even gets a lot of pills. He's managed to become a cultivator with decent cultivation speed despite his mediocre talent. Who knows, he might even be able to live forever in the future!"

Only a few people knew where Yi Shuihan had gone; the rest of the Han people simply believed that Yi Shuihan had completed his mission to Heaven and returned to the celestial realm.

Tianfu, an ordinary courtyard

"You dead man, why did it take you so long to summon me? Don't you love me anymore?"

"You womanizer, you've managed to find so many girlfriends without a word."

Yi Shuihan looked at the several beautiful women in front of him with extreme guilt, and regretted that he had impulsively released them.

Hancock, Robin, Tsunade...

All of Yi Shuihan's women gathered together and jointly convened a trial for him.

The idea that the protagonist finds a girl and all the women get along peacefully on their first meeting is all fake. When Yi Shuihan released them, Hancock and Tsunade immediately clashed. If Yi Shuihan hadn't stopped them, they would have definitely fought.

After much persuasion, everyone finally calmed down, and then Yi Shuihan's painful life began. The women criticized him every three days with a small criticism and every five days with a large criticism.

The only consolation was that Cai Yan still treated Yi Shuihan the same as before.

After stepping down as the Imperial Preceptor, Yi Shuihan revealed all his past affairs, except for some system secrets.

After learning everything, Cai Yan did not blame Yi Shuihan. Instead, she was proud of her man and took the initiative to ask to meet her sisters.

Having chosen to upgrade on the spot, Yi Shuihan thought that 50 years was a long time, and given the high level of safety in this world, he impulsively summoned all the girls.

Chapter 610, The Mysterious Cave

In order to avoid Hancock and the others' judgment, Yi Shuihan decisively used the seclusion technique.

Because the mission was completed, the system's restrictions on Yi Shuihan were lifted, and he could unleash his full potential. However, due to the system upgrade, he still dared not be too high-profile, as who knew what unpredictable things might suddenly happen?

Pretending to be in seclusion, Yi Shuihan actually only left a clone there, while his true body had already gone out to enjoy himself.

Should I say I'm lucky or unlucky?

Yi Shuihan stood there, completely bewildered, staring at everything before him.

I just came out for a casual stroll to relax, but I never expected to be caught up in a formation and end up in what seems to be a cave.

"It must be good luck! Even I didn't discover this formation, so its level must be very high! But how could a formation of this level appear in this world?"

Without a doubt, the former owner of this cave was an outsider like Yi Shuihan.

With a "what's done is done" attitude, Yi Shuihan sighed for a while and then began to search the cave.

Although it's called a cave dwelling, it's actually quite large. Even Yi Shuihan's spiritual power couldn't fully scan it, although there was something in this cave dwelling that limited his strength, allowing him to scan only a range of ten miles.

"Hey, someone else is coming!"

Just as Yi Shuihan was wandering around a place that was clearly an alchemy room, he suddenly sensed several distinct life fluctuations, which were rapidly approaching.

"Should I hide or not? Never mind, I won't hide. I was here first, and everything has its order of arrival, right?"

Having made up his mind, Yi Shuihan ignored the approaching group and began to examine the things in the room.

"Interesting. It seems this place has been abandoned for at least several hundred years."

Although the room was spotless and dust-free, Yi Shuihan could still tell that time had passed.

"Foundation Building Pill, Golden Core Pill, Nascent Soul Pill, these names sound so familiar."

It was clearly a place for storing elixirs; three small jade bottles were placed there, with words engraved on them.

Yi Shuihan dared to say that this was absolutely not any font he had ever seen before, and he was only able to recognize it because of the language skills he had mastered.

"This is a cultivator's cave dwelling? All these are pills used for breakthroughs. Judging from the fact that the previous owner of this cave dwelling was at least at the Nascent Soul stage."

Yi Shuihan had no doubt about this, after all, even he could suppress the formation of this cave, so he wouldn't believe that the person who set it up was less than silver level.

Only someone like that would casually leave these low- to mid-grade pills here, without paying them any special attention.

Judging from the clues left behind, the owner of the cave was in a hurry when he left, which can be seen from the messy furnishings in the room.

The few bottles of pills left behind were probably completely beneath the notice of the cave's owner.

Upon opening the medicine bottle, Yi Shuihan saw that there were still some pills inside, but most of their spiritual energy had been lost; it would probably take three pills to equal the original one.

"This kind of jade bottle can ensure that the medicinal properties of the pills are not lost to the greatest extent. Judging from this, this place has probably been abandoned for a much longer time, at least a thousand years."

What was this world like thousands of years ago? Yi Shuihan had once read through the history books of this world and found that the earliest civilizations had only existed for a thousand years, and there were no records of anything from thousands of years ago.

This is interesting, and it's getting more and more interesting.

After tossing the pills into his personal space, Yi Shuihan left the pill room, intending to go to the cave owner's room to see if there would be any more clues there.

However, as he walked out of the medicine room, he was seen by several people coming from the opposite direction.

Two men and one woman, whose cultivation levels were similar to those of Zuo Ci and the other two, had all reached the pinnacle of this realm.

What surprised Yi Shuihan was that the life force of these three people was very fresh, which meant that they were very young. They looked to be in their twenties, and their real age was probably not too high, at most 40. It was very unreasonable for someone of such age to have such cultivation in this world!

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan, they were visibly taken aback, then initially looked at him warily before relaxing a moment later.

"So he was just an ordinary person. Did he enter by accident?"

The younger man in the black robe spoke.

"According to records, this cave once belonged to the Blackwater True Lord. What kind of cultivation did he have? Even before the world changed so much, he was a first-rate existence. The array he set up was incredibly powerful. Only the few of us were able to enter because we mastered the array's entry method. Even if an ordinary person had an accident, it would be impossible for them to enter here."

"Perhaps it's because too much time has passed, and the formation has developed unknown aspects? Otherwise, how do you explain his existence? It's impossible that he's a being more powerful than us."

The three of them were chatting away, completely ignoring Yi Shuihan, which made Yi Shuihan feel a little awkward.

"What to do with him?"

"Kill them! This matter must not be told to others."

"He's just an ordinary person, and he won't have any contact with us again. Let him go!"

“Junior Sister Zhen is truly kind-hearted, so let him go. However, he must hand over what he obtained here. These things are not something a mortal like him can touch.”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chu."

Senior brother, junior sister?

Could they be from the same sect? A cultivation sect?

Yi Shuihan became more and more surprised as he listened, feeling as if a great secret was about to be revealed.

And then there's Blackwater True Lord; unlike me, they clearly know where this place is.

What level of cultivation does the True Lord represent?

What does this great change in the world represent? Does it mean that thousands of years ago, the world was very advanced, and only after the great change did it become like it is now, where even bronze cannot be produced?

This overturned Yi Shuihan's initial judgment: the owner of this cave was not an outsider, but a native!

"Kid, you're lucky to have met Junior Sister Zhen. Hurry up and come over to thank her for her great kindness."

Chapter 611, Kunxu Secret Realm

Yi Shuihan remained unmoved by the black-robed youth's words. Damn it, what's with that condescending look on your face?

"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?"

When the black-robed youth saw that Yi Shuihan was not following his instructions, he became furious and unleashed his aura, a pressure coming towards Yi Shuihan.

This is meant to give Yi Shuihan a warning. The pressure isn't too great, but only relatively speaking. If Yi Shuihan were just an ordinary person, he would definitely be forced to his knees.

A hint of reluctance flashed in the eyes of Junior Sister Zhen, who was standing next to the young man in black robes, but she did not speak this time. Although she was kind-hearted, it did not mean that she was without cunning. It was already the limit for her to speak up for an ordinary person she had only met once. It was impossible for her to turn against her senior brothers for Yi Shuihan. Besides, Yi Shuihan's life was not in danger. At most, he would only suffer humiliation.

The expression on the face of the man in the blue robe, known as Senior Brother Chu, remained unchanged. He had a gentle smile and looked like a handsome man with eyes as bright as the sun. However, Yi Shuihan could see the sinister intent hidden in his eyes. This kid was definitely not a good person.

"Ok?"

Of course, Yi Shuihan would not kneel down, so this was completely unexpected for the man in black robes, who stared at Yi Shuihan in disbelief.