Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 1001: Investigating the Nation Diagram

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Chen Huaian was fully aware of just how dangerous his current situation was.

To the Immortals and the Celestial God Clan from Earth Star, he was the inheritor of the Dragon Soul who absolutely had to be eliminated.

To White Sword, he was one of the Three Corpses, an eventual target to be devoured.

He didn’t know what White Sword’s realm was, but since White Sword had already refined the Heavenly Dao of the Cangyun Realm, from that alone, White Sword was at least on the same level as himself, who had refined the Canglan Heavenly Dao. As for whether White Sword had also refined the Heavenly Dao origins of other mature worlds, that was anyone’s guess.

To ensure White Sword didn’t discover him, he had left behind numerous precautions before leaving Canglan.

Although they were just a few illusions, given that White Sword was now devoting ninety-nine percent of his attention to fusing the two worlds,

unless he personally made a trip to the Canglan Realm, he probably wouldn’t be able to see through them.

Right now, Earth Star didn’t know he had been resurrected, and White Sword didn’t know what realm he was at. This was the perfect opportunity to seize the advantage.

“Ancestor, what do you think?”

Zhang Mengchu, seeing that Chen Huaian hadn’t been sucked into the Nation Diagram, secretly thought to himself, *Just as I suspected.*

Back when the Nation Diagram was first set up, even some old monsters at the Tribulation Crossing stage had wandered around it, only to end up being sucked in without exception.

Now, the ancestor hadn’t even made a move, yet the light on the Nation Diagram had dimmed for a moment. Clearly, he could suppress this Immortal Artifact without even lifting a finger.

What else was there to say about the ancestor’s true strength?

He had to have already achieved Feathered Transformation and ascended!

As for why the ancestor hadn’t yet flown up to the Upper Realm, that he didn’t know. Perhaps the ancestor had some treasure that could block the perception of Heaven and Earth.

“What do I think about what?” Chen Huaian raised an eyebrow slightly, casually smoothing out a wrinkle on his sleeve.

Zhang Mengchu leaned in closer and lowered his voice: “Ancestor, this junior wanted to ask if there’s anything fishy hidden within this Nation Diagram?

This old man’s cultivation is shallow, and I can’t see the key point, but I always felt that in cultivation, there’s no such thing as a true shortcut. In the end, you have to build a solid foundation.”

He paused, a hint of doubt appearing on his face: “Back when Real Person Jade Compassion said this diagram could accelerate cultivation and help people become Immortals, I had my doubts — if there really was such a heaven-defying treasure, why hadn’t it appeared earlier?

An old saying goes, ‘Every gain comes with a loss.’ I was afraid the price behind it would be something my Moon Shadow Sect disciples couldn’t bear, so I’ve never let a single disciple step into the diagram to this day.”

Chen Huaian was momentarily stunned when he heard this, and he looked at Zhang Mengchu with a bit more appreciation.

No wonder this guy was once in charge of the True Martial Holy Land. With this kind of mental fortitude, it was hardly surprising he had lived long enough to become an old monster in the Cangyun Realm.

Faced with the temptation of something like the Nation Diagram, which promised a shortcut to heaven, he could remain clear-headed, without greed or impatience. That was truly commendable.

“Your thinking is correct.” Chen Huaian nodded slowly. “For us cultivators who walk the immortal path, going against the will of Heaven to change our fate is the very essence of our practice. Having a smooth journey is already a blessing; struggling every step of the way is the norm. Where would we find any flat, easy shortcuts?”

He shifted his tone and added, “However, it’s not like there’s anything particularly underhanded about this Nation Diagram.

It just has extremely high demands on a cultivator’s state of mind — if someone has an unsteady heart or deep-seated obsessions, staying in the diagram for too long might cause them to lose their True Heart, fall into qi deviation, and eventually become a mindless martial maniac who only knows how to cultivate.

Other than that, there’s nothing special you need to watch out for.”

There was one thing Chen Huaian didn’t mention.

Once someone stepped into the Nation Diagram and used its resources to cultivate, they would be bound by causality to White Sword. From then on, they could only rely on him.

This cultivation base, White Sword could give it, and naturally, he could also take it back at his own will.

But Chen Huaian had his own ways to deal with this hidden danger; there was no need to say it now and unnecessarily burden these juniors with psychological pressure.

After Zhang Mengchu heard this, he suddenly slapped his thigh, his voice involuntarily rising:

“There really aren’t any major hidden dangers? Oh damn! Then haven’t I been delaying my sect’s disciples from gaining their cultivation opportunities?”

His face was full of regret. Looking back on this period, quite a few disciples in the sect had begged to enter the diagram to cultivate, but he had flatly rejected every single one of them.

On the other hand, in other sects, cultivators were pouring into the Nation Diagram one after another. Several sects had already had old monsters successfully cross their tribulations and ascend to become Immortals using the opportunities inside the diagram.

For now, the various sects still nominally respected the Moon Shadow Sect as the leader, but as time went on, it was inevitable that some would grow discontented.

After all, those other sects had Immortals sitting in their ranks, while the Moon Shadow Sect didn’t even have a single Immortal, yet still held the top spot among Cangyun Realm’s sects and commanded the world. That didn’t make sense either morally or logically.

Human hearts are treacherous — who cares about past kindnesses?

When it came to a real conflict of interest, those people probably wouldn’t show the slightest bit of mercy.

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“What’s wrong? Has someone been badmouthing us behind our backs?”

Chen Huaian’s eyelids drooped slightly, his eyes narrowing into slits. His tone revealed neither joy nor anger, but the surrounding air suddenly grew heavy.

Zhang Mengchu opened his mouth when he heard this, but in the end, he just let out a sigh, a trace of helplessness appearing on his face: “I originally didn’t want to bother the ancestor with this, but since you’ve returned, you should know — Ancestor, do you still have any impression of Fu Hongyu of the Blade Sect and Fa Dahai of the Zen Sect?”

Chen Huaian nodded slowly.

Although he had spent a long time in the Canglan Realm, he hadn’t forgotten these old friends and acquaintances from the Cangyun Realm.

Fu Hongyu and Fa Dahai… they were all friends he had once tried out the technicians with, enjoying a round of big health maintenance together.

Of course, that establishment was his.

“Fu Hongyu and Fa Dahai successfully crossed their tribulations and ascended last month using the opportunity from the Nation Diagram.”

Zhang Mengchu’s voice dropped a little lower. “Right now, the ones in charge of the Blade Sect and the Zen Sect are already different people.”

He paused, a trace of melancholy crossing his face:

“Actually, back when Fu Hongyu and Fa Dahai were still sect masters, they always remembered the ancestor’s past kindness, strictly kept their sect disciples in line, obeyed the Moon Shadow Sect’s commands, and never had any second thoughts.

But these two newly appointed sect masters have different intentions.”

Having said that, Zhang Mengchu frowned:

“Lately, there have been several instances where they’ve used the fact that their sects have Immortals as an excuse to gradually push for independence, wanting to completely cut ties with the Moon Shadow Sect!”

*Oh, what a lovely “cutting ties.”*

A cold sneer rose in Chen Huaian’s heart.

First, it’s cutting ties. Next, are they going to try and carve up the Moon Shadow Sect’s territory?

It just goes to show that no world is ever short of ingrates, especially when power goes to their heads.

“So, how did you handle it?” he asked.

“Uh… I played it cool.” Zhang Mengchu wiped the sweat from his forehead, a little guilty. “After all, their sects really do have Immortals sitting in them. Even if Fu Hongyu and Fa Dahai never answered their calls, we still have to show the respect due to an Immortal…”

Chen Huaian rolled his eyes when he heard this.

Zhang Mengchu was clearly trying to drop a hint with his words!

“Alright, leave this matter to This Venerable One.” He snorted coldly.

The Blade Sect and the Zen Sect wanted to split things up?

Fine.

That was a perfect opportunity to make bloody examples.

“Ancestor, should we let the disciples enter the Nation Diagram to cultivate now?”

Zhang Mengchu looked at Chen Huaian with hopeful eyes.

He wanted to become an Immortal.

In his entire life, he had never become an Immortal!

“Not yet.”

Chen Huaian waved his hand, a mysterious smile curling at the corner of his mouth:

“Before anyone enters the Nation Diagram, This Venerable One will give you all some special training first!”

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