Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 1820: Chapter 1823: The Outside World

After the revelry came the busy work once again.

The numerical advantage of ten thousand Iron Cavalry was pushed to its limit at that moment.

After all, although this place was always said to be an island, its size completely justifies calling it a huge mainland.

Lu Xiaobu was also not idle.

His biggest task now was to set the direction.

Everyone knew that unifying Gourd Island was just a beginning, but how to start specifically, nobody knew.

However, it’s not completely clueless, after all, they still had sources of information!

”Come on, Master, have another drink!”

Lu Xiaobu held a glass of wine and toasted Yang Feng, his conveniently-acquired master.

Recently, he had been somewhat neglecting this conveniently-acquired master, causing her to be a bit temperamental, so Lu Xiaobu had no choice but to make amends!

After all, according to what he knew, his conveniently-acquired master Yang Feng came from the outer islands.

Which means the only known safe way to obtain information from the outside world was through her.

Therefore, Lu Xiaobu decided to get Yang Feng drunk and then have her spill everything she knew.

After all, given his eccentric master’s demeanor, it wouldn’t matter much whether she drank too much or not.

Yes, it was all incoherent.

”Xiaobu, you ungrateful wretch! I am your master!”

Yang Feng slurred: ”If it wasn’t for me teaching you back then... hmm...”

At this point, Yang Feng fell into deep thought.

What did I teach Lu Xiaobu again?

Cultivation Technique? I didn’t give him that!

Cultivation? I didn’t teach that either!

Combat? It seems this kid fights better than I do!

Hiss!

Seems like I didn’t really teach him anything!

At most, I gave him a Token to the core.

But as far as she knew, that Token hasn’t even been used!

Thus, Yang Feng, overwhelmed with sorrow, turned her grief into drinking, and downed three more large bowls!

Finally, she was completely tipsy!

”Master, what’s it like outside Gourd Island?”

Lu Xiaobu, seeing it was about time, finally asked the question.

”What’s it like? All the same, really!”

Yang Feng shook her head and said, then grabbed some peanuts: ”Hmm, these snacks go down well with wine.”

”The same? The same in what way?”

Lu Xiaobu asked again.

”Ugh! You’re so annoying!” Yang Feng waved her hand, but then her eyes suddenly lit up: ”Do you want to know what’s outside?! Hehe!”

She realized, she could finally teach Lu Xiaobu something this time!

Yes, a master should act like a master!

”Yes.” Lu Xiaobu nodded with a complacent expression.

”Alright then! As your master, I’ll tell you!”

Yang Feng patted her chest and placed a foot on a chair.

”Outside! There are all kinds of different islands! But, the islands are divided into two types!”

”One type is like Gourd Island, with a core, and the second type is without a core!”

”Naturally, islands without a core are just stopping points, usually destroyed over time!”

”And islands like Gourd Island with a core are different!”

Saying this, Yang Feng took another swig, and suddenly became mysterious: ”My dear apprentice! Tell me, what exactly is this core? Why does it exist?”

”The core? It’s just a core! The energy core?!” Lu Xiaobu didn’t see the significance of this question!

”No, no, the core is just an energy transfer station!”

Yang Feng waved her hand: ”You’ve reached Divine Separation, so you must know that after Nascent Soul the cultivation is about connecting with the heavens and earth, right! Oh, it seems you told me this! Never mind that!”

”And the core is like our Nascent Soul, establishing a connection with this great land, it continuously absorbs and converts the energy from the greater earth, and finally supplies it to the island!”

”In this way, the living environment is protected from being destroyed by those space rifts outside!”

Lu Xiaobu listening to this incoherent talk tried to sum it up: ”It’s kind of like the Stabilizer or something like that!”

”Stabilizer? Needle? That thing can stabilize the sea?” Yang Feng rolled her eyes.

”Don’t get caught up in that!” Lu Xiaobu quickly stopped Yang Feng from discussing along that line of thought.

”Oh, alright!” Yang Feng nodded: ”Anyway, it’s roughly like that! Do you know why there’s Crossing Tribulation during cultivation?!”

Yang Feng became mysterious once again: ”This is something I discovered by accident!”

”That’s because, the so-called Crossing Tribulation is actually this island, or rather this core’s rejection of you!”

”You became too powerful, to the point that the core feels fear, and so it rejects you, trying everything to kill you!”

”When you die, your energy will return to the earth!”

”Oh?!” Lu Xiaobu raised an eyebrow: ”So, Crossing Tribulation is not about a heavenly tribulation, but an earthly one!”

”Heavenly tribulation? What’s a heavenly tribulation? Crossing Tribulation is just Crossing Tribulation!” Yang Feng was confused: ”I never heard that term before?”

”No worries, no worries.” Lu Xiaobu waved his hand.

Oh, I took the novel as common knowledge again!

”Does this mean that since Crossing Tribulation is due to the core’s instinctual fear and rejection of the cultivator, then the Mahayana might be surpassing the strength of the core?” Lu Xiaobu pondered.

”No!” At this Yang Feng shook her head firmly: ”Crossing Tribulation is merely the beginning of fear and doesn’t necessarily mean anything, it’s because upon reaching Mahayana, one becomes self-sufficient, and even can reverse control the core.”

”So the core instinctively tries to kill the cultivator before reaching Mahayana, which is Crossing Tribulation!”

”And this is just a possibility, not an absolute! Using your words, it’s like ’how can one allow others to snore beside one’s bed,’ something like that!”

”Doesn’t this mean that Crossing Tribulation basically leads to certain death?! The core isn’t even truly afraid of the Mahayana Realm, let alone the Crossing Tribulation! It’s like an adult fighting a child!” Lu Xiaobu was taken aback.

”Yes, Crossing Tribulation, Crossing Tribulation, ten deaths with no life! Otherwise why wouldn’t so many people be willing to move forward once reaching Crossing Tribulation!” Yang Feng shrugged.

”Anything else?” Lu Xiaobu continued to ask.

However.

Yang Feng stopped talking and continued drinking.

”Master?!”

Lu Xiaobu was stunned, why isn’t she talking?

Yang Feng still didn’t speak.

”Master?!” Lu Xiaobu called again.

Finally!

”Hey hey hey! My dear apprentice! Your master is only at the Nascent Soul stage! Understanding this much is already impressive, okay! What else do you want me to know?!”

Yang Feng was flustered and exasperated.

This disciple of hers is good in every way, except he doesn’t know when to stop!

Normally, after reaching this point, it should be where the disciple praises their master!

She shared so many secrets, most of which even people at Crossing Tribulation aren’t aware of!

Yet this kid just keeps asking and asking!

If it weren’t for the fact that I can’t beat you up, I’d let you know what a master’s dignity is!

Humph!