#609 - Time Reversal: Ancient Chaos
Qin Buyi said, "System, this time, I can use system store points to pay for the question."
The system said: [You think you can bribe this system with a measly bit of system store points? Let me tell you, impossible, absolutely impossible!]
[If you want to know the answer, then say something that will make this system happy.]
Qin Buyi's forehead throbbed with veins, so this was what it was waiting for.
Words to make the system happy, wouldn't that be flattery?
Qin Buyi gave himself psychological counseling, all of this was for the sake of the bigger picture.
He squeezed out a smile and said, "Knowledgeable and great system, can you tell me if this place is the ancient primordial world!"
[Ah~ Comfortable! Host, I just love seeing you so unruly but having no choice but to obey me!]
[This place is indeed the ancient primordial world, the Flowing Sand River territory.]
Qin Buyi got the answer he wanted and instantly showed the system what it meant to change faces faster than flipping a book.
"Didn't you say you couldn't reverse time and space!"
"I asked you very clearly once before if you could reverse time and space, and you told me you couldn't!"
"What's the explanation for this now???"
Qin Buyi questioned with anger in his voice.
Seeing Qin Buyi like this, the system didn't say anything for a long time.
After about a few breaths, it said awkwardly: [Host, people usually cross the bridge and then dismantle it, or kill the donkey after it's done grinding!]
[You haven't even crossed the river, and the mill hasn't finished grinding, yet you're already turning your back on me. You've truly opened my eyes!]
Qin Buyi said, "Enough nonsense, what did you say before? Have you forgotten it yourself?"
Hearing Qin Buyi constantly mentioning this, the system simply pretended to be stupid: [Uh... did I say something like that before?]
[I don't think so... you must have misremembered!]
[As the great and omnipotent me, how could I not be able to reverse time and space!]
Seeing that Qin Buyi wanted to continue this topic, the system directly said:
[Host, let me tell you, if you keep harping on this matter, don't blame me for not telling you anything in the future.]
[Besides, before was before, and now is now.]
[Before, this system couldn't reverse time and space, but now this system can! What are you going to do about it~!]
Qin Buyi: "......"
The system's words were half explanation and half threat.
It had to be said that after hearing what the system said, Qin Buyi, after comprehensive consideration, chose not to dwell on this matter.
Otherwise, if he really angered the system, it would be a loss greater than the gain.
Qin Buyi changed the topic and said, "Reversing time and space... System, you're really something!"
The system said with pride in its voice: [What is reversing time and space? This system is the most powerful!]
[Hehe~ You will see the power of this system in the future, but now let's complete this limited-time mission first!]
[This system kindly reminds you that if this limited-time mission is not completed, the Journey to the West series of missions will end here!]
[I want to immerse myself in the ocean of movies, don't call me if there's nothing important!]
After saying this, the system disappeared as if out of thin air, no matter how Qin Buyi called him, he would not come out.
Qin Buyi looked at the boundless Flowing Sand River under his feet, and combined with the information he had obtained, he began to think.
According to the mission prompt, he was to wait in the Flowing Sand River territory for the arrival of the first reincarnation of Jin Chanzi's disciple, and then kill him!
"The deadline for the limited-time mission is three months, which means that Jin Chanzi should still be on the road, or has not yet set off. Perhaps I should do something during this time."
"Hidden in the Flowing Sand River below is General Rolling Shutter. This General Rolling Shutter was originally a member of the Heavenly Court, but was later demoted to the mortal world because of some mistakes, coupled with the schemes between the Three Pure Ones..."
The so-called General Rolling Shutter, the name seems incredibly impressive, but in reality, the position is a small, insignificant official.
Rolling shutter, as the name implies, is to pull a curtain, a beaded curtain, or something like that.
There are so many capable people in the Heavenly Court, especially since the era of Journey to the West is after the Conferred Gods era.
The Great God of the Three Altars and the Sea, Nezha, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, Yang Jian of Guankou who listens to orders but doesn't declare...
All kinds of capable people gathered in the Heavenly Court, but they let this General Rolling Shutter come down to be a troublemaker. If you say there's no trickery in this, then you're a fool.
General Rolling Shutter is a native immortal of the Heavenly Court, different from the likes of Yang Jian and Nezha.
Yang Jian and Nezha are members of the Chan Sect. Participating in the Journey to the West pilgrimage, which was initiated by the Western Sect, would mostly arouse suspicion and doubt from the Western Sect.
General Rolling Shutter is different. As Emperor Haotian's man, even if the Western Sect knew there was a calculation in his participation in this Journey to the West series, they would mostly turn a blind eye.
And this person who acts as a troublemaker and adds obstacles to the Western Sect cannot have too strong of cultivation and combat power.
If an existence with too strong cultivation and combat power is chosen, then killing Jin Chanzi nine times would become Haotian intentionally making things difficult for the Western Sect.
For the ancient primordial world, which is known for its face, this is obviously not a wise move.
Of course, it can't be too weak either. As the second disciple of the Receiving Sage, Jin Chanzi's cultivation and combat power cannot be considered weak.
Even if he reincarnates, the cultivation and combat power he can display will definitely not be low.
The choice between not too strong and not too weak was this General Rolling Shutter.
His cultivation and combat power can both act as a troublemaker to disgust the Western Sect, and not leave any loopholes.
This is also the reason why General Rolling Shutter killed Jin Chanzi for nine consecutive lives without incurring retaliation from the Western Sect.
The cultivation and combat power of both sides are similar, and even if General Rolling Shutter is stronger by a slight margin, as the second disciple of the Receiving Sage, Jin Chanzi must not be killed nine times in a row.
But after this kind of thing actually happened, the Western Sect could only swallow their anger and accept it.
If they didn't accept it, what could they do? If they went to his door, wouldn't they be implicitly admitting that the disciple they personally trained was inferior to a curtain-puller in the Heavenly Court...
It wasn't until the tenth life, when Jin Chanzi transformed into Tang Xuanzang and crossed the Flowing Sand River, not because he was so strong, how could he be strong after being killed nine times in a row.
But because the planning of all aspects was already in place, the Journey to the West plan could proceed.
......
On the surface, General Rolling Shutter made a mistake in the Heavenly Court and was demoted to the mortal world.
This mistake was accidentally breaking a glazed lamp.
What is a glazed lamp? It can be understood as a cup, a teacup.
This thing, not to mention in the Heavenly Court, is something that is available in any quantity in the mortal world.
Although General Rolling Shutter can't be considered an important position, being demoted to the mortal world for breaking a broken cup is obviously too unreasonable.
I don't know what Haotian was thinking when he chose this reason, it is very likely that he relied on his strong cultivation and combat power, and was too lazy to even think of a good reason.
Being able to give such a reason is still to consider the faces of the two Western Sages.
Otherwise, it is very likely that there wouldn't even be such a lame reason...
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