Chapter 541: From Now On, I Can’t Live Without You—Literally Cannot Live Without You
White Feng stared at the suddenly popping up red system alert window, pondering whether he was losing his mind or if the system was broken.
How could Tian Yan break through the Merging Stage and still have this weird thing pop up?
After a few seconds of deep thought, he looked at Tian Yan, who was lying motionless on him because she was in the middle of her breakthrough. He then reached out and gently placed his hand on her head.
“System, I’ve imprisoned her. What’s my reward?”
*Ding!* The system detected that the host has successfully imprisoned Tian Yan.
*Ding!* Please make one of the following judgments: 1. Erase Tian Yan’s memory of the system, 2. Erase Tian Yan entirely, 3. Allow Tian Yan to access a very limited portion of this system using a broken immortal secret order as a tourist. The system recommends options 1 or 2; choosing 3 will impose restrictions to prevent her from revealing the system’s secrets.
“Alright, I choose option 3.”
Just kidding. Tian Yan was still in her breakthrough, and who knew if choosing option 1 would trigger some unexpected incident? Besides, picking option 3 also restricts her from revealing the system’s secrets—seems like a better choice.
Furthermore, he was super curious about this system. If he could understand what it was through Tian Yan, that would be even better.
*Ding!* The host has selected option 3. Executing now…
After the alert window disappeared, the system returned to normal. White Feng looked at the system, then at Tian Yan, who seemed fine, and couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
Hopefully, nothing would go wrong, right?
By the way, what exactly is this immortal secret order on Tian Yan? Why can it connect to the system? The system even seems to… Wait, no. The system really has some connection to immortals. Could it really be an artifact of the immortals?
White Feng mulled over these thoughts for a long time. If Tian Yan’s cultivation was still increasing and her aura gradually stabilized, he was about ready to use the Merging Stage experience card.
Time blurred, and in a dimly lit secluded cave, Tian Yan slowly opened her golden eyes—her golden eyes shone brightly in the darkness. Despite her unchanging, calm gaze, now there was a hint of confusion in her expression.
She had been observing the connection between herself and White Feng, hesitating over which Heavenly Dao to establish connection with. But suddenly, the Heavenly Dao on White Feng’s body extended an olive branch to her. The critical step that should have failed went surprisingly smoothly.
The breakthrough that followed wasn’t exactly easy, but it was no longer as hard as establishing the connection with the Heavenly Dao. She finally overcame all obstacles and successfully reached the Merging Stage.
After the brief dazed moment, her expression turned excited. She had braced herself for failure and d*ath, but unexpectedly, everything went smoothly. How could she not be thrilled?
“Did I succeed?”
At that moment, White Feng’s voice sounded close to her ear. Seeing his anxious expression, she couldn’t help but tightly hug him: “Mm, meeting you is truly the luckiest thing in my life.”
“…?”
White Feng felt a bit puzzled. What was going on?
“Without you, I might have really failed.”
Her tone returned to its usual calm after a moment of excitement, though her arms around him remained tight.
White Feng immediately thought of the earlier system popup. It seemed Tian Yan wasn’t just lucky to discover the system. He then asked her, “So, what exactly did you encounter?”
“Don’t you… know?”
Tian Yan looked up slightly, asking.
“What should I know?”
White Feng grew more curious. Does he know about the system?
Tian Yan paused for a few seconds, organizing her words, then replied, “It was the Heavenly Dao deeply connected to you that helped me. The cultivation method I was using needed to establish a connection with the Heavenly Dao when breaking through the Merging Stage…”
She briefly recounted her breakthrough experience. White Feng was stunned—wait, what? The system is Heavenly Dao? What? There are two Heavenly Daos? Wait, you almost died?
“Hold on a sec.”
White Feng rubbed his forehead. The system on him was the Heavenly Dao, or at least related to the Heavenly Dao. Although he was surprised, it made sense—he had guessed before, but he didn’t expect there to be two Heavenly Daos. What worried him more was Tian Yan nearly dying because of her failed breakthrough.
Once he regained his composure, he reached out and pinched Tian Yan’s cheeks: “Knowing that your breakthrough might fail and cost you your life, you still kept going? Seriously, do you enjoy doing these stupid things?”
“This is what I must bear after becoming the Holy Maiden of Tian Yan. Ever since the establishment of Tian Yan Holy Land by Fairy Tian Yan…” Tian Yan murmured in defense.
“Had I known, I wouldn’t have rushed to promote your modified wheat.” White Feng let go of her cheeks. “We’ll have a lecture later. For now, let’s talk about the Heavenly Dao.”
He remembered the system granted Tian Yan visitor privileges, so he was quite curious about what she could do with it.
Tian Yan didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she raised her head to ask White Feng, “Do you really not know that you’re connected to the Heavenly Dao?”
Once she learned about White Feng’s connection to the Heavenly Dao, some questions in her heart were answered—for example, where his cultivation method came from, why his talent seemed so average but he was still progressing so fast.
“I do have a connection to something, but I don’t know it’s the Heavenly Dao.”
Hearing White Feng’s explanation, Tian Yan nodded. That wasn’t strange—Heavenly Dao was a rule of the universe, not something that would simply be written on your forehead.
But she was still curious—why would the Heavenly Dao establish a connection with White Feng? The Heavenly Dao was a rule-like existence that rarely intervened. The only recorded instance was during a war in the era of the immortals, which led to the immortals returning to the immortal realm. It seldom appeared in front of people.
“I don’t know much about the Heavenly Dao linked to you, only that it’s not the Heavenly Dao of this world, but it’s still somewhat connected—not because you established it, but because it was already linked to this world.”
“Connected…”
White Feng pondered. If that’s the case, then the Heavenly Dao of that universe can be excluded. Plus, with the other rewards related to immortals that the system gave…
Could it be the Heavenly Dao from the Immortal Realm? Does the Immortal Realm even have its own Heavenly Dao?
“It seems you’ve guessed it too.” Tian Yan nodded. “I also think that the Heavenly Dao on you is related to the Immortal Realm, but this is the first I’ve heard that even the Immortal Realm has its own Heavenly Dao.”
“By the way, the cultivation method you’re practicing needs to establish a connection with the Heavenly Dao—that Heavenly Dao might be the one from the Immortal Realm.”
“That’s possible.”
They discussed for a while, but lacking more information, they had to leave it at that.
White Feng looked at Tian Yan, still holding onto her hand: “By the way, after establishing a connection with the Heavenly Dao, have you noticed anything different?”
“If I connect with the Heavenly Dao of this world, then my deductions will face less resistance,” Tian Yan said softly. “But since the Heavenly Dao I connected with is from the Immortal Realm, I’m not sure how much it helps me.”
She then gave him a tiny smile, her golden eyes fixed on White Feng: “But I can confirm one thing.”
Her lips curved into a very faint smile as her golden eyes stared at him, then she said softly, “Our bond has deepened. From now on, I’ll be unable to live without you—literally unable to live without you.”
