Chapter 89

Qingjiu Immortal looked at Ning Xu. “Must you go to the Endless Sea?”

Without hesitation, Ning Xu replied directly, “Yes.”

Wu Luchen’s eyes lit up. “Captain, how about we go together?”

Ning Xu shook her head. “No, the Endless Sea is too dangerous. I can’t guarantee your safety.”

Wu Luchen said eagerly, “It’s okay, Captain, we can protect ourselves.”

Although he said that, everyone knew in their hearts that if they truly encountered danger, they might not be able to protect themselves.

To Ning Xu, they would likely be a burden.

Ning Xu smiled. “Don’t worry, I won’t stay in the Endless Sea for too long. If it turns out to be too dangerous, I’ll leave as soon as possible.”

Since she had already said this much, everyone knew they couldn’t persuade her otherwise, so they dropped the topic of going with her.

Qingjiu Immortal suddenly asked, “What about Siyen? Is he staying, or going with you?”

Siyen?

“He—”

“I’m going with the Captain.”

Ning Xu and Siyen answered at the same time.

“You—”

“Captain, I have to take care of your three meals a day.”

Ning Xu: …

She actually wanted to say that she wasn’t that much of a foodie. Even if he didn’t go, she could still make do with meals in the Endless Sea.

Although missing out on his carefully cooked delicacies was a bit of a pity, it wasn’t something she couldn’t live with.

“Captain, I can protect myself.”

Before Ning Xu could say anything, the Melon-Eating System’s voice chimed in beside her ear.

【That’s right! The Innocent Cultivator can totally protect himself. He wields ‘Star River Reversal’ so smoothly—he’ll be a great help to you in the Endless Sea!】

【Even if his whole life is focused on cultivation, he’s still the reincarnation of a powerful being!】

【And, think about it, Host! If he doesn’t go with you, it’ll be a long time before you can eat his cooking again. Can you really accept that?!】

Ning Xu let out a breath.

In front of all her teammates, she gave her final answer.

“Alright, we’ll go together.”

—

Since they were heading to the Endless Sea, they had to prepare supplies.

She already had defensive artifacts, but she still needed essential items like medicinal pills.

Unexpectedly, Ning Xu didn’t even need to buy them herself. Later that day, Qingjiu Immortal personally delivered enough pills to her.

He didn’t say much. He simply tossed the bottles filled with pills to Ning Xu, said, “Stay safe,” and left.

Behind him, Ning Xu said, “If there’s anything in the Endless Sea that suits you, I’ll bring it back for you.”

Qingjiu Immortal waved a hand without looking back. “Then I’ll thank you in advance, Captain.”

Ever since Brother Pig swallowed two fragments of demon cores, Qingjiu Immortal’s cultivation had been leaking at a much slower rate.

If he still didn’t realize that his condition was connected to the demon race, he would’ve lived this life in vain. He wasn’t the only one experiencing these issues—every genius had, to some degree, encountered some kind of mishap.

Clearly, the demon race was making a big move.

In less than four years, the peace treaty between the human and demon races would expire. By then, no one knew what changes might occur.

Through Ning Xu’s conversation with the Melon-Eating System, he learned that the third fragment was in the Endless Sea, while the last piece remained unaccounted for.

This trip to the Endless Sea was unavoidable for Ning Xu.

Neither she nor the Innocent Cultivator were ordinary people, and with the Melon-Eating System protecting them, their group of ordinary teammates had no reason to join the chaos.

The Endless Sea was the most dangerous place in this small world.

Even high-level cultivators rarely returned unscathed, let alone low-level ones. If he were still in the Mahayana Stage, he could naturally go, but his cultivation was about to drop from the Golden Core Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

For them, going would be a death sentence.

He needed to stay alive and wait for an opportunity.

So this time, only Ning Xu and the Innocent Cultivator would go to the Endless Sea.

—

Of all those excited about their journey, the Melon-Eating System was the happiest.

To celebrate, it specifically created an account on “The Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area” and named it “Melon-Eating.”

Fabricating a nonexistent person was no challenge for the Melon-Eating System.

Even though the forum displayed a user’s cultivation level, it wasn’t worried.

The account it created was set to the Qi Refinement Stage.

Ordinary. Unremarkable. Even Gou Chen wouldn’t find anything suspicious.

As soon as the account was created, it eagerly made a post titled:

“I’m Shipping This! My OTP (One True Pairing) Is About to Embark on a Sweet Couple’s Journey!”

The “Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area” had always had high daily traffic.

Especially after the “Melon Mover” appeared, the forum’s traffic had skyrocketed to terrifying levels.

It could be said that anyone active in the forum knew about “Melon Mover.”

Even though “Melon Mover” hadn’t posted recently, their legend still circulated.

Today, a “Melon-Eating” account suddenly appeared. While the name was different from “Melon Mover,” the fact that both had “melon” in their names caught the attention of many cultivators.

Curious, quite a few clicked on the post.

The poster was clearly very excited—their words radiated anticipation.

【Finally, there’s no one getting in the way of these two!

This is a two-person trip! A two-person trip!

Hahaha! One takes care of the battles, the other provides support and cooks—ahhh! My OTP is definitely the sweetest in the cultivation world! The sweetest! No one else compares!】

At first, the cultivators reading the post didn’t think much of it. But when they reached the last sentence, they couldn’t hold back.

The sweetest?

How was it sweet? The words alone didn’t seem all that sweet.

“A love story between low-level cultivators? What’s there to ship?”

“Explain exactly what makes it sweet!”

“The sweetest? Wow, you really dare to say that. Careful you don’t jinx yourself.”

“If you ask me, the real sweetest couple was that goddess and her little pretty-boy. That guy got so lucky—he actually caught the goddess’s eye and shot straight to the top.”

Seeing so many cultivators throwing cold water on the post, the Melon-Eating System immediately fired up and battled them for three hundred rounds!

【So what if they’re low-level? Every high-level cultivator started as a low-level one!】

【Wanna know how sweet they are? Just wait—I’ll live-stream their sweetest moments!】

【They really are the sweetest!】

【That goddess and her pretty-boy? Meh, they were just okay.】

After an intense argument, the Melon-Eating System managed to gain the upper hand and left the forum feeling victorious.

As soon as it logged off, it gleefully told Ning Xu about its new account.

Ning Xu didn’t interfere with the Melon-Eating System’s antics. Though it was sharp-tongued and ruthless, it had a sense of propriety and wouldn’t cause her unnecessary trouble.

The Melon-Eating System chuckled mischievously.

【Host, in a few days, I’ll drop some major gossip bombs on the forum to attract attention to “Melon Mover.” That way, the pressure on us will lighten a lot.】

Ning Xu had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage. When she last posted, she was still in the Qi Refinement Stage. Soon, she might reach the Golden Core Stage.

Progressing so quickly made it easy to expose her identity.

This meant “Melon Mover” couldn’t appear on “The Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area” for a while.

Under these circumstances, if a new account also started dropping major gossip at the Qi Refinement Stage, it would naturally draw immense attention. But since “Melon-Eating” was just a sock puppet controlled by the system, even Gou Chen wouldn’t be able to trace anything.

With “Melon-Eating” diverting attention from “Melon Mover,” their discovery would be delayed.

The Melon-Eating System couldn’t wait.

【Host, I can’t hold back anymore—I have to spill some juicy gossip!】

Get ready to tremble, “Three Thousand Realms Cultivator Exchange Area”!