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Chapter 309: When the Chosen One Takes the Villain's Seat
Chapter 309: When the Chosen One Takes the Villain's Seat
When Ji Shan returned home, what he saw through his divine soul's perspective was not a humanoid figure, but something terrifying, like a horrifying abyss.
"Checking out your dad," Qin Mu ye said.
"Yep, checking out my dad," Ji Shan replied expressionlessly, guessing that it was his father's divine soul.
Turns out, Ji Shan was right. The divine soul was indeed based on his own body, but it was relatively gentle and infused with his learning abilities and academic talents. Otherwise, how could he be considered a cultivator?
"So, Dad, you're actually a big shot?" Ji Shan said, speechless.
"No, I'm just a weak scholar," Qin Mu ye said with a straight face.
"Would you dare to swear on that thing, whatever it is, that you're just a weak scholar?" Ji Shan said expressionlessly.
"I dare! No way, what happened to you today that you suddenly joined the sect?" Qin Mu ye asked curiously. He wasn't always watching him.
His focus had shifted from being a cultivator to exploring the Yin and Yang realms, trying to uncover some hidden secrets.
"I killed three extraordinary beings who were trying to exterminate our family. Do you know about that?"
"And why did I suddenly get a hero panel, and it's at level 0? Did you do this?"
Ji Shan was not hesitant and spoke directly, suspecting Qin Mu ye was behind it.
"Ah, I didn't expect the cultivator system to be so powerful. The panel has always been there; you just ignored it before. This time, because you became a cultivator, you started paying attention. That's roughly the situation," Qin Mu ye said, glancing at the loyalty meter, which was still at 100, so he explained the situation.
Although Ji Shan had become a cultivator with a powerful divine soul, the concepts Qin Mu ye mentioned, like "Lord Era," "timeline convergence," and "future SkyNet era," were a huge shock to his worldview.
"So, Dad, you came to raise me and run a side quest?" Ji Shan was extremely shocked and looked at his dilapidated little house.
Who the hell would have thought that such a terrifying existence would live here, or that he had hidden a million troops, comparable to deities, somewhere in the world, ready to give those foolish people a shock.
"That's the idea. So, how about I hand the task over to you? I'll back you up if anything happens, and I can call for reinforcements if needed," Qin Mu ye said slowly.
Ji Shan was silent. The situation was too special. No wonder his system was different from Liu Xuan's; they weren't from the same world.
"So, I'm a villain now?" After a moment of silence, Ji Shan said, a bit excited.
"Don't be silly. I'm the protagonist. If I hadn't raised you and followed the normal plot, I would have become a top-tier demon lord by now. My usual personality is just a facade. My true nature, if amplified tenfold, no, a hundredfold, would be catastrophic for the world," Ji Shan, who knew Qin Mu ye's quirks, interrupted and added.
"Ah, with your Chosen One status, are you trying to send me to my doom?" Qin Mu ye said, exasperated.
Ji Shan naturally knew his own talents. As for Qin Mu ye's talents, he knew a bit, but they weren't as luxurious as his own.
After all, they had been father and son for over a decade. Ji Shan had no problem accepting his new identity. In fact, he was excited to go from being the son of a fortune-teller to a prince-like figure. If his father were to pass away, he could inherit everything. Actually, he might inherit the entire territory even without his father's death.
From what he could see, his father was a hands-off manager who didn't care about anything.
"Dad, how long will it take for me to inherit your territory?" Ji Shan asked slyly.
"Well, you'll have to wait a while. Besides, what would you do with a territory? It's a hassle to manage, and you're not quite up to the task yet," Qin Mu ye said.
In his eyes, Ji Shan's talents lay in learning, research, and becoming stronger, not in handling mundane affairs.
"Alright, but how do you plan for me to help you complete the task? You've only accumulated 3 points of virtue in all these years, and you still need 7 more," Ji Shan said, sitting down, a bit frustrated. To him, the task seemed quite difficult.
"Accumulating virtue is a minor matter. You should focus on growing faster. Remember, you have broken free from the panel's constraints and can strengthen yourself independently. I still need you to dominate the world," Qin Mu ye said straightforwardly.
"Father, have you heard the tale of 'A Son's Aspiration to Become a Dragon'? Even if you're not a dragon, how could a child like me assist you in ruling the world? Is it by sheer luck?" Ji Shan was unaware of Qin Muyue's true capabilities, but he understood that his father possessed immense power, capable of disregarding the entire instance world.
"If you can't dominate, then we'll run away when the time comes," Qin Mu ye said after a moment of silence.
Running away when you can't fight is quite normal.
Ji Shan was not surprised by Qin Mu ye's words. Being strong doesn't guarantee longevity, but being fast does.
Thanks to Qin Mu ye's upbringing, Ji Shan also had a cautious and eccentric personality.
However, Ji Shan usually concealed his true nature, putting forth a haughty and distant facade, often bordering on being scheming and manipulative.
Qin Mu ye, on the other hand, was more unrestrained, ready to argue or turn his back at any moment.
Unlike Ji Shan, he didn't hide his emotions.
"By the way, I feel like I've been under surveillance lately. Do you sense anything?" Ji Shan asked.
"I'll cast a divination. This method works well in this world, but I'm not sure if it would work in others," Qin Mu ye started calculating without hesitation.
"Father, is it really wise to use up so much lifespan? Aren't you afraid of dying suddenly?" Ji Shan asked with some concern.
"I have no lifespan limit, so it doesn't matter how much I use. By the way, neither do you. Once your divine soul stabilizes, you can try it too," Qin Mu ye explained.
"Really? I'll have to find time to try it out then." Ji Shan was quite excited. While others strive for immortality, he had it from the start. Truly, he was a prodigy.
With his innate talents, as long as he developed steadily, his future was limitless.
"I've calculated it. The official department, which is the Xuanying Academy itself, is evaluating you. During the process of converting your vital energy into magic and refining your soul into a divine soul, they assumed you had potential and were awakening. After their evaluation, they plan to recruit you into the official department."
"Then, an insider leaked the information, and the Liu family, like a leech, latched onto you. But you were quite ruthless. You used Dionysus's Dark Star quite smoothly. Fortunately, I improved it, and you didn't use the full version. Otherwise, you might not have survived."
Qin Mu ye quickly derived a lot of detailed results and transmitted them to Ji Shan.
This information alone cost nearly a thousand years of lifespan. Normally, divination wouldn't be so detailed and might not even shorten one's life, but Qin Mu ye played it differently.
He had considered using divination to explore the mysteries of the Netherworld and the Yellow Springs, but it seemed to involve some profound secrets that he couldn't penetrate, blocked by a firewall.
These secrets were hidden by the entire world, unlike the information he was searching for, which was like using a browser. However, it came at a cost, and the cost was usually lifespan.
"Why don't you just eliminate the Liu family, Father? It would save us a lot of trouble," Ji Shan suggested constructively.
"Don't think about violence. Learn more about human relations and social skills," Qin Mu ye advised.
"I understand, the Liu family still has value to you." Ji Shan immediately grasped the situation. With his small-mindedness, he remembered Ji Shan biting his ice cream when he was a child for ten years, only stopping recently. Otherwise, he would have brought it up every summer.
"Should I infiltrate the official department and act as your mole, while also accumulating virtue for you?" Ji Shan thought for a moment and said.
Climbing the ranks and manipulating finances were things he had long abandoned; they were essentially useless.
"Tsk, what are you planning? You want to use their resources to cause trouble. Here's the contact for Black Hand. He currently oversees the Endless Abyss. If you need anything, contact him. I still need to research the Netherworld and the Yellow Springs," Qin Mu ye handed him a communicator, enjoying the chaos.
(End of Chapter)
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