PDLP Chapter 15: The Cheat Code?
Chapter 15: The Cheat Code?
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Squeak—Bang!"
With a muffled thud, Zou Yun slammed the door shut as quickly as possible, completely isolating the room from the outside world.
He pressed himself tightly against the door, his heart pounding in his chest, and immense excitement surging through Zou Yun's mind.
"That feeling I just had... was definitely not an illusion!"
He silently cried out in his heart, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.
The cool air he inhaled brought a sense of clarity. Zou Yun abruptly closed his eyes, held his breath, and instinctively immersed himself in the air.
hum!
With a thought, a glowing panel appeared before him without warning.
The box contains only a few lines of clear text:
Name: Zou Yun
Cultivation Points: 2000
[Supernatural Power: Ascension Through Disarmament: If one survives being struck by weapons, one can steal the essence of heaven and earth and be reborn.]
(Note: The more intact the body, the shorter the recovery time, and vice versa!)
The entire panel structure is extremely simple, with nothing superfluous except for these three core pieces of information.
"Is this... my cheat code?!"
A surge of emotion welled up in Zou Yun's eyes, and her nose stung; she nearly burst into tears on the spot.
The game started in hell mode, and God knows how he survived that time!
If it weren't for his past life as a seasoned amateur magic enthusiast, who had a flash of inspiration in a desperate situation and came up with that illusion of "disintegration and ascension," he would have been completely different.
I'm afraid Zou Yun's remains have long since rotted in the deep pit outside Xianyang Palace along with those four hundred-odd unfortunate souls. How could he possibly be alive to see the sun today?
Now, after all the hardships, I have finally achieved my goal of becoming a Grand Master and have received the golden touch.
This dramatic turn of events stirred Zou Yun's heart to great heights, and a surge of pride welled up within him.
Now, he can finally say a word.
"My success today is entirely due to my own hard work!"
"Deep Blue, add some points!! Let me see your limits!!!!"
Zou Yun couldn't wait to stretch out his finger and tap the section on supernatural powers!
But soon, the ecstasy on his face froze on the spot, and the system panel did not react at all.
Undeterred, Zou Yun tapped and swiped various spots on the panel, even attempting to press them with his mind. After all that effort, the panel remained completely unresponsive.
"Great, looks like it's not the type that adds points directly!"
Zou Yun's lips twitched slightly as he suppressed his disappointment and tried to comfort himself.
"It's okay, I like games that require skill. Purely numerical games are too mindless and don't suit my taste."
He took a deep breath, rallied his spirits, his eyes sharpened, and he stared at the panel with an all-seeing gaze, speaking with certainty.
"I've chosen you! Come out, System Shop!!!"
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The panel remained unresponsive, like a resounding slap in Zou Yun's face, mocking him mercilessly.
"I see!"
Zou Yun feigned sudden realization, clapped his hands, and said, "That's right, I must have opened it wrong."
"Come out, check-in system!!"
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"Return to the Main God Space!!!"
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"Reopen it, Book of Eternity!!!"
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No matter how much trouble Zou Yun caused, he was met only with silence.
The crows outside the window were quite helpful; seemingly afraid that Zou Yun would feel embarrassed, they cawed a few times to ease the atmosphere.
"Fool, fool, fool..."
Zou Yun's face turned completely dark. He was almost going crazy staring at the rudimentary control panel.
"Dude, are you kidding me? Where's the instruction manual? Where's the beginner's guide? You could at least give me a 404 error!!!"
One day in 212 BC, inside the Immortal Temple.
Newly promoted Grandmaster Zou Yun, on his very first day of receiving his cheat ability, spectacularly broke through everyone's defenses!
On the same day, two other pieces of news also emerged.
Good news: Zou Yun has awakened his cheat ability and is no longer a nobody!
Bad news: He doesn't know how to use his cheat code, so he has to pretend to be a nobody.
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A few days later, inside the Immortal Temple.
Zou Yun experienced an initial breakdown and various bizarre attempts, including but not limited to blood oath, meditation, magical girl dance, Prajnaparamita, and Open Sesame.
Just when Zou Yun was almost in despair, thinking that God was playing a trick on him, a turning point quietly arrived.
On that day, Zou Yun specially selected several curious young magicians to try to replicate the entire process of the dismemberment ceremony using other magic performances.
In an attempt to find the reason for the emergence of the supernatural power of disintegration.
The magic trick he painstakingly prepared was called "turning water into ice".
As any physics student knows, as long as a large amount of sodium acetate is added to hot water, a supersaturated solution can be formed.
Adding a little sodium acetate powder allows you to replicate this magical trick.
Therefore, when everything is ready.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zou Yun slowly inserted his finger into the wine cup that appeared to be filled with water.
In an instant, crystal-clear ice crystals, as if they possessed life, rapidly spread from his fingertips.
The once clear water solidified at a visible speed, as the young sorcerers' pupils suddenly contracted.
In the blink of an eye, it turned into a hard block of ice.
"Celestial magic! This is true celestial magic!"
At that moment, a wave of exclamations erupted, and everyone's faces were filled with disbelief, shock, and fervor.
Just as the sound reached its peak, Zou Yun keenly detected a subtle fluctuation.
He suppressed his excitement and calmly stopped the sorcerers who wanted to touch the "ice," and asked them to leave the courtyard one by one.
Outside the courtyard, the lingering sighs of the crowd still echoed.
Inside the courtyard, Zou Yun couldn't wait to bring up the control panel.
really!
When the panel reappeared, he looked closely and saw a new line of text under the 【Divine Powers】 section.
At the same time, the number of [Cultivation Points] also jumped up by 100 points.
In the following days, Zou Yun made several attempts.
Finally, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun, he lifted a corner of the mysterious veil of the Golden Finger.
The content on the panel was also quietly updated.
Name: Zou Yun
Cultivation Points: 2298
[Supernatural Abilities: Ascension through Disintegration, Minor Ice Condensation Technique (+)]
[Mini Ice Condensation Technique: Condenses moisture from the air into a fist-sized ice block, with fully controllable shape and size!]
(Note: The larger the ice block, the longer it takes to solidify!)
He not only gained a new supernatural power, but most importantly, after the description of the [Minor Ice Condensation Technique], there was a plus sign that haunted his dreams.
After several subsequent attempts, a clear concept finally exploded in his mind.
Using the false to cultivate the true!
Through a carefully designed deception or a breathtaking "miracle," one can gain the strong trust of the witnesses present.
This convergence of faith will then surround the presented 'miracle,' transforming it into tangible cultivation points and corresponding supernatural abilities for him.
As long as the 'miracle' is not exposed, the supernatural powers gained from it will remain stable.
As for the sources of cultivation points, they are even more diverse.
Even if someone doesn't witness it firsthand, as long as they hear about the "miracles" created by Zou Yun and sincerely believe in their heart that they are real divine interventions, they will understand.
Zou Yun was able to extract varying amounts of cultivation points from it.
The extra cultivation points on the panel are all accumulated over the past few days.
Simply put, it's somewhat like the so-called power of faith, a kind of all-purpose remedy.
Zou Yun stared at the magic props on the table, lost in thought.
As the news of the disintegration of the body spreads, it is foreseeable that more cultivation points will flow into the panel like a trickle!
What does this mean?
This means that in this ancient society where information was scarce and people generally revered ghosts and gods, this was a situation where information was scarce and people generally feared ghosts and gods.
As long as Zou Yun can deliver a series of flawless magic performances and handle the aftermath properly to avoid being exposed on the spot...
He can then obtain a continuous stream of real, genuine, and extraordinary power!