My Core is the Boss-Chapter 189.1: Some People Are Powerful Not Because They Are Special
A single Legendary would amaze a Great Venerable and earn a second look. Four Legendaries were enough to stir a Great Venerable's heart and warrant being taken in as a personal disciple.
But twenty? What in the world?
None of the Great Venerables in the group chat could comprehend what was happening.
They had never seen an ancient god who could visualize twenty-one Legendaries in a single attempt. In theory, with sufficient resources and enough time, twenty-one Great Venerables could be nurtured.
Of course, becoming a Great Venerable was exceedingly difficult, but reaching Third Step to Heaven was absolutely no problem.
As a result, the group chat went insane.
└Great Venerable Thunder, where is my brother-in-law? I'm going to bring him back!
└I don't have twenty supreme treasures, but I have twenty daughters! As long as they're mutually in love with your disciple, they can all marry him!
└Great Venerable Thunder, you looked down on him and refused to take him as a disciple. Now, he probably doesn't even think much of you anymore.
Even Thunder felt numb. Looking at the flood of messages, he viciously typed a single reply.
Great Venerable Thunder: Get lost!
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Meanwhile, the members of Qi Yuan’s group chat were also shocked.
Dong Jianghe: Did I develop some kind of eye disease? 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Venerable Shengmiao: Dongzi, no. Those golden lights just now, they couldn't have been Qiyuann Sovereign, right?
Dong Jianghe: No way, right? I only said that he shouldn't force himself to visualize three Legendaries, and he immediately gave me over twenty?!
Just moments earlier, Qiyuann Sovereign had entered the group to visualize gods. He even mentioned something about the Four Heavenly Kings, and to be honest, Dong Jianghe had his doubts.
However, afraid of being slapped in the face, Dong Jianghe had only muttered under his breath. Still, over twenty Legendaries?! Was there no justice anymore? No logic at all? Was his mouth really that miraculous?
Everyone was extremely excited.
└If it really is Qiyuann Sovereign, Dongzi, you should just abdicate and acknowledge him as your godfather.
└If it really is twenty-one Legendaries, I'm willing to acknowledge Qiyuann Sovereign as my godfather too!
Ancient gods in the Mortal Heart World rarely went to Visualization Mountain to visualize. Qiyuann Sovereign was likely the only one there. No, it had to be him! Ninety-nine percent!
At that moment, Qi Yuan exited Visualization Mountain. After glancing at the group chat, he quickly joined.
Qiyuann Sovereign: I'm still young. I don't accept godsons!
Accepting a godson like Lu Bu would be disastrous. Taking in a goddaughter like Qi Qi was much safer. [1]
Seeing the messages flooding in, Qi Yuan quickly left the group, afraid of being entangled by men. The group fell silent.
└It really was Qiyuann Sovereign... How terrifying!
└Dong Jianghe, you're miserable. Qiyuann Sovereign wouldn't even accept you as a godson!
└If only Venerable Tianbao knew about this.
At the mention of Venerable Tianbao, the group chat became completely quiet.
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Right after Qi Yuan left, Thunder rushed over and demanded, "Was that you at Visualization Mountain?"
Qi Yuan replied calmly, "Yes."
Thunder stared at him, trying to discern his origins. "Who exactly are you, Brat?"
Qi Yuan pondered. "Me?"
The question genuinely stumped him and left him momentarily dazed.
"By the shores of Seventh Moon Lake, some called me the Faceless Sword God. In the City of No Return, some called me the Blood Demon. In the Heavenly Ascension Pavilion, some called me Great Venerable Moonwatch. These are all me, but are they really me?"
"Great Venerable Moonwatch?" Great Venerable Thunder wondered. "If you were a Great Venerable in your previous life, why have I never heard of this title?"
Thunder chose to ignore the rest of Qi Yuan's incoherent rambling. By now, he had learned that the fastest way to communicate with Qi Yuan was to focus on the coherent parts.
Qi Yuan suddenly exclaimed, "I've got it! Is it possible that you are actually me? What if the stars and all living beings are also me?"
Thunder frowned. "Are you sick? How is that even possible?"
Qi Yuan seemed enlightened. "Why not? When a cat sees itself in a mirror, it gets startled because it lacks self-awareness, and can't recognize itself. In the same way, you think you aren't me. You can't fathom that you are me. The stars also can't understand it either. Once they do, they'll realize they've always been me."
Thunder glared at him. "Stop spouting nonsense! Do you want me to help you 'understand' with my Lightning Art?"
Qi Yuan laughed. "No, no, my gaming addiction isn't that severe. I don't need electrotherapy. I was just joking. I'm creating the Qi Yuan Scripture and had a sudden realization."
He definitely couldn't withstand Thunder's Lightning Art right now.
Thunder said solemnly, "Your Huaxia Dragon Group is truly overflowing with talent. With such precious Legendaries, you could practically create twenty-one True Gods, maybe even Great Venerables. You should think carefully which potential follower you would bestow it upon."
"No need," Qi Yuan replied. "Just pick some at random. Why make it so troublesome?"
Thunder froze.
Qi Yuan said confidently, "Some people are powerful not because they are special, but because I chose them."
Thunder asked, "Isn't that wasting Visualization Arts?"
"Not at all. I've got plenty more. In the Heavenly Court alone, there are the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, Seventy-Two Earth Fiends, Sixty Jiazi Gods, a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, and many more. As long as there's enough evil god spiritual energy, I can visualize anyone."
Unfortunately, Qi Yuan lacked three things the most: evil spiritual energy, supreme treasures, and the technique to break through to True God.
Thunder scoffed. "You really can brag. A hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals? If the Mortal Heart World had that many, they wouldn't have lost so miserably in the Hongtang War!"
Qi Yuan assumed the tone of a marketing guru, giving Great Venerable Thunder a free lecture. "See? Your understanding is limited. Everyone has their own cognitive boundaries."
Thunder stormed off. "I can't be bothered to argue with you!"
He didn't want to stay with Qi Yuan any longer, fearing he'd catch whatever sickness Qi Yuan had.
Following that, Qi Yuan called Qi Qi over and explained softly, "I have a task for you. Bring me three good-looking female cultivators, and eighteen male cultivators. As for requirements, good character is enough. They should be pleasing to the eyes and sturdily built. Don't be too picky. Get it done within an hour."
Since Thunder refused to be his bodyguard, he had to arrange his own security team. However, there were too many divine ones in the Heavenly Court system, and selecting them one by one would be too time-consuming. Thus, he made the requirements simple: good looks and decent personalities. He'd provide strength himself.
After Qi Qi left, Qi Yuan recalled what had happened on Visualization Mountain. The Eighteen Arhats have consumed an enormous amount of evil god spiritual energy. Only less than a third remained.
Unfortunately, spiritual energy couldn't be traded. It could only be obtained through killing.
Hopefully, at the Hundred Flowers Gathering, I can kill more clueless evil gods.
After all, he required plenty of evil spiritual energy to visualize more gods.
Not long after, twenty-one villagers arrived under Qi Qi's guidance, their faces filled with confusion and curiosity.
Among them, Zhao Zun, dressed in coarse cloth, appeared utterly ordinary. He stared at the legendary god with a trace of admiration and curiosity. Originally, he was born into the prominent Zhao Clan of Feiwu City. Unfortunately his parents died early, and his godfather seized all his family's assets. With the help of a loyal old servant, he escaped to Chenxi Village and lived under an alias.
Qi Yuan casually addressed the group, "Most of you are either from Qingshui Village, or have followed me for a long time. I'll give you some rewards."
Just as in the Flowing Wind World, he wasn't particularly concerned with subordinate loyalty. Nevertheless, as a guardian god, these people were all his citizens in a sense. Over time, their trust in him would develop, which was somewhat similar to how evil gods assimilated their followers.
The crowd was momentarily stunned.
Zhao Zun's heart pounded with excitement. Could it be a God Visualization Art?
Coming from a prominent clan, he knew the importance of such arts. A powerful Visualization Art could even create a True God.
1. Lu Bu was a legendary warrior and general from the late Eastern Han dynasty and famous for his peerless martial strength. However, his fatal flaw was disloyalty and easily manipulated, especially through emotion and desire. ☜
