Chapter 566 - 565: Dad, You’re Here?

Chapter 566: Chapter 565: Dad, You’re Here?

Jiang Zuo stared at the words on the door, at a loss for words.

He had encountered this in his past life as well.

This place actually had a Door Spirit, something similar to an Artifact Spirit.

Back then, this Door Spirit had been exceptionally annoying, so he had dismantled it without a second thought.

The him from his past life was not the same as the him of today.

If he could be considered mature now, then back then, he was rebellious.

In his past life, he had arrived here heavily injured, only to be blocked by the Door Spirit. The Door Spirit had even demanded he call it ’Dad’.

Naturally, the him of that time did not hold back.

One had to remember that back then, he was constantly killing people and warring with various Sects. No matter how calm he appeared on the surface, he concealed a heart of pure violence.

That was probably the best way to describe it: choosing to barge through the gates of Hell when the path to Heaven was wide open.

And so, back then, the Door Spirit was toast.

Now, however, Jiang Zuo wasn’t in a hurry, nor did he possess the same violent temperament he once had.

For him, all that mattered was getting through this peacefully.

He would use whatever method was most convenient.

So, Jiang Zuo reached up, took off his Mist Mask, and said to the door, "I know you have a spirit. Open your eyes and take a look at me."

At that moment, an ethereal voice spoke directly into Jiang Zuo’s mind. "Foolish human, you insist on having Dad open his eyes? You think you can get out of calling me ’Dad’ just because I open my eyes...?"

Just then, a pair of eyes opened on the door. The moment they saw Jiang Zuo, the voice vanished instantly.

Jiang Zuo looked at the eyes on the door with a faint, unreadable smile.

Then, the ethereal voice rang out once more, but this time it was filled with fawning sycophancy. "Dad! Dad, you’re here? You must be tired, Dad. Quick, come in, Dad!

"Careful now, Dad. Watch your step, Dad.

"You should have said you were coming, Dad! Your son here didn’t recognize you just now. Please don’t mind me, Dad."

The door swung open at once—remarkably fast.

This was definitely not the normal procedure.

If doors could pee, this one would have wet itself in fear just now.

That was because Jiang Zuo had just deliberately unleashed the full might of his aura.

Scaring someone to the point of wetting themselves was a perfectly normal outcome.

Of course, the Door Spirit couldn’t withstand it.

That kind of power was fatal.

All it hoped for now was for its ’Dad’ to hurry inside and not linger here a moment longer.

Jiang Zuo, of course, had no reason to linger and walked right in.

Before entering, he gave the Door Spirit one last look.

The Door Spirit immediately piped up, "Have a safe journey, Dad! When you want to come out, just give a shout.

"I’ll make sure your entry and exit are both perfectly smooth, Dad."

Jiang Zuo said nothing more and walked inside.

Watching Jiang Zuo disappear behind the door, the Door Spirit breathed a sigh of relief.

’Good grief, I finally sent Dad on his way. I really thought I was a goner.’

’Next time, I need to look before I speak. What if I run into Dad again?’

Jiang Zuo appeared inside the Celestial Book Tomb.

The place was a world unto itself.

It was in no way inferior to the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.

’I wonder what era the master of the Celestial Book Tomb was from,’ he mused.

The time from the ancient era to the present was immensely long; it was only natural for other powerful experts to have emerged.

The possibility of another Supreme being, however, was low.

Jiang Zuo remembered that in this world, not a single Supreme had appeared since his time.

As for other worlds, it was hard to say.

His casual travels to other worlds had mostly occurred after he went mad.

It seemed a lot had happened during his period of madness, but he had forgotten it all.

There was no need to remember, anyway. No matter how significant the events were, they made no difference to him.

As long as no one came to bother him, he couldn’t care less.

And if a Supreme being had been born after the ancient era, they would have certainly survived to this day.

As for anyone below the level of Supreme, Jiang Zuo paid them little attention.

The space within the Celestial Book Tomb was vast, and at its center stood an enormous Book Mountain.

The ’book’ contained countless ’pages,’ and it was difficult for anyone entering to end up in the same place.

Those who did meet were usually of the same tier.

For example, it was nearly impossible for a Tier Two to encounter a Tier Three; such meetings only happened through a stroke of incredible luck.

To obtain an Enlightenment Stone, one had to ascend the massive Book Mountain. Reaching the very peak offered a chance to acquire one.

Within the Book Mountain, there was another possibility: the chance to achieve sudden enlightenment.

But to Jiang Zuo, all of this was utterly useless.

’Sudden enlightenment?’

’What was there for him to be enlightened about?’

The concept of sudden enlightenment didn’t apply to him.

The very things others desperately craved, Jiang Zuo usually disdained.

And the things he valued, others might not even understand.

When he was younger, Jiang Zuo felt that the thing he was proudest of was falling for Su Qi.

Of course, that was still true today.

She was the best.

No Magical Treasure, no Dao Artifact, could ever compare. ℯℯ𝑙.

Thinking of Su Qi, Jiang Zuo took out the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires. He felt that after leaving the Celestial Book Tomb this time, he should make a trip to the Holy Land.

He would give this to Su Qi and have her wear it at all times.

It would keep her much safer.

Afterward, Jiang Zuo waved his hand and began to directly modify the parameters of the Celestial Book Tomb’s periphery.

Originally, when an Enlightenment Stone appeared, there was a chance to gain some benefits anywhere within the Celestial Book Tomb’s range.

But Jiang Zuo changed it. He weakened the benefits in the tomb’s outer periphery and strengthened them on the outskirts of the Celestial Book Mountain, even adding a small chance for sudden enlightenment there.

After he was done, Jiang Zuo relayed the information to the Door Spirit and had it notify everyone outside.

The Door Spirit was stunned. ’Dad is this terrifying? He can casually alter the external Arrays of the Celestial Book Tomb!’

’If my creator found out about this, wouldn’t he just explode?’

Then again, the Door Spirit didn’t actually know who its creator was.

It had been this way ever since gaining consciousness and had never met anyone.

Well, no one except the people it tried to make call it ’Dad’.

Speaking of which, the Door Spirit recalled a distant memory from when it was still a simple, innocent Door Spirit.

Well, nostalgia was one thing, but it quickly relayed the information ’Dad’ had given it to the outside.

The exterior of the Celestial Book Tomb appeared to be an assembly of countless book-shaped stone steles.

These innumerable steles formed the core of the Celestial Book Array and were extremely difficult to breach.

And now, these book-steles were all engraved with the new rules.

Mo Yan and the others who had just entered naturally saw this as well.

Xiao Xiaomo asked curiously, "Is there any difference?"

Blade Master Hai Bian said, "There is. This means there’s an area inside similar to the outer periphery, which should be safe. Since that place exists, there’s no reason to stay out here.

"Besides, sudden enlightenment... some people are bound to achieve it."

Witch Dan Xue said, "Don’t be so naive. A Demon Cultivator is not a Holy Mother. Who’s going to be happy watching you achieve enlightenment? They’d be more likely to cripple you."

Demon Cultivator Mo Yan added, "Exactly. Why should you be the ones to get enlightened and not me? This is Demon Cultivator territory. You Daoist Cultivators actually expect to gain benefits here? Who gave you permission?"

Liuyue Xue felt that at this moment, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan was truly living up to his name.

’But isn’t he just screwing them all over?’

’So, should I get rid of Mo Yan now?’

Chi Xue Child, who had been silently munching on a popsicle, said in surprise, "There’s a door up ahead. That must be the entrance, right?"

Soon, they all saw it. In the middle of the Celestial Book Tomb was a giant, book-shaped stone stele.

And set into this book was a door, which had to be the entrance.