Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 236 A World of Heroes and the 'Destined Protagonist'

squeak~
The door was pushed open.

This interrupted Mo Yu, who was happily chatting in the group.

Calculating the time, it was indeed lunchtime.

At this time of day, that vixen Shan Yuru would probably be using the excuse of delivering food to cause trouble.

She either openly uses seductive arts to seduce him, or she seemingly unintentionally exudes a faint fragrance, trying to disturb his mind.

But today, there was no familiar, aggressively sweet fragrance in the air, nor did that alluring call come from outside the door.

The person who appeared before him was the young Taoist priest he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Senior Brother Moyu, after eating so much rich food for so many days, it's time to change your stomach."

The young Taoist priest wore a simple Taoist robe, and his figure had become increasingly rounded.

She was holding a wooden tray with four plump white steamed buns, a small dish of bright yellow pickled vegetables, and two plates of refreshing-looking cold side dishes on it.

Compared to the delicacies that Shan Yuru ordered daily from the restaurant and which were delivered in various styles, the simple steamed buns and side dishes in front of her did indeed seem rather 'shabby'.

However, Mo Yu, one of the heroes, didn't seem to care much. He casually picked up a pair of chopsticks and started eating steamed buns with the young Taoist priest.

Just like when he first joined Wudang six months ago.

However, the difference was that back then he genuinely thought the guy next to him was a young Taoist novice.

"You've been hiding from me for so many days,"

Mo Yu, one of the heroes, broke off a small piece of steamed bun, dipped it in the juice of a cucumber salad, and put it in his mouth. "Why did you finally decide to come see me today?"

"Forehead"

The young Taoist scratched his head, a hint of embarrassment on his face. "It's not exactly hiding, it's just that I haven't figured out how to explain it to you, senior brother."

"So, you've already prepared a perfect story to fool me, right? Or is it..."

Mo Yu's voice suddenly turned cold, and his eyes became dangerous: "My 'Nine Yang Set' is finally basically complete. You think the 'fruit' is almost ripe, so you came here specifically to...pick it?"

"Cough! Cough-cough-cough!"

The young Taoist priest, his mouth stuffed full, was terrified by Mo Yu's undisguised and malicious speculation. He patted his slightly chubby chest repeatedly, saying, "Senior brother! It can't be that bad, can it?! Do you really think of me as such a treacherous and cunning person?"

"The reincarnation of a GM, hiding his identity, possessing a powerful primordial spirit, and controlling countless advanced techniques, yet he lives in a body with little cultivation, as if it were a temporary dwelling that he doesn't care about at all."

Mo Yu, one of the heroes, spoke indifferently, yet still unhesitatingly picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth:

"Whether it's a fantasy world or a martial arts world, with all these labels and attributes, from any angle, you're playing the role of a behind-the-scenes big boss, right?"

He hadn't realized it before, but after being pointed out by the chivalrous Mo Yu, he suddenly realized just how suspicious his series of actions seemed to others.

"To put it nicely, I'm a GM; to put it bluntly, I'm just a chubby, nerdy programmer."

A bitter expression appeared on the slightly chubby face of the young Taoist priest:

"If I really had the cunning and skill to be the mastermind behind the scenes, I... I wouldn't have ended up dying and being forced into reincarnation with only a wisp of my primordial spirit left."

Mo Yu, the chivalrous man, raised an eyebrow. He was just joking; he didn't actually consider him an enemy.

Otherwise, instead of sitting here peacefully eating steamed buns together, we would have already called for the War Maniac to 'swap bodies' and crush him to pieces.

"Why did you hide it from me in the first place?" Mo Yu, the chivalrous hero, changed the subject.

The young Taoist priest breathed a sigh of relief and explained:
"Senior brother, I have truly entered the cycle of reincarnation and gone through a lifetime of rebirth. There are mysteries surrounding me in the womb! When I first joined Wudang and met you, I knew nothing about it!"

The chivalrous Mo Yu squinted and continued, "And then what happened? You couldn't have just suddenly awakened your memories in the last few days, could you?"

"No, that's not it,"

The young Taoist priest shook his head with a wry smile: "I had already begun to awaken when you came down the mountain. But it was unstable at that time. My memories of my past life were too complicated, and my primordial spirit could not be awakened instantly. It required a slow process of continuous repair and organization."

"As for why I didn't immediately cultivate those divine skills and secret techniques from my past life even though I regained my memories, and why I didn't tell you my true identity sooner, or even 'invest' those divine skills in you..."

The young Taoist priest knew this was what the group of heroes, Mo Yu, cared about, and explained seriously:

"That's because the 'laws' of the previous era are no longer entirely suitable for this new 'era,' especially not suitable for the core of the 'destiny' of this era—Senior Brother Mo Yu."

Mo Yu, the chivalrous figure, looked thoughtful, having already guessed some of the details, yet he still said indifferently:

"Let's continue the story according to the times and destiny."

The young Taoist priest organized his thoughts and continued explaining:
"The original design of the online game was not linear in terms of plot progression. Instead, it was based on the actions, choices, and events triggered by the 'player' or the 'protagonist'."

Once it materializes into this real and complex multiverse for some unknown reason, this characteristic is preserved and amplified.

Different timelines have become more complex, but the core logic remains unchanged—the world always revolves and evolves around the 'destined protagonist.'

"To put it in a rather bold tone,"

The young Taoist priest looked at the group of heroes, Mo Yu, his tone carrying an indescribable complexity.

"This world exists because of the 'protagonist'. Different 'protagonists', even if they have similar initial settings, may result in completely different world details, power system limits, and even art styles."

"And you! Senior Brother Mo Yu! This 'world of heroes' you created... it's fucking like a Hong Kong comic book!!" The little Taoist priest's face showed a shocked and speechless expression, as if he had seen a ghost:

"Senior brother, tell me yourself! Which school's Nine Yang Divine Skill starts automatically evolving into something like the 'Sun God Body' as soon as you reach the first level?! Is that reasonable?! This is not martial arts at all!"

"Although the sects in this martial arts world are still the same familiar ones, and the characters, techniques, and secret manuals are still the same well-known names. But!"

The young Taoist priest emphasized, "Their inherent 'rules' and 'contents' are completely different from what I remember!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yu, one of the heroes, also showed a hint of confusion in his eyes:
"Oh? Is that so? Aren't we all the same?"

My world feels like it's just an old-fashioned martial arts story with an added "Legend of the Emperor" pieced together.

The location where the Nine Yin Manual is hidden is exactly the same as the location provided by Nanxian.

"Those two pretty faces who've been stuck in the 'online gaming world' have never been to the 'real world,' what do they know!"

He then forcefully shoved another peanut into his mouth, and the young Taoist priest's emotions calmed down slightly.
"It is precisely because this 'world of heroes' was created with you as the 'protagonist' that its level and potential are significantly higher than the one I created back then, that I did not rashly pass on those seemingly powerful 'past life divine skills' directly to you."

Because this could very well cause unpredictable changes to the entire world, and might even lead to a downgrade—it would be a losing proposition!

After a moment's contemplation, Mo Yu, one of the group of heroes, accepted this explanation. He nodded, then changed the subject:
"Then how did you die? If the level of the martial arts world where you are the 'protagonist' is very low, then where did you cultivate your primordial spirit?"

The young Taoist priest shrugged, a strange smile appearing on his face:

“Senior brother, I only said that the level of Jin Yong and Gu Long’s martial arts system was relatively low in my time, but I never said that my world was not ravaged by ‘Frankenstein’s monsters’.”

Mo Yu's curiosity was completely piqued: "So what exactly was sewn up?"

The young Taoist priest looked up at the sky and sighed, revealing a complex expression of unbearable memories:

"That's a long story... You know, among the protagonists of the Jin Yong series, Wei Xiaobao is quite an oddball, a real outlier. I originally just wanted to piggyback on his good fortune, to get some start-up capital and cultivation techniques or something..."

"During the Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi... what kind of high-energy system could be stitched together during this period?" Mo Yu, a chivalrous hero, frowned and pondered.

The so-called "Frankenstein's monster" is not entirely illogical or randomly stitched together.

At least there is some constraint on the timeline; it must be within the same historical period or not too far apart.

"hehe,"

Seeing the group of heroes deep in thought, the young Taoist priest smiled smugly and uttered a name that left them speechless:

"How about learning about 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shushan'?"

"???!!"

The hero Mo Yu instantly felt that his worldview had been severely impacted!

He thought his attempt to stitch together a legend of an emperor was bizarre enough.

So you're not even going to act anymore, and are just starting to cultivate immortality right now?!
But after the initial shock, a thought struck him like lightning!

Shushan!
That's a world where people cultivate for hundreds or even thousands of years, pursuing immortality and ascension to become immortals!

For Mo Yu, a chivalrous hero obsessed with immortality and considering it his ultimate pursuit, this was simply heavenly music!

Almost instinctively, he grabbed the young Taoist's sleeve tightly, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented, burning light, like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey, his voice urgent and excited:
"Cultivation techniques! Secret manuals! I'll give you a copy of all the cultivation techniques I currently possess and will possess in the future, including the 'Nine Yang Set' and my insights into the evolving Sun God Body! In exchange, I'll give you your cultivation technique!"

"Hey! Senior brother, calm down, calm down!"

The young Taoist priest was startled by his sudden excitement, and let him shake his arm, saying with a helpless expression:
"You've already cultivated your primordial spirit; in my world, you'd be at least a rogue immortal! Why would you need a cultivation technique from me?"

"Moreover,"

He continued, half-laughing and half-crying, "Your current martial arts level and strength are stronger than when I died in my previous life. What good techniques could I possibly have for you?"

"The strength of the technique doesn't matter! What matters is longevity! Long life! Living as long as heaven and earth! Do you understand?!" The hero Mo Yu roared excitedly at him, his spittle almost splattering onto the young Taoist's face.

Although the top-tier experts in his world are powerful and their lifespans far exceed those of ordinary people, apart from a few oddballs, living to 150 or 160 years old is already considered incredibly long.

As for Mo Yu himself, given his current level, if he doesn't continue to evolve and break through, or if he doesn't encounter any other extraordinary events, his lifespan will be around 240 years.

Two hundred and forty years! Although compared to the short lifespan of ordinary people, this is already three or four lifetimes, which is unimaginable for most people.

But compared to the ancient monsters in "Shushan" who live for hundreds or thousands of years, or even as long as heaven and earth, this lifespan is nothing! It's not even a fraction of theirs!
Faced with the almost obsessive excitement of the group of heroes, Mo Yu, the young Taoist priest shook his head with a wry smile, pouring cold water on his enthusiasm:
"Senior brother, wake up!"

Whether you can achieve immortality and how long you can live depends not on the cultivation technique itself, but on the rules of the world you live in!

"With your current level of cultivation and life experience, if you could go to my world, which is a patchwork of 'Shushan,' you wouldn't need to change your cultivation method at all; the world's rules would naturally be enough to sustain you for that long."

The excited expression on Mo Yu's face froze, the fervor in his eyes quickly faded, and his brows furrowed tightly: "'Heavenly Limit'? World rules... then how am I supposed to get to your world?"

"Theoretically... I can't go. I'm already dead, and my 'destiny' has come to an end."

The young Taoist priest's bitter smile deepened, tinged with a profound sense of melancholy and loneliness.
"The era that existed because of me has completely ended, and the world that stitched together 'Shushan'... may have long been lost in the river of time, or evolved into something else."

"Now, it's your 'era,' Senior Brother Mo Yu!"

However, the chivalrous Mo Yu astutely grasped the implied meaning in his words:
So there really is a way?

The young Taoist priest remained silent for a moment, then slowly raised his head to meet the gaze of the assembled heroes, including Mo Yu, and softly uttered four words:
"Shatter the void!"

(End of this chapter)