I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Uesugi Tetsu coughed twice with a hearty laugh and said, "Lord Mokujin, spare this book's life; perhaps it still has some use."

After a long silence, Mokuzu lowered his hand and handed the black-skinned book back to Uesugi Tetsuya.

"Then stay for a while... but if you misbehave, you can come to me anytime."

She said calmly,

"I've seen this kind of thing many times."

Facing Uesugi Tetsuya, the blood-red words on the black leather book immediately changed again, as if making a loud oath, each stroke heavy and forceful—

[From this day forward, I will absolutely follow Lord Uesugi's lead! My word is my bond; I will never go south, never north! If I disobey, may I be struck by lightning!]

Uesugi Tetsuya remained noncommittal, still asking with a kind smile, "Didn't you say that the information on this was transmitted back by my future self using a special method?"

The blood-red characters froze abruptly. After cursing Uesugi Tetsuya a thousand times in his heart, he wrote with utmost obsequiousness—

"Lord Uesugi, that was an accident..."

[Because it was my first time meeting this great person, I inadvertently applied the formula I had previously used on mediocre people.]

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, stroking the rough pages of the book: "Then let's not do it again."

Okay, okay, it definitely won't, absolutely not!

After a moment's thought, Uesugi Tetsu continued, "Kuro, you can make predictions, but the user has to pay a price, right?"

Yes, yes.

The message in blood immediately replied.

Uesugi Tetsuya paused, then gently repeated, "The user needs to pay a price, right?"

【No, no!】

The blood-red characters froze halfway through their appearance, and the writer quickly erased the preceding text before continuing—

[This rule only applies to other mediocre individuals; Lord Uesugi won't have to pay any price!]

"No price to pay?"

Uesugi Tetsu repeated, his brow furrowing with worry: "But I'll always feel guilty if I don't pay the same price as everyone else!"

The Black Man Book: ...

Seconds later, blood-red words quickly appeared on it, as if they were afraid they wouldn't have time to die.

The fact that the adults are still allowing me to exist is an immense blessing! It far exceeds the price everyone else has paid!

"So that's it."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded as if he had suddenly realized something, and gently patted the cover of the black-skinned book, as if he were patting someone's shoulder.

"Then, I'll ask you a few simple questions to test your abilities."

[Please ask, sir. I will answer to the best of my knowledge!]

Uesugi Tetsuya's smile faded as he stared at the black leather book in his hand and asked his first question: "What is the purpose of the factory owners joining forces to create Karuta?"

【work……】

Stab it!

The blood-red words had barely appeared when the ear-piercing tearing sound of paper rang out, and the spreading machine oil and copper rust turned all the remaining blood-red words into nothingness.

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes.

Did the power of the factory owners... prevent the Black Man's Book from spying on them?

The black-skinned man noticed the change in Uesugi Tetsu's expression and immediately new blood characters appeared.

[It's not me, sir...]

Uesugi Tetsu interrupted it.

"It's not your fault, let's move on to the next question."

Thank you, sir!

He asked his second question: "Why does the world of the mortal realm rise to the surface?"

Gululu...

This time, the damage to the Black Man's Book was more severe, with crimson blood seeping from the gaps between each page and dripping onto the clean assembly floor.

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

The black-skinned man immediately risked aggravating the injury by sucking back all the gushing blood, along with the dripping blood.

Seeing no answer, not even a hint, Uesugi Tetsu shook his head helplessly: "You'd better make the most of this last question."

Holding the trembling black leather book, Uesugi Tetsu slowly uttered, "Who was the previous Lord of the Eternal World, and why did he disappear?"

*Pfft pfft—!*

As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of viscous black blood gushed out from the black-skinned book, the yellowed pages tore and screamed, and the originally smooth black cover was torn into countless pieces almost instantly.

It was only when Huojin, who was sitting to the side, reached out and grabbed the black-skinned book that the terrifying images on the book disappeared and began to slowly repair itself.

Of course, in the silent process of repair, Mokujin did not forget to contribute his own strength.

Some things sound nice in words, but are actually quite different in practice...

The black leather man-shaped book, which was originally on the verge of collapse and almost turned into a pile of scraps of paper, quickly recovered in her hands, looking even more exquisite and eerie.

He also became a bit more honest.

After Mokuzu nodded silently, Uesugi Tetsu picked up the black leather book again, shook it, and said with considerable dissatisfaction,

"Your prophetic abilities aren't working either. What do you do if you don't know anything when asked?"

"My lord...the questions you've asked are far too advanced for me to answer..."

Position?

Uesugi Tetsu silently memorized it, but on the surface he scoffed dismissively: "You don't know this or that, just stay out of the way."

After saying that, he threw the panicked, begging black man back into his storage backpack.

Huo Jin looked at him calmly, as if he would answer any question.

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment and asked her about the method Katsumi gave him, which allowed the two-foot-tall man to replace the gods, and whether it was feasible.

"I don't know."

Huo Jin shook her head; she had never paid attention to or cared about such issues.

Uesugi Tetsuya also thought it was normal.

Because Mokujin possessed such immense power from the moment he was born and opened his eyes, he had no need to concern himself with such trivial matters.

"Phew... It's alright, I'm sorry to have disturbed Lord Mokuzu's game." Uesugi Tetsu stood up and waved to Mokuzu. "Have fun, Lord Mokuzu."

Before leaving, he spoke to Mokuzu, who had picked up the controller again.

"Tetris is also a lot of fun."

"it is good."

Huo Jin nodded slightly at his chin.

……

In the car, which was moving smoothly, Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes and found that the car was still moving.

He skillfully tossed the two-foot-tall adult who was clinging to him to a seat to the side, nodding in satisfaction to himself.

I gained a lot from this gathering.

First, it was confirmed that the book about the Black Man could indeed "predict the future" or "get answers to questions."

In the future, when encountering many unexpected situations, I won't need to ask others first, or run around like a headless fly.

Secondly, Lord Mokujin made the book obedient, which is very important.

Otherwise, Uesugi Tetsuya himself would have to scheme against this black-skinned man... How could he have the time and energy for that?

If he couldn't finish his sentence, and the words in blood were full of traps, he'd rather not waste his time bringing them out.

After spending two seconds clearing his mind of all his chaotic thoughts, Uesugi Tetsu leaned back in the soft chair and began to silently inhale and exhale the immensely heavy qi and blood within his body.

A series of faint yet majestic thunderclaps resounded within this body.

That's right, he's embracing the elixir.

He is advancing the process of achieving the Golden Core at a speed that would leave even Ririko speechless.

—The degree of control over his body that Yaobikuni possessed from her half-heart was what enabled him to do all this!

About four hours later, Uesugi Tetsu, who had turned the entire back seat of the car into a furnace of qi and blood, felt a subtle fluctuation coming from it.

He knew that he should have officially entered the Yuan family's territory.

Because the concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world has changed, and it has suddenly become very strange.

The spiritual energy was both abundant and scarce, dense and sparse, which was quite strange.

Ten minutes later, the Special Affairs Department's car slowly came to a stop.

Arrived.

There were no footsteps outside the car, but Uesugi Tetsu felt someone place their hand on the door handle, which had become scorching hot.

Click.

The heavy car door was opened, and a surge of hot air rushed out, lifting the man's hair and causing some black-clad bodyguards further away to show expressions of horror.

Standing outside the car was an acquaintance of Uesugi Tetsu.

Wearing a simple white robe, Yuan Jingshui withdrew her hand with a faint smile.

"So it's Miss Yuan."

Uesugi Tetsuya, sitting in the car seat, opened his eyes and smiled and nodded at the other person.

Just as Yuan Jingshui was about to speak, he saw Uesugi Tetsu step out of the car, and an extremely solid beam of blood energy burst forth from his body, shooting straight into the sky.

At this moment, the elixir of immortality has been formed!

Yuan Jingshui looked up with a slightly solemn expression, while the black-clad bodyguards behind her, who were somewhat capable, were all startled and took a small step back.

Uesugi Tetsuya took a deep breath without making a sound, swallowing all the radiant energy and heat he felt, and said to her apologetically,

"The journey was long, and I had nothing to do in the carriage, so I practiced as usual. Who knew that I would just break through a small barrier?"

At the main gate of the Yuan family's residence stands a towering and magnificent wooden archway.

Uesugi Tetsu's footsteps landed firmly on the ancient stone slabs covered in moss, and he smiled apologetically at the outsider who had just attracted countless different gazes from deep in the mountains.

"Please forgive me if I have caused you any trouble."

Chapter 324 A large-scale fan meeting at the Yuan family home, Xiao Jing Shui's eighteen-year-and-two-thousand-month-old older brother

"It doesn't matter."

After a very brief silence, Yuan Jingshui withdrew her gaze.

She shook her head and sincerely offered her blessings to Uesugi Tetsuya: "Congratulations to Uesugi-kun for taking another step forward."

Such efforts are beyond our reach.

After the seeding battle ended, Minamoto Shizumi became increasingly curious about Uesugi Tetsuya, and unusually took the initiative to have someone find his information and review it.

It turned out that before this year, Uesugi Tetsuya was just an ordinary student with an average life trajectory.

In other words, it took him less than half a year to catch up with and even surpass her, a member of a large family who had been exposed to cultivation since childhood.

The information states that Uesugi Tetsuya is constantly training, even while walking, attending classes, eating, and sleeping.

Yuan Jingshui, who also works hard but not to this extent, believes this claim.

A strong person is someone who can overcome all difficulties and do things that ordinary people cannot.

Uesugi Tetsuya closed the car door, waved to the driver, and watched the car drive away.

He turned his head, stared at Yuan Jingshui, and stroked his chin: "Miss Yuan, putting aside me, you seem to have made quite a breakthrough as well."