Chapter 1482 Powerful Presences
1482 Powerful Presences
Upon returning home, Yuan was greeted by Meifeng at the door, who said, "The others have come out of Cultivation Online and are waiting for you in the dining room."
"Okay."
They went to the dining room together, where everyone was gathered and chatting mereily.
"Hahaha! You should've been there! We had to fight 40,000 players with just the four of us!" Shi Lang laughed out loud.
"Damn it! Why did I have to come out of Cultivation Online a day late?! I can't believe that I missed out on our debut!" Wang Ming cursed as he slammed the table with his fist and a regretful look on his face.
It was not just Wang Ming. Everyone who missed out on the Faction War wore a disappointed expression on their faces.
"Don't be too upset. You'll have plenty of chances to participate in the future." Yuan said as he entered the room.
"Yuan!"
He took a seat and continued, "We have another Faction War with the Fiery Garden of Hell in about a month, but I plan on participating in this alone."
"Eh?! Why?!"
"Let's just say I want to teach Fiery Queen a lesson, and it would be less effective if everyone were there. If you really want to participate in a Faction War, we can simply challenge another faction after that one."
"Anyway, I have an important announcement that will affect all of us and surely cause an uproar around the world for some time," Yuan suddenly declared, his expression solemn.
Everyone in the room immediately fell silent, a sense of nervousness hanging in the air.
"Due to the system update that allowed people on Earth to acquire treasures and whatnot from the Nine Heavens, our economy and overall power balance has become chaotic, to say the least. Many cultivators saw a significant boost in their cultivation because of this. Normally, this would be celebrated, but unfortunately, this is a disaster waiting to happen."
"Earth is simply too small and frankly not ready to have so many powerful cultivators running around. While the number of cultivators who can destroy this world is still small and our cultivation world isn't as developed, I am going to restrict everyone's cultivation to peak Spirit Grandmaster, just like how the Nine Heavens have certain cultivation restrictions for each world."
"This is a selfish act that some may even call oppressive and tyrannical, but I refuse to risk this world being destroyed by a single bad apple. Any questions?"
Hong Xiuquan raised his hand and asked, "Does this apply to us, as well? I'm pretty sure nobody here would do anything that would put the world at risk."
Yuan nodded, "I can also confidently say that nobody here would do such a thing, but I cannot show any favoritism, as that would be unfair to others. Moreover, if everyone in the world except for those around me had their cultivation suppressed, it would definitely raise eyebrows."
"So you don't plan on letting the world know you're behind the restriction?" Xi Murong asked.
"No, I do not."
"Well, I don't have any objections or complaints. Luckily, I didn't get ahead of myself, or I would've wasted a lot of resources increasing my cultivation base past Spirit Grandmaster." Wang Xiuying chuckled.
"I guess we won't have to worry about our cultivation on Earth after reaching the peak of Spirit Grandmaster anymore. This is great news for me since I can focus on Cultivation Online now," said Chu Liuxiang.
"Right? It's exhausting cultivating two bodies at once," Wang Bingbing sighed out loud.
"When are you going to suppress our cultivation?" Li Jinxi asked.
"Later today."
"Okay."
Sometime later, after the conversation regarding the formation ended, Yuan notified the others about their interview.
"I thought you guys would like some recognition, so I agreed to an interview for the members of our faction. I'll contact the interviewer after this, so it'll be great if you can stay on Earth for a few days. Of course, if you're busy or don't wish to participate, I won't forceyou."
"An interview, huh? I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner." Chu Liuxiang said.
"Who's the interviewer?" Meixiu asked.
Wu Zao suddenly stood up and announced, "That would be the idol, Yan Xiaoxiao!"
"Who?"
Several voices could be heard at the same time.
"Wha—none of you know Yan Xiaoxiao?! She's the number one idol!" Wu Zao looked at them with clear disbelief on his shocked face.
ƈοm "So you were into that kind of stuff, huh? How surprising." Hong Xiuquan chuckled.
"I don't care who it is as long as they're not someone suspicious or have any ulterior motives." Li Jinxi said.
"There's no way she's someone like that! I can vouch for her!" Wu Zao said as he patted his chest confidently.
Everyone in the room looked at him with weird faces.
Sometime later, Yuan left the mansion to prepare for the formation's activation.
'Yuan—no, Young Master, before you activate the formation, I should let you know that its effect is limited to those below Spirit Enlightenment. If someone were to achieve that level, it would no longer suppress their cultivation. This is due to your lack of cultivation base, as I was only able to create an inferior formation with my given resources. With that being said, I can improve it in the future once you increase your cultivation base.'
Yuan nodded, "Okay."
"Also, there's another matter you should be aware of. When I searched this world with my divine sense, I was able to detect several powerful presences with a cultivation that already surpasses Spirit Enlightenment hidden around the world. I believe they're all Divine Beasts."
"Is that so? I always expected this world to have a few of them, so this just confirms my suspicions. Since they have dwelled in this world for so long without causing any trouble, I don't need to worry about them causing any trouble for Earth for now. However, I would like to visit them soon," Yuan muttered as he stared at the horizon with a pondering expression on his face.