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Chapter 302 Rewards and the Abbot's Favor!

Thinking of the abbot's stick, Zhou Wei suddenly had a hallucinatory pain.

It was as if I had actually been hit by his stick before!

Zhou Wei shook her head, trying to get rid of the feeling.

"Forget about those terrible things. What's important now is to reclaim the abbot's golden body. I don't even know what Yuanxing did to cause his cultivation to surge so dramatically."

"Could it be that Su Yunjin's system is so considerate, making it so easy to exchange for pills that can dramatically increase cultivation level?"

The system responded:

【impossible】

The way of Heaven is balanced, corresponding to all things.

Sensing the hidden meaning in the system's words, Zhou Wei fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the eldest princess also climbed out of the carriage and sat down next to Zhou Wei.

Seeing her furrowed brows, he asked, "Weiwei, is something bothering you?"

Zhou Wei nodded and voiced her question.

After a long while, the eldest princess said, "Suppose, I mean suppose, Su Yunjin's system, like yours, has an exchange function. According to your system, you have to pay the corresponding price to get what you want. Under the balance of the heavens, it would not be easy for Yuanxing to get that kind of heaven-defying pill."

Zhou Wei frowned: "So the princess means that his cultivation level didn't increase dramatically because of the pills, but because he relied on something else?"

At this point, Zhou Wei thought of Jiang Nianxing and Jiang Nianmei, who had been taken away by Yuan Xing.

Jiang Nianmei had long since drowned in the pond, and her body was frozen in the water, making it difficult to retrieve in winter.

Even while fleeing for his life, Yuanxing still manages to take Jiang Nianmei's body with him...

He wouldn't do it if there were no benefit to it.

Could it be that his sudden surge in cultivation is related to these two siblings?

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Wei added, "However, in my system, exchanging pills is very simple."

The eldest princess asked curiously, "What conditions are required?"

“For example, the Marrow Cleansing Pill can grant a person top-notch cultivation aptitude, and it only costs one million taels of silver,” Zhou Wei gave an example. “When I was a palace maid in the princess’s mansion, I naturally couldn’t raise one million taels of silver, but now, with my relationship with the princess, isn’t it easy to raise one million taels of silver?”

The eldest princess understood Zhou Wei's meaning.

If the system says that the way of heaven is balanced, then why is Zhou Wei the only one who is so simple?

Could she be some kind of darling of the heavens?

Zhou Wei herself certainly doesn't think that way, otherwise she would be too shameless.

After a moment of contemplation, the princess looked at Zhou Wei sitting comfortably on A Bao's head and suddenly laughed.

Zhou Wei asked, puzzled, "Princess, what are you laughing at?"

"No, I just suddenly realized the key point."

This time it was Zhou Wei's turn to be curious.

The princess did not answer, but took out a stack of silver notes from her purse and handed them to Zhou Wei.

Zhou Wei reached out and took it. At a glance, she realized that this stack of money was worth at least several million taels of silver.

"Well, now that you have money, you can exchange it for a Marrow Cleansing Pill. Go ahead and exchange one," the princess said.

Zhou Wei held the silver note, but fell into deep thought and did not move for a long time.

After a long while, she said, "So, this is the balance of the Heavenly Dao within me."

The eldest princess nodded, her tone relaxed: "Yes, as the saying goes, one monkey, one way to tie it."

“You and Yuanxing are two completely different kinds of people. Yuanxing will do anything to exchange for things in the system.”

"And you, even though you could exchange it now, you are resistant to it from the bottom of your heart and are unwilling to do it."

The princess's words suddenly made Zhou Wei see the light.

I also find the system of this Great Zhou world increasingly interesting.

Neither hers nor Su Yunjin's can be considered absolute support.

Zhou Wei, this "Malou Promotion Device," never tempted her to exchange for the heaven-defying pills, but neither did she stop or refuse.

All of this depends on personal will.

Or rather, it all depends on whether you can resist the temptation.

After figuring it out, Zhou Wei spoke to the system in a strained tone.

"You bastard, are you plotting something to trick me?"

[How could this be? I am the host's most loyal system.]

"Then tell me the truth, what will happen if I exchange for and consume that Marrow Cleansing Pill?"

The system remained silent for a long time, and just when Zhou Wei thought that this matter was also not something that could be discussed, the system's voice came through.

[Actually, it doesn't matter whether I say it or not. No matter what I say, the host won't use the pills in the system, right?]

This……

That's true!

Zhou Wei has begun to doubt the existence of the miraculous pills in the system.

Even if the system told her now that she could eat it without worry and that there were absolutely no toxic side effects, Zhou Wei wouldn't believe it.

"You're quite the clever one."

[Host, don't be impatient. There was one reward that wasn't given out after the last mission was completed. Now it's time to give it to you.]

Upon receiving the system notification, Zhou Wei recalled that when she completed the storyline of the Crown Princess running away with the baby, the system suggested that she collect the reward in the Blessed Land.

"Then give it to me quickly, I want to see what's so special about it."

[The main quest "The Crown Princess Runs Away with the Baby" is complete. Reward: Host Skill: Insightful Insight]

[Illusion-Dispelling Technique: When activated, it allows one to see through all illusions in the world. Each activation consumes all the vital energy within the host's body.]

Zhou Wei raised an eyebrow when she heard about the reward.

This reward certainly came at the right time.

According to Tan Lin, the Zhengshan Academy instance is very similar to a high-level illusionary realm.

In places like this, it's impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Even cultivators who enter it will be trapped.

Now that we have the illusion-dispelling technique, at least Zhou Wei can remain absolutely conscious in the illusion.

However, this skill has limitations; using it once consumes all the body's vital energy.

With Zhou Wei's current fifth-grade cultivation level, it would take her two days to meditate and replenish her internal energy.

In other words, the higher one's cultivation level, the greater the cost of using this illusion-dispelling technique.

"Looking at it this way, although my fifth-grade cultivation is low, I'm actually quite suited to using the Illusion-Breaking Technique!"

This is called the balance of nature.

"Alright, stop showing off. I still have a lot of complaints about you. At the very least, you didn't honestly explain why the abbot greeted you."

The system felt wronged, but it was also helpless.

After thinking for a long time, he finally said:

The abbot greeted me because he wanted to take care of you.

Zhou Wei scoffed, not believing it at all.

The old monk passed away without explaining anything clearly. Is this what they call taking care of oneself?

[Fine, I shouldn't have told you about his favor so early, but what can I do? You have such a bad temper. If I don't give it to you, you'll probably give me a hard time later.]

After the system finished speaking, Zhou Wei felt a slight itch in her ears.

She couldn't help but reach into her pocket, and even turned her head to the side, repeatedly patting her head.

The eldest princess asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, it just feels like there's something in my ear, like after swimming and water gets in my ear, it feels blocked."

The system then issues a reminder.

Stop taking pictures now, take pictures of the items later!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wei stopped what she was doing, cupped her face in her hands, her expression agitated, and her voice trembled.

"No way, no way? My goodness, the abbot wouldn't be so kind as to give me his livelihood? Am I dreaming? Oh dear, how could I possibly accept this? How could I even lift it?"

The system is truly speechless; if it had hands, it would have been facepalming and forcing a wry smile.

[Host, you're really daring! Do you think it's even possible?]

He didn't give you his means of livelihood, but rather a single hair, which can be used to save your life in a critical moment and can transform into an avatar of the abbot.

A life-saving hair?

Zhou Wei reached into her ear and twirled it around; sure enough, she felt something furry brush against her fingertips.

Although she was somewhat disappointed, she also knew how to be content.

Even a hair is a good thing.

I wonder what would happen if this tiny hair clone encountered the lost golden statue of the abbot.