Seized by the System

Elder Ancestor Bai took a deep breath. No matter what, he was finally out. Vigilante A had killed countless demons and devils, and though nobody had ever been able to get away from Vigilante A alive, he was now being let out alive, was he not?

He reached out and touched his hair, his hand settling on the golden fillet. He was not too concerned about it. After all, if this thing could be worn, it could be removed as well… There would always be a way to get rid of it.

He then turned towards Vigilante A and said, “Since you’ve let me out, I’ll help you this one time. There’s not a moment to lose. Let’s go.”

Vigilante A nodded, then put away Dragon Carp. With that, the duo made their way to board the Golden Train in order to leave the arcane realm.

Once seated on the Golden Train, Elder Ancestor Bai spoke softly, “I didn’t expect this arcane realm of yours to be this unique. Seems like one can only enter and exit through this train.”

“Is there any problem?” Vigilante A asked in reply.

“No, none at all. It’s good, very safe.” Elder Ancestor Bai had a strange expression written all over his face. It seemed to be a mixture of remorse and regret.

“This old fellow, always with this mysterious and enigmatic look on his face. Maybe I’ll find time to kill him one day, then everything can be resolved,” Sir System said resentfully.

“That’s true. I like being associated with fools, at least I don’t have to worry about being targeted,” Fang Ning agreed.

“Hmm, my Intuition is telling me that whatever you’re saying seems a bit strange,” Sir System noted gloomily.

“Well, you’re overthinking,” Fang Ning said as he quickly changed the topic, “However, this rat still has his value, so we shouldn’t kill him. As long as the Upper Realm is a threat, his life is still worth something. This is called playing one’s power against another.”

After that, the two of them sat together in silence as the train left the arcane realm, appearing on the broken tracks by the steel scraps plant in Qi City.

Elder Ancestor Bai got off the train and glanced around, taking in another deep breath.

“Hmm, there’s really not much Vitality. This concentration is just the same as it was before this place was reformed,” Elder Ancestor Bai said as he shook his head.

“This is all caused by that immortal from Upper Realm, the one Nie Yuan mentioned to you once,” Fang Ning responded softly.

“If the saint is not dead, the thief shall not stop. Hmmph, they’re the best at this, satisfying their personal needs by utilizing the public means,” Elder Ancestor Bai scoffed.

“Leave these useless words for later. Alright, how do you want to close the Space Passage? As far as I know, you people from the Upper Realm can just easily travel in and out however they please,” Fang Ning said in a confused tone.

“Haha, you know nothing. You people think that those people from the Upper Realm just randomly appear anywhere on Earth, but that’s not true…” Elder Ancestor Bai immediately stopped himself and shook his head. “Though, why must I tell you?”

“You’re really arrogant…” Fang Ning said softly, then lifted his finger.

“Ah! Stop that!” Elder Ancestor Bai immediately felt an excruciating pain in his head.

Not only that, the pain was indeed peculiar. It was as if he instantly returned to his human form and he had lost all his magic. His body felt weak and it seemed as if he was having a high fever, his body burning at 45 degrees. Most of all, the headache was really unbearable.

“Now you know why you have to be honest with me?” Fang Ning scorned.

“Damn it, you claim that you’re a hero, but aren’t you just merely bullying the weak now?” Elder Ancestor Bai exclaimed in pain as he clutched his head.

“There’s no chivalry when facing evil bastards like you,” Fang Ning replied confidently.

“Alright, I’ll talk.” Elder Ancestor Bai did not want to get the worst of this situation before his eyes, and so he willed in his heart that the first moment after finishing up this matter, his priority would not be to find a foundation but to get rid of this golden fillet.

“It’s really simple. When one comes down from the Upper Realm, one has to pass through the fixed Space Passage that only spreads out when it reaches your universe’s space. Something like this,” As Elder Ancestor Bai talked, his fingers moved around making marks that formed several images in the air.

Several large reddish tubes that were stretched to a certain extent soon turned into a myriad of thin pipes that wrapped around like a ball.

Fang Ning understood it at first glance. This was just like the blood circulatory system of the human’s body. The aorta that branched into a network of smaller arteries, and then the capillaries. These Space Passages were functioning with the same principles.

“As long we can go back to the past and block the aorta or perhaps modify the direction of the capillaries, we might be able to dismiss the purpose of our guests from the Upper Realm.” Elder Ancestor Bai was indeed not hiding anything anymore.

Fang Ning finally understood why the River God of the Sky River was pitted under the sea with all his magic lost, only relying on an anglerfish that was unaffected by the ocean’s depth to accumulate his Divine Power.

Elder Ancestor Bai was indeed not bad, even though Sir System could just kill it with one palm and torture him brutally.

However, he was undeniably specialized in his field. Being the first to come down, he certainly understood the Space Passage very well.

The first time he was captured was by Bodhisattva Spirit King, who locked the space and did not let him escape.

If it was not for him who entered the arcane realm in the Morality City, perhaps Sir System might still not be able to have the opportunity to suppress him.

Well, even a wise man made mistakes.

It was no wonder he had that expression when he found out earlier that one could only board the Golden Train to get in and out of the Morality City…

At the thought of it, Fang Ning came up with an idea.

He turned to Elder Ancestor Bai and said, “Wait a minute, let me go on Wechat for a bit.”

“Up to you, you’re the one who’s in a hurry anyway, not me,” Elder Ancestor Bai replied faintly.

Not long after, the air fluctuated and a young man appeared.

“Hehe, Brother Dragon, you called. Is there anything you need?” With one arm bent, Bodhisattva Spirit King bowed.

“Hey, Bodhisattva, no need to be so courteous. However, I do have some matters to discuss with you.” Fang Ning hurriedly returned the courtesy. He then said, “Bodhisattva, do you recognize this?”

“Hehe, the Greater Rat Demon Ancestor. Seems like you’ve escaped disaster and presumably, are turning over a new leaf. That’s something to be congratulated,” Bodhisattva nodded in return.

‘Turn over a new leaf? What was that?’ Elder Ancestor Bai remained a calm face as countless thoughts flowed through his mind.

He did not want to experience the pain of that golden fillet anymore. He finally understood why that wild and intractable Monkey Sun of the great mythology would fall in the hands of that feeble monk.

All in all, some pain was able to be resisted by the body’s will; some pain, however, would beat you up until you turn into a moral, then lay out the agony. Well, this golden fillet was that detestable.

Ignoring the old fellow, Fang Ning turned to Bodhisattva and said, “I want to close the Upper Realm passage. Bodhisattva, I’m wondering if you’ll help me?”

Bodhisattva Spirit responded with a slight smile. This situation would only benefit him, so there was no way he could refuse.

“That’s great. I’ve always had the intention but the time was never right. Now that Earth has accepted enough inheritors from the Upper Realm that’s sufficient for development, it’s finally the time to do it,” he smiled.

“Hmmph, Bodhisattva, you really do know how to blow your own horn. Let’s not talk about how you’re just a spiritual being descended to Earth, but why didn’t you dare to do this before? Aren’t you just afraid that your host would come and deal with you? You’re just terrified of being plotted against by those saints, but now with Vigilante A standing by you, you’re saying that the time has come. From this point, you’re clearly not as honest as me,” Elder Ancestor Bai shouted angrily.

He did not want to ridicule the other person, but it was too hard to just swallow down. These two were chiming together in perfect harmony, completely ignoring him.

Besides venting out his anger, he just wanted to drive a wedge between the two of them and create mischief.

“Hehe, a wise man knows he knows nothing, but a fool thinks he knows all. I’ve always been straightforward with my actions. As for your first and second points, they’re merely false information. When one does a Persona Partition, the body and spirit come together as one, regardless of each other. A saint is selfless, and that is why all his personal ends are fulfilled. You’re just measuring my stature by your own,” Bodhisattva Spirit King said as he shook his head.

“Alright, both of you, stop quarreling. We should get down to work,” Fang Ning said.

He did not care much about anything else. He only knew that he just wished for a stable life, and no matter how the Upper Realm changed, the lesser the better.