Standing atop the summit, battered by fire and ice, the Truth Seeker twirled like a runway model, swiftly erasing all traces of havoc from the mountaintop.

It was only then that the audience in the live stream realized the Truth Seeker hadn't sustained a single injury. Her clothing remained as white as new, devoid of any dust or stains. Even under the frosty air and sunlight on the summit, she appeared even more radiant.

"I want that outfit on my desk in five minutes!"

"Oh no, feeling tempted to spend!"

"18-year-old little sister taking COS Truth Seeker jobs. Yuntai City area 2,000, no other places, not into bizarre stuff. Adept in various arts, interested parties please add WeChat 18XXXX..."

The Truth Seeker turned her head toward the direction of the live stream, blinked her eyes, and smiled gently.

"As the Immortal Venerate commands."

"Mom, this big sister is electrifying me!"

"I've decided, I want to challenge the ten-thousand-meter Mount Hyjal, to meet the goddess on the summit!"

"I want to make big bucks and fly there in a helicopter!"

Perhaps due to the 'diligence' effect still active, the live stream was flooded with messages swearing to challenge Mount Hyjal. The Truth Seeker's unmatched poise, and that glacier-melting smile, instantly had countless men and women falling in love.

Compared to the lethal allure of the Nine-Tailed Fox, the fleeting beauty of the Truth Seeker was equally heart-stopping.

Dong Chengling subtly tilted her head to glance at Ren Suo, realizing he wasn't even focusing on the screen, his gaze drifting aimlessly. When he noticed her movement, he met her eyes and asked, "What's up?"

"It's nothing." Dong Chengling turned her head back to the screen.

Ren Suo was puzzled, but he caught the slightly joyful resonance in Dong Chengling's response: "Very well."

What's very well? What does that mean?

Although unsure, Ren Suo took the pleased tone for good and didn't delve further.

He glanced at the live stream, where walls of confessions kept scrolling, and scoffed disdainfully inside: Your goddess, if I wished, she would be in my house, wearing clothes I bought! Well, that was pretty much it.

The Truth Seeker looked toward the sun, stepped lightly, and her perfect figure leaped off the summit again, vanishing into the mountain wind and sunlight.

The scene returned to the chamber of fate. Suspended in mid-air, the card 'Carefree Freedom' slowly dissolved into an illusion.

The cloaked girl with blue hair softly said, "Only through relentless perseverance, enduring to the very last moment, can one shatter stubborn laziness."

In the Truth Seeker's recent battle, the giant fish had only one attack mode: leap and flip. However, its range was vast, making it almost impossible to dodge; it had to be faced head-on. Moreover, its recovery speed was so rapid that after more than ten minutes of fighting, it still seemed at full health, enough to utterly dishearten any combatant.

Unlike other Sources of Disaster that weaken with each hit, the Source of Disaster, Sloth, remained in peak condition until the very last moment, seemingly indestructible.

If it had been Ren Suo fighting, even if the corresponding Source of Sloth was much weaker, he would have quickly become disheartened at not being able to defeat it, showing vulnerabilities.

Facing such a shameless enemy with zero positive feedback during the fight would easily wear down anyone's fighting spirit.

And this was the transformation of laziness—unless you completely overcome it, even if you deplete it by 90% of its health, if it finds an opportunity to retaliate, you're still doomed.

All the positive feedback culminated in the last strike—when you thoroughly conquer laziness, become diligent, punctual, free of procrastination, awaken before your alarm does, you can then relish the joy of victory.

The cloaked girl with blue hair gently waved her hand, but unlike before, only one card appeared in the air, whereas there were usually three Prophecy of Catastrophe cards.

The card's name was 'Era of Observation.'

The card depicted a throne facing away from the viewer. It was unknown if anyone sat upon it, as its nearly two-meter-high back obscured the view.

In front of the throne was a continuously changing world: sometimes it was a Transcendent fighting, sometimes Transcendents battling fantasy creatures, sometimes Transcendents fighting zombies, and at times, Transcendent Giants fighting monsters…

The background of the scene gradually darkened, as if the sky had turned black. Civilization had crumbled into ruins through the ages, and living beings became scarce, with human figures no longer appearing.

The throne alone remained throughout the endless years, covered in vines and weathered, its front always facing the world.

Eventually, the screen grew dimmer and completely blackened, and this card disintegrated into dust, blown into the candle flame by the wind.

"...a destiny cultivated with all our might, though not perfect, is enough to be proud of."

After stating a profound truth, the cloaked girl with blue hair solemnly declared the end of the game,

"Possessing mysterious and formidable power, but forever wandering leisurely in the sky, the downfall of the Kun of Pleasure announces the fall of the Source of Disaster, Lord of Sloth.

All the nurtured power has been released; the future known as Sloth has been altered."

At this point, there were no cards left on the wooden table. The cloaked girl with blue hair did not summon any new cards, but spread her hands and spoke in a slightly joyful tone, "Congratulations Immortal Venerate, the five destinies pointing toward a destructive future have vanished. Everything is as the Immortal Venerate wishes."

She smiled gently, "I look forward to our next cooperation. However, next time, it may involve writing the history of the world."

The scene was gradually covered in fog and finally returned to darkness. It was not until the live stream popped up 'Live Stream Paused' that the viewers were sure that the broadcast had completely ended.

Moreover, three seconds later, no new comments or bullet chats appeared in the live stream. Ren Suo refreshed the page and found that the live stream room named "Destiny," started by Ren Naiser, had vanished directly.

Theoretically, as long as it is not banned by the official authorities, a live stream room should not disappear. Even if there is no live stream, viewers could still chat via bullet chats or watch previous streams.

However, the live stream had been started by Ren Naiser. If he wished, it wouldn't be surprising to even shut down the entire website, let alone just his own live stream.

"It seems there will be no more live streams tomorrow," Dong Chengling said, feeling slightly regretful.

The final conversation between the Supreme Supreme and the mysterious blue-haired girl, as well as the disappearance of the live stream room, clearly indicated one thing—today was the last show.

"Can't we watch Big Sister traveling around anymore?" Little Jiu also felt a bit regretful.

She had not missed a single live stream these past few days, diligently staying at home and watching all the broadcasts, even re-watching some—for her, watching the live streams not only allowed her to cultivate but also provided excellent entertainment by watching the Disaster Girl travel the world unbeaten.

Unlike their regret over the end of the live stream, Ren Suo was now thinking about the end-of-game mission evaluation and the rewards he could obtain from completing the special side mission "Surpass Fate." He asked, "Cheng Ling, what shall we eat for lunch today?"

Dong Chengling tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and replied, "How about braised prawns today?"

"In that case, we need to go shopping early. There isn't much seafood in the campus supermarket; if we go late, we may only be able to buy small shrimp."

"Hmm." Dong Chengling called out to Little Jiu, "Little Jiu, do you want to stay here?"

The reason they suddenly came to watch the live stream was that Little Jiu, after seeing the Handsome Monkey King appear, suddenly wanted to find Ren Suo. Little Jiu's eyes lit up and she immediately clapped her hands, saying, "Yes, yes!"

Of course, Ren Suo would not give Little Jiu such a chance, immediately saying, "Little Jiu, you just promised to stay home all day and finish all your holiday homework, and no playing with your phone if you don't finish!"

Little Jiu gave an 'AH,' stared blankly at Ren Suo, then suddenly knocked on her head, closed one eye, and flashed a cute silly smile, "Did Little Jiu say that?"

It seemed the 'diligence' buff from the live stream was starting to fade; Little Jiu now regretted the commitments she had passionately made earlier.

However, her attempt to charm her way out was useless against both Ren Suo and Dong Chengling, so she could only wail pitifully, crying "If Only as First Met" as Dong Chengling pulled her by the small hand and led her away.

The Little Nine-Tailed Fox of course wished for "If Only as First Met," as her initial charm was most effective. At that point, everyone's resistance to her allure was at its lowest. Yet as they got to know her better, their resistance gradually increased, making it impossible for her to influence their minds anymore.

Of course, this 'everyone' was limited to cultivators they interacted with day in and day out; ordinary classmates and teachers would only think that today's Ren Xiaojiu seemed even more beautiful and lovable than yesterday's!

...

Dong Chengling took away Little Jiu's phone, picked up her homework sheets, glanced over them, estimated the difficulty, mentally calculated her speed, and pointed to a question on page four, "You need to be here before I get back."

Parents aren't scary—what's scary is a parent who understands the homework even better than you do and even knows how fast you can do it.

Seeing that she couldn't slack off, and that even daydreaming was impossible, Little Jiu reluctantly agreed with a sigh and picked up her mechanical pencil to start working on the papers.

Dong Chengling thus left home for the supermarket with peace of mind. As she was walking, Qiao Muyi called. Dong Chengling answered, "Xiao Qiao, what's up?"

Qiao Muyi had official business this time, and her tone was very solemn, "Miss Dong Chengling, the Great Wall of Mysterious Country extends an invitation to you, hoping you will become an official warrior of the Great Wall of Sky Capital. Benefits include but are not limited to providing high-tier restricted spells, high-tier cultivation techniques, and a super spiritual energy aggregation device; work hours are flexible, ensuring over 300 hours of free cultivation time each month..."

"I'm deeply honored, but I refuse."

Qiao Muyi didn't seem surprised, switching to her usual cheerful tone, "I knew it... Although you seem indifferent to everything, you like having a stable little home, doing the same things every day, not liking adventures and thrills, just wanting to be the Shilipo Sword Deity, the Novice Village supreme, right?"

"Of course, your biggest reason for refusal is because the Great Wall's base is in Sky Capital, not in Lianjiang, right?"

Dong Chengling didn't reply, but countered, "Wasn't it said that the minimum requirement for the Great Wall was the fourth transformation? I haven't reached it yet."

"For cultivators with especially outstanding awakened spells, the standards can be slightly lowered. How could the Great Wall be so pedantic?" Qiao Muyi laughed. "Of course, that's just for you. Anyone else really does need to reach the fourth transformation before they get invited."

"Still, it's not just any fourth-stage cultivator who will receive an invitation. The Great Wall also looks at strength." Qiao Muyi couldn't help expressing, "Cheng Ling, won't you really consider it?"

"This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Right now, whatever benefits there are on the side of the Capital Spiritual Energy Research Institute, the Great Wall enjoys priority, unless it's mass-produced. Otherwise, it wouldn't be our turn in the countermeasures system."

"Not to mention the benefits of the Great Wall, which means all spiritual energy research results in Mysterious Country would be open to you, all powerful sealed spells would be at your fingertips, and the subsequent techniques of the 'Mysterious Sovereign's Secret Records' are a standard inclusion."

"You've also seen those three fourth-stage cultivators. Besides their high cultivation, they've mastered powerful spells and even carry spiritual energy amplification props collected by Mysterious Country."

"If you seize this opportunity, you might just leap through the dragon's gate, making your future cultivation journey smooth sailing…"

Qiao Muyi gradually fell silent. She realized Dong Chengling had stopped responding midway through her speech; only the bustling noise of the supermarket came from the other end.

Once she stopped talking, Dong Chengling, who was examining ingredients, finally responded, "I understand everything you're saying, and those things are all very good."

"But the Great Wall is different from a college teacher. Ultimately, the Great Wall involves missions, and my abilities are very suited for being outdoors."

"If I accept the invitation, I would likely need to go on frequent missions. Then, my cultivation environment might not be as good as it is here at the academy."

"After all, working outside, frequently moving around, significantly affects one's state of mind."

"And you know my nature; I don't like to talk, and I find it hard to open up to others."

"Now, I've finally found friends here to dine and chat with. Changing environments might force me back to my previous state of loneliness."

"However, these are all just conjectures and excuses."

Dong Chengling suddenly shifted her tone, speaking with a hint of reflection, "I have also changed."

"The old me would have flatly refused... Of course, if it were the old me, I definitely would have accepted this invitation."

Qiao Muyi paused for a moment before asking, "Is it because of him?"

"Hmm? Not entirely." As Dong Chengling reached the seafood market, she waved at the vendor to pack some shrimp and replied, "I didn't understand before, but now I do. I know what I really need."

"Aren't you striving to cultivate hard and reach the summit?" Qiao Muyi, who had become close friends with Dong Chengling, naturally knew Dong Chengling's goal. "Then you need more resources."

"Those are just external things." Dong Chengling moved to the meat and vegetable market, casually saying, "Props are useless to me; I do not like fighting and do not need props to enhance me. Spells are useless to me; I have not yet thoroughly studied my own awakened spell, and studying other high-tier spells is counterproductive. I only need one or two defensive and attack spells at most. As for cultivation material, if I wanted, I could still obtain it from the countermeasures system; the super spiritual energy aggregation facility is indeed good, but it's still not enough to make me give up everything here."

Dong Chengling, eyeing the glossy roasted meat, gestured with her fingers to the vendor, asking for the char siu, and said, "What I really need is peace of mind."

"The life I live every day now makes me feel calm, happy, and comfortable. My cultivation speed hasn't slowed because of this; it's actually getting faster."

"And this is because of the academy, because of you all, because of Ren Suo and Little Jiu; these are things the Great Wall cannot give me."

Knowing she couldn't sway Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi scoffed slightly and said, "You're cultivating so quickly, the gap between Ren Suo and you will just keep growing. He might end up feeling inferior…"

Dong Chengling replied, "Xiao Qiao, a person as incredibly diligent and positive as Ren Suo, even if there is a gap, he will only strive harder to catch up; he won't feel inferior."

Qiao Muyi: "???"

Qiao Muyi: "I know he seemed to have a few days of diligent cultivation before, just those few days, and then he became lazy, right? How can descriptors like 'incredibly diligent and positive' ever apply to him?"

Dong Chengling: "You watched the Fate Live Broadcast just now, right? Little Jiu and I were watching it at Ren Suo's house. During the battle between the Truth Seeker and the Source of Disaster, Sloth, Ren Suo didn't let laziness dominate him for even a second."

Qiao Muyi: "Really!?"

She was truly shocked. While she had been watching the live broadcast in the office, she had been dominated by laziness for four or five seconds—she was actually a very lazy person, with most of her work delegated to subordinates.

She had thought that Ren Suo would need the Truth Seeker to take action before he could recover, but it turned out he wasn't affected even for a second?

However, this was Dong Chengling speaking, and although there might be some embellishment, it was basically true; she couldn't help but believe it.

Dong Chengling affirmed confidently, "Yes, and later when the positive emotions were being released, both Little Jiu and I got a bit carried away, but Ren Suo remained calm, not impulsive at all. It shows that he can fully control his emotions now, his heart as unshakable as a rock!"

Even after hanging up the phone, Qiao Muyi still wore a look of disbelief. She recalled seriously that she was indeed talking to Dong Chengling about Ren Suo, not about an Ascetic Star Person.

Could it be that Ren Suo has become so lazy that laziness can no longer affect him, nor can diligence inspire him? This thought crossed Qiao Muyi's mind, but it quickly dissipated—such a ridiculous thing couldn't possibly be true. If that were the case, wouldn't Ren Suo be the true Lord of Sloth? Impossible, he is more like the Master of Foolishness.

Still, Qiao Muyi didn't quite believe the idea that 'Ren Suo was inherently diligent.' So, she opened the social network on her phone, wrote a sarcastic post, and specifically tagged Ren Suo…

「——————————」

「Inside the small cabin.」

The flickering candlelight illuminated the figure of the cloaked girl with blue hair.

There were no cards on the wooden table at this time, but there was an image of Earth, resembling a holograph.

This image of Earth was very realistic, complete with atmospheric cover, detailed mountains, and even the ocean waves were visibly clear.

At this moment, the cloaked girl with blue hair had already taken off her hood, but since no one was there to see, no one knew what she looked like. However, based on the bullet comments and Ren Suo's estimation, she was most likely a beautiful girl.

She slowly raised her right hand, touching her sky-blue hair.

"The pride of the sky."

She lowered her right hand, placing it on her chest hidden under her clothes, which was actually quite plump.

"The sloth of the summit."

Her hand continued downward, following the flatness of her abdomen.

"The violence of the plains."

Then her hand moved further down, but since that was below the domain of the wooden table, no one could see.

"The despair of the rift valley."

"The fear of the Abyssal Sea."

Finally, she gently exhaled, "Thank you, Supreme Supreme."

"From now on, please cherish me..."

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