[Chapter 164 Comnts]
[TheTavius08: Which of these are fruit and which are veggies smarty-pants? Eggplant,Peppers,Corn, Avocado and Cucumber]
[Adam_Balch_7324: Tomatoes may be technically a fruit but you wouldn't put it in a fruit salad would you? So I think that is only really relevant semantically]
[Random Passing Comnts]
[KidAnnihilation (162): I was just playing around last ti haha sorry.Let tell you Mia.You never fail until you stop trying,are you gonna stop trying?:)]
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Northwest of the city stood a giant monunt. The monunt was a simple pillar—not big, but not small either. If people started entering this montum, it would only be able to contain about a thousand people at once on all its floors.
However, the reason for this monunt to be so important was not because of its size but because of its function.
The cultivators from various influences had been camping outside, studying the monunt. They had seen a lot of weird patterns on the monunt, but they had yet to make a breakthrough.
These patterns first appeared last month. Back then, it sent a wave of essence across the land. The energy was so powerful that the trees around this monunt either fell down or bent to the ground.
And just like a month ago, the monunt sent another wave of energy. It started with the patterns blinking for a few minutes before releasing powerful energy in all directions.
*Ding!*
A high-pitched sound echoed as the torrent of energy blew away all the people around the tower.
"Aaaaahhhh!" The people were shocked, not knowing what happened. However, one thing was clear. It was a sign.
The ground trembled and the monunt vibrated.
And this wave of energy was instantly felt by every single person inside the Flowing Water City, including Theo.
"!!!" Theo didn't bother to look while Mia tried to follow the direction of the energy. "Dad!"
"Yeah. The burst is extraordinary." Theo couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows.
"Like what you could do in our original world?"
"My power ca from the world itself, so the energy could be even bigger. But normally, the energy in my body is not at this level." Theo shook his head.
"But your power could still create multiple floating islands." Mia rolled her eyes, believing that this energy couldn't achieve that level.
"As I said, it's a different type of energy. Anyway, we should follow the energy. It seems that it's going to open soon." Theo stood up.
"OK." Mia agreed without hesitation.
While walking, Theo showed the comnts to Mia. "This is for today… I an, this chapter."
Mia read the comnts for a bit, but soon, her expression was distorted. "I have peppers, avocados, and cucumbers, so I will consider them as fruits. Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
"Ugh. You have a backer now. No, if I admit that tomatoes are fruits, I'm going to be forced to eat other vegetables. No…" Mia gritted her teeth.
Theo couldn't help but chuckle. "You are still arguing about the sa thing? All of you are kinda… cute, you know."
Theo didn't really care about the argunts, but because he was looking from a bystander's perspective, he felt amused. "Either way, for the last comnt, I'm not pressuring you or anything. I just need to make sure that everyone knows that while you have the power to leave a comnt and even influence the story, it doesn't an that you can put everything there."
When they left the inn, they could see a lot of people running toward the monunt.
"It seems that this tomb is about to open. I guess we should speed up a bit," Theo said while observing everyone around them.
Mia nodded as both of them began to run. They were matching their speed with the others. Mia had yet to realize that the reason Theo did this was to make them look normal and not stand out.
He only said two facts and didn't an that the two were cause and effect.
As soon as they reached the monunt, they could find the patterns on the monunt flickering as, bit by bit, they disappeared.
"Dad. That looks like a tir." Mia pointed at the monunt.
"Yeah." Theo's focus was not on the monunt, but on the people around them. There were about three thousand people around them from various places. So stood out more than the others. He could even feel a lot of strong people, whose essence was higher than his.
With this many people, problems were bound to follow. So, he knew that there would be a bloodbath after this. In fact, he might have to kill so people in this place.
Nonetheless, he had three objectives for exploring this tomb. First, he wanted to fulfill his promise to Mia. Then, he wanted to get so items that might be useful for him and probably either sell or give away the rest. Last but not least, he wanted to learn this so-called Dao.
He had to know whether the Dao of Illusion or the Dao of Reality were among the options. After all, his ability revolved around it. If he couldn't find either of them, he had to find another Dao that was related to them.
So of the elite disciples actually gathered right before the monunt to negotiate. And Yue Yi was among them.
It seed that these disciples ca from a sect equal to the Snow Blossom Sect. He could see six different uniforms, which he made sure to rember to avoid any unnecessary clashes.
Theo also noticed that people kept singing praises for these disciples. It reminded him of the praise he heard when he was young. But at that ti, he was hunted down by so of the strongest people and families in the world, so he didn't really bother with their praise.
Then again, Theo's focus shifted to the monunt. He felt sothing different from the monunt as more patterns disappeared.
'The owner of the tomb was supposed to be the Fist Emperor, right? But did this Fist Emperor have this kind of power? Ehm, I couldn't describe it, but it was a power that I had encountered in the past." Theo tried to recall the power that gave him a bit of a familiar feeling. 'What power is this again? Wind? Strength? Elent?'
"What's wrong, Dad?" Mia noticed that her father kept gazing at the monunt.
Theo whispered, "The exploration this ti seems to be more extraordinary than I imagine. The owner of the tomb is not the one who creates it."
"Does that an it's not a single tomb? I don't think I've read sothing like that… The tombs in those stories were mostly created by their owners."
"I'm not sure. In any case, I want us to be careful." Theo warned. "The author must be planning sothing."
When Theo ntioned the author, she couldn't help but nod her head. If it was really the author, then he could really create anything as long as the reasoning fit. "I understand."
"Hey, it's opening."
"What is that?"
The people's confusion began to resonate as a black vortex appeared in front of the monunt.
"That's…" Theo sucked a cold breath. He had seen this in the past.
"Do you know anything, Dad?" Mia asked in a low voice.
"Yeah. Although its appearance is obvious, it's a portal. It seems that the monunt is the sa as the structure that I've created in the past." Theo frowned. "It's to connect this place to a certain realm. In fact, our original world was divided into two realms. Because of the apocalypse, the connection between two realms was gone.
"I rebuilt the structure that connected the two realms with the help of a Space Elent Expert. And from the looks of it, this monunt is the sa. The target doesn't seem to be another realm, instead…"
Theo examined the vortex. "Sowhere in this world. I don't know how this person set it up, but it's clear that we will be teleported to another place. So, get ready for combat as soon as we arrive."
Mia nodded furiously. She wasn't aware of what happened in their original world, but she had heard about her father's story about going to another world. In fact, the power that linked their original world and this world was built through a similar thod, except for the lack of a space elent.
"They're going in!"
"We can't lose. We have to enter as well."
"Don't let those disciples from the big sects get everything."
"Go!"
"Chase after them."
The people began to flock to the portal, not wanting to be bested by the people around them.
Theo and Mia were among the last people to enter the portal. Even though Theo wanted to follow the crowd, he was a bit hesitant due to the power infused in that monunt.
There were also a few people who hadn't entered the portal. So of them seed to co from a big sect as their elders whispered sothing to them. However, so of them didn't appear to be affiliated with other sects.
Now that the entrance was clear, Theo grabbed Mia's hand and nodded his head, signaling that they should enter.
Although this caused people who hadn't or didn't enter to look at them, it was better to approach this tomb carefully, especially with the fact that the author could manipulate the tomb as much as he wanted.
When Theo approached the vortex, he noticed sothing from within. "The portal doesn't seem to be stable."
"Unstable? What do you an by unstable?" Mia asked.
"…" Theo frowned. "It will take too long to explain here and we'll end up grabbing these people's attention more than necessary. So, I'll keep it short. This unstable portal ans that we might get separated after entering it."
"!!!" Mia gasped. She didn't think about this trope. When she thought about this trope, she realized that the author actually wanted to separate them.
She could think of several goals, but they were mostly to anger her father. After all, the mont there was a big distance between them, Mia's disguise would be undone.
Mia's real figure, which didn't look native, would pique people's interest.
They had three options. First of all, they could enter the portal without caring about this and just fight whatever the author threw at them. Secondly, one of them stayed behind, but either way, it would be troubleso to leave each other's side. Last but not least, they didn't enter at all. Unfortunately, the third option was not possible since it would disappoint the readers. The second option was also too foolish, making Theo not look realistic at all and creating a new plot hole.
Hence, there was only one option they could take. The author had been making Theo's character consistent, so Theo was forced to choose the first option.
'Kh. As expected of the author, I guess... If he can't force like this, there's no way he will write this novel.' Theo clicked his tongue. There was no other choice but to fall into the author's trap.
Still, it wouldn't be like Theo if he didn't think of a quick plan. He whispered to Mia. "Since we're going to be separated, I have two instructions for you."
Theo told her about what she should do once she entered. It seed that Theo knew that the author couldn't reveal this secret so that he could use it as plot armor in an ergency.
Mia nodded a few tis while listening to her dad's words. She also noticed that the people were staring at them because they had been acting as if they knew the secret about the vortex.
With these two instructions, Theo finally said, "Let's enter."
Mia nodded with a serious expression as both of them jumped into the portal.
As he expected, Mia wasn't on his side the mont he reached the other side. From the looks of it, he had been transferred to a grassy plain with a single hill on his right. There didn't seem to be anything extraordinary that could be used as a trademark.
"I hope that the readers can help locate my daughter…" Theo didn't realize at that ti that the author had placed this request at the end of the chapter so that he couldn't take advantage of the readers' omniscient point of view to know about his daughter's condition, like when Mia was kidnapped. Theo raised his hand and summoned his spirit. "And I hope that I have luck with my weapon today."
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