Villain : After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse

Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Turning Passivity into Activeness, Controlling Inner Voices!

“To think it’s a Dao Fruit!” Jiang Chen was utterly shocked.

Although Dao Fruits have their drawbacks, such as only allowing one to be fixed at the True Immortal realm without further advancement unless a Dao Fruit of a higher principle or the same principle but a higher level is found.

Otherwise, one would be stuck at the True Immortal realm for life. This is a terrifying drawback for those seeking the supreme realm and something that those supreme geniuses would never accept.

However, for ordinary people, this Dao Fruit is indeed the best treasure.

Without saying anything else, just by throwing out the Dao Fruit and announcing its effects to the world, it would surely cause an uproar among various forces, leading to the most brutal war ever seen.

Immortal forces, forbidden zones, and ancient imperial clans would all emerge in pursuit, including old monsters sealed within divine sources.

For most, becoming an Emperor is the highest pursuit in their lifetime.

Once it’s known that it’s possible to step into the True Immortal realm, countless people would go mad. This is inevitable.

“The Dao Fruit is not much use to me; it cannot be refined. But, it can serve as one of my trump cards!”

With the system, as long as he keeps slacking off, he will eventually step into and even surpass the True Immortal realm. Thus, he has no need to cut off his future prospects by refining the Dao Fruit.

However, he could use some of the power within the Dao Fruit without facing any drawbacks. This could be considered one of Jiang Chen’s trump cards.

“It seems Du Guyun and Du Guxiong have already met. Du Guyun has obtained the Immortal Devouring Technique!”

Upon obtaining the Dao Fruit, Jiang Chen immediately thought of the biggest variable for Du Guyun in the original story – obtaining the Immortal Devouring Technique, which allowed him to soar to great heights rapidly.

Jiang Chen had no intention of interfering with this plotline. However, he did not expect such a terrifying reward from this plotline, which was beyond his expectations.

“Du Guyun, oh Du Guyun!” Jiang Chen chuckled inwardly. He really had to thank this guy.

“The Immortal Devouring Technique?” Upon hearing this name, Qin Yao and Yan Ruyu were shocked, especially Qin Yao, who was incredibly stunned.

Although the name was unfamiliar to her, or rather, to the disciples of major forces, this powerful technique was well known.

All major forces would often inform their disciples about powerful secret techniques, with the Immortal Devouring Technique being one of the foremost. Naturally, they were aware of it.

However, they did not expect the Immortal Devouring Technique to appear and be obtained by Du Guyun. It had been tens of thousands of years since the Immortal Devouring Technique had appeared.

Had it not been for the major forces constantly spreading the word about it, they might have forgotten about it.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Chen noticed the strange expressions on both of their faces, seemingly shocked by something he said internally, a reaction he had seen several times, especially when the heroines’ expressions changed in response to his inner thoughts.

“It’s nothing, just thinking about something scary!” Qin Yao said cheerfully.

“Nothing!” Yan Ruyu blinked, secretly thinking they couldn’t let Jiang Chen realize they could hear his inner voice.

“If it’s nothing, then let’s head back. It’s time to take Qin Yao back to the Great Qin Dynasty,” Jiang Chen said, his gaze flickering.

…

Then, Jiang Chen successfully sent Qin Yao back to the Great Qin Dynasty and returned to the Primordial Holy Land with Yan Ruyu.

However, he didn’t stay in the Primordial Holy Land but found a room designated for cultivation within the Holy Land, where the spiritual Qi was dense and undisturbed.

He did this because he wanted to verify something due to the changes in their reactions, which made Jiang Chen think of something. When he first transmigrated and talked to Ye Qingcheng, her expressions were strange, mixed with grievance and anger, as if she heard someone cursing her.

Similarly, when he first met Yan Ruyu and hid his aura, Yan Ruyu recognized him immediately and, unlike her shy character in the original story, followed him directly.

Jiang Chen was extremely puzzled by this.

Furthermore, the changes in Qin Yao’s expressions along the way made Jiang Chen feel even more strange.

Whether it was Ye Qingcheng, Yan Ruyu, or even Qin Yao, all their behaviors seemed odd.

Especially Yan Ruyu, given that Jiang Chen had concealed his aura back then, not to mention Yan Ruyu at that time, even a Saint would not have been able to recognize him.

“Their changes in expressions, it’s as if they could hear my thoughts! And it seems that only the heroines can?”

Jiang Chen’s gaze deepened, and he suddenly thought of many things. Especially not long ago when he was plotting against Du Guxiong and his son, and silently reciting the Immortal Devouring Technique, the changes in their expressions were extremely weird. It was as if they had heard his thoughts!

Regarding this, after returning to the Primordial Holy Land, Jiang Chen’s first action was to come here. It was to prevent them from hearing his thoughts and also to eliminate this issue.

“System, can my thoughts actually be heard by others?” Jiang Chen silently mused.

He was just trying his luck. These things were just speculations, and he couldn’t verify them for now. But given the system’s capabilities, there might be a solution.

“Indeed!” The system responded quickly; “Because the host is not from this world, a restriction set by the Heavenly Dao applies, which is something every transmigrator faces.”

“Each restriction is different, and the host’s restriction is having your thoughts heard by others. However, due to the suppression by the system’s power, only the heroines can hear them!”

Jiang Chen tensed up inside. ‘Damn, so they really could hear it. That means when he was inwardly cursing Ye Qingcheng and Qin Yao, both of them could hear it.’

Having one’s inner thoughts overheard, especially by the very person being criticized, was an embarrassing ordeal for Jiang Chen, feeling as if he had faced social death.

No wonder Ye Qingcheng had distanced herself from Du Guyun, or rather, had never been involved with him in the first place. It turns out it was because she knew about Jiang Chen’s comments on how Du Guyun’s initial act of heroism was orchestrated by himself.

This explains why Ye Qingcheng despised Du Guyun. Jiang Chen would feel the same if he were in her shoes, which also sheds light on why Ye Qingcheng had previously approached him with inquiries about Du Guyun’s father.

At that time, he had wondered why Ye Qingcheng would ask about such matters, considering if it was due to Ancient Demon’s involvement. Turns out, he was the root cause of it all!