Published at 15th of October 2026 8:39 am

Chapter 1981: Innder & Outer Systems

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"What kind of authority did they give Lady Ai?" Wang Wei asked while lying on the floor, butt naked, with his favorite person in the world tucked neatly in his arms.

"What do you mean?" Wu Hong replied.

"Well, now, she’s technically a citizen of the primordial timeline. Does that mean she can access the Dao Transcending Road?"

"I don’t know. We asked that question, and Shan Kang immediately began to dodge our question better than Battle Maniac could ever."

"That’s odd. If the answer was a no, he could have just said so."

"I thought so too, but when I tried to get a straight answer, he started rambling about rules, regulations, and how the Central Court was still perfecting its system."

"Sounds like a bureaucrat, and the worst kind."

"Aren’t all bureaucrats terrible?"

"True," Wang Wei nodded. "Anyway, I don’t like the presence of this Central Court; I smell trouble coming."

"Same. And I’m afraid your prediction on how bad the Transcendent Age will be might be true; the court might be the first sign."

Wang Wei groaned. A world of rules and laws is truly a nightmare for someone like him who pursues absolute freedom. "Why do you think they didn’t stop me?"

"Your group was a hot potato. So many Grand Dao Saints and Tribunal Saints were awaiting your return. If they stopped, I have no doubt these people would use this excuse to test out the Central Court."

"So, Grand Dao avoided the edge of these powerhouses? How typical," Wang Wei sneered.

"She might avoid their edge, but she won’t do the same to us."

"You think they’ll still come after me?" Besides Wangchen and Chenli, Wang Wei had also brought a small number of mortals from the worlds that created the Heaven and Earth Origin Cycle Array.

"Most definitely."

"Um."

"What bad thing are you thinking?"

"I kind of want to know what will happen if I resist — if I don’t pay the entry fee."

"Now is not the time to be testing Grand Dao’s bottom line — especially after what you did in the Chaos Origin Realm. So, stay low and prepare for sanctification."

"I’m just entertaining the idea; I would never execute it," Wang Wei replied. Anyway, with how arrogant cultivators are, it’s only a matter of time before someone clashes with the Central Court, and Wang Wei will know by then what kind of power he’s dealing with.

"So, what’s next? Are you going to another timeline to condense the Immemorial Emperor achievement?"

"No."

"Did you think of a better approach?"

"I decided not to do it at all," Wu Hong replied.

"Why not?"

"All Saint Paths are unique, and after reflecting on my fight with Gu Chang’an, I realized I’ve been copying your path for a while. And that’s not a good thing."

"You may have a point," Wang Wei said, nodding. From the mortal Emperor Achievement, the Thirteen Transcendent Foundation, the Perfect Foundation, and the Heavenly Emperor Existing Method, Wu Hong has indeed been following or imitating his footsteps for a while, which may be detrimental to her Saint Path.

"What about you? What’s your next step?"

"I want to enter the Quasi-Saint Realm as soon as possible. And I think we can combine our knowledge to perfect your Microsystem."

"I was thinking the same. My method of condensing the Perfect Soul is not nearly as good as your Soul Ancestor Method," Wu Hong said while drawing runes with her finger on his chest. "But don’t you mind?"

"Mind what?"

"The destiny of the Quasi-Saint Realm."

"Not at all." Wang Wei waved his hand. Was he peeved that Grand Dao played him by allowing him to think the destiny belonged to him or Lin Fan, when in fact they existed solely to supplement the true owner? Yes. But ultimately, the true owner was his wife, and he couldn’t be happier.

"In fact, even if it belonged to me, I was already planning on offering it to you."

"You were?"

"I was worried you wouldn’t have enough Unique Achievements for the Otherworldly Foundation."

"How sweet." Wu Hong kissed him on the cheek before gently caressing his beautiful face.

"I am, aren’t I? Almost as sweet as cake."

"Even sweeter." Wang Wei giggled.

"And it’s not like there is no hope at all," Wu Hong continued. "You could still build the True Power Dao Realm’s Quasi-Saint Realm."

"I was just about to bring that up." The Ancestral Fiendgod Realm is the equivalent of a Primal —albeit more powerful. Well, at least, to Wang Wei, it was.

"Do you already have an idea of how to?"

"Yes. I was inspired by your microsystem — terrible name, by the way. Ouch." Wang Wei resisted the urge to curse. Why does this woman’s pinch hurt so much?

"The brilliance of your method is that it perfectly explains the path of transcendence. The Chaos Universe is a Macrosystem created by Grand Dao, and all sentient life is a microsystem within the larger macro. Cultivation, or transcendence, is the path of the microsystem raising its essence until it can become an independent macrosystem that can first operate without Grand Dao’s macrosystem before completely separating from it.

"So, I can build a Microsystem for the flesh that allows the [Primordial Gate] to acquire some of the characteristics of "independence" from Grand Dao’s macrosystems."

"I understand your vision, but you’re speaking too broadly. How exactly are you going to build this Essence Microsystem?"

"Seriously, how attached are you to the names?"

"Fine, what name did you think of?"

"I have a few. How about the Inner Dao System for the micro, and the Outer Dao System for the macro? Or we can use Inner and Outer Dao Design? No? How about Inner and Outer Dao Order?"

"I understand the Inner part, but why use Outer for the macro system? It seems out of place."

"Well, the ultimate purpose of the system is to create a Dao Source or Dao Quintessence, right? But a complete source is the same thing as a Grand Construct — an external existence controlled by an entity that can grant access to others: an outer system. If you want, we can replace Outer with External, but I feel Outer matches way better with inner."

Wu Hong nodded. "I see."

"So? What do you think?"

"I’ll think about it."

"That’s all I ask for. Anyway, where was I?"

"Essence Microsystem."

"Yes. While I was studying Wangchen’s bloodline, I realized a Saint’s bloodline summons shackles from the River of Time, and by opening the gate, the bloodline owner can transcend time and space. I plan to use the Inner Dao Design— I mean, microsystem— to achieve the same effect."

"That’s a great idea," Wu Hong said. The purpose of the Quasi-Saint Realm is to prepare or make Sanctification easier or more accessible. Under normal circumstances, a True Power Dao Realm cultivator would have to summon these shackles and break them simultaneously during the sanctification process. Now, they can do the former first and have more time and room for other things during the process.

"It is, isn’t it? By the way, did you already preach on the Quasi-Saint Realm?"

"No, I announced the sermon, but it’s still about 5 yuan epochs away."

"That’s good." Wang Wei was worried that someone would take the destiny before her. "Hold on, I just realized something: you knew nothing about the Ancestral Fiendgod Realm and everything else from the expedition."

"Isn’t that expected?"

"Lin Fan disappeared before the Chaos Origin Realm was wiped out. I suspected he had returned early with Hundunxi."

"You guys are the first and only group from the expedition to have returned."

"Did something happen? Well, whatever." After what Lin Fan pulled in that realm, the last thing Wang Wei cared about was his safety. Anyway, he’d done right by his friendship with Xu Shi, and had a clear conscience.

"How about we enter seclusion together? With time acceleration, we’ll have 72 yuan epochs. With this time, we can complete our cultivation and do other things."

"Other things? Like what?" Wu Hong said in a seductive voice.

"Hm? I thought I was the horny one in our relationship."

"If you really think so, then you don’t know me as well as you claim you do."

Wu Hong thought about their past and what they just did, and he almost had a nosebleed. "That’s true, but I wasn’t talking dirty this time. I’m talking about Ai."

"Lady Ai?"

"My Ai — the Yin-Yang Quantum Array’s spirit."

"That’s confusing. You should change the name."

"I don’t care," Wang Wei said, shrugging. "Anyway, I was thinking we could combine her powers with your Grand Dao Remnant, pushing the array’s capabilities to a new height."

Wu Hong’s eyes shone after hearing that sentence. Grand Dao was essentially the artificial spirit of the entire Chaos Universe, which made it perfectly compatible with Wang Wei’s AI. If they fuse it correctly, the final product will truly be out of this world.

"Let me see Ai’s design. Maybe I can improve on it."

"Alright." Wang Wei didn’t hesitate even though he didn’t think there was much she’d be able to do. The Erudite Duchess had already pushed this thing to the limit.

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[AN: Comment what you prefer the Micro system to be called. Based on your choice, I’ll select a new and official name.]

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