The Celestial Phoenix Has Too Much Lust-Chapter 40: The System Wants to Get Married

Life was becoming extremely difficult.

Two days after Ni Ni Layan had fallen into her deep slumber...

In the morning, a message arrived for Morse from the printing press, informing him of a problem: the new magazine he had worked on would not be published....

This was bad. It was the worst possible timing; now they had to wait while watching the clan’s reputation crumble further and further while his hands were tied. He was already preoccupied. How?

He had now become the Patriarch and, simultaneously, the Thirtieth Elder after being officially appointed in a formal ceremony. As the Thirtieth Elder of the Xuan family, he would appear as an Elder before everyone.

Morse now had his own private headquarters as an Elder. Since he was from Earth, he decided to name his quarters..

"The Department of Tech-no-logy... Power Without Spiritual Energy."

This was the slogan written in English on his new headquarters. For the first time in this Xianxia world, he would show them how one does not need to be a cultivator to be powerful.

Naturally, some mocked the name, thinking he was joking. However, they had already seen his robots more than once and assumed they were merely evil puppets controlled from a distance.

Yet, they could not believe it when Morse held a seminar and demonstrated to everyone that these robots did not carry a single atom of spiritual energy....

When one of the robots struck a Foundation Establishment expert, the expert truly felt the raw power of these machines called "Robots."

This science intrigued many practitioners who had lost hope in spiritual cultivation, leading them to dedicate their minds to the science of Tech-no-logy.

As for now, it seemed he was suffering from a different problem. His sexual potency had returned. The effect of the cursed Healer Chu’s treatment had finally vanished, and he had fully regained his sexual capability just as before.

So far, this was good news, but...

"The healers’ reports say she is recovering her health at a very high speed and is expected to wake up at any moment."

Ni Ni Layan had received extremely intensive care from the healers because of the Elders....

Therefore, she would wake up quickly and begin her attempt to "conquer" him once again. And this time, he was without any defensive fortress.

"Why do I feel like I miss the days of impotence? How pathetic I am."

He didn’t want to be impotent, but one way or another, that condition had been the reason for his survival every time. Without it, he would have been completely conquered.

He had survived by a miracle every single time... and all he knew was that he was planning something new this time.

He had to be careful, regardless.

As for his problems, they were endless. And now, someone was screaming mating calls.

{Do you know it’s a crime to play with the hearts of female systems?}

"Don’t talk like you’re some playboy. I have work to do; can you shut up for a while?"

{I can be quiet... but you know, Host, life as a loner is extremely difficult.}

Morse looked at the System screen chattering beside him while he wrote down his calculations.

"Man, stop. I said no, and I mean no."

{Host, I must be honest with you. This System needs to get married.}

Morse tried to ignore the System prattling in his ear. He hadn’t realized that Systems could be this annoying.

Its demands were completely unreasonable. Simply put, for it to marry the Supreme Yin System, the latter had to possess consciousness—meaning Ni Ni Layan would have to spend 2,000 points on an upgrade.

And surely, to grant his request, she would demand her usual "payment" in return.

In the end, he wasn’t going to ruin himself just because of a System’s gossip. He would rather shut it down completely than do that.

{The Host must remember that this system has helped him tremendously.. the Host must realize this.}

Morse tried to ignore the voice buzzing in his ear.

{Let the Host help this system, and it will never ask for a gift again.}

"You are asking me to walk right into the lion’s mouth..."

{Why not, sir? In the end, she will devour you completely anyway. Why not perform a service for this system? It will not forget it for as long as you live.}

Morse put his hand to his head, trying his best not to spit out curses while sitting there, so no one would notice and call him mad. Also, who was the fool who argued with systems?

The System was thinking... it didn’t know whether to tell him or not. But he had already kissed Ni Ni Layan like a lover when he was unconscious in the cave. Of course, he wouldn’t know that.

However, despite being extremely strange in its expectations, Morse did not realize that he wanted it—not exactly Morse himself, but Morse’s body.

In truth, the systems already possessed advanced consciousness even in the pre-upgrade version, but it does not manifest except upon updating.

This system had seen everything since Morse was poisoned and on the verge of death. It saw him while he was unconscious, and saw how Morse’s body yearned for Ni Ni Layan.

How could it not? She possessed a heavenly face and body, plain and simple. For this reason, the System believed Morse was being a bit of a hypocrite. Why restrain yourself and claim virtue when you want it?

And as if Morse knew—even though no one told him—that he had kissed Ni Ni Layan during his coma, it was as if he understood that if he entered into a relationship with her, he would never be able to get out of it.

As for the System, this "marriage" was a somewhat human expression, far from the truth in one way or another.

The Supreme Yang System and the Supreme Yin System are two connected entities... or as they say in human terms, "Soulmates." The connection between them was the greatest and most profound.

This did not mean that systems could not marry other systems. But marriage is consent and choice, whereas they, as systems, must do it. No one can escape this fate.

{Mr. Morse... you cannot escape your responsibility. You must make the Hostess upgrade her system.}

"What makes you so sure she will agree to you? In the end... she could leave you and go for a better system."

{Hahaha... that is not a problem. In the end, I am Mr. Morse’s private system. Simply put, the name speaks for itself. Let her go, for there are thousands of others in line.}

Morse felt nauseous from the System’s self-praise and decided he would just try to convince Ni Ni Layan. Regardless, he would flee if it failed.

"Fine... just shut up."

Morse’s problems were far from over.

On the night of the second day, Morse was sitting in his headquarters, naturally keeping up with his work. Suddenly, there was a slow, heavy knock on his door.

He had no idea who would be visiting him at such a late hour. When Morse opened the door, he found Chen Ming standing there, trembling in the night air. His face was ghostly pale, with deep dark circles under his eyes.

"Morse... brother, save me."

Morse quickly ushered his friend inside and locked the door after checking that they were alone. He offered him some tea and a blanket to cover himself.

His friend sat on the wooden sofa, gripping the hot tea with a lifeless expression.

"I’m sorry..."

"What?"

A single streak of tears began to roll down Chen Ming’s cheeks, as if he had sold his soul to the devil.

"That man is utterly despicable, Morse... I have fallen into sin, Morse... and now I need your help. Please, help me."

Morse sat on the opposite sofa, feeling a profound sense of strangeness.

"Tell me what’s wrong..."

"I’m just afraid you’ll feel bad about me..."

"Man, just say it!"

Chen Ming began to speak in a hoarse, raspy voice. He was so weak he couldn’t even lift the cup to drink. He spoke with total exhaustion.

He told him that because he felt jealous—jealous that Morse had a powerful lover who could care for and save him—he felt he should also have a lover like that. He wanted a talented, strong, and capable lover like Ni Ni Layan.

"Don’t tell me you did it..."

Chen Ming nodded, weeping bitterly.

"Now I am being drained every single day... I am dying slowly... I just want to escape. Send me back to my sect, Morse, please!"

Morse felt a surge of anger. It wasn’t because his friend felt jealous; he knew the nature of his occasionally stupid friend. Rather, it was because Chen Ming now wanted him to antagonize someone he couldn’t afford to antagonize.

That person was Tian Er Mingxi, with whom he had an agreement: he would bring her Shen Li Xuan as long as she didn’t attack the clan again.

If Chen Ming ran away, she wouldn’t let it go until she found him. It was a losing situation from every angle. His friend had to take responsibility for his own actions.

"There is a wise saying I once heard... If you cannot resist, then enjoy it."

"What do you mean?! I’m telling you I’m going to die!"

"Then die enjoying yourself."

"What’s the difference? Why don’t I just commit suicide?"

"You won’t be able to, because she won’t let you."

The matter was very simple: don’t take it so seriously and just enjoy it until you die. Isn’t sex about enjoyment?

Chen Ming’s eyes grew dark as he stared at the whirlpool of water in his tea. Suddenly, he felt a spark of inspiration.

"Morse... do you know the meaning of a counter-attack?"

Morse looked at him, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Suddenly, Chen Ming stood up from his seat, a mountain of iron will appearing in his eyes.

"You’ll see... I’ll be the one to make her moan and beg for mercy. I will enjoy it to the very end... I’ll make her brain cells collapse completely! Muahahahaha!"

He stood up ..

laughing like a madman with his head held high.

Morse felt that his friend had truly lost his mind, without a shadow of a doubt.

{Muahahahaha... Master, where on earth did you find a role model like this?}

On the other side, in the medical wing of the Patriarch’s palace...

Ni Ni Layan’s eyelashes fluttered as she woke to the moonlight. Opening her eyes, she looked around, her neck stiff as she began to turn her head.

"Where am I?"

She gazed at the medicines, the spiritual treatments, and the nourishing spirit stones. She was in a medical wing... she could even see Morse’s brother, Bing, in the other bed. She felt a bit dizzy from the scent lingering in the air.

She needed to leave.

{Unparalleled features.. Upgrade System to Version 2.0 for 2,000.. Auto-update costs 4,000.}

Ni Ni Layan didn’t understand the concept of an "upgrade." This screen had suddenly appeared before her without any warning.

"What do you mean?"

{The Host is currently on Version 1.0.. many features can be obtained through the upgrade.}

"Do you mean there will be more ways to gain power?"

{Yes, and there is an integrated consciousness that rivals human thinking to provide advice and explanations.}

Ni Ni Layan thought this was exactly what she needed. She didn’t yet fully understand what this thing called a "System" was, and it contained a consciousness? Why not.

"I choose the instant upgrade."

The upgrade was a good thing; she would finally be able to understand the nature of the System and could ask about Morse’s true identity.

As soon as the upgrade was completed in an instant...

{Hello to the Host. I know this isn’t the right time, but may this System ask for something?}

Ni Ni Layan felt confused. "Wait.. what is this?"

{Thank you for allowing this System to make a request..}

"But I didn’t allow anything."

{Please, Hostess.. please, I don’t want to be tied down.. I don’t want to get married. I am a strong, independent female System. Marriage is a weakness. I will not get married, no matter what happens!}

Ni Ni Layan felt an immediate wave of regret over this upgrade.