The three fell silent, while Chun Fan and Li Cheng颐, who hadn't chosen yet, continued to ponder which one to select.

Li Cheng颐 wandered around for a while, suddenly thinking that his Lucky Flower Language could even influence the Ancestral Master. What if he used it to collect Forbidden Knowledge that resonated with him?

The thought sparked a subtle movement in his heart.

'My Viola tricolor hasn't evolved to its ultimate form yet. If it were the ultimate form, it could definitely wait!' He suddenly realized.

'If we follow the Sect's classification, then... could the Flower of Evil system also be considered a type of Forbidden Knowledge!?'

The idea flashed through his mind like lightning.

The Original Earth, the Royal City, the Twelve Flower God Generals... the Flower Emperor Armor, and so on... all of this, viewed from another perspective, was how the first Flower Emperor found the Flower of Evil system and relied on it to reach the pinnacle step by step.

'If the Flower of Evil is also a Forbidden Knowledge system... then it's understandable why Ancestral Master Tian Xuanzi couldn't hear confidential information about the Flower of Evil. Because it involves the fundamental rules of the Black Sea, and Forbidden Knowledge possesses uniqueness.'

Li Cheng颐's mind was filled with speculations.

Suddenly, he turned to True Lord Qian Yan and asked a question.

Thinking this, he pondered for a moment, then quickly walked to a crystal pillar.

Former Overlord...

'This means that even the Sky Gathering Pavilion acknowledges the power of the Extremely Evil Royal City. Clearly, this system can reach the very top.'

He suddenly chuckled and stopped talking.

To piece together the complete Forbidden Knowledge system of the Flower of Evil...

'If that person really came from the previous two generations of the Original Earth Royal City, then why did this system fall into my hands?'

"It doesn't matter how many branches you have, as long as you can reach the ultimate end," Qian Yan said directly. "But it will take a very, very long time. Also, don't think about relying on your elders to reverse time and undo bad karma. The result will be that you completely and permanently lose the possibility of delving into Forbidden Knowledge, completely sealing off the path to breaking through the upper limit."

"It's him."

Chun Fan, with a helpless look, also made his choice, clearly picking the lesser of two evils.

Although he was petty and jealous, when it came to such a life-altering choice, he didn't want the other party to act impulsively and regret it for the rest of their lives.

In a short time, Li Cheng颐 had many thoughts.

"May I ask, True Lord, why does Forbidden Knowledge possess uniqueness?"

What Li Cheng颐 was thinking about at this moment was another point: if the Flower of Evil system was also Forbidden Knowledge, then had he already embarked on this path?

Could he still choose a second path?

"Then may I ask, True Lord, how many Forbidden Knowledge systems can one person master at most?"

"Have you chosen?" True Lord Qian Yan began to urge from behind.

"Are you sure!?" True Lord Qian Yan looked at the pillar, then at Li Cheng颐.

Hearing this, Li Cheng颐 recalled the various characteristics of the Flower of Evil system and increasingly felt that this system was the Forbidden Knowledge used by the first Emperor to attain Dao.

Listening to Xuan Yunzi, the attacker came from the previous Original Earth Royal City. Looking at it this way, it was understandable why they would attack him.

He suddenly thought of the mysterious person who attacked him before, who was killed by Senior Brother Xuan Yunzi.

The Flower of Evil system was definitely a top-level powerful system. Just looking at the traces left by the Flower Emperor in various places, and the fact that Senior Brother Xuan Yunzi thought he hadn't heard, but he actually heard their conversation due to the help of the Flower of Evil under the temporal stasis.

"I also asked my master's master, who is Ancestral Master Tian Qingzi, about this." True Lord Qian Yan laughed. "That's because... right, why am I telling you so much? I'm not your teacher. Leave these questions to ask your teacher."

Finally, Li Cheng颐 pressed his hand down, confirming his choice on the crystal pillar in front of him.

'The Flower of Evil system, the first Emperor has already used it to reach the pinnacle, although he ultimately failed, but according to the uniqueness of Forbidden Knowledge, only by combining the parts he mastered with the parts I master can we achieve a complete system.'

Li Cheng颐 was speechless and looked at Que Ru, who also shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

"The difficulty and danger of this system are the highest. In theory, it's just placed here to show off." Qian Yan reminded, "Many geniuses have chosen it before because its strength is the highest, but they are all gone. Because of the uniqueness of Forbidden Knowledge, no one knows what they encountered. Once you explore it and know the truth, it means that you have also become involved in it and made a choice of Forbidden Knowledge."

"I'm sure, it's him." Li Cheng颐 reached out and patted the Eternal Life system.

He had Flower Language as an aid, so the difficulty was reduced in disguise. He didn't believe that Flower Language, which could even influence Ancestral Master Tian Xuanzi, would be unable to influence a Forbidden Knowledge system.

Of course, the most crucial thing was that if there were really previous Flower Emperors contending with him for the complete system, then if the strength of the second system he chose was not enough, then he would have completely wasted his efforts. He simply wouldn't be able to contend against the Flower Emperors of the old era.

Therefore, only strength was his sole criterion for choosing, no matter how difficult it was.

At this time, Que Ru and Chun Fan also saw the system he chose, and their expressions changed slightly.

A difficulty of nine stars... this was the highest rating among all systems.

"Okay... it's your decision." True Lord Qian Yan was too lazy to persuade him any further.

Some people and some things, won't turn back until they really hit a wall.

After the three finished their selections, they descended the spire.

"Next, the corresponding information you have chosen is stored in the Forbidden Library. Follow the signposts along the road and walk all the way to the innermost part. There are probably acceleration services over there, but be careful when using them, and don't die inside. Time acceleration is not that simple."

True Lord Qian Yan couldn't help but remind them.

"Thank you, True Lord!"

The three respectfully performed a Daoist salute.

They had actually seen that this Qian Yan was just a person who said one thing but meant another. He still held a trace of goodwill towards the disciples of the Sect from the bottom of his heart.

Leaving the spire, the three walked together in the direction indicated by the signposts along the road.

"How about the three of us form a group and cultivate together in the future?" Chun Fan proactively extended his goodwill. "I heard that there are more than seventy geniuses who came this year, from all regions, among whom the three most promising are known as the Three Stars. When competing in the future, it definitely won't work to fight alone."

"Compete? What competition?" Li Cheng頤 was stunned and didn't understand what he meant. What was there to compete for since they were all cultivating Forbidden Knowledge?

Forbidden Knowledge possessed uniqueness, so others couldn't learn it, right?

"How do you not know anything?" Chun Fan looked at Li Cheng颐 somewhat bewildered.

"What should I know?" Li Cheng頤 asked in return.

"He's of common origin and only a few dozen years old now, so it's normal that he doesn't know." Que Ru added from the side.

"A few dozen years old???" Chun Fan was stunned. "Okay, I understand." With only a few dozen years of accumulation, it was impossible to reach Qi Fire so quickly. Clearly, this person had taken other shortcuts and entered after being promoted.

In theory, burning more Yuan Imprints could also quickly rush to Qi Fire.

"Never mind that. You don't think that we are the only ones choosing these systems, do you?" Chun Fan said helplessly. "Dao brother, a system will be contested by countless people before anyone reaches the pinnacle. Like this year, out of more than seventy people, at least five or more chose my system."

"The one I chose isn't very strong, so the number of competitors is about thirty." Que Ru said indifferently from the side. "But I myself don't plan to reach the pinnacle, I'm just using it to attain the Holy Throne and then return it."

"You're not pursuing Dimensions anymore?" Chun Fan was stunned.

Forbidden Knowledge was only an auxiliary for the Holy Throne. What really mattered was the Dimensional realm. Without Forbidden Knowledge, there was no way to open up a Dimension that belonged solely to oneself.

"My aptitude and bone structure are limited, so it would be considered a fulfillment to attain the Holy Throne." Que Ru's goal was very realistic and clear.

The two then looked at Li Cheng颐.

"What are you looking at me for? I just plan to try it out. If it doesn't work, I'll just return it. At worst, I'll just give up." Li Cheng颐 replied.

"If you return it, you won't be able to step into the system again. Aren't you afraid?" Chun Fan asked.

"Don't think so much. It's as if the Holy Throne is so easy to attain. Out of the seventy-plus people this year, it would be amazing if five of them can step into the Holy Throne." Que Ru said helplessly.

The Holy Throne, Dimensional Devil Gods, these realms were all extremely difficult, with extremely broad levels. They were the ultimate sublimation of the entire life. How could it be so easy to achieve?

Not long after.

The three arrived in front of a black, solid building that covered a considerable area.

The building's shape resembled a giant cuboid, without windows, with only an entrance with a magnificent and exquisite arched door like a temple.

A black stone tablet stood by the door, engraved with: Forbidden Library.

A group of men and women wearing Daoist robes were standing by the door, discussing something in hushed voices.

Li Cheng颐 took one look and saw that these people all had extremely delicate and perfect appearances. Every inch of their skin was in golden proportion, extremely harmonious.

Clearly, their physical strength and realm were very high, and they also faintly exuded the aura of True Fire constantly.

The intense furnace flame, for fellow cultivators, as long as they got a little closer, they could feel the undisguised aura released by them.

And the most conspicuous among them was a tall man whose eyes were like countless stars, incomparably deep.

The man's hair was fiery red, short, wearing black bird feather earrings, and a set of extremely complex and gorgeous golden ring ornaments hung on his chest.

An indescribable aura spread out from his body, causing almost no one to dare to get too close to him.

"One of the Three Stars, Zhou Lu. Be careful, the Three Stars are all Divine Fire." Chun Fan whispered to remind Li Cheng颐.

Li Cheng颐 nodded. Simply from the other person's aura, he could feel a strong sense of oppression that made the True Fire in his sword furnace contract for a while.

This guy's sense of threat was no less than that of the previous attacker.

The group of people standing at the door also saw the approaching three, but judging from the cultivation aura emanating from them, they didn't pay much attention.

After all, just three Qi Fire were nothing. They were realms piled up with external resources, which was nothing to speak of.

Only Divine Fire, only Divine Fire, was a true qualitative change that crossed over in one step.

(End of Chapter)