The system's voice was filled with reluctance.

After all, it was a Dao Venerable of the multiverse, yet so shameless and without boundaries?

‘I’m just a pitiful little system and you even want to exploit me, sob sob sob…’

The golden little orb drifting in the mind emitted a dense sense of grievance.

“System.”

[Dao Venerable, I’m here!!]

Chen Ye’s call instantly made the system extremely nervous and uneasy.

‘What did this Dao Venerable want to do now?’

“Why so nervous? I won’t eat you.” Chen Ye’s gentle voice gave off a confusing sense of calm.

At that moment, the golden orb in the mind saw the chaos in front of it being torn apart and Chen Ye’s figure appeared before it.

If the golden orb had an expression or color, it would definitely be a horrified one~

The system was tearless but wanted to cry, trembling slightly all over at Chen Ye’s appearance.

‘Last time you reached out a hand to pat me, now you appear to give me eighteen sets of tortures?!’

“No need to be so nervous, I just want to ask you something.”

Chen Ye sat cross-legged nearby, his voice light and calm.

The system shivered three times and quietly floated beside Chen Ye, [Please speak, Dao Venerable.]

“What does a system need to upgrade?”

[Saint Master Points…]

“After upgrading, what version will it be?”

[2.0…]

“What functions will it unlock?”

[System shop…]

After the system answered, Chen Ye did not ask further.

The multiverse was vast and boundless, filled with countless powerful beings.

Chen Ye, having traversed from Earth, had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years, attaining the position of Dao Venerable and walking the multiverse. The memories of that crossing had long been sealed.

With the appearance of the system, this portion of memory was awakened.

“It’s not much different from novels in the previous life.”

Shaking his head, Chen Ye said calmly.

On Earth, novels with system plots were not few; basically, only protagonists had systems.

‘But myself… am I also fated to be a protagonist? With this strength, no matter how you think about it, I don’t need it, right?’

No other reason, Chen Ye was too lazy to think so much and softly called out, “System.”

[Ah?]

“Lottery.” Chen Ye glanced at the golden orb beside him. From its stiff mechanical voice, one could hear its strong fear of him.

Perhaps this system was bound to him because… its luck wasn’t very good.

The roulette appeared again. After saying [start,] the pointer spun at high speed and Chen Ye’s eyes fixed, making the pointer land steadily.

[Ding! Congratulations, Dao Venerable, you’ve obtained… a Ten-Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman.]

Name: Ten-Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman

Rank: Profound

Description: Can randomly teleport to a location beyond ten thousand miles. This item carries risks… Dao Venerable’s disciples should use it carefully.

‘Useless to me, just a chicken rib…’

Chen Ye’s dark pupils glanced at the golden orb.

The system immediately shouted loudly, its rigid cold voice filled with intense grievance, [Dao Venerable! I really didn’t mean this. My programming was set this way from the start. I have no control, it can only be random, only giving you a small benefit. I really didn’t want this!]

Seeing the system react so intensely, Chen Ye’s tone was calm, “I wasn’t planning to do anything to you, why so nervous?”

The system felt like jumping up and cursing.

‘Every time you hit me, it’s so sudden. I can tell by your gaze that you might do something and now you tell me you weren’t planning to?!’

Impossible to believe!

The system froze for a moment, waiting for Chen Ye to act. After a long while, the Dao Venerable in front of it didn’t move to slap it.

“Since we will be spending time together, I won’t hit you without reason. As long as you behave properly.”

Chen Ye smiled, placing his hand gently on the golden orb’s head, stroking softly and smiling.

[Dao Venerable’s words… System will remember.]

“From now on, you shall be called Little Master.”

[Li… Little Master will remember.]

The system almost wanted to cry from happiness.

After all, this was a Dao Venerable. Why was his naming so unpleasant?

Well, at least Little Master sounded better…

“Alright, that’s enough. Tell me about some of your mechanisms. I haven’t asked fully before.”

Releasing his hand, Chen Ye’s tone returned to calm.

The golden orb shivered and said. [Saint Master Points can be used to upgrade system levels and for the lottery. One thousand Saint Master Points can be exchanged for one lottery chance.]

Pausing, as Chen Ye didn’t respond, it continued, [Each time your disciples advance in cultivation, you gain Saint Master Points. Or if you teach them weapons, techniques, or similar, you also receive Saint Master Points.]

Squinting, Chen Ye propped his chin with his hand, asking, “Is there no distinction between good and evil when taking disciples?”

This was his main interest. What if he took in a villain?

[No.]

“Why?” Chen Ye became curious and asked back.

[Because Little Master believes that under Dao Venerable’s guidance and regulation, no villain would dare misbehave.] The system flattered Chen Ye, showing extreme survival instinct.

Chen Ye ignored the flattery and continued. “According to you, the second disciple I take after Ji Qianfan might be a villain?”

The golden orb shivered; it hadn’t expected Chen Ye to deduce this from hints.

But… it really was the case.

[Yes.]

“How does your system mechanism determine this? Even taking disciples is random?”

Chen Ye’s tone carried a hint of disdain.

The system wanted to shout ‘unfair’ and said indignantly. [Dao Venerable, there are so many future multiverse elites. So your disciple missions cannot be that precise. For example, the first mission with Ji Qianfan was random, but her future achievements are limitless. As Dao Venerable, you must understand the value contained within.]

Then Chen Ye noticed another point, “So a randomly chosen disciple could also be someone not very famous in the future?”

[…]

‘I never said your randomly chosen disciple would definitely be a future multiverse elite!!’

After a while, the system flattered Chen Ye again, [With your strength, even if a disciple is not famous, under your guidance, reaching the top of the multiverse is not a problem.]

Chen Ye didn’t deny it and nodded, “Indeed.”

‘Such a shameless old thief.’

What Chen Ye thought was, even if the system randomly assigned a disciple, that disciple might not be famous in the multiverse.

But isn’t there still a system?

There’s a lottery, then a system shop, then more functions to unlock, saving him a lot of effort. Even a pig, Chen Ye could train into the strongest in the multiverse.

Originally, he had no interest in taking disciples, but using this system to cultivate disciples could be an amusing task.