Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"Love... don't get me wrong, but don't you think it's kind of stupid?

"What do you mean, stupid? Didn't you just say you want to have it with your family?"

"I do, but based on everything I've experienced so far, love pushes people to do so many illogical things.

Just like how I feel about my parents. How could I even hope for them to have a good reason when, in reality, I will not accept any of it?"

"It may push people to do weird things. My mother once brought a bunch of children to survive in the wilderness because of love.

Although the love wasn't romantic, it was more of a motherly one. Still, thanks to that, she achieved the impossible.

If she had never done things outside the norm, my family would probably never have reached this kind of success."

"I still think you will get it one way or another since both your parents have abilities."

"Abilities that awakened because of the incident."

"Let me ask you this, then. If you could choose to stop the incident that made your father disappear in exchange for progenitor power, would you do it?"

Alex froze at the question. It's not something that could be answered easily. Does giving up progenitor power equal saving his parents?

Before, he might have accepted it without hesitation, but now he knows that is not the truth.

His family may stay intact for a while longer, but in the end, something bad will happen. At that time, without progenitor power, Alex knew he would be useless.

"Even if I have the choice now, I choose progenitor power."

His answer surprised MingYue since, based on her understanding, Alex would choose his family. But after some more thought, she realized the reason for it.

"I see. In the end, without strength, everything else is meaningless."

"Not necessarily meaningless, MingYue. Without all those things, strength would serve no purpose.

I think this is also why Alucard wants to get out of being a Progenitor. Unlike us, who were born as normal humans, he was born with all the strength and power, never knowing the struggle to achieve it.

How could you appreciate wealth if you never knew how it is to be poor?"

"I seek strength because I know how hard it is to get it. For me, that is very precious. But you are right.

If I had been born like those heaven-chosen, my view would have been very different. Those guys could drink and play all day, and their strength would still grow faster than ours."

"It seems the central continent will not be that easy then. What is your view on the immortals? Do you think we can beat them now?"

"Who knows, but I am not afraid." MingYue's lips then curled into a cold smile. "We can just fight a battle of endurance. Let's see who could last longer. I doubt they could kill us."

Alex let out a chuckle. "That is true. Or we can just push toward their inner world.

No matter how good or how many tricks they have, I doubt they could beat a progenitor's soul strength."

MingYue frowned. She still felt some inhibition when fighting someone in the inner world.

"Let's not do that unless it's really necessary. We may have more advantages, but if something happens, inner-world fighting is more dangerous."

"Well, at least since our souls are linked, worse comes to worst. We can fight three-on-one with Vesa's help."

"Yes, but I still don't like that. Now that you mention it, I have checked my inner world before.

Since Alucard exists in yours, there is nothing stopping him from coming to mine, but I couldn't find his presence at all, even on your side."

"What do you mean you entered mine?" Alex asked, as if she did, he should feel something.

"Of course not. I just tried to call out and observe."

"Hmm… This reminds me, we have a new hunter recruit that looks exactly like Alucard."

"Anything happened so far? I doubt it's just a coincidence."

"Who knows? Sometimes, these weird coincidences do happen, but so far, he hasn't acted weird or done anything suspicious. Just like the other hunters, they come baited by the power system."

"You put it as a reward?"

"Of course not. We still need to select from these hunters only when we are sure of their character.

I could use a slave contract, but honestly, I prefer not to use it. The idea is always appalling to me, even though I know how useful it is."

"Well, you do you. Just make sure they won't betray us in the future. Both the guild and the sect are just a step to rebuilding Edonia."

"Edonia has already started building now. When will you move the sect?"

"Vesa already asked me about this. Let's think of it after we take over the whole cultivation world.

But honestly, after learning many things about your world, I start to question if it will be that easy.

Some secret realms should be connected to other worlds. I don't believe no one in my world knows about this."

"Hmm… That is true. You have told me immortals in your world try to pass through the void.

There is no way, and in all these years, they still haven't found a way. It's just that these people choose to hide it."

MingYue gave a nod. "I agree. After all, there is no use sharing this information."

"This means there is a possibility even my world's weaponry could get countered when we go all out."

"Let's pick some sects first, then expand slowly as we gather information. After we finish with your task, I am sure the business chain will have already gathered some good information."

As they talked, the car had already passed through the populated area. The bustling buildings and streets were replaced by dilapidated roads and malnourished people in the slums.

Seeing this, MingYue asked, "Why wouldn't your government do anything about them?

Isn't this city one of the most prosperous and safe, with the association president staying here?"