"Phew!"
"Finally out!"
"The air outside really is better!"
Chi Yu habitually stretched, despite having no hands or feet.
"Which way should I go?"
"Hmm... east, south, west, north. There's a battle raging in the east. But for me, it's an enormous opportunity!"
"Let's do it! Eastward."
After deciding on a direction, Chi Yu turned and floated east.
At this moment, a great battle had erupted in the east.
"Roar!"
"Evil Creatures! How dare you invade Rhino Mountain's territory? Who gave you the nerve?"
A Golden Immortal Rhino Demon was fighting against a Ferocious Beast Army.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Boom!"
As Ferocious Beasts continually fell, the Rhino Demon's confidence soared.
Suddenly, the Ferocious Beast Army parted down the middle, and a Ferocious Beast General emerged. Three horns grew from his head, red light shone from his eyes, and he held a black spear.
"Awroo—"
The Ferocious Beast General was enraged. Raising his spear, he charged at the Rhino Demon.
"Hey! There's a fight!"
Chi Yu happened to float over at that moment and watched with great interest.
"Heh! You know, this really has the feel of it. It's like watching a USA blockbuster—special effects everywhere!"
"Ah... if only I had a bottle of Happy Fat Water right now, plus a plate of sunflower seeds or some popcorn. That would be perfect!"
Chi Yu smacked his lips.
At that moment, the Rhino Demon and the Ferocious Beast General were fighting back and forth, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Suddenly, the Rhino Demon slipped up and was sent flying by a sweep of the Ferocious Beast General's spear, dragging up clouds of dust.
"Hey! I'm talking to you, Rhino. Can you even do this?"
Though the Ferocious Beast General had yet to develop intelligence, his strength was impressive. At the Profound Immortal Peak, he could fight the Golden Immortal Rhino Demon evenly and even seemed to hold an advantage.
Was this what they meant by having no desires or demands, and thus possessing boundless power?
Chi Yu planned to seize the right opportunity and jump in.
The Rhino Demon flew backward and was furious.
"Awroo—!"
With an enraged roar, his body began rapidly expanding at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"This... this is him using his ultimate move! My chance has come!"
Chi Yu grinned and flashed into the space between the two enormous beasts.
"Come on, come on! Hurry up and use it on me!"
With a proud expression, Chi Yu looked like he was seeking death. He tilted his head slightly and began whistling.
"You're courting death!"
"Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth!"
After growing larger, the Rhino Demon unleashed lightning toward the Ferocious Beast General.
"Boom—bzzzt!"
Chi Yu closed his eyes in bliss, waiting for the system's notification.
"Ah, System! Hurry, hurry!"
The massive bolt of lightning struck Chi Yu. His entire body instantly went numb, he lost consciousness, and he fell to the ground.
At the same time!
Ding! Detected that the host is currently fighting an enemy!
Enemy: Rhino Demon (Golden Immortal early-stage)
No matter how strong he is, you are stronger!
Congratulations, Host! Your cultivation has advanced to Golden Immortal mid-stage!
He remained unconscious for an entire day and night.
It was not until the blazing sun hung high on the third day that Chi Yu slowly opened his eyes.
"Hiss!"
"This feels incredible! My physique is still too weak. I couldn't even endure this little hardship and actually got knocked out by lightning. What a miscalculation, what a miscalculation, what a miscalculation!"
"Huh? Why is it so quiet around here?"
"Uh! How long was I unconscious? Right, my cultivation..."
"System! Check my personal attributes!"
Stronger System: Host: Chi Yu Primordial Spirit cultivation: Golden Immortal mid-stage Physical body cultivation: Earth Immortal mid-stage Innate foundation: Innate Sand Dust Law: Thunder (1%)
This inspection was no small matter!
"Damn! My attributes changed that much?"
Chi Yu stared at his attributes with a shocked expression.
"Incredible! Incredible! That strike actually unlocked my physical body cultivation, and I even gained a trace of the Law of Thunder?"
"There's such a benefit? What a miscalculation! How disappointing of me. If I'd known, I should have gritted my teeth and endured it, letting that lightning strike me a few more times."
"System, what's going on?"
A few crows flew past, but the system gave no response.
"I almost forgot! You're a machine without feelings!"
"Could it be related to the opponent? The opponent had physical body cultivation, so I unlocked it too? And the Law of Thunder—is that related as well?"
Chi Yu continued pondering.
In truth, he was correct. The Stronger System encompassed everything. As long as the enemy used something during battle, Chi Yu would gain the same attribute, only slightly stronger.
At present, Chi Yu only understood one aspect of it. He still needed to keep exploring on his own. After all, the system was merely a machine without consciousness and would not directly answer his doubts.
"Forget it! Time Light is endless. I'll explore slowly. One day, I'll completely understand your functions."
Having come to terms with it, Chi Yu floated up from the ground once more.
"Keep pressing forward!"
But then a thought suddenly struck him!
"Wait, that's not right! I'm already at Golden Immortal mid-stage, so why are there still no signs of taking form?"
"Do I need to reach Taiyi Golden Immortal? Or Daluo Golden Immortal?"
Having read quite a few Primordial World novels in his previous life, Chi Yu knew a great deal about taking form. The better one's innate foundation, the later one took form, and the higher one's cultivation would be upon being born.
For example, the representative Innate Gods and Demons among the great powers—the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa with her human body and serpent tail, as well as Dijun and Taiyi of the Sun Star—those with supreme innate foundations were all Daluo Golden Immortals the moment they took form.
Of course, this was still the early stage of the Ferocious Beast Calamity. Their birth was still far off.
However, Hongjun, Rahou, Yang Mei, and the others had already appeared in the world.
At present, the highest-cultivated being in the entire Primordial World was Beast Emperor Shen Ni, a mighty Quasi-Saint.
As for the others, Hongjun and the rest were all at Daluo Peak.
"If I take form at the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, wouldn't that indirectly prove that my innate foundation is no weaker than the Three Pure Ones and the others?"
The more Chi Yu thought about it, the more excited he became!
"So I have an extraordinary innate foundation too! Hahahaha!"
His resolve strengthened once again, and Chi Yu continued floating forward.
The Primordial World kept no years!
Without any concept of time, Chi Yu had no idea how long he had floated.
One day, Chi Yu arrived at a place filled with lush bamboo.
"Hm? What's glowing?"
A beam of light in the distance shot straight into the sky. Dark clouds immediately gathered overhead, accompanied by thunder and lightning!
"This... is a god or demon taking form?"
Chi Yu's eyes lit up!
"I've never seen another god or demon take form before. Now I can feast my eyes on it and broaden my horizons!"
With that, Chi Yu sped toward the source. Now that he possessed Golden Immortal cultivation, he was much faster and no longer needed to worry about wind and rain.
He floated to the center of the Bamboo Forest.
There, he saw an enormous Green Sac soaring into the sky! Two fleshy lumps on its head seemed ready to burst forth, while its abdomen bulged slightly as though something was about to break out from within.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the Green Sac, producing a series of crackling electrical sounds.
Immediately after that!
The second bolt.
The third bolt.
The fiftieth bolt.
The fifty-first bolt.
By the fifty-third bolt, the Green Sac was clearly about to fail. Its flesh was torn open, its body charred black, and waves of roasted-meat fragrance drifted out, attracting a large pack of wild wolves nearby.
The Green Sac's eyes were full of unwillingness. Gathering all its strength, it charged into the sky once more.
"Boom!"
The fifty-fourth lightning strike descended!
Even Chi Yu was stirred by the sight, cheering it on from not far away.
"Come on, little snake!"
"Hold on, little snake!"
"Bang!"
With the final strike, the Green Sac crashed heavily onto the ground, scattering grass and trees in every direction!
"It still didn't succeed?"
"What a pity!"
Chi Yu shook his head!
"Taking form truly isn't easy! Perhaps the Green Sac's innate foundation was insufficient. What a pity. In the end, it met the fate of body and soul perishing!"
"But cultivation is about fighting for this, isn't it? Fight Heaven for a thread of chance, fight Earth for an inch of ground."
"Green Sac, you did well. This Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation isn't something an ordinary demon beast can withstand."
Chi Yu planned to help it, at the very least by driving away the pack of wild wolves around it.
At that moment, the Green Sac's corpse on the ground still emitted thick smoke, and its fragrance grew ever stronger.
The wolf pack stepped forward, preparing to feast.
Chi Yu happened to float over. Although he appeared tiny and could not even be seen by other gods and demons, he was still a genuine Golden Immortal powerhouse. Moreover, he possessed the Law of Thunder.
As for this wolf pack, they were merely wild beasts that had not even reached the Earth Immortal realm. Naturally, they were no match for Chi Yu.
Chi Yu released strands of lightning power, which continually leaped across the wolves that came forward to gnaw on the Green Sac.
"Awroo—"
"Woo woo woo—"
One wolf after another fell to the ground, convulsing nonstop before their life force was extinguished.
The Wolf Leader following behind looked around, then fled in shock as though his life depended on it.
"Fight's over. Time to wrap up!"
This was the first time Chi Yu had taken action since becoming sand and dust. Though his opponents had only been a pack of wild wolves, it felt quite good!
Turning back, Chi Yu looked at the Green Sac's corpse and sighed!
"Brother Green Sac! Although we didn't know each other, I, Chi Yu, salute you! Have a safe journey, brother!"
Just as Chi Yu turned to leave.
Suddenly, a cyan Demon Core floated out from the Green Sac's corpse. It continuously shrank before shooting into Chi Yu's body with a thump.
"Damn!"
"What... what is going on?"
"Green Sac, I was helping you! You can't repay kindness with enmity."
Chi Yu muttered with a pained expression, as though he were about to cry.
Immediately afterward, cyan light began glowing all over Chi Yu's body.
One breath later, the light vanished.
Completely bewildered, Chi Yu carefully sensed his body.
"Eh? It felt all numb and tingly—nothing seemed wrong!"
"Could this be an opportunity Green Sac gave me in repayment?"
"System! Check my personal attributes."
Stronger System: Host: Chi Yu Primordial Spirit cultivation: Golden Immortal late-stage Physical cultivation: Earth Immortal mid-stage Origin: Innate Sand Dust Laws: Lightning (1%), Law of Poison (5%)
Chi Yu's eyes lit up!
"Damn! Something this good actually happened?"
"Thanks to my brother Green Sac for sending me this cultivation and Laws!"
Chi Yu lingered before Green Sac's corpse for a quarter of an hour before continuing his wandering journey.
He had originally wanted to bury it, but without hands or feet, it was beyond his ability! If only he had the Law of Fire, then he could have burned it with a single blaze.
"Sorry, Brother Green Sac!"
"Farewell, Brother Green Sac!"
Dust returned to dust, earth returned to earth! Once one died and their Dao vanished, karma was severed!
He left, just as he had come quietly! He took only Green Sac's Demon Core!
Elsewhere,
The Wolf Leader returned to this Bamboo Forest with a massive Three-tailed Two-headed Wolf.
"Hmm? Wolf Cub, there's no unusual aura here at all. Could you have made a mistake?"
"Reporting to Old Ancestor, your grandson would not dare lie. Lightning did erupt from this place back then, and all of my subordinates were killed by its power."
"Then that's strange!"
Seeing Green Sac's corpse not far away, the Three-tailed Two-headed Wolf walked over.
Suddenly! He noticed something. His wolf claws sliced open Green Sac's belly.
"Eh? Where's the Demon Core?"
"Wolf Cub, come here!"
The Wolf Leader stepped forward.
"Where did Green Sac's Demon Core go?"
The Wolf Leader looked left and checked right, completely bewildered.
"Reporting to Old Ancestor! Before leaving, your grandson did not touch Green Sac's corpse. Could that hidden god or devil have taken it?"
The Three-tailed Two-headed Wolf thought carefully, yet still could not make sense of it.
"Forget it! Those subordinates of yours are dead, so be it! Return to the Wolf Clan, and I'll compensate you. It's just a pity about that Golden Immortal Peak Demon Core."
"Some mighty expert must have acted. They're not someone we can contend with."
The Wolf Leader looked at his dead subordinates around him and shook his head helplessly.
"Let's go! Back to the clan!"
After putting away Green Sac's corpse, the Three-tailed Two-headed Wolf cast a glance around before sweeping up the Wolf Leader and vanishing from the Bamboo Forest.
The corpse of a Golden Immortal Peak demonic beast could not be wasted. He would take it back to give the children an extra meal; it would also help raise their cultivation.
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