Niu Niu Also Has Dreams!

Since Pangu performed the World-Creating, the Primordial World has undergone three great calamities.

The first calamity, the Fierce Beast Calamity.

The second calamity, the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity.

The third calamity, the Dao-Demon War.

Now, one hundred billion years have passed since the Dao-Demon War.

The Primordial Heaven and Earth is about to welcome a new era.

The Primordial World.

One of the Ox Clan tribes.

In an open space, a group of horned beings sat.

"Grandpa Ox, were we of the Ox Clan really that strong in the past?"

A young Ox Clan child asked.

"Yeah, Grandpa Ox, you are the oldest in our clan, you must know for sure."

The other Ox Clan beings chimed in as well.

"Haha, that is certain." An old ox sitting in the center laughed heartily. "Back in the day, our Ox Clan was one of the strongest races under the Kirin Clan. Especially our ancestor, whose combat power was peerless; even in the ancient era, he was an absolute hegemon..."

As the old ox spoke of the former glory of the Ox Clan, his face beamed with a smile, though a moment later, his eyes turned desolate.

Ever since the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity, their ancestor had fallen, and the strong members of the clan had perished en masse. To this day, the strongest in their Ox Clan was merely a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

The surrounding Ox Clan beings were naturally filled with excitement upon hearing the old ox's words.

Yet, one Ox Clan being among them felt helpless. He had heard this story no less than a hundred times; only these Ox Clan beings who had just been born could still listen to it with interest.

But thinking about it, he had already transmigrated into this world for thirty thousand years.

Thirty thousand years ago, Niu Ben was struck by a speeding Hundred Ton King that ran a red light. When he woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated into the Primordial World, becoming a member of the Ox Clan.

Is it just because my name has "Ox" in it that you had to reincarnate me as an ox?

Niu Ben sighed helplessly.

However, although he lacked a powerful Origin, he was at least an Innate Being, born with the cultivation of a Heavenly Immortal. His lifespan was naturally infinite; as long as he didn't court death, he could basically live for endless years.

Niu Ben naturally had dreams, too. He had fantasized about being like those protagonists in novels, punching a Saint, kicking Hongjun, and holding a fairy in his arms.

Yet, reality was cruel. He had nothing, and being able to live safely was already good enough.

He looked at the sky and realized it was noon. Niu Ben stood up and left the open space.

Before long, he appeared at the edge of a cliff behind the mountain.

In his hand, some Innate Spiritual Fruit appeared.

His gaze, however, was fixed on a white-haired old man sitting cross-legged at the edge of the cliff.

This old man had appeared here twenty thousand years ago.

As a transmigrator, Niu Ben naturally saw that this old man was definitely not an ordinary person; the aura radiating from him was stronger than that of the old ox in the open space.

So, Niu Ben wanted to seize this sliver of an opportunity, and thus he spent every day delivering Innate Spiritual Fruit to the old man.

Although he knew that cultivators no longer ate these, the gesture had to be made. Whether he ate them or not was his business, but whether he delivered them was very important.

"Senior!"

Niu Ben whispered, placed the spiritual fruit by the old man's side, retreated several yards, and then sat cross-legged to cultivate.

The old man squinted at Niu Ben. He was naturally aware of Niu Ben's actions, but he didn't interfere, allowing him to cultivate there.

I do not know how much time passed, when suddenly, an aura radiated from the old man. Sensing this powerful aura, Niu Ben, who was cultivating not far away, was startled out of his meditation.

Is he about to break through?

Niu Ben thought.

The next moment, he saw an Innate Spiritual Treasure appear from the old man's body.

"Sever!"

The old man shouted fiercely.

"Boom!"

It was as if an invisible blade had appeared, striking the old man's body, and then a figure similar to the old man appeared and entered the Innate Spiritual Treasure.

This is!

Niu Ben saw this scene, and two words surfaced in his mind: "Slaying the Three Corpses."

Slaying the Three Corpses.

This was the hallmark of a Late Quasi-Saint Great Expert.

Three sessions had already passed since Hongjun attained the Saint path and began preaching at Purple Heaven Palace.

Niu Ben never imagined that the old man appearing in the back mountains of their Ox Clan was actually a Quasi-Saint powerhouse.

At this moment, The old man slowly opened his eyes and looked at one of the three corpses beside him.

Thirty thousand years of bitter cultivation had finally allowed him to slay the third corpse.

Late Quasi-Saint!

He was likely the fastest among all the beings who listened to the sermons in Purple Heaven Palace to slay the three corpses.

The old man thought to himself.

Then, he stood up.

Seeing the old man stand, Niu Ben hurried forward and offered his congratulations: "Congratulations to the senior on your cultivation breakthrough."

The old man looked at Niu Ben and observed him, discovering that he was merely an ordinary Innate Being with a cultivation level of only Heavenly Immortal.

However, he had witnessed how this child had looked after his situation over these past thirty thousand years, and there was indeed some karma between them.

Karma!

This thing was of great importance.

Thinking of this, the old man said to Niu Ben:

"I offer you two choices now.

First, I grant you an Innate Spiritual Treasure to settle the karma between us from these thirty thousand years.

Second, I am traveling through the Primordial Wilderness and lack a mount. Since you and I share a connection, are you willing to follow me?"

Two choices appeared.

Niu Ben began to ponder.

The first, an Innate Spiritual Treasure, was naturally attractive. One had to know that Innate Spiritual Treasures were limited in number, and every single one was held in the hands of a Great Expert.

Take the entire Ox Clan, for instance; they possessed only one Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it was a relic left over from the ancient era.

The second, becoming a mount, was naturally a shameful prospect for some beings.

However, Niu Ben felt it was nothing of the sort.

It all depended on whose mount one became.

The old man standing before him was a Quasi-Saint Great Expert who had slain his corpses; becoming his mount was essentially clinging to a powerful thigh.

What did it matter if he was a mount? As long as he could become stronger, that was all that mattered.

"Ding!"

"God-Tier Choice System activated."

"..."

Just as Niu Ben was thinking, a voice rang out in his mind.

Holy crap!

My golden finger has finally arrived.

Hearing this sound, Niu Ben naturally understood what it was. As expected, a system was a must-have for every transmigrator.

"Choice System, God-Tier Choice triggered. Select one to receive a reward."

"God-Tier Choice triggered."

"Choice 1: Request the Innate Spiritual Treasure to receive Golden Immortal cultivation."

"Choice 2: Become a mount to receive one Ancestral Origin Pill, which can be used to revert your bloodline to its ancestral state."

"..."

Looking at the choices provided by the system.

Golden Immortal cultivation seemed decent, but in this era of the Primordial Wilderness, Golden Immortals were as common as dogs, and Daluo were everywhere; it simply wasn't enough.

Therefore, he chose the second option.

Ancestral reversion!

In the Primordial Wilderness, one's Origin was the most important thing.

If he could revert his bloodline, perhaps he could attain a bloodline like that of the Ox Clan Progenitor.

Having made up his mind, he replied to the old man: "I am willing to become your mount, Master."

(In the Primordial Wilderness, a master is generally addressed as 'Master'; for instance, Daoist acolytes also address their masters as such.)

"Congratulations to the Master for choosing option 2. You have received one Ancestral Origin Pill, which has been stored in the system space."

Following Niu Ben's choice, the system reward arrived.

The old man nodded and said: "Since you have become my mount, you should know my name. I am the Taishang Daoist, one of the Three Pure Ones of Pangu's Orthodox Lineage from Kunlun Mountain."