Yun Ting successfully broke through and emerged from seclusion. Arriving at the Thatched Hut just as Tong Tian came out of seclusion, he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Father, Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle. Greetings, Senior Brother Duo Bao."
Laozi stroked his beard and said, "No need for such formalities. Did you successfully break through to the Late Taiyi Golden Immortal realm during this seclusion?"
Yun Ting nodded. "I have now reached the Late Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. I have Eldest Uncle's pills to thank for that." Yet he thought, System, are you screwing with me? Why did three Nine-Revolutions Golden Elixirs only get me to the Late Taiyi Golden Immortal realm? Shouldn't one have been enough to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm?
"Your potential is too great. Ninety-nine percent of the medicinal effects of those three Nine-Revolutions Golden Elixirs were used to forge your Primordial Sword Body. Haven't you noticed that your affinity with the Law of the Sword Dao has grown stronger?" the system explained.
"Congratulations on completing the mission. Reward obtained: location of the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin." As if recalling something, the system added this and transmitted the information that the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin was on Mount Wuyi into Yun Ting's sea of consciousness.
Having received the information, Yun Ting could not wait to claim the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin. He cupped his hands and bowed. "Father, your son has been in seclusion for a thousand years. I would now like to travel through the Primordial Wilderness. Would that be permitted?"
Tong Tian laughed heartily. "Of course you may travel, but take this with you first." As he spoke, he handed Yun Ting a longsword. "This sword contains three strands of your father's sword qi. Well, within three strikes, it can wound even a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Take it."
Yun Ting nodded. "Thank you, Father."
Tong Tian patted Yun Ting's head. "On this journey, you must return within three hundred years. The Dao Ancestor's second sermon will be held in five hundred years. When the time comes, you and Duo Bao will be needed to guard Mount Kunlun together."
Yun Ting nodded to show that he understood, thinking, I want to hear the sermon too...
"Ding. With this system here, there is no need to worry. Hongjun's Dao is not entirely suited to the host, so it does not matter if you miss it. When the time comes, all the experts above the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm will go hear the sermon. The host might as well search for treasures in the Primordial Wilderness. I extracted a Bodhi Sarira Light trait from Zhunti. I will copy it to you shortly. After finding treasures, simply leave behind Zhunti's aura."
Thus, Yun Ting left Mount Kunlun and headed toward Mount Wuyi. Before long, he arrived at a vast ocean. Well, without the guidance of a navigation system, he had successfully gotten lost. Looking at the sea before him, Yun Ting shouted, "An immortal child is lost here! Is there any kind-hearted aquatic being who can help? Point me in the right direction, and I'll teach you a divine ability!"
Roar! A divine dragon appeared, glaring with its dragon eyes as it snarled fiercely, "Whose child is shouting and making a racket in the East Sea? You get lost and start yelling? Do you know you're disturbing dragons?"
"I don't know the way, and you won't even let me shout a couple of times? What lofty dragon are you, acting so overbearing? Believe it or not, I'll cut you down." Yun Ting immediately became unhappy and drew the Divine Firmament Sword, pointing it at the divine dragon emerging from the sea. Yet he thought, You'd better have some backing today. Otherwise, I've never tasted dragon meat before.
Yun Ting then said to the system, "Check this dragon's traits."
[Ao Guang. Identity: Great Crown Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace. Cultivation: Golden Immortal. Traits: Entangled by Karma (Black), Dragon Clan Bloodline (Blue), Little Luck (Blue), Cowardly Beyond Belief (Blue)... Suggestion: Do not extract or copy any of his traits.]
Yun Ting stared at the prompt speechlessly, thinking, Fuck... this guy's completely useless.
Before Yun Ting could think further, Ao Guang was the first to become displeased.
"Tch, just a little brat, and you want to chop me? What cultivation do you have to be this arrogant?" Ao Guang laughed loudly. "My father is the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Xin. Now it's your turn—who's your father, that you dare act so wildly?"
Yun Ting chuckled. "My father is Shangqing Tongtian. You're so arrogant that I thought your father was the Ancestor Dragon. Come here and carry this young master to Mount Wuyi. Otherwise, I'll beat you up today. Do you believe me?" As he spoke, the aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal burst forth without restraint, giving the still-Golden-Immortal Ao Guang quite a fright. Left with no choice, he could only carry Yun Ting toward Mount Wuyi.
Before long, at the foot of Mount Wuyi, Yun Ting said to Ao Guang, "Since you brought me to Mount Wuyi this time, I'll teach you a divine ability." With that, he taught Ao Guang Earth-Traversing Golden Light from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Great Divine Abilities. (To clarify, the Jade Slip Laozi gave Yun Ting contained the cultivation methods for every divine ability currently known to the Three Pure Ones.)
Having received the divine ability, Ao Guang asked with a puzzled expression, "You taught me Earth-Traversing Golden Light right away. What if I just run off without teaching you anything? Wouldn't you be helpless?"
Yun Ting rubbed his hands and said, "Oh, it's fine. You can try. I've never eaten dragon meat before, and you should know that my temper isn't very good." As he spoke, ripples of mana gradually emerged on the Divine Firmament Sword in his hand.
Seeing this, Ao Guang immediately transformed from his Dao Body into his true form and let Yun Ting ride him. A streak of light flashed by as they headed up Mount Wuyi. Before long, Yun Ting had searched around Mount Wuyi for a while before saying, System, you're screwing with me. Mount Wuyi is so huge—how am I supposed to find a single copper coin?
"Fly into the sky, then strike the mountain with a sword. Wherever there is an energy fluctuation, that is where it is. During the gestation period, an Innate Spiritual Treasure comes with Innate Undying Divine Light. Once you see an energy fluctuation, you can find it," the system hurriedly suggested.
Yun Ting grinned and flew directly into the clouds, raising his hand to slash down with his sword. An energy fluctuation flashed and vanished. Seeing it, Yun Ting rushed straight into it, then said speechlessly, "System, you screwed me over again... I didn't find the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, and now I can't even get out."
"The Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin is still being nurtured. You can cultivate here as well. The space of the Innate Undying Divine Light is the place with the densest spiritual energy in the Primordial Wilderness, even surpassing Mount Kunlun. What are you dissatisfied with?" the system replied.
Thus, Yun Ting began cultivating. Yet he had not expected that, by being in the same space as the still-forming Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, he would directly become its fated owner.
A hundred years later, the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin was born. A copper coin with two wings flew three circles around Yun Ting, then stuck itself to his forehead. Yun Ting instantly heard a voice in his sea of consciousness: "Young man, do you know what money is?"
Others might not have known the answer, since the Primordial Wilderness did not yet have the concept of money. But Yun Ting was a transmigrator, so he naturally knew how to answer. "Money is the medium through which all living beings trade. At present, there is no money in the Primordial Wilderness, but in the future, money will cover the land and become the foundation of all beings' survival."
This answer greatly pleased the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, and it immediately acknowledged him as its master. Yun Ting then left the Innate Undying Space. Seeing him, Ao Guang laughed loudly. "Boss, it's been hundreds of years! You finally came out."
Yun Ting looked puzzled. "You brat, you actually didn't leave right away? Fine, from now on, call me Boss. I've been out for quite a while, so I need to hurry back to Mount Kunlun. You should return to the East Sea first. I'm off." With that, Yun Ting checked his direction and activated Earth-Traversing Golden Light, leaving at once. Yet he unexpectedly slammed headfirst into an elderly man in splendid robes, raising a pair of prominent bumps on his head.
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