After seeing off Hong Yun, Nuwa, and Tongtian, each with their own thoughts, Xuan Wazi stood at the entrance of Carefree Residence and leisurely stretched his arms wide. That round of "discussing the Dao" had been nothing more than a casual exercise for him, yet his mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal cultivation had grown increasingly stable, refined, and flawless through these repeated exchanges and practical experiences.
"System Bro, the guests have all been sent away. It's time for this 'Primordial Era Resource Exploration Captain' to get back to work!" Xuan Wazi narrowed his eyes, his divine sense spreading across the vast Primordial World like invisible tendrils. "While those old neighbors are all busy digesting what they gained at Zixiao Palace, this is the perfect time to deepen our 'resource map' and build up our reserves!"
He acted immediately.
[Side quest issued: Happily run maps throughout the Primordial World, mark 81 resource locations and establish restrictions. Random reward.]
When Xuan Wazi ran maps, he left noise wherever he went and stripped everything bare in his path. As the Primordial World descended into chaos and countless beings cursed Xuan Wazi's various incarnations for being unfilial sons, the system suddenly chimed.
[ Ding! 'Primordial Era Map Running Plan' mission progress updated: 81/81. Congratulations to the host for completing the basic marking requirements! ]
[Mission completion evaluation in progress... Evaluation complete! The marked locations are of excellent quality, cover a wide variety of types, and are broadly distributed across different regions, fully demonstrating the host's searching abilities and... inhuman persistence.]
[Mission rewards issued: Heavenly Dao Merit ×3000 strands, Unfilial Points +3000!]
[Additional reward (for exceeding requirements and high-quality completion): Innate Array Dao Insight Fragment ×1 (can be used to improve array mastery or analyze innate grand arrays).]
"Done!" Xuan Wazi snapped his fingers in satisfaction. His figure flickered, and he silently left Carefree Residence. The Chaos Bead's Stealth Ability operated at full force, making him like an invisible ghost in the Primordial World, untouched by karma and unstained by dust.
Over the long stretch of time that followed, even without system missions, map running was simply too fun—and it earned him points. Thus, Xuan Wazi brought the spirit of "map running" to its fullest extent. Northern Nether Profound Ice, Southern Bright Leaving Fire, Western Extreme Geng Metal, Eastern Sea Water Essence... all kinds of innate and acquired spiritual materials, hidden spiritual vein nodes, and potential spiritual root growth sites—so long as his divine sense, enhanced by the Primordial Dao Body, detected them, and he confirmed that they were ownerless or protected by forces that could not threaten him for the moment, he branded them all with the Chaos Bead's Divine Sense Imprint. He even relied on the Chaos Bead and his steadily improving array Dao insights to quietly set up simple warning, concealment, and spirit-gathering composite arrays in certain naturally dangerous places or locations where energy converged, calling it "upfront investment in sustainable resource site development and security assurance."
One day, after marking the final potential breeding ground for an Earth Core Fire Lotus within a lava river ten thousand zhang beneath the earth, he willed it and summoned the pale blue light screen visible only to him. A detailed data panel appeared clearly upon it:
[Host: Xuan Wazi (Great Dao Anomaly, Wielder of the Chaos Bead)] [Foundation: Primordial Grade Foundation: Primordial Dao Body (after fusion, spiritual energy affinity MAX, cultivation speed MAX, comprehension MAX, naturally possesses Primordial Dao Rhyme, immune to all laws... in short, you will never leak energy again)] [Realm: Mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal, Comprehending Fragments of the Great Dao of Strength] [Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities: Nine Revolutions Primordial Profound Art, Spatial Folding, basic Time Acceleration/deceleration, Chaos Bead Derived Divine Abilities (stealth, suppression, spatial storage, obscuring heavenly secrets)] [Treasures: Supreme Treasure: Chaos Bead (65% refined) are too many to list. What treasure or not treasure? If the protagonist needs it, I can write it into existence. System comment: Author, please stop showing off. We know your protagonist is loaded! Spiritual Root: Five Needle Pine sapling (growing)] [Spiritual Material Resources: Several innate spiritual materials (Profound Nether Cold Iron, Earthfire Gold Essence, Geng Metal Essence, Stellar Tear Gold, Earth Core Fire Lotus...), Vast Quantities of Acquired Spiritual Materials, Innate Spiritual Vein Markers ×107, Potential Spiritual Root Markers ×23, special region markers ×15] [Special Items: Pangu's Essence Blood ×1 (unrefined), Primordial Violet Qi ×1 (deeply sealed, for comprehension only), Innate Array Dao Insight Fragment ×1] [Remarks: The host is steadily advancing along the path of 'Not Being a Person.' Resource reserves have upgraded from 'initially taking shape' to 'outrageously excessive.' Please keep it up and achieve the 'Primordial World Resource Monopolizer' achievement as soon as possible. Also: Please pay appropriate attention to improving your cultivation. Do not become overly obsessed with 'map running' and 'hoarding.'] [Unfilial Points:]
Looking at that dazzlingly long string of Unfilial Points on the panel, Xuan Wazi's eyes widened as he subconsciously counted it several times.
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... a million! More than 1.47 million?!" He sucked in a sharp breath. Though he knew he had caused plenty of trouble, seeing the exact figure still gave him a small shock. "Good heavens, did I unknowingly 'set my sights' on every noteworthy figure in the Primordial World? Or did I 'set my sights' on them repeatedly? System Bro, you didn't water down these points, did you?"
[System prompt: The point calculation is completely accurate and fair to all. It includes, but is not limited to, the following gains: forcibly taking the first seat at Zixiao Palace, publicly questioning the Dao Ancestor, emptying Treasure Distribution Cliff, deeply guiding (hoodwinking) the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Hong Yun and changing the trajectories of their fates, routinely mocking the Dao Ancestor behind his back, and the various indirect resentment and karmic disturbances caused during your travels... The final result was obtained through comprehensive calculation. Host, please face the truth of your status as the Primordial Era's Number One Karma Entangler!]
Xuan Wazi: "..." Though the system's mockery had hit the mark, looking at that enormous pile of points filled him with nothing but the satisfaction of all my hard work causing trouble has finally paid off.
The Nine Revolutions Primordial Profound Art truly is profound. It complements the Primordial Dao Body perfectly, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort and laying an incomparably solid foundation. Feeling the increasingly pure and weighty Primordial Chaos Magic Power surging through his body, he was extremely satisfied with the technique's effects. Comprehending the Great Dao of Strength Fragment is a slow, grinding process. It cannot be rushed. Refining the Chaos Bead has also stalled at 65%. I'll probably need another breakthrough in cultivation or some special opportunity.
With the resource markers completed beyond the requirements, I now have a massive private resource treasury. Whether I refine treasures, set up arrays, or undertake some earth-shattering project in the future, I won't lack confidence.
Pangu's Essence Blood should be stored safely for now. It won't be too late to absorb it after my realm rises further. As for the Primordial Violet Qi, I'll treat it as an advanced reference book on Heavenly Dao Laws.
This Innate Array Dao Insight Fragment came at exactly the right time. Once I absorb it, perhaps I can quietly sneak into the lairs of several ownerless innate grand arrays, hehe...
Finally, his gaze locked onto those heart-racing Unfilial Points once more, blazing with enthusiasm.
"More than 1.4 million... I've been so busy running maps and solidifying my foundation that I haven't properly rewarded myself by browsing the shop." Xuan Wazi rubbed his hands together like a fly, an excited grin appearing on his face as though he had discovered a new treasure trove. "System Bro, stop holding out on me. Open the shop interface! Let this Dao Master see what fine treasures have refreshed this time, worthy of us splurging extravagantly!"
With a thought, the attribute panel on the light screen faded away. A more dazzling shop interface, meticulously categorized and radiating enticing Dao Rhyme, slowly unfolded like a painting. The countless item icons and names instantly seized all of his attention...
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