Transmigrating to the Primordial Era as a River, Refining a System! Who Says the River of Time Isn't a River!

Pangu split the heavens, and chaos evolved.

The Primordial Era was born, and the universe took shape.

After immeasurable eons of evolution, the era of the ferocious beasts ended, and the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans dominated.

As of today, the Dragon-Han Calamity is nearing its end. Calamity energy permeates the heavens and earth, filled with ominous signs. The vast Primordial Era has become sparsely populated, with only the three clans or their affiliated forces traversing the land.

All those with great divine abilities and innate beings sensed the impending catastrophe and were filled with unease, staying in their respective dojos and no longer emerging.

Located on the Primordial Continent, near the East Sea, a river emanated a faint mist. Within the haze, one could seemingly see the evolution of natural laws and the blooming of profound light.

Despite its name as a river, the rivers in the Primordial Era were undoubtedly far vaster than the Milky Way and more majestic than the universe itself. Stars were as insignificant as dust before this river.

"Where else could I have transmigrated to, but the Primordial Era, and become a river at that."

Tang Xuan sighed, feeling utterly devoid of will to live.

Yes, a river!

This river was Tang Xuan's true form!

He was once a young man on Earth. One evening, while engrossed in reading a novel, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself transmigrated to the Primordial Era and had become a river.

Initially, Tang Xuan didn't know this was the Primordial Era and was panicked about becoming a river. However, since it had already happened, panic was useless, especially after discovering he could instinctively absorb and refine spiritual energy. Tang Xuan slowly came to accept it.

Back then, when he saw a dragon flying across the sky, Tang Xuan felt a sense of foreboding. Later, when his cultivation reached the Mysterious Immortal realm and he could sense the Great Dao of heaven and earth to obtain information, Tang Xuan finally understood that he had arrived in the Primordial Era.

The cultivation system in the Primordial Era was the same as in many novels he had read in his past life, progressing from low to high as Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Great Luo Golden Immortal, Hunyuan Golden Immortal, and Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Each realm also had four minor stages: early, middle, late, and peak.

Currently, Sages had not yet emerged, and the Dao Ancestor had not yet begun his sermons to impart the method of Slaying Three Corpses to achieve enlightenment. Therefore, Hunyuan Golden Immortal was not yet the Quasi-Saint realm, which went without saying.

"When I read novels in my past life, I didn't quite understand the concept of spiritual roots/foundations. It wasn't until I transmigrated that I realized how important they were."

"Sigh, although becoming a river in the Primordial Era counts as being an innate being, my spiritual root/foundation is too low. At best, I can cultivate to the Golden Immortal realm now; let alone breaking through to Great Luo, even reaching Taiyi Golden Immortal would be as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Damn it, other transmigrators in the Primordial Era have golden fingers and systems, but I have nothing. I was transmigrated without anything, and this is the Primordial Era."

"My true form is also near the East Sea. The final battle of the three clans is about to erupt, and if I'm not careful, I'll truly be finished."

Tang Xuan was unwilling but helpless. He felt utterly powerless when he thought about his predicament.

Given the scale of the battle between the three clans, it would be a miracle if he wasn't affected.

So, no matter what, he was doomed?

He didn't want to die.

Yet, he couldn't think of any solution.

Before breaking through to Great Luo and taking human form, he couldn't even move his true form. He hadn't been idle all these years, but the difference in power was too great. What if he knew the plot of the Primordial Era? There was simply no room for maneuver.

Resign himself to fate?

No! Never!

In his past life, he had no choice but to compromise and accept fate. If he compromised and accepted fate now after transmigrating, wouldn't his transmigration be in vain!

His thoughts churned, and Tang Xuan gradually became resolute. The entire river seemed to surge and tremble with Tang Xuan's changing emotions.

"Ding! Detected host's firm will. The Strongest River System is beginning to bind..."

Suddenly, at this moment, a mechanical voice sounded within Tang Xuan's consciousness.

"Huh? System?"

Tang Xuan was stunned.

Good heavens, after transmigrating for trillions of years, the system is finally online?

"Ding! Newbie mission issued. Please display your divine might in the upcoming Dragon-Han Calamity, suppress the three clans, step on Luohu, and punch Hongjun, letting your name resound throughout the Primordial Era from this moment on."

At this, another series of mechanical system prompts sounded.

"???"

Tang Xuan.

Alright, alright, so that's how it's going to be? Either don't come, or come and mess with me?

Me, suppress the three clans? Step on Luohu? And punch Hongjun?

Am I worthy?

Is this system here to toy with me, to make a fool of me!?

Tang Xuan was so amused he could have laughed.

His immortal sense enveloped every corner of his true form. Soon, Tang Xuan discovered the system core residing within his true spirit.

This broken system is unreliable. Since that's the case, why not try another method? He was already worrying about how to break free, and perhaps the system's appearance was the answer?

Thinking of some Primordial Era novels he had read in his previous life, where transmigrators often refined systems, Tang Xuan felt he could try it too.

Since he could discover the system, refining it... shouldn't be impossible, right?

As Tang Xuan's immortal sense permeated the system core, he immediately felt the system's resistance, and a string of system prompts continued to sound.

What external forces are invading, what the system is being eroded, what the system is starting to resist, and so on.

You have to admit, you really have to admit, this system's status seems to have some substance. The power it unleashed is quite astonishing, at least at the level of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, and it seems to possess the potential for growth.

However, perhaps the system never expected its host to infiltrate it. So, even though its own status was high, it couldn't fully unleash its power on its own without anyone controlling it.

This discovery immediately invigorated Tang Xuan.

He had only intended to test it out, but judging by this momentum... it seemed like he could actually refine it!

Time flew by, and ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

Under Tang Xuan's persistent infiltration and refinement, the system's power grew weaker and weaker. As one declined and the other grew, Tang Xuan gradually began to suppress the system.

Finally, after spending a full ten thousand years, the system's power was depleted, and it was completely refined by Tang Xuan!

"This, is the system?"

"So that's how it is, I understand..."

After analyzing, deducing, and fully mastering the system's core, Tang Xuan suddenly understood.

This system was essentially composed of a fragment of the Great Dao, arranged in countless ways, which resulted in infinite possibilities. And because of this combination, it possessed the potential for growth?

Because the system's status was relatively high and quite mysterious to Tang Xuan, he couldn't fully grasp it. However, he did understand the basic principles and this fragment of the Great Dao.

It was primarily composed of two parts: the first was the core, the Great Dao of Water, and the second was similar to the Wish Dao, where as long as Wish Power was obtained, anything could be made real through imagination.

"I think I know... what to do now!"

Tang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Wish?

Repay?

If you put it that way, then I'm not sleepy anymore.

Having read so many novels and fantasy works in his previous life, how could he be weak in terms of imagination? All he lacked was a medium, an ability to leverage and utilize his imagination. And now, wasn't the system the best medium and tool?

An anime he had watched in the past immediately appeared in Tang Xuan's mind.

Since it's all a river, the Milky Way can also be a river. Who says the River of Time... can't be a river!