Inherited Memories

A single sleep lasted several thousand years.

Within the pool of Three Lights Divine Water, the Twelve Petals Pure World White Lotus swayed gently in the faint morning light, breathing in the dawn glow and boundless Spiritual Qi.

As light flowed around it, the white lotus gradually blurred, condensing once more into the figure of a girl child wearing a Warm Orange Little Bellyband and nothing on her little feet.

Su Miao rubbed her sleepy eyes and let out a delicate yawn. She felt that she had slept incomparably sweetly and soundly; even the faint stabbing pain deep within her soul had eased considerably.

Sitting by the pool and swinging her short little legs, she looked at the immortal mist-wreathed, breathtakingly beautiful island before her. For the first time, she was not immediately drawn to all those glittering treasures. Instead, she propped up her chubby chin and blanked out.

From now on... was she going to live here forever?

It was beautiful here, and there was food and drink, and she could even fly a little, but... it seemed a tiny bit boring, and she did not know anyone.

She missed home.

She missed that noisy computer forever popping up recruitment ads, that mug printed with a cartoon cat, and she even somewhat missed Father Emperor and Mom's nagging in the family chat group.

"To become a Saint... then I can go home for a visit..."

She murmured softly, remembering Motherland's words. A complicated expression mingling longing and bewilderment appeared on her little face.

A Saint!

It sounded so incredible, so far away... about as reliable as asking a tiny ant to become the captain of a spaceship.

"Forget it, forget it!"

She shook her little head, temporarily tossing aside those impractical lofty ambitions as she decided to solve the problem right in front of her first.

"I should at least figure out what this place is like, right? I can't keep being some country bumpkin who knows nothing... uh, a lotus bumpkin?"

She felt a flicker of satisfaction at the new term she had coined.

Thus, she sat cross-legged again, this time a little more properly, and took a deep breath.

Though she had no idea about the composition of Primordial World air, taking a breath really did make her feel refreshed and clear-headed. She worked hard to steady her mind and sank her consciousness into that vast, smoky sea of inherited information that the Heavenly Dao had forcibly stuffed into her.

"Let me see... common knowledge about the Primordial World... local customs... where should I start..."

The moment the thought arose, that immeasurably vast inherited memory seemed to find an outlet, surging once again with a thunderous roar!

Countless images, texts, runes, and Dao Sounds crashed into her ignorant Spiritual Sense like a tsunami!

"Mm..."

Su Miao's little face instantly scrunched into a ball. Her tiny head felt like a poor hard drive that had been forcibly stuffed with the entire Milky Way's video library, overheating and sounding the alarm as it squeaked and smoked.

All manner of bizarre concepts rushed at her, many of them beyond the comprehension of her pitiful Blue Star knowledge base.

She tried to interpret them in her own way:

[Primordial Geography]: Buzhou Mountain, Kunlun Ruins, Sea of Blood Styx, Nine Heavens Gale, Nine Nether Malevolent Qi... each place name sounded more terrifying than the last.

[Ten Thousand Races Atlas]: Innate Divine Beings, Innate Creatures, Dragon, phoenix, Qilin, witches,... countless races, tangled relationships.

[Realm Classification]: Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi... and there was a long string after that, enough to make her dizzy.

[Spiritual Treasures and Roots]: Divided into Innate and Post-Heaven, with countless grades and differing powers.

[Heavenly Dao Laws]: The cycle of cause and effect, Merit and Karmic Debt, struggles for Fortune, Tribulations that could not be escaped...

[Cultivation techniques]: All kinds of methods for drawing in qi, tempering the body, focusing the spirit, and Divine Abilities—profound and obscure...

[Spiritual Qi]: The source of heaven and earth's energy, the foundation of all cultivation.

Oh, oh! I know this one!

High-concentration oxygen!

The kind with special effects, too!

One breath to refresh your mind, two breaths for immortality?

[Spiritual Sense]: An extension of a cultivator's thought and perception, able to see through falsehoods, examine oneself inwardly, and observe heaven and earth outwardly.

Mm... radar scanning?

Releasing psychic power?

A humanoid self-propelled surveillance camera?

[Cultivation Techniques]: Specific paths and methods for guiding Spiritual Qi, tempering the Primordial Spirit, and comprehending Great Dao Laws.

<Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Mock Exams: Primordial World Edition>?

Or <Learning Immortal Cultivation from Scratch: From Beginner to Burial>?

Why did the circulation routes look as complicated as circuit diagrams?!

[Heavenly Dao]: The collective manifestation of the Primordial World's will and Rules, supreme above all, selfless and emotionless, maintaining the balance of heaven and earth's workings.

The Primordial World's top AI administrator?

A Rules operating system? The big boss of the backdoor?

The kind responsible for handing out quests (Tribulations), issuing paychecks (Merit), and even banning accounts (Heavenly Punishment)?

[Primordial Spirit]: The foundation of a cultivator's life and Dao cultivation, the sublimation of life itself, the place where one's true spirit rests.

Uh... a second me?

Soul Upgrade VIP Luxury Edition?

Undying and indestructible... did that mean she could court death however she wanted?

The sheer volume made her dizzy. Many of the concepts merely skimmed the surface, leaving her knowing what they were but not why.

The heap of tongue-twisting terms and complex theories left her little head spinning, as though someone had poured a whole bucket of paste into it.

Just as she felt she was about to be swept away by this torrent of information again and turned into a genuine little fool, the Chaos Bead that had been quietly floating in the depths of her Sea of Consciousness glimmered faintly once more.

A cool, tranquil Chaos Dao Resonance, carrying an indescribable sense of Order, quietly spread out. Like an infinitely patient teacher, it began sorting through the chaotic Inherited Memories for her.

It did not directly grant Su Miao knowledge. Instead, it gently reined in the wild, rampaging "Information Wild Horses" in her mind, categorizing them and making them somewhat more orderly, easier to understand and absorb.

Su Miao immediately felt as if a few loose ends had been teased out from the tangled mess in her head. Though it was still vast enough to drive one to despair, at least it was no longer an impenetrable chaos with nowhere to begin. The splitting headache eased considerably as well.

Phew... thanks, Broken Bead.

She silently muttered to herself, feeling that this Companion Spiritual Treasure might look unremarkable, but it was quite useful when it counted.

After adapting a little, she decided to focus on the important parts.

Things like Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Formations, and Talismans were too profound, so she skipped them for now.

She already knew about the Realm Classification, so she skipped that too.

Her little mind began whirring. Since she was going to live here, she would have to deal with people eventually, right?

Though she had not seen a single living person so far, what if she encountered other beings in the future?

Would they be friendly or hostile?

How should she get along with them?

Thus, she began paying special attention to the parts of the inherited information concerning "interpersonal relationships."

Very soon, several large, glittering golden entries popped up in her consciousness:

[Master-Disciple], [Karma], [Fate], [Fortune], [Blessed Fate].

[The Way of Master-Disciple is the foundation of Primordial Great Dao inheritance. A master imparts the Dao, teaches, resolves doubts, and provides the disciple with protection, resources, and the true transmission of the Dao. A disciple inherits the master's lineage, honors the master and values the Dao, brings glory to the school, shares karmic burdens, and is linked in Fortune...]

What followed was a large amount of complicated explanation concerning the status of master and disciple, their responsibilities and obligations, and their entanglements of Fortune.

Su Miao read it with only half an understanding, her little brows knitted together.

"Master and disciple?"

Su Miao blinked, trying hard to understand the concept.

The descriptions in the inherited information were rather profound and mysterious—things like "the Dharma must not be lightly transmitted, the Dao must not be lightly bestowed," and "a master imparts the Dao, teaches, resolves doubts, and bears karmic burdens"...

She understood only bits and pieces, her little brows tightly furrowed.

Imparting the Dao and teaching... did that mean teaching someone things?

Bearing karmic burdens? That sounded really serious.

She did her best to piece it together with her limited understanding.

Teaching things... did that include food and lodging?

Like teachers at school?

But the "teachers" here seemed to be responsible for much more?

They even had to take responsibility for their students'... safety?

Future? Bearing karmic burdens...

Did that mean if a student got into trouble, the teacher had to take the blame?

And if the student gained benefits, the teacher could get a share too?

Putting it that way...

Su Miao's little mouth slowly fell open into an O, while her big eyes gleamed with shocked excitement!

"This master-disciple relationship... isn't it just... a one-stop super VIP service contract that covers food, lodging, lessons, guaranteed learning, and even job placement—ah, no, I mean protecting you and providing after-sales service?!"

"And it's the lifelong kind!"

"My heavens! Are the benefits in the Primordial World really this good?!"

She felt as though she had discovered some earth-shattering secret!

This "top-tier understanding" made Su Miao's heart beat faster.

She could not wait to find out where she could locate such a "Sucker"... ah, no, such a compassionate, selflessly devoted "good teacher."

She began frantically searching the inherited information for entries related to "taking a master," "Renowned Teacher," and "Great Experts," her little face flushed red with excitement.