No Regrets

The Profound Creation Marvelous Art kept circulating, transforming the spiritual energy and essence into Li Xuan's own power and gradually increasing his cultivation.

A thousand jin of meat, Heavenly Immortal Level Nine...

Five thousand jin of meat, Heavenly Immortal Level Ten...

Twenty thousand jin of meat, still Heavenly Immortal Level Ten...

Fifty thousand jin of meat, and still... Heavenly Immortal Level Ten...

Li Xuan could feel his cultivation growing, but he still couldn't break through to True Immortal.

"Is my aptitude really that bad...?"

He had eaten a full hundred thousand jin of Qiongqi meat, yet still hadn't broken through to True Immortal. He remained at Heavenly Immortal Level Ten.

Li Xuan, who had eaten until he was uncomfortably full, muttered in despair.

He really couldn't eat another bite.

But if there was one thing Li Xuan was good at, it was keeping a positive attitude. He wiped the grease from his mouth.

Then he looked at the Qiongqi corpse, as large as a mountain, of which he had only eaten one percent of the flesh.

With an air of determination, he nodded. "Fine, fine. I'll eat it bit by bit! Once I've finished this Qiongqi, I refuse to believe I still won't break through!"

"Ding."

"Choice System generated."

"Choice One: The host shares the Qiongqi's flesh with nearby weaker creatures. Completion reward: a one-hundred-year cultivation experience scroll."

"Choice Two: The host eats all of the Qiongqi's flesh alone. Completion rewards: a ten-thousand-year cultivation experience scroll and the divine ability Heavenly Law and Earthly Form."

Li Xuan was wondering whether to carve up the Qiongqi corpse and sort out the different cuts. After all, each part had its own way of being eaten.

But just then, the Choice System presented him with another choice.

Li Xuan was surprised. "Do I even have to choose? Of course I'm eating it myself..."

As he spoke, he was about to select Choice Two.

But before he could, something stirred in his heart, and he found himself looking toward the area around the foot of the mountain.

What he saw left him stunned.

At some point, all kinds of animals had gathered below.

They were all crouched on the ground, gazing up at Li Xuan, who looked like an immortal atop the mountain. Their pure eyes shone with longing, reverence, and respect.

"This..."

The animals looked at him with such intelligent eyes that Li Xuan blinked, unsure what to do.

But then he snorted. "This is the Primordial Wilderness. You can't afford to be a good person here. Good people don't live long..."

As he spoke, he raised a hand and tapped the choice.

"Ding. The host has chosen to share the Qiongqi's flesh with weaker creatures. You have obtained one hundred years of cultivation."

Hearing the system's voice, Li Xuan scratched his head. "Oh, no, I chose the wrong one... What a shame, what a shame... I'm not exactly a good person..."

Muttering to himself, Li Xuan sat on the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform and began meditating, still grumbling about whether he was a good person or not.

At that moment, all the animals cried out joyfully. They understood what he had done.

Though there were thousands of them, the animals formed an orderly line and streamed into the valley.

Each took only a small piece of Qiongqi flesh, never more than they needed.

Then they bowed toward Li Xuan atop the mountain before quickly running off.

Everything proceeded in perfect order.

On the Creation Green Lotus Platform, the corners of Li Xuan's mouth curved slightly. Strands of Daoist aura swirled around him, making him seem ever more profound and mysterious.

With the boost of a mere one hundred years of cultivation experience,

his realm had quietly reached True Immortal Level One.

Clouds drifted by, and in the Primordial Wilderness, years passed without notice.

Li Xuan's eyelids twitched, and he opened his eyes.

"Ding."

"The host has completed one thousand years of cultivation and reached True Immortal. Reward: divine ability Grand Unity Palm."

The system's voice sounded in his ears.

"Grand Unity Palm..."

The immortal art instantly became clear in Li Xuan's mind. He murmured the name, then suddenly swung his hand.

Rumble! A palm print dozens of feet across appeared in an instant, compressing a massive amount of spiritual energy. It roared hundreds of miles before gradually dispersing.

"Not bad. It's more powerful than Five Elements True Fire."

Li Xuan nodded, withdrew his hand, and looked around.

A thousand years in the Primordial Wilderness passed as if in the blink of an eye.

The surrounding landscape had barely changed.

But the Qiongqi corpse in the valley had long since disappeared.

Even its bones had been gnawed clean, and a dense forest now covered the spot.

Li Xuan pursed his lips. To be honest, he felt a little regretful.

Why had he shared such a huge amount of meat? Wouldn't it have been better to eat it himself...?

But it was all in the past.

With a sigh, Li Xuan turned his gaze away and prepared to continue cultivating.

With his aptitude, rote cultivation really was the only way to advance quickly.

Just then, he faintly heard a voice in his ears. It grew louder and louder, until everyone was calling out together.

"T-the lord is awake..."

"Everyone, stop cultivating! The lord is awake..."

"Come quickly! Everyone, come! The lord is awake! The lord is awake!"

"We pay our respects to the lord!"

"We pay our respects to the lord!"

The commotion was lively, and Li Xuan felt dazed.

After all, it had been so, so long since he had experienced such a lively scene.

He looked toward the source of the voices.

At the front was a lively, adorable rabbit, white as jade.

Behind it stood a Five-Colored Deer, its coat dazzling with color and its body glowing faintly.

Then came Azure Wolves, Black Tigers, steeds, White Rams...

Hundreds, perhaps even a thousand animals, were prostrating themselves at the foot of the mountain, bowing and calling out to him.

"We pay our respects to the lord!"

They hadn't taken human form, but they had already gained intelligence and could speak.

And it wasn't just them. Tens of thousands of other animals, if not more, were gathering as well, all surrounding the foot of the mountain.

These animals couldn't speak, but their pure eyes still held reverence, gratitude, and adoration.

They, too, lay prostrate on the ground.

"Ah... This..."

Li Xuan blinked, at a loss.

But then he stood up, stepped down from the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform, and waved to the spirit creatures below. "What are you all doing? You're making me embarrassed... It was only a little meat... Was it enough to eat?"

The rabbit at the front was so excited that Li Xuan had actually responded to them that it could barely contain itself. It hurriedly cupped its paws in a bow. "It was enough, it was enough! Thank you, lord, for bestowing divine flesh upon us. Thanks to you, we little demons have fully awakened our intelligence. We will never forget your kindness!"

The other spirit creatures called out too. "We little demons will never forget your kindness, lord!"

Name: Bright Rabbit.

Identity: Innate lifeform.

Cultivation: Earth Immortal Level Ten.

Magic treasure: None

Cultivation technique: None

Strength rating: Useless.

Li Xuan watched the half-zhang-tall rabbit bowing so awkwardly and couldn't help finding it both funny and adorable.

He waved a hand with a smile. "It was nothing. No need to mention it! Just cultivate well under the protection of my formation!"

"We thank the lord!"

More than a thousand spirit creatures who could speak cried out together.

Only then did Li Xuan nod. With an air of composure, he waved a hand. "Then you may leave!"

After saying that, he paid the spirit creatures no more attention, turned around, and returned to the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform. He sat down cross-legged.

Well, he felt much better now.

All that regret... had vanished without a trace...