No Regrets

The Profound Creation Marvelous Art churned without pause, converting this spiritual energy and essence into Li Xuan's own, causing his cultivation to rise bit by bit.

One thousand catties of meat—Heavenly Immortal, ninth level...

Five thousand catties of meat—Heavenly Immortal, tenth level...

Twenty thousand catties of meat—Heavenly Immortal, tenth level...

Fifty thousand catties of meat—still... Heavenly Immortal, tenth level...

Li Xuan could sense his cultivation growing, yet his realm stubbornly refused to break through to True Immortal.

"Is Laozi's talent really this poor..."

After devouring a full hundred thousand catties of Qiongqi meat, Li Xuan still hadn't broken through to True Immortal, remaining at Heavenly Immortal, tenth level.

For a moment, stuffed to the brim, Li Xuan muttered in despair.

He truly couldn't eat another bite.

But if nothing else, Li Xuan had an excellent mindset. Wiping the grease from his mouth, he looked at the mountain-sized Qiongqi corpse—barely one percent of its flesh had been carved away—and nodded with an expression of heavy responsibility. "Forget it, forget it. I'll take it slow! Once I've eaten this whole Qiongqi, I refuse to believe I still won't break through!"

"Ding."

"Choice System generated."

"Choice One: Host distributes the Qiongqi flesh to the weak creatures nearby. Completion reward: one hundred years of cultivation experience scroll."

"Choice Two: Host consumes all Qiongqi flesh alone. Completion reward: ten thousand years of cultivation experience scroll, Divine Ability: Heavenly Law and Earthly Form."

Li Xuan was just considering whether to break down the Qiongqi corpse and pick out each part—after all, every cut had its own way of being eaten—when suddenly, the Choice System threw another choice at him.

Hearing this, Li Xuan was startled, then said, "Is there even a need to choose? Of course I'll eat it myself..."

As he spoke, he reached out to select Choice Two.

But before he could tap it, his heart stirred, and he unconsciously looked down at the surroundings of the mountain.

What he saw left him stunned.

At the foot of the mountain, gathered from who knows when, were all kinds of animals.

Every single one of them was prostrated on the ground, heads raised, their pure eyes filled with longing, reverence, and respect as they gazed up at the immortal-like Li Xuan on the peak.

"This..."

Caught under the intelligent gazes of these animals, Li Xuan blinked, at a loss.

But then he snorted. "This is the Primordial Wilderness, you know. Being a good person won't get you anywhere—good people don't live long..."

Saying this, he raised his hand and tapped.

"Ding. Host has chosen to distribute the Qiongqi flesh to the weak creatures. Reward: one hundred years of cultivation."

Hearing the system's voice in his ear, Li Xuan scratched his head. "Ah, I must have tapped wrong... What a pity, what a pity... I'm not exactly a good person, you know..."

Muttering to himself, Li Xuan sat down on the Thirty-Six Petaled Creation Green Lotus, and amid his grumbling about good people and bad people, he entered a meditative cultivation state.

At that moment, all the animal creatures let out a joyful cry in unison—they understood completely.

Though there were tens of thousands of them, they formed an orderly line and streamed into the valley. Each one took only a small piece of Qiongqi flesh, never greedy for more. Then they prostrated toward the mountain peak where Li Xuan sat, paying their respects, before quickly running off.

Everything was perfectly orderly.

On the Creation Green Lotus platform, the corners of Li Xuan's mouth curled up slightly. Strands of Dao rhythm spread around him, making him ever more profound and unfathomable.

With the mere boost of a hundred years of cultivation experience, his realm had unknowingly reached True Immortal, first level.

Clouds rose and fell; in the Primordial Wilderness, years passed unnoticed.

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

"Ding."

"Host has completed one thousand years of cultivation. Cultivation has reached True Immortal. Reward: Divine Ability: Grand Unity Palm."

The system's voice sounded in his ear at the same time.

"Grand Unity Palm..."

The immortal art instantly became clear in his mind. Li Xuan murmured softly, then suddenly waved his hand.

Rumble! A palm imprint dozens of zhang in size materialized in an instant, compressing a vast amount of spiritual energy as it roared outward, blasting hundreds of li away before gradually dissipating.

"This power isn't bad—stronger than the Five Elements True Fire."

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

A thousand years, for the primordial wilderness, was like the blink of an eye.

There were no obvious changes in the surrounding scenery.

Only the corpse of Qiongqi in the valley had long since vanished without a trace.

Even the bones had been gnawed clean, and in their place, a dense forest had grown.

Pursing his lips, to be honest, Li Xuan felt a twinge of regret in his heart.

Thinking back, why had he shared such a large piece of meat? Wouldn't it have been more satisfying to eat it himself...

But it was all in the past.

Sighing, Li Xuan withdrew his gaze and intended to continue comprehending the Dao.

After all, with his talent, aside from rote memorization-style cultivation, there really was no other way to rapidly increase his realm.

But just then, a faint, blurry voice reached his ears, and soon, the voice grew louder and more unified.

"Th-the great one is awake..."

"Everyone, stop cultivating! The great one is awake..."

"Come quickly! Everyone, come! The great one is awake! The great one is awake!"

"Greetings, great one!"

"Greetings, great one!"

The voices were noisy yet lively, leaving Li Xuan somewhat dazed.

After all, he hadn't felt such bustle for a very, very long time.

He looked toward the source of the sound.

At the forefront was a rabbit, as jade-like and lively as it was adorable.

Next came a Five-Colored Deer, its body dappled with colors and emitting a faint, shimmering glow.

Then came Azure Wolf, Black Tiger, Steed, White Ram...

Whether it was hundreds or thousands of animals, all were prostrate at the foot of the mountain, bowing to him and calling out.

Greetings, great one!

They had not yet taken human form, but they had already awakened their spiritual wisdom and could speak.

And not just them—countless other animals, tens of thousands and more, were gathering, all surrounding the mountain's base.

These animals could not speak, yet in their pure eyes, there was the same reverence, gratitude, and worship.

They too lay prostrate on the ground.

"Ah... this..."

Li Xuan blinked, somewhat bewildered.

But then he rose, stepped down from the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform, looked at the spiritual creatures below, and waved his hand, calling out: "What are you all doing? Acting like this makes me embarrassed... It was just a bit of flesh and blood... Was it enough to eat?"

The rabbit at the very front, seeing that Li Xuan had actually responded to them, was so excited it could hardly contain itself. It hurriedly bowed on the ground: "Enough, enough! Many thanks to the great one for bestowing the divine flesh, allowing us little demons to fully awaken our spiritual wisdom. The great one's grace! We little demons will never forget it!"

The other spiritual creatures also called out in unison: "The great one's grace, we little demons will never forget!"

Name: Bright Rabbit.

Identity: Primordial Spirit Being.

Cultivation: Earth Immortal, Tenth Level.

Magical Artifact: None.

Technique: None.

Strength Level Evaluation: Trash.

Li Xuan watched the half-zhang-tall rabbit clumsily making its bows, finding it both amusing and endearing.

He waved his hand and laughed: "It's a small matter, hardly worth mentioning! Just cultivate well under the protection of my grand formation!"

"Greetings and thanks, great one!"

The thousand or so spiritual creatures that could speak all spoke at once.

Li Xuan nodded, putting on a calm and composed air as he waved his hand: "Then disperse!"

Having said that, he paid no further attention to the spiritual creatures, turned around, and returned to the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform, sitting down cross-legged.

Mm, he felt much better now.

Any feelings of regret... vanished like smoke in thin air...