Great Desolation: Starting as the Heaven-Measuring Ruler
Chapter 2

Frenzied Slaughter, Realm Advancement!

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"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing the Blood Thorn Vine Demon, gaining Experience Points *5."

As the system notification sounded, Xie Fang's heart stirred. He could sense that after obtaining these 5 Experience Points, he had grown slightly stronger!

Though subtle, it was perceptible!

"This vine demon has shallow cultivation. Killing it gives five Experience Points—far faster than cultivating on my own!"

Xie Fang calculated inwardly and decided for now not to risk killing other living beings.

"This time I got lucky encountering a low-level vine demon. If I run into something powerful, forget suppressing it—I'd probably be refined on the spot. I'd better lie low and develop first!"

Xie Fang deeply understood that in the Primordial World, time was the cheapest commodity. The fact that he could absorb Spiritual Qi into his body and convert it directly into Experience Points without refining meant his cultivation speed would far outstrip all other beings!

Once his cultivation advanced, then he could hunt for treasures or kill other creatures—wouldn't that be wonderful?

"After all, an innocent man may harbor a jade, but it's the jade that brings the crime. My true body is coveted everywhere—better to lie low..."

Comforting himself like this, Xie Fang soon immersed himself in the cultivation of absorbing Spiritual Qi.

"Ding, absorbed Spiritual Qi +1, gained Experience Points *1."

"Ding, absorbed Spiritual Qi +1, gained Experience Points *1."

"..."

The system sounds rang out continuously, and time slowly passed as Xie Fang frantically absorbed Spiritual Qi.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had gone by.

A century later, Xie Fang's personal attribute panel had undergone earth-shattering changes!

Host: Xie Fang

Cultivation: 3221/400000000 [Early Golden Immortal]

True Body: Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler

Cultivation Method: None

Divine Ability: None

Law: None

Origin: Slaughter

Items: None

Though the other entries on the attribute panel were still bare, Xie Fang, now at the Early Golden Immortal realm, felt his entire body brimming with power!

Over these hundred years, he had also thought carefully. Since his true body had yet to be discovered and taken away, it meant the timeline of the Primordial World was still in its early stages.

He just didn't know whether it was the Ferocious Beast Tribulation period or the Three Clans Hegemony period.

But whichever tribulation it was, it had nothing to do with him. What he wanted was to strengthen himself as much as possible!

Having silently cultivated for a hundred years, the slightly bored Xie Fang had just reached the Golden Immortal realm and couldn't wait to rise!

After all, a century had passed since his transmigration, and he still didn't know the terrain of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea where he was. Now that his cultivation was at Golden Immortal, even if there were dangers on the island, he could retreat unscathed. So, it was time to take a look around.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a Sabertooth Tiger, Experience Points +15."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a Blood Thorn Vine Demon, Experience Points +5."

"Ding..."

A massive golden ruler shadow circled above the island, directly killing any living being with enough intelligence to become a demon!

On the island, there were also many treasures: Dragon Immortal Grass, Brocade Flowers, Nightmare Fruits...

All kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures came into view, including quite a few Innate Treasures.

Xie Fang only took slight notice of these things without collecting them, because the island's Spiritual Qi was rich. In not too many years, these treasures would develop intelligence—better to leave them and harvest later!

Additionally, he wasn't wandering aimlessly on the island; he was searching for something.

Sure enough, before long, he spotted an ancient, heavy stone tablet!

The tablet was inscribed with mysterious and unparalleled runes, brimming with dense Spiritual Qi. Most importantly, Xie Fang faintly sensed a power within it!

A power that, once the tablet was refined, would allow him to control the entire island!

"It seems this stone tablet is the core of the island!"

After carefully sensing the tablet, Xie Fang finally understood which island he had transmigrated to!

Penglai!

The foremost of the Three Immortal Islands of the East SeaPenglai Immortal Island!

Since the dawn of creation, Penglai Immortal Island had been hidden in the vast East Sea, undiscovered, protected by the natural Ten Directions Sky Covering Great Array.

It wasn't until Dao Ancestor Hongjun attained the Dao and became a Saint, bestowing the title of Chief of All Male Immortals upon Eastern King Duke, that Penglai Immortal Island, along with the other two—Mount Fangzhang Island and Yingzhou Island—were discovered by Eastern King Duke and revealed to the world.

Afterward, Eastern King Duke established his Dao field here!

As it stands now, Hongjun hasn't yet attained the Dao!

Xie Fang's thoughts churned incessantly. Since the Three Immortal Islands were currently masterless, could he refine the stone steles of the three islands, seize control of the Ten Directions Protection Array, and become the master of the Three Immortal Islands?!

At this thought, Xie Fang's heart burned with fervor. He leaned the massive golden ruler's shadow against the stele and slowly infused his own mana into it.

But then...

"Damn, refining this stele requires such an enormous amount of mana!"

The moment he tested it, Xie Fang immediately gave up.

He had only just broken through to Golden Immortal realm. To refine this stele at his current cultivation level would take at least several epochs!

If he dragged it out that long, everything would be cold by then!

"I've only been in this world for a hundred years at most. It'd be better to quickly raise my cultivation. Once my realm is higher, refining the stele will be much faster!"

Xie Fang calmed down. He recalled that when Eastern King Duke later refined the stele, his cultivation was at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. Since Hongjun hadn't attained the Dao yet, he had plenty of time. He might as well focus on raising his cultivation first!

With that thought, Xie Fang's ruler shadow swept across the sky and slammed down fiercely at the area around the stele!

Boom!

Stones flew and dust billowed. With a single strike, the stele, dozens of feet tall, was buried beneath rubble.

Afterward, he began to wander the island again.

Whenever he encountered a creature he could handle, he'd simply strike it down with his ruler, and it would turn into Experience Points!

When he met something he couldn't beat, it couldn't hold him either—his ruler shadow would flash across the sky as he swiftly fled.

The entire Penglai Immortal Island was vast beyond measure. Even with Xie Fang's Golden Immortal cultivation, it was unknown how many years it would take to traverse the whole island.

But he wasn't in a hurry. Killing living beings granted him Experience Points, which was far faster than cultivating on his own.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, five hundred years had passed.

In those five hundred years, Xie Fang hadn't even finished exploring one corner of Penglai Immortal Island. He had encountered countless living beings, and his cultivation had smoothly advanced to late Golden Immortal realm, just one step away from breaking into the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal rank!

And on this very day, right after he had slain a White Demonic Wolf, he noticed a faint spatial ripple not far away.

Though the ripple lasted only a moment before returning to normal, Xie Fang's sharp senses caught it.

"This is a Spatial Array!"

Xie Fang's heart burned with excitement, because he knew exactly what this meant!

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