"Open the Novice Gift Pack!" Lin Yun Xiao said directly.
As soon as he spoke, a string of system notifications rang out in his mind like a series of explosions.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You opened the Novice Gift Pack and obtained a Top-grade Blessed Land map ×1!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You opened the Novice Gift Pack and obtained the Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Mysterious Yellow Star Silk!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You opened the Novice Gift Pack and obtained one million points of Great Dao Merit!"
Hearing the string of notifications in his mind, Lin Yun Xiao felt a surge of joy.
He had to admit, the rewards in this Novice Gift Pack were unbelievably generous.
First was the Top-grade Blessed Land map!
Great God Pangu cleaved open Chaos and created the Primordial Wilderness. Countless Chaos Fragments fell into the Primordial Wilderness, forming Blessed Lands!
The most famous Blessed Lands were the legendary Three Immortal Island: Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang!
But Blessed Lands were protected by Innate Restrictions that cut them off from all heavenly secrets!
Unless fate led you there, even if a Blessed Land was right before your eyes, you would never find it!
But now, with this Top-grade Blessed Land map, everything was different. By following the map's guidance, he could find a Top-grade Blessed Land with ease. This was an opportunity so extraordinary that even a Primordial Saint would be tempted!
The second reward was the Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Mysterious Yellow Star Silk!
According to the system's information, this Spiritual Treasure had evolved from the fusion of Innate Mysterious Yellow Qi and Star Origin.
When thrown at an enemy, its Innate Mysterious Yellow Qi weighed as much as a mountain, even in a single wisp. Its Star Origin could draw on the power of the stars throughout the heavens to suppress foes. It excelled at both offense and defense, and its power was terrifying!
The third reward, one million points of Great Dao Merit, made Lin Yun Xiao's eyes light up.
Merit was extraordinarily precious in the Primordial Wilderness. It could be used to improve one's cultivation or refine a Spiritual Treasure's restrictions, making it useful for almost anything!
And the Great Dao Merit awarded by the system was even more precious than Heavenly Dao Merit. It was utterly pure, and using and refining it carried no risk of side effects!
"I need to transform as soon as possible. Only then can I refine the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk and gain some ability to protect myself!"
As Lin Yun Xiao thought this over, he instinctively began absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Vast torrents of Innate Spiritual Energy seemed to solidify around him, enveloping him completely. The first white cloud in the world continued to grow, and the faint light it emitted grew ever more intense!
Time passed without measure in the Primordial Wilderness. In the blink of an eye, a million years went by!
"This won't do. This is far too slow!"
Lin Yun Xiao stopped. Compared to before, his "body" had grown more than twice as large, stretching across two mu. He was now a fairly large white cloud.
But that was all. At this rate, he wouldn't be able to transform until after the Dragon-Han Tribulation ended.
That was only natural. The original Yun Xiao had not transformed until the Witch-Demon Tribulation!
"I'll try using Great Dao Merit!"
With a thought, Lin Yun Xiao poured all one million points of Great Dao Merit from the Novice Gift Pack into his body!
Buzz!
In the next instant, a golden beam of light that only he could see suddenly enveloped him. Bathed in its glow, Lin Yun Xiao felt warmth spread through him, a comfort beyond compare, as if he were soaking in a hot spring. At the same time, he was delighted to discover that his "body," which had covered two mu, was rapidly expanding at an unimaginable rate!
Two mu!
Ten mu!
A hundred mu!
A thousand mu!
The golden beam appeared quickly, and vanished just as quickly!
By the time it had completely disappeared, Lin Yun Xiao's "body" had expanded to cover nearly ten thousand mu!
Buzz!
Just then, a feeling of sudden enlightenment arose in Lin Yun Xiao's heart.
In the next instant, the vast white cloud, nearly ten thousand mu across, abruptly contracted. In almost no time at all, it returned to its previous size of one mu.
But now, a hint of life's profound mystery was taking shape within the cloud. It seemed to be nurturing a divine being, and holy light emerged from within.
As the Great Dao rumbled, Great Dao Talismans descended and circled the cloud, as if expounding the ultimate principles of heaven and earth!
This was the age of the Fierce Beast Tribulation. The Heavenly Dao had yet to emerge, and the Great Dao still governed the Primordial Wilderness. With Yun Xiao's origins, she was unquestionably a divine being of heaven and earth. It was only natural that her birth would stir a response from the Great Dao!
Time passed without measure in the Primordial Wilderness, and another million years slipped by in the blink of an eye!
Buzz!
On this day, divine light suddenly blossomed, shrouding a radius of tens of millions of li. At the same time, countless Great Dao Talismans descended, giving form to auspicious divine beasts without end: celestial cranes, True Dragons, and True Phoenixes, all lifelike as they raced about.
Before long, the white cloud suddenly burst apart. All the visions vanished, and a breathtaking figure slowly emerged from the cloud's remains!
The figure was a stunning woman, beautiful beyond compare. Divine light shone from her smooth, pale forehead, where a Great Dao Talisman was vividly inscribed, representing the meaning of "cloud." The shattered white cloud became a white dress that wrapped around her, making her appear even more divine. She seemed a holy being of heaven and earth, every movement in harmony with its ultimate principles!
"To emerge with the cultivation of the Golden Immortal Realm—that's the origin of the first white cloud in the Primordial Wilderness for you!"
"Since I've inherited Yun Xiao's origins, from this day on, I'll be called Yun Xiao!"
Lin Yun Xiao spoke. In the Primordial Wilderness, one's name naturally aligned with one's origins and the ultimate principles of heaven and earth!
Of course, she didn't announce her name to the Great Dao. She merely said it to herself.
She was a transmigrator to begin with. If she announced it to the Great Dao, a Chaos Divine Thunder might strike her down. That would be asking for death!
"Ding! The Host has transformed. First-stage mission complete. A portion of the Supreme Treasure Chest rewards is now available. Claim them? Yes / No?"
Emerging into the world after transforming filled her with joy!
At that moment, Yun Xiao was immersed in her happiness!
Just then, the system notification sounded. She froze for a moment, then her delight grew even stronger!
That was right—she had successfully transformed and could claim a portion of the rewards!
What was she waiting for?
"Claim!"
Yun Xiao answered without hesitation.
As soon as she spoke, a clear notification rang out!
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You claimed a portion of the Supreme Treasure Chest rewards and obtained Hongmeng Purple Qi (The One That Escapes) ×1!"
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Hearing the notification in her mind, even Yun Xiao was stunned!
She had never imagined the Supreme Treasure Chest's reward would be this incredible!
Hongmeng Purple Qi was the legendary foundation of the Great Dao, a supreme treasure for attaining the Dao!
When Dao Ancestor Hongjun lectured at the Zixiao Palace, he had bestowed seven strands. Six had been used by the Six Saints of the Primordial Wilderness to attain the Primordial Saint realm. The seventh strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi had fallen into Daoist Hong Yun's hands. But how could a Quasi-Saint possess such a supreme treasure? In the end, Hong Yun was besieged and, under Kunpeng's pressure, self-destructed. That strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi was blasted into eight pieces—three long and five short, corresponding exactly to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of later ages!
But that was a story for another time.
The fact that a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi could drive a Quasi-Saint to self-destruct showed just how terrifyingly valuable it was!
If it appeared in later ages, even Primordial Saints would likely emerge to fight over it!
What surprised Yun Xiao was that the Hongmeng Purple Qi from the Supreme Treasure Chest wasn't an ordinary strand.
It was the legendary "One That Escapes," which could be used to attain the Great Dao Saint realm directly, rather than the Heavenly Dao Saint realm. Once she succeeded, she would no longer be bound by the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Wilderness!
The value of this supreme treasure was absolutely no less than that of an Innate Supreme Treasure!
And this was only a portion of the Supreme Treasure Chest's reward. It was hard to imagine what terrifying treasures the fully opened chest might contain!
Buzz!
As she pondered, Yun Xiao sat cross-legged where she was. A Hongmeng Purple Qi brimming with profound mysteries appeared before her. Without hesitation, she refined it into her Primordial Spirit.
To begin comprehending a supreme treasure for attaining the Dao like this, she would first need to reach the Perfection of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. Only then could she start comprehending the principles of attaining the Dao contained within it!
This was the age of the Fierce Beast Tribulation. Hongjun had yet to attain sainthood, and the Zixiao Palace lecture that would pass down the Three Corpses Severing Method had not yet taken place!
So, in the Primordial Wilderness at this time, there was no Quasi-Saint realm. Instead, there was the Primordial Golden Immortal realm!
Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Primordial Golden Immortal, Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
These were the cultivation realms in the Primordial Wilderness at present. There were no Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals yet, either—that is, no powerful beings at the Saint level!
For Yun Xiao to have reached the Golden Immortal Realm immediately after transforming was already quite impressive!
"Next, I'll refine the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk, then travel through the Primordial Wilderness and search for that Top-grade Blessed Land!"
After putting away the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Yun Xiao moved her thoughts, and a square handkerchief wreathed in streams of Mysterious Yellow Qi appeared before her. Countless jewels on its surface shone in every color, dazzlingly bright. Its boundless radiance seemed capable of illuminating a radius of a million li. But on closer inspection, those weren't jewels at all. They were miniature stars, each drawing on the power of the Ancient Stars. Even a single tiny "jewel" must have weighed billions of tons!
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