A New Mission

Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes. Within his pupils, the phantom images of mountains, rivers, and the earth seemed to flicker and vanish, while the mysterious aura swirling around his body gradually receded into his core.

Feeling the brand-new power surging within him like a vast river or sea, a marvelous sensation arose spontaneously—a feeling of being blood-bound to the earth beneath his feet, breathing in unison with it.

The realm of a Heavenly Immortal was, as expected, a world of difference compared to an Earth Immortal. Now, with a mere shift of his divine sense, he could easily mobilize the power of the Earth Veins within a radius of thousands of miles, and executing divine abilities felt as natural as moving his own arm, with their power doubled.

Just as Lin Yan prepared to continue contemplating his own changes, the familiar system prompt tone rang out in his mind once again.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully advancing to the Heavenly Immortal realm. System panel updating...]

[Ecology Civilization Spark System]

[Host:] Lin Yan

[Race:] Earth Dragon / Innate Dao Body

[Cultivation:] Heavenly Immortal (Early Stage)

[Current Task List:]

Task One: Explore the Primordial Heaven and Earth and conduct an assessment of the ecological status of at least ten different regions.

Task Two: Promote the "Earth Dragon Community" civilization model externally to influence and improve the ecological environment of three regional areas.

Task Three: Attempt to establish contact with at least one large-scale indigenous force of the Primordial world and disseminate the concept of ecological civilization symbiosis.

[Function List:]

Primordial Basic Knowledge Atlas (within a ten-million-mile radius of the Host's location)

Mini Ecology Simulator (within a ten-million-mile radius of the Host's location)

Civilization Inheritance Fire Seed (can condense higher-tier "Enlightenment Fire Seeds," but requires the consumption of more Origin and Soul Power)

[Reward List:] (Comprehensive rewards for advancing to Heavenly Immortal and completing the series of tasks)

Innate Spiritual Treasure: Heaven and Earth Bead (Mid-grade) — Contains the prototype of a small world, capable of self-growth.

Innate Spiritual Treasure: Five Elements Bead (Mid-grade) — A combination-type magical treasure composed of spirit beads of five different attributes.

Array Inheritance: Wutu Wasteland Suppression Great Array — Can harmonize earth energy and suppress the wilderness.

Innate Spiritual Objects: Lihuo Spirit Crystal (three pieces), Gengjin Spirit Crystal (three pieces), Yimu Spirit Crystal (three pieces)

Earth Element Divine Ability: Earth Vein Travel (Intermediate)

As expected, after entering a new major realm, the system would issue new tasks. And according to custom, if he failed to complete the tasks, he would absolutely not be allowed to advance to the next major realm. Regarding this, Lin Yan could only say that he was already used to it.

However, whenever he saw new rewards being issued, his resentment toward the system would diminish slightly. After all, whether it was magical treasures, divine abilities, or array inheritances, none of these were things that could be easily obtained in the current Primordial World.

Do you really think the Primordial Great Earth is filled with magical treasures just waiting to be picked up? The Primordial World contains billions of living beings, yet the number of Innate Magical Treasures is pitifully small. As for those Houtian Magical Treasures that require human refinement—sorry, there are simply too few beings who understand the art of artifact refining, and the methods have yet to become widespread. The vast majority of creatures use nothing more than stone or wooden tools gathered on the spot.

Furthermore, things that assist in cultivation, such as techniques and formations, are even rarer. Creatures can only rely on the crude breathing methods passed down through their Bloodline Inheritance, but the efficiency is exceptionally low. Otherwise, why would it take hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation just to advance to the next realm?

From this perspective, the System has actually been quite generous. Lin Yan felt he should be content.

"Haha, Lin Yan, congratulations! Congratulations on reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm. I never expected that in just a few hundred years, your realm would be the same as mine. But I certainly won't give you the chance to surpass me." Mo Xuan was the first to crowd over. Although his words sounded unconvinced, his eyes were filled with sincere joy.

"Boss! I think you're much stronger than before," Lin Er said with a simple, honest expression.

Lin San, White Horn, and the others also gathered around, offering their congratulations to Lin Yan for his advancement, their faces beaming with heartfelt admiration and joy. A significant increase in the strength of the community leader was undoubtedly a massive boon for the entire Earth Dragon Community.

"Boss, you're a Heavenly Immortal now? How does it feel? Is there any difference from being an Earth Immortal?" Lin Er asked curiously, scratching his head. He was still not quite used to his new body.

Lin Yan smiled and said to everyone, "The Heavenly Immortal realm is beyond words." He turned to look at Mo Xuan. "Xiao Mo, you come from the Kirin Clan and are very knowledgeable. Why don't you explain the classification of these cultivation realms to everyone in detail?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Xuan immediately raised his head, putting on the air of a senior expert. Today, all the limelight had been stolen by these beings who had taken human form and by Lin Yan; he was eager to show off a bit to gain everyone's attention.

"Ahem! Since you have asked so sincerely, this Young Master shall explain the classification of these cultivation realms to you properly."

"The cultivation realms of this Primordial World can be roughly divided into the following grades:

Shaping Realm: This is the mortal stage, where a being sheds their mortal form to forge a foundation for immortality. Most of you are currently in this realm.

Earth Immortal Realm: This is the starting point of the Immortal Path, but for beings in this realm, their power source is still mainly their own body. Lin Er, Lin San, White Horn, and the others who have just taken human form are at this level.

Heavenly Immortal Realm: One can condense their own Dao Seed, sensing and invoking the power of the Heaven and Earth Laws. Magic power becomes inexhaustible, and the power of divine abilities increases greatly. Both Lin Yan and I are currently in the Heavenly Immortal realm. However, this Young Master's Heavenly Immortal realm is not something Lin Yan can compare to; as he is now, even ten of him combined couldn't beat me."

Having said this, Mo Xuan paused and glanced at Lin Yan triumphantly.

Lin Yan wore an indifferent expression. You are a top-tier Innate Divine Beast with a deep foundation. It is normal that I, having just entered the Heavenly Immortal realm, cannot beat you, but that doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future.

Mo Xuan seemed to have thought of this as well, and he suddenly felt the pressure increase. Perhaps he should put more effort into his cultivation from now on.

"Boss Mo, what about the realms after that?" Seeing Mo Xuan suddenly stop, Lin Jiu urged him impatiently.

"Oh, the subsequent realms include True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, and Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. It is said that there is even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin beyond that, though no one has yet been able to reach that realm."

"As for this True Immortal realm, one can..."

Mo Xuan was currently only in the Heavenly Immortal realm, so he had only heard rumors about the later realms; he didn't actually know much about them himself. However, even these basic common facts were extremely difficult for a group of beings, including Lin Yan, to know. Now that they had been spoken by Mo Xuan, everyone finally had a preliminary understanding of their future path of cultivation.

Mo Xuan finished in one breath and looked with satisfaction at the community members who were listening in stunned silence. He flicked his tail triumphantly. "Well? Is it clear now? You lot haven't even crossed the threshold of the Immortal Path yet. You must cultivate diligently in the future and strive to take human form as soon as possible, understand?"

"Understood, thank you, Senior Xiao Mo," the group of beings replied in unison.

"Alright, since everyone now understands the path of cultivation ahead, hurry up and get back to what you were doing. Lin Er, Lin San, you few, go and consolidate your cultivation immediately; I will pass on some cultivation methods to you later. As for the others, cultivate diligently every day and strive to take human form soon." After Xiao Mo finished speaking, Lin Yan dismissed everyone.

For the next period, his main energy would be focused on consolidating his cultivation and practicing new divine ability spells. As for the new task given by the System, it was not something that could be completed overnight; he had plenty of time.

On the contrary, most of the members in the community had not yet developed intelligence. Those who had already opened their minds were mostly still very ignorant, and they were still a long way from taking human form.

In the current Primordial Heaven and Earth, there was no Heavenly Tribulation to hinder beings when they took human form. Lin Yan felt this was mainly because the Heavenly Dao at this time encouraged beings to cultivate. The more beings that cultivated and the stronger they became, the more it could strengthen the Primordial origin. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao would not deliberately send down tribulations to make things difficult for them when they advanced.

However, as the number of beings in the Primordial World increased day by day, they would eventually become a burden to the Heavenly Dao. At that time, the Heavenly Dao would set up numerous obstacles on the path of cultivation for these beings, preventing them from easily monopolizing too many cultivation resources. When that time came, the Heavenly Tribulation would arise as the times required.

If the community members, especially the remaining Earth Dragon subordinates, took advantage of this golden window period to cultivate hard, they would avoid many risks when the time came for them to take human form.