The System's New Abilities

Outside the bamboo forest of the Lin Clan.

The air flowed at high speed as endless heaven and earth energy surged madly into the bamboo forest, leaving the guards stationed outside bewildered, their expressions turning grave.

"What... what is happening?"

As guards of the Lin Clan, they had witnessed many things beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, so they possessed a good capacity for accepting unknown phenomena.

However, this sudden anomaly left them at a loss, and they didn't even know how to describe their current state of mind; there was panic, curiosity, but above all, fear.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

Gazing into the depths of the bamboo forest, the guards dared not take a single step forward, for Lin Zhentian had long since issued an order that absolutely no one was allowed to enter the bamboo forest, with severe punishment for any violators.

"Notify the Clan Head of this matter immediately, go!"

The captain of the guards, named Lin Wei, was a powerhouse at the Earth Origin Realm. Having lived in the Lin Clan for decades, he had long since cultivated a mindset of remaining calm in the face of danger. Confronted with this anomaly, he did not panic like his subordinates, but instead appeared very composed.

One of the guards heard this and sprinted toward the main courtyard of the Lin Clan at top speed, his face still etched with panic.

Yet, the creator of this anomalous phenomenon, Lin Ge, remained unaware of what was happening outside; he was currently immersed in the joy of his Ninth-Grade Origin Pill.

He had just tested the power of the Ninth-Grade Origin Pill and found it even more formidable than he had anticipated, especially the terrifying suction force it displayed when refining heaven and earth energy, which shocked even him.

According to Lin Ge's preliminary estimate, it would only take the time it takes to brew a cup of tea for him to replenish his internal origin power from empty to full, or perhaps even less.

One must know that under normal circumstances, once origin power is exhausted, it takes a very long time to replenish it to full—about three hours.

Now, he only needed the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to replenish it, which not only saved a massive amount of time but also increased his cultivation speed several times over compared to others.

It could be said that under identical conditions, an ordinary person would need several months, or even years, to step into the realm of Origin Pill Small Perfection, but Lin Ge only needed a few dozen days, or perhaps even just a few days, to reach that state.

"System!"

With a low whisper, a screen appeared before Lin Ge, displaying information regarding him.

Name: Lin Ge
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Talent: Peerless Supreme Body
Realm: Origin Pill Initial Stage (Ninth-Grade Origin Pill)
Weapon: Longsword
Sword Intent: Peerless Sword Intent (Initial)
Sub-profession: Alchemist (Initial)

Looking at his data on the panel, Lin Ge revealed a satisfied smile.

He was only fourteen years old and had already reached such a level; he believed that in a few years, both his sword intent and alchemy skills would reach a top-tier standard.

"System has detected that the host's realm has reached the Origin Pill Realm, beginning upgrade."

At this very moment, a mechanical female voice devoid of any emotion echoed in Lin Ge's mind.

Lin Ge was startled and looked at the panel, only to find that the information about himself had vanished, leaving behind only the words "System Upgrading."

"This system can actually upgrade!"

Lin Ge was truly shocked. He had originally thought this system would forever remain in such a lackluster state; he never expected it could be upgraded!

"The system just said it upgraded because I reached the Origin Pill Realm. Could it be that this system evolves gradually as my realm improves?"

Lin Ge was full of confusion, but with no one to ask, he could only ponder it alone.

As he contemplated, time slowly slipped away. Soon, half an hour had passed in silence, and since Lin Ge still couldn't prove his hypothesis, he could only fret in solitude.

"System upgrade complete."

The emotionless mechanical voice sounded once more. Lin Ge regained his focus and looked at the panel before him, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes.

On the current system panel, in addition to the character inquiry function, a new function had appeared: the detection function.

"Detection?"

Carrying a sense of bewilderment, Lin Ge opened the manual for the detection function and began to read it slowly.

When Lin Ge finished reading the entire manual, his eyes grew even brighter, and a hint of inexplicable excitement couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth.

The detection function could scan all living things within a thirty-mile radius centered on him, and it could ignore the target's realm.

In other words, regardless of whether the opponent's strength exceeded Lin Ge's, he could locate them within a thirty-mile radius.

Of course, this detection was not perfect; it had some flaws.

For instance, the detection required the support of Lin Ge's origin power; the longer he scanned, the more origin power it consumed.

Furthermore, the detection was not entirely precise; it could only provide a vague location, though the margin of error would not exceed ten zhang.

These two flaws were not too difficult for the current Lin Ge, and were actually quite easy to resolve.

With the terrifying recovery ability of Lin Ge's Ninth-Grade Origin Pill, the origin power consumed by the system was, to him, simple and effortless.

As for the lack of precision in positioning, that wouldn't affect much either; after all, for someone at the Origin Pill Realm, a ten-zhang margin of error was as good as non-existent.

Lin Ge possessed this confidence; within ten zhang, no one could hide or escape right under his nose!

"I wonder if this detection range will continue to expand once my cultivation realm improves in the future."

Lin Ge could not be certain about this question. After all, this system lacked any intelligence; it was just like a button phone back on Earth, devoid of any smart features, leaving everything to be explored by himself.

"Let's test it out first."

Thinking this, Lin Ge impatiently activated the detection function.

The moment it opened, Lin Ge could clearly feel the Yuan Power within his body draining away, and at a very rapid pace.

"This thing!"

Clearly, this rate of consumption far exceeded Lin Ge's expectations, causing his expression to turn unsightly at once.

At this rate of consumption, half an hour was the absolute limit Lin Ge could sustain.

"Damn it, this scam of a system!"

Cursing under his breath, Lin Ge expanded the detection range to its maximum, which was thirty li.

In an instant, countless dots appeared on the panel, each with a different color.

Among these dots, the majority were white, a small portion were green, some were gray, and only a few dots were orange.

After pondering for a brief moment, Lin Ge figured out the meaning behind the different colors; they likely represented the strength of the individuals.

White should be martial artists in the Tempered Body Realm, green should be the Earth Origin Realm, gray should be mortals unable to cultivate or perhaps certain wild beasts, and as for orange, Lin Ge guessed it represented those in the Heaven Origin Realm.

There were only two orange dots on the panel, which must represent the only two powerhouses in the Heaven Origin Realm currently in the Lin Clan: Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao!