Cloud Abode.
The bedroom was clean and tidy, with soft cotton bedding, dry and warm.
Su Yun lay on his back, his back resting against the soft quilt.
He stared blankly at the raw-wood ceiling overhead.
The room was almost unnaturally quiet.
Outside, only the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard.
Su Yun's mind was still a little hazy.
Dazed, unreal.
Everything that had happened today felt like an unreal, beautiful dream.
During the day, he had still been a poor boy in shabby clothes, walking self-consciously at the foot of the mountain on an empty stomach.
People had mocked him and looked down on him.
Everyone had thought he was getting above himself.
Yet in just a few short hours,
he had been found to possess a Golden Metal Heavenly Spirit Root.
Four Golden Core elders had fought over him.
The sect master had personally taken him in.
He had leaped to become the Azure Cloud Sect's third direct disciple.
He had moved into a residence on Heavenly Pivot Peak, where the spiritual energy was richest.
Servant girls and attendants looked after him, and everything he needed was top-of-the-line.
His life had turned around in a single day.
Su Yun let out a soft breath.
It still felt a little unreal.
He raised a hand and reached for the black storage pouch at his waist.
His fingers dipped inside.
A cold, hard stone landed in his palm.
A low-grade spirit stone.
This was the cultivation resource the Internal Affairs Hall had issued him earlier.
The spirit stone was small, only about the size of his thumb.
It was translucent throughout, with a milky-white stone surface and wisps of white spiritual energy swirling inside.
A faint glow flickered in the dim room.
The spiritual energy was gentle, slowly drifting outward.
Su Yun held the spirit stone between his fingers.
It felt cold to the touch, yet carried a hint of warmth.
Spiritual energy slowly seeped through the skin of his palm.
Though he couldn't refine it actively, it made his whole body feel comfortable. His limbs went slack, and warmth spread through him.
"So this is a spirit stone."
He turned it over in his hand, studying its clear veins and pure spiritual energy.
As expected of the common currency and foundation of cultivation in the world of immortals.
This was the first time he had touched a real spirit stone in the month since he had transmigrated.
It was novel—and precious.
This past month since his transmigration had been truly miserable.
He had gone hungry, endured the cold wind, and lived in fear every day.
Other transmigrators came with cheat abilities, but he had nothing at all.
For a while, he had even wondered whether he was the unluckiest transmigrator of them all.
[Ding!] [Transmigrator constitution detected.] [System loading successful.] [Affix System binding... Binding successful.] [Dear host, greetings. The system is at your service.]
Su Yun's whole body stiffened, and the spirit stone in his hand nearly slipped to the floor.
The next moment, he sprang upright in bed.
His eyes widened, blazing with astonishing light.
A system?!
I have a system now?!
Su Yun's chest heaved violently, and his breathing grew ragged.
He roared inwardly.
What the hell!
It's here! It's finally here!
I knew it! How could a transmigrator not have a cheat?!
Su Yun was so excited he nearly jumped up.
Big bro system, do you know what I've been through?
Not enough to eat, not enough to wear, no one to rely on. Every day I was afraid I'd starve or die of illness.
And now, the system had arrived.
Two joys in one day.
First, an extraordinary Golden Metal Heavenly Spirit Root, and now the long-overdue transmigrator cheat.
This felt amazing!
Absolutely glorious!
Su Yun forced down his trembling excitement and tentatively asked in his mind,
"System, what can you do?"
The cold mechanical voice rang out again.
[This system is an Affix System.] [Affix grades are as follows:] [White: Common (lowest)] [Green: Average] [Purple: Rare] [Red: Top-tier] [Gold: Epic] [Prismatic: Mythical (cannot be replicated; supreme treasure of the Heavenly Dao)] [The host has one chance to draw an affix each year.] [Affixes are permanently bound and cannot be removed.]
Su Yun listened, then nodded in understanding.
An Affix System.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the idea.
He had seen plenty of them in novels in his previous life.
Simple and straightforward: leave it to luck, draw an affix, and gain a talent.
The higher the grade, the more heaven-defying the affix.
Su Yun eagerly asked inwardly, "Is there a newbie gift pack?"
[In response to the host, this system has no newbie gift pack.]
Su Yun paused slightly, then smiled as if it didn't matter.
A gift pack wasn't important.
As long as he could draw affixes, that was enough.
[First draw detected.] [The odds for the first draw have been increased, with a high probability of yielding a high-quality affix.] [Draw now?]
"Draw! Right now!"
Su Yun's eyes burned with excitement. He didn't hesitate for a moment.
He clasped his hands and silently prayed.
Spirits of heaven and earth, hear my plea.
Give me something good, please.
Purple at the very least—red or higher would be even better!
The next second,
a crisp notification rang out.
[Ding!] [The host's luck is heaven-defying!] [Draw successful!] [Congratulations, host. You drew the one-in-a-billion Prismatic Mythical Entry: Thousandfold Amplification.]
Su Yun sat frozen in bed, his mouth slightly open and his eyes vacant.
Prismatic?
A Mythical Entry?!
One chance in a billion?!
A moment later, Su Yun slapped his thigh and let out a frenzied whisper.
"What the hell! No way!"
"My luck is this insane?!"
"My very first draw gives me a Mythical Entry?!"
He trembled all over with excitement, flailing his arms and legs as he twisted around wildly on the bed.
He couldn't hold back his grin; the corners of his mouth nearly reached his ears.
This felt amazing!
He had never felt this good in his life!
Other people had to rely on luck to draw affixes, but he had started at the ceiling.
One in a billion!
Even more outrageous than winning the top prize in the lottery!
"Hahaha! System! I love you to death!"
Su Yun laughed wildly in his mind.
The higher the affix grade, the more terrifying the difference.
Gold Epic entries were already exceedingly rare in this world.
Mythical Entries were gifts from the Heavenly Dao.
They were impossible to come by.
A person might not see one even once in their entire life.
After calming down a little, Su Yun forced down his excitement and hurriedly asked,
"System, what does Thousandfold Amplification do?"
[Prismatic Mythical Entry · Thousandfold Amplification.] [Permanent, all-around amplification.] [Cultivation speed: thousandfold amplification.] [Spiritual energy absorption: thousandfold amplification.] [Body cultivation: thousandfold amplification.] [Spell comprehension: thousandfold amplification.] [Combat attacks: thousandfold amplification.] [Divine soul and spirit: thousandfold amplification.] [Special note: All bodily functions and bloodline vitality trigger thousandfold amplification.] [Amplification has no side effects or aftereffects and remains permanently active as a passive effect.]
All-around, a thousandfold!
Su Yun's pupils shrank, his scalp prickled, and his blood boiled in an instant.
"What the hell!"
That was absurdly overpowered?!
Everything maxed out?!
This wasn't an affix.
It was an utterly unreasonable cheat!
Others would toil for a thousand days; he would need just one.
Others would spend ten days comprehending a cultivation technique; he would understand it in a single thought.
Others fought with techniques. His attacks simply overwhelmed them with a thousandfold increase in power.
On top of that, he had a Heavenly Spirit Root, making him cultivate ten or even a hundred times faster than ordinary people.
Now, with Thousandfold Amplification stacked on top—
Su Yun didn't even dare imagine how terrifying, absurd, and monstrous his cultivation speed would be.
"One day to reach Qi Refining? Easy."
"One year to Foundation Establishment? A piece of cake."
"Golden Core in five years, Nascent Soul in ten!"
Su Yun grinned from ear to ear, his chest rising and falling with excitement.
This was the perfect power fantasy come to life.
Others struggled desperately for a chance to walk the path to immortality.
He started with one foot already over the finish line.
"That's enough. That's plenty."
"This one Mythical Entry alone beats everything."
"Even if I draw nothing but trash white entries from now on, I won't care."
Su Yun flopped back onto the bed and stared up at the rafters, his eyes bright and burning.
"Could it be... I'm the Son of Heaven's Will?!"