System Upgrade, Arrival in the Archaic Era

Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin was the most precious treasure in the vast universe. The smallest coffin at its core had been forged by Beyond the Sacrificial Path, the scriptures within had been left behind by the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and the world inside was an Immortal Realm still in the midst of evolution!

Compared to it, what were immortal medicines, imperial weapons, or immortal scriptures? None were worth mentioning.

Within the dragon coffin, there had never been any lack of Great Dao laws, energy, or vital essence. What it lacked was merely a means to draw upon that power.

The Bodhi Seed, an exceptionally special immortal medicine, was also known as the Tree of Wisdom, Tree of Enlightenment, and Tree of Thought. It could help one comprehend the Dao. Legend had it that the Buddha attained enlightenment beneath a bodhi tree.

This divine object was the key to unlocking the dragon coffin's treasures!

"The Dao of Heaven diminishes excess to make up for deficiency..."

A vast and profound voice seemed to travel through space and time from the ancient primordial age. Like the toll of a great bell, it resounded through the sea of the soul.

Lin Xian sat cross-legged before the coffin, the Bodhi Seed in hand. He looked solemn and dignified, like the World-Honored One descending into the world, an immortal sage expounding the Dharma. Great Dao sounds flowed from his lips, deep as an abyss and vast as an ocean. Every word was profound and boundless, containing the force of heaven collapsing and earth splitting—like the Buddha's chanting, yet also like the whispers of deities.

The crowd listened in rapt fascination. Some wept with joy, some scratched at their ears and cheeks, some sank into thought, and some achieved sudden enlightenment. Each gained something different.

When they came to their senses again, everyone treated Lin Xian with respect and addressed him as Master Lin.

Although Lin Xian had not passed down any cultivation method to them, he had taught them something fundamental: cultivation techniques could be cultivated, divine abilities could be practiced, but the Great Dao could only be comprehended by oneself.

"Ye Fan."

Lin Xian nodded and returned the Bodhi Seed to Ye Fan. He refused to hold it for even a moment longer, as though it were not an immortal medicine, but a scalding hot potato.

"Master Lin, won't you contemplate it a little longer?"

Ye Fan looked at the Bodhi Seed, so easily returned to his hand. A trace of surprise flickered in his bright eyes. Lin Xian had just told them how incomparably cruel the cultivation world was, how conflict never ceased upon the path of the Great Dao, and how cultivators coveted heavenly treasures above all else.

Lin Xian was also a cultivator, yet he had discarded such a divine object as though it were nothing.

"Though the Bodhi Seed is wondrous, it is ultimately an external object. It is merely a tool for climbing the mountain in search of the Dao."

Lin Xian stood with his hands behind his back and said pretentiously, "I have already found the Great Dao. What use do I have for a climbing staff?"

"Master Lin, have you attained the Dao?"

Ye Fan was astonished and found it hard to believe. He had read extensively, and throughout history, even sages had only attained the Dao after enduring countless tribulations and hardships.

Lin Xian might be mysterious, but he was also young. Wasn't his attainment of the Dao far too fast?

"Naturally."

Lin Xian smiled freely. The Bodhi Seed was for cultivation—what did that have to do with a cheat-enabled host like him?

He took a step forward and chanted, "I have trained my form to resemble a crane; beyond the depths of space lies a single scripture. I came to seek the Dao, with nothing more to say: immortals dwell within the green coffin, and gods dwell within the heart."

In his heart, he shouted.

System, upgrade!

A familiar crackling current rose beside his ears. The System's cold, emotionless mechanical voice transformed, becoming a more advanced, ethereal voice.

[System 10086 upgrading (1%)...(30%)...(50%)...(99%)]

[System formatting and rebooting...]

[Loading intermediate template chips...]

[Please select your system!]

[Intermediate System—System Exchange Shop][Intermediate System—System Chat Group][Intermediate System—Dao Transmission System][Intermediate System—National Fortune System][Intermediate System—Divine Doctor System][Intermediate System—Dragon King Cuckold System][Intermediate System—Art Master System][Intermediate System—Gourmet System][Intermediate System—Basketball System][Intermediate System—Archaeology System][Intermediate System—Faith System][Intermediate System—Clarity System]

Vast, complex, orderly, and magnificent information turned into waves of electromagnetic signals that stimulated his cerebral cortex, echoing across the lake of his soul and stirring countless ripples.

Only now did Lin Xian finally gain some understanding of the System Race.

The greatest existence among systems was the Main System in the depths of the Chaos Sea. It stood above all destinies, time, and space, using its supreme power to cast countless systems into the myriad worlds.

Low-level systems, such as System 10086, were mass-produced goods from an assembly line. They were scattered across the myriad worlds like a fishing net, and whether they succeeded depended entirely on luck. In a single instant, tens of thousands of low-level systems could be scrapped, while tens of thousands more could be born. They were as cheap as a three-yuan bottle of cola.

Intermediate systems, further up the ladder, had already successfully bound themselves to Sons of Destiny or protagonists of their eras. Through powerful cooperation, they dominated a world—or even an entire universe. They were the backbone of the System Race.

As for high-level systems, they included the Sign-In System, Devouring System, Ten-Thousandfold Feedback System... Even in the system world, they were utterly outrageous. Their cheats were so unreasonable that they carried their hosts without any logic at all. The hosts they bound either drove native protagonists to death or were blown apart by the Heavenly Dao of another world. They were either headed toward an extreme or already walking the road of extremity.

"So, my choice..."

"It's decided. You're the one! The Check-In System!"

With a thought, Lin Xian looked into the void and made his final choice.

The so-called Check-In System required one to travel to certain special regions, locations, and points in time and space, drawing upon their corresponding Dao resonance.

People were admirers of scenery and those who checked in upon it, but they were also its creators and pioneers.

Every person was a unique landscape. The fate that brought people together was what people called a legendary famous scene.

All of that was not Lin Xian's ultimate reason for choosing the Check-In template.

He chose the Check-In System because the intermediate Check-In System was the foundation for advancing into the high-level Sign-In System!

Hosts could add points, and systems could add points as well.

A low-level system could advance to an intermediate system through a single opportunity. An intermediate system could absorb and merge with other templates, becoming a legendary high-level system.

The Check-In System was compatible with the Forum Template, Shock Template, Dao Resonance Template... After a series of complicated and difficult combinations, it could become the Sign-In System.

"Ding-dong. A famous scene, Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, has been detected. Dao resonance successfully absorbed."

"Check-in reward: Time-Space Travel Ticket (round trip)."

"Note: This ticket may be used for one traversal. The destination will primarily be determined by karmic connections."

The corners of Lin Xian's mouth rose slightly as a devilish whisper sounded in his heart. System, work hard. Become a high-level Sign-In System soon, then carry me to greatness. Otherwise, you won't even compare to the protagonist, Heavenly Emperor Ye.

If you were a high-level Sign-In System, the reward just now would not have been a one-time ticket, but an Anywhere Door—a time-space gate capable of traversing the myriad worlds.

System 10086: ???

Listen to yourself. Was that even something a human would say?

Telling the system to work hard—who exactly was the host here? The order of heaven and earth had truly been turned upside down!

System 10086 was numb, but he was used to it by now.

Since he had advanced today, he would not hold it against this slacker host. He quietly devoted himself to absorbing the Dao resonance of Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.

The host could slack off, but he could not lie flat.

System 10086 still harbored a sliver of ambition to become a high-level system.

He would take it one step at a time, one step at a time, all the way to the top. He would become the greatest system!