However, Li Xingkong was not discouraged by this. How could he regret the path he had chosen?
Even if the Human Immortal are indeed inferior to the Two Immortals of the Spiritual Path, so what?
He believed that the path he had chosen was the one he truly controlled, and he had no interest in merely admiring others from afar.
"Well? Now you know how difficult it is to Human Immortal, right?"
Yuanjun looked at Li Xingkong, a hint of a smile still lingering in her eyes.
"It's not too late for you to help me take charge of the Immortal Ascension Register, is it?"
Li Xingkong only pondered for a moment before raising his head.
"I want to try again."
"I want to know how far these Human Immortal can go. I want to see where the path to immortality ends. I also want to know if there is another heaven beyond this Primordial World world."
"So... I'm very sorry, Master."
Seeing Li Xingkong's burning gaze and hearing his words, Yuanjun smiled even more happily.
"Okay, I knew it would turn out like this."
"You're just like me; no wonder you were chosen by the system."
Li Xingkong felt a little embarrassed and glanced at the system.
The system had lowered its head, seemingly lost in thought.
Indeed, Li Xingkong was undoubtedly the one who would be chosen twice by the same system.
"Since your mind is made up, I will reveal the information about the Human Immortal to you. How far you can go on this path depends on your cultivation."
Yuanjun pointed, and the system beside Li Xingkong shuddered, unleashing a fierce burst of light.
Li Xingkong could see that a considerable portion of the countless chains within the Hall of Seeking the Dao were being pulled by this finger, with one end linked to the system.
"If needed, you can access it through this."
The path of cultivation for Human Immortal has been traversed by countless immortals, resulting in a vast amount of literature that is impossible to peruse.
The system merely has a query node attached to it; the real knowledge remains in the hands of Yuanjun.
Looking at the changed system, Li Xingkong suddenly felt a heavy responsibility weighing on his shoulders.
From then on, in the Jade Void Palace, before the Yuanjun, he was no longer entirely a taker. After accepting these materials, it meant that Li Xingkong had embarked on the path of self-reliance.
From this moment on, he will embark on a journey to pave the way for Human Immortal predecessors.
Simply put, the phase of the Jade Void Palace's pure investment in him is over, and now it's time to cash out.
Originally, Yuanjun had planned to hold an ascension banquet for Li Xingkong to celebrate, but Li Xingkong had no such idea.
He knew very few people in the Primordial World, no more than five people in total, so how could he possibly hold such a banquet?
Even if Yuanjun knows many people and can get a lot of big shots to recognize him, it still won't be of much use to Li Xingkong.
Although the powerful figures might give Li Xingkong a friendly welcome out of respect for Yuanjun, so what? Would they actually help Li Xingkong with research on the path to becoming Human Immortal? That's highly unlikely.
Moreover, if Li Xingkong doesn't produce any research results of his own, then at most they'll just be nodding acquaintances.
If Li Xingkong has truly made some progress, then even without Yuanjun's intervention, someone will come knocking on his door.
Cultivating immortality and pursuing academic knowledge are similar, but they are also very different.
The biggest difference is that, having cultivated to the level of Li Xingkong, there is nothing left to deal with in terms of human relationships.
Materials? They're readily available. Resources? They can be fabricated out of thin air. Theoretical knowledge? Yuanjun can provide that. Knowing more people is of little use to Li Xingkong.
He still prefers to conduct his research behind closed doors, enjoying the peace and quiet.
Keeping things simple, Li Xingkong bid farewell to Yuanjun and returned to his own little world with the system.
"That scared me to death!"
It wasn't until it returned to the small world that the system seemed to catch its breath, and it started shouting as soon as it landed.
"Is it really that scary? Look what you've done to it."
Li Xing received a disdainful look from the air.
"What do you know? It's like... it's like doing something bad outside and getting caught and interrogated by your parents when you get home. Who wouldn't feel guilty?"
The light cluster formed by the system expands and contracts, just like a light bulb.
"I don't know what you're panicking about, but the choice was yours, I didn't force you."
"Tsk tsk, still lacking in mental fortitude."
"You rascal, it's all because of you! Tch, never mind, let's take a look at this Human Immortal's stuff first, I haven't seen any of it before."
The system wanted to say something more, but with something new in front of it, it preferred to borrow it first and was too lazy to argue with Li Xingkong.
Li Xingkong wasn't the only one extremely curious about the realm of Human Immortal; the system was one of them as well.
It was born as Nascent Soul, and the system also inherited the Yuanjun's thirst for knowledge. It has an extraordinary curiosity about knowledge. In the long years since it was born, it has basically explored all the endless knowledge in the world, as long as it exists in the pool of the Yuanjun.
It lacked the authority to access knowledge beyond that of immortals, and had never been able to glimpse even a single leaf of it.
Li Xingkong received permission this time, and the system also benefited from his favor, gaining the right to glimpse a higher realm.
It couldn't help but be overjoyed.
It's like finding a book you've been wanting to read for a long time in the library; you can put everything else aside for now and enjoy it first.
"By the way, speaking of which... what is Yuanjun's path to immortality?"
The system's suggestion was exactly what Li Xingkong wanted to do. Everything else could wait; he could take a look at the things related to Human Immortal first.
However, while the two were searching through and organizing the books, Li Xingkong suddenly remembered something.
He had no idea what kind of immortals Yuanjun and Wan Chongshan had become.
There's no need to ask about Wan Chongshan; Xiao Chongshan is currently in seclusion, and she's already achieved the Dao Immortal. Once she emerges, we'll know what kind of Dao she's practicing. As for Yuanjun, Li Xingkong truly doesn't know much about his nominal master.
All I know is that she's very strong.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you don't know this, do you? The Dao that Yuanjun governs is called Seeking Knowledge. Any desire to explore, any curiosity about everything, falls under Yuanjun's jurisdiction. Seeking the Dao, Seeking the Dao the Dao —Yuanjun's name itself says it all."
"Seeking knowledge? Then Yuanjun must be a Dao Immortal. Seeking knowledge is a great path indeed, no wonder..."
"That's right, Yuanjun became an immortal very early on; there weren't many immortals back then."
"If that's the case, then after Yuanjun becomes an immortal, wouldn't she be invincible?"
Li Xingkong felt a chill run down his spine when he thought that the Yuanjun could sever everyone's thirst for knowledge with just a thought.
This has strangled all civilizations.