I Found It After All!

On Kunlun Mountain, inside the Hall of the Three Pure Ones!

"You little brat! Do you know who Daoist Hongjun is? He is the only Sage between heaven and earth! An eternal, undying, indestructible, and supreme existence!"

"Yet you fell asleep while the only Sage between heaven and earth was preaching? For such an utterly disrespectful act, if he truly wanted to hold it against you, not even I could protect you!"

Cult Master Tongtian gave Lin Yunji a thorough scolding.

This time, neither Laozi nor Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi stopped him.

Clearly, Cult Master Tongtian had voiced what they were thinking. They too felt that Lin Yunji's conduct had truly gone too far!

To their surprise, Lin Yunji pursed his lips and said indignantly, "Master, you said it yourself: Daoist Hongjun is the only Sage between heaven and earth, an eternal, undying, indestructible, and supreme existence! How could he possibly take issue with a mere Golden Immortal cultivator like me?"

"Besides, a Sage's discourse on the Dao is really too difficult for a Golden Immortal cultivator like me to understand! I accidentally fell asleep... I didn't want to either..."

"You! You little brat!"

Seeing that Lin Yunji was still arguing his case and using such words to rebut him, Cult Master Tongtian grew even angrier.

But on second thought, he felt that Lin Yunji actually had a fair point, and for a moment he fell silent.

After his reprimand proved fruitless, Cult Master Tongtian simply cast Lin Yunji aside. Out of sight, out of mind. He went into seclusion with Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi to digest what they had learned.

Before leaving, he still gave Lin Yunji an ultimatum.

In three thousand years, when the Sage preached again, he would certainly take Lin Yunji along. Even if Lin Yunji couldn't understand it, he had to memorize the entire discourse word for word and was not allowed to sleep again.

It was clear how high Cult Master Tongtian's hopes were for his disciple, and how he had nearly worried his heart to pieces over him.

Lin Yunji saw his master and two senior uncles off, then left Kunlun Mountain himself.

He was still thinking about Cult Master Tongtian's parting words!

His master was actually going to take him to the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall again to hear the Sage discourse on the Dao?

And he wouldn't let him sleep?

"If I really listen for thirty thousand years, even if the words don't register, my cultivation realm will definitely rise! Now that would be a real disaster!"

"Looks like sleeping won't work. I'll have to find another way to avoid listening to the Dao!"

"But what method would let me remember what Hongjun said without breaking through?"

Lost in thought, Lin Yunji returned to the large rock at the foot of Kunlun Mountain where he had slept last time.

Lin Yunji looked at the rock and lay down on it with practiced ease. Gazing up at the clouds gathering and scattering overhead, he unwittingly sank into thought.

In his previous life, he had spent the latter half of his life in a vegetative state. His mind had been perfectly clear: he could hear what others said and perceive his surroundings, but he couldn't open his eyes, speak, or express himself.

He could only remain trapped in endless darkness, unable to escape, surrounded by cold silence, tedium, and loneliness.

He never wanted to experience that feeling again!

If he really broke through to the Realm of the Primordial Expanse...

He didn't dare think any further, and this only strengthened his resolve not to break through!

"Why would I leave the bustling, flourishing Primordial Wilderness and rush off to suffer in the Primordial Expanse? Wouldn't I have to be sick in the head?"

"If I have to suffer even with supreme divine power, I'd rather do without it!"

[Beep! The system has detected the host's supreme resolve. Activating the first ultimate mission...]

[Beep! First ultimate mission activated. Mission requirement: Host, please do your utmost to collect forty-nine Heavenly Scar Fragments. Once all have been collected, the fragments can be used to complete the Primordial World. Once completed, the Primordial World will be upgraded to Chaos level. At that time, the host can remain in the Primordial Wilderness and will not need to shatter the Heavenly Dao and escape into the Primordial Expanse!]

"Heavenly Scar Fragments???"

Lin Yunji felt that the name sounded rather familiar.

[Heavenly Scar Fragments: Fragments of the origin of the Primordial Wilderness's Heavenly Dao. They appear at random throughout the Primordial Wilderness, and only the host can see them!]

After delivering the notification, the system fell silent again.

Lin Yunji hadn't expected to receive an ultimate mission!

And this mission could actually help him remain in the Primordial World even after breaking through to Supreme Primordial Unity!

"Such a good thing actually exists!"

"Heavenly Scar Fragments! Here I come!"

"I'll go collect every last one of them right now!"

Now that he had a goal, how could Lin Yunji continue doing nothing? He sprang up from the rock, transformed into a streak of light, and flew off to search the lands of the Primordial Wilderness.

He wished he could collect all the Heavenly Scar Fragments and complete and upgrade the Primordial World the very next moment.

After all, this was closely tied to his future and could completely resolve the problem that had always worried him. How could he keep slacking off instead of making an effort?

And so, Lin Yunji flew between heaven and earth, his eyes sweeping over every part of the Primordial World, letting no trace escape him, all to search for Heavenly Scar Fragments.

Before he knew it, a thousand years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Yet no matter how Lin Yunji flew across rivers and seas and searched countless mountains and valleys, he failed to find a single fragment!

"Damn it! System, are you messing with me?"

"Are there really Heavenly Scar Fragments in the Primordial World?"

"I've been looking for a thousand years! I haven't even seen the shadow of a fragment!"

It was no wonder Lin Yunji was furious. Given the system's usual behavior, he felt it would be strange if it didn't make him break through!

[Beep! The system has detected considerable resentment from the host! The host has received a friendly reminder: Heavenly Scar Fragments appear at random and cannot be obtained by force!]

The system notification sounded, only to state the obvious!

"Useless reminder! How is that any different from no reminder at all? Doesn't it still come down to luck?"

Lin Yunji was indignant. He refused to admit that his own rotten luck was keeping the Heavenly Scar Fragments from appearing.

Stubborn!

"Bang-"

Just then, a long streak of light shot out from the mountains below and stopped beside Lin Yunji.

The newcomer was an old man at the Late Golden Immortal realm.

Lin Yunji took one look and saw that he was a bear demon in human form.

Hovering beside Lin Yunji, the old man stared at him with sinister eyes, his gaze full of greed, as though he wanted to swallow Lin Yunji whole at once.

"What a rich presence. With Blood Qi this dense, if I can swallow you, I'll certainly break through to Golden Immortal Great Perfection!" The old man actually began to drool as he spoke. He ran his long, scarlet tongue over his lips and cracked his mouth into a sinister grin, his expression especially vicious.

"Swallow your fucking mother!"

Lin Yunji was already frustrated. He had searched for over a thousand years and hadn't found a damn thing! His composure had exploded, and his mood was about as foul as it could get. He hadn't expected some fool who didn't know his place to come blundering right in front of him!

Couldn't he see Lin Yunji was in a bad mood?

He really had no eye for the situation!

One curse wasn't enough to vent Lin Yunji's anger, so he prepared to bring out his bead and play with him for a while.

"Hm? That's-"

Lin Yunji had just been about to beckon when a glimmer of light behind the old man caught his eye.

Suddenly, the glimmer revealed its true form. A crystal that only he could see appeared in the void, its radiance flowing and dazzling to behold.

The crystal was filled with Chaos Qi and seemed to contain supreme Dao resonance. It was profoundly mysterious!

"It's actually a Heavenly Scar Fragment!"

It was as though Lin Yunji had sensed something. A thought stirred, and he couldn't help feeling immensely excited!

"Hahahaha! My luck really is excellent after all. A blanket arrives when I want to sleep, a pillow when I'm tired! I found a Heavenly Scar Fragment after all!"