298: Chapter 298 System Upgrade

With an excited heart, Lin Xiao directly injected 10,000 prestige into the wish-granting treasure box.

He had also considered whether to use cultivation power to exchange for a portion of the wish points.

After all, he still had over seven thousand cultivation points on hand, which could be exchanged for 35% of the progress.

But on second thought, there wouldn't likely be any large-scale wars in the Northern Territory in the short term, so he should keep more cultivation points for himself.

This was to avoid lacking cultivation points at a critical moment if he needed to learn new techniques after advancing in the future.

When the wish-granting treasure box glowed with golden light, Lin Xiao opened it immediately!

[Ding! Wish successful. You have obtained the 'Indestructible Golden Body Remnant Volume'!]

Holding this hard-won final volume in his hands, Lin Xiao was filled with emotion.

Thinking back to more than half a year ago when he got the first volume, to now, the changes were truly earth-shaking!

"Finally... the collection is complete!"

Learn it!!

[Ding! Indestructible Golden Body (5/5) has advanced to 'immortal grade'!]

immortal grade!!

As expected! This complete technique is the legendary immortal grade technique!!

In an instant, the dark clouds that had been circling above Yangquan City were directly dispersed from the center by some force!

Unseen by anyone, a pillar of golden heavenly light enveloped the entire Generals Mansion!

Xiao Qingxuan and the other women were just about to head to the garden for tea when they vaguely felt an unprecedented pressure that made their hearts skip a beat!

"Qing'er, look!"

Leng Bingyan pointed toward the sky; birds of all sizes were actually flying toward the Generals Mansion from all directions!?

These birds circled and chirped around the Generals Mansion, yet they didn't dare get too close, like countless spirits...

"It must be Husband!" Mu Wanying said excitedly. "Could he have broken through his realm!?"

"A breakthrough? But Husband is already a Great Grandmaster..." Zhao Caiwei frowned.

Xiao Qingxuan's beautiful eyes lit up with a brilliant light. "I once read in ancient texts that whenever an immortal appears in the world, heaven will surely send down a divine miracle..."

Hearing this, the women's faces all froze in shock!

They stared in the direction of the storehouse, their hearts nearly leaping out of their chests...

Seeing this strange sight in the city, many commoners pointed and talked, while others knelt to worship, thinking it was some kind of divine manifestation.

"It's an auspicious sign from heaven!!"

"Great General Lin's blessings are profound; even the Heavens have sent down a lucky omen!!"

"Everyone, bow quickly!!..."

For a time, the city was filled with joy, and people felt even more that Lin Xiao was sent by the heavens to bring prosperity to the people.

Inside the storehouse.

Lin Xiao clearly felt the changes around him.

His perception could now cover the entirety of Yangquan.

However, he had no time to worry about the commotion outside; his attention was drawn to the system prompts that kept popping up...

[Ding! Congratulations to Host Lin Xiao for breaking through from 'Earth Grade' aptitude to 'Heaven Grade'!]

[Ding! According to the system's evaluation, the host practices Buddha, Demon, and Martial techniques simultaneously, obtaining the special Heaven Grade aptitude: 'Chaos Body'!]

[Chaos Body: Can practice all techniques without restrictions, free from the threat of inner demons, and has the opportunity to reach the pinnacle in all of them.]

[Ding! Obtained achievement 'Heaven Grade Aptitude'! (immortal grade) prestige +10,000!]

Holy crap!!

Lin Xiao's eyes shone. No 'inner demons'!? Isn't that the ability that cultivators in those cultivation novels dream of when facing tribulations!?

Moreover, an immortal grade achievement gives ten thousand prestige? Doesn't that mean I got the fifth volume for free?!

[Skill 'Indestructible Diamond Body' has advanced. Every fifteen minutes, gain 68 seconds of Diamond Overlord Body time, which can negate all damage except for 'Heavenly Dao Laws'.]

Nice! Reduced from a one-hour cooldown to fifteen minutes? And the duration has also significantly increased to over a minute!!

But... what kind of damage is 'Heavenly Dao Laws'?

Could it be the heavenly lightning from a tribulation or something?

[Skill 'Immortal Golden Body' (Passive) has advanced. For every 1 year of cultivation added, the physical body receives a 1.6% enhancement!]

Lin Xiao was already numb to this physical body enhancement skill.

He didn't even know how strong he had become; only his women had the right to speak on that!

Just when Lin Xiao thought that a round of Overlord Body every fifteen minutes and a Chaos Body that ignores inner demons were exciting enough...

The next skill notification directly made his brain stall—

[Ding! Obtained skill 'One Thought of Buddha and Demon' (learnable with Heaven Grade aptitude): My Buddha is merciful, if I do not enter hell, who will!]

At the cost of vitality, forcibly fall into 'Demonic' state. The power of all techniques can be at least doubled, with Demonic techniques receiving the greatest enhancement.]

Thump-thump! Thump-thump!!...

Lin Xiao could even hear his own heartbeat, sounding like a war drum!

What is this!

This is... isn't this basically activating 'God Mode'?!

"Indestructible Golden Body, no wonder it's an immortal grade technique..."

Lin Xiao's scalp tingled, and he got goosebumps!

Great good is great evil!!

At first, he thought it was a Buddhist technique focused on defense, but the further it went, the more violent it became. It truly lived up to 'One Thought of Buddha and Demon'!

But... it wasn't over yet!

[Ding! Obtained achievement 'Land Immortal' (Heaven Grade). Drifting on the clouds, looking down upon the world! prestige +1,000]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching the 'Land Immortal' realm. The 'Butcher' system will re-detect the host's status and begin an upgrade!]

[System: Upgrading...]

Lin Xiao had almost forgotten what this system was called.

Butcher? Well, now that he had become an immortal, it really didn't match anymore.

Just as he was about to ask how long the upgrade would take...

[Ding! System upgrade complete. Since the host seeks carefree longevity while also caring for the world, the 'Immortal Emperor' system has been successfully bound.]

['Killing Machine' has advanced to 'Slaying to Seek the Dao': For every person killed, obtain 1 point of Comprehension Ability.]

['All Lands Under One Heart': By receiving the sincere love of the territory's people, Comprehension Ability points can be obtained. (1 point of Comprehension Ability per person, can only be obtained once)]

['Eye of God' has advanced; cultivation realms can now be viewed.]

[Ding! 'All Lands Under One Heart' effect activated. The host has received 763,125 Comprehension Ability points as a reward!]

Comprehension Ability?

Lin Xiao looked at his cultivation points and saw that they had indeed all turned into 'Comprehension Ability points'?

But looking at the techniques on the panel, they still retained their 'Cultivation'.

"System, does this mean I can't increase my cultivation anymore?"

[System: Comprehension Ability points can be used as cultivation points and can also be used for 'Realm' advancement.]

Lin Xiao was stunned. Looking closely at his panel, he noticed the changes:

[Lin Xiao, 20 years old, Secondary Third-Rank General Yunhui, Aptitude: Heaven Grade, Chaos Body]

[Realm: Land Immortal, Earth Immortal Realm (Comprehension Ability needed for advancement: 0/2,000,000)]

What the heck!? It takes 2 million to upgrade!?

"System, isn't this a bit much? How long is it going to take to upgrade?"

[System: The Earth Immortal Realm grants a lifespan of 500 years. The host can take his time!]

Well, thanks a lot!!

Fortunately, Lin Xiao wasn't starting from scratch currently.

The seven hundred thousand plus Comprehension Ability points from 'All Lands Under One Heart' should be from the people of the Northern Territory.

Speaking of which, the Six Prefectures of the Northern Territory seemed to have a population of about three million. To think that only one-third of them sincerely loved him right now—there was still a long way to go!

Of course, he had only risen to power for a short time. People in many rural areas didn't even know what the Zhenbei Army was.

Next, he had to focus on more publicity and tell them who exactly was making sure they were fed!

What concerned him more was the issue of realms.

Lin Xiao had long guessed that being a Land Immortal wasn't the end.

"System, I'm an Earth Immortal now? What comes after that?"