141: Chapter 141 Golden Entry [Reincarnation of the Purple Mansion]

You are sitting cross-legged under an old pine tree. Xiao Wang is lying three steps away, its chin resting on its front paws, its tail sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground listlessly.

Over the past six months, you and Xiao Wang haven't encountered any major trouble on the way. With your Earthly Immortal strength as a fallback, almost nothing on this Mortal continent poses a threat to you.

As for Cultivating, progress has been slow but steady.

You try to guide Spiritual Qi into your body almost every day. You have failed countless times, but each failure has made your perception of spiritual power more refined and your understanding of the Cultivation Technique a layer deeper. What you have accumulated over these six months is like countless tiny streams gathering into a river.

At this moment, you circulate the Cultivation Technique mantra, True Qi flowing slowly within your body, while simultaneously projecting your consciousness to connect with the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

After six months of unremitting attempts, the "Burning Heaven True Art" has finally been initiated!

You hold your breath and focus, controlling the faint suction in your Meridians. The surrounding specks of Spiritual Qi flow into your body along with your breath.

The Spiritual Qi enters your body, following a complex circulation route, scrubbing your parched Meridians. Waves of scorching, stinging pain wash over you. You grit your teeth, remaining unmoved.

You guide this Spiritual Qi, pushing it all the way down, straight toward the first hidden aperture in your abdomen: the Qi Sea.

"Break!" you whisper in your heart.

The Spiritual Qi, like a red-hot sword, slams fiercely against the barrier of the hidden aperture.

Without much resistance, thanks to your absolute control over your Meridians, the barrier shatters upon impact.

The Qi Sea bursts open.

The rushing Spiritual Qi swirls and compresses within the Qi Sea, finally transforming into a drop of crimson, fire-attribute spiritual power, silently suspending in the center of the aperture.

You have successfully reached the Opening Aperture Realm.

The simulation scene freezes at this moment.

The System interface pops up.

"Ding—"

"Congratulations on reaching the Opening Aperture Realm!"

"Reward Settlement:"

"1. Trait slot +2 (Current trait slots: 5)"

"2. Obtained special reward: Rare Trait Draw Opportunity × 1 (Guaranteed Purple quality)."

Outside the simulation.

Lin Shuangwan looks at the golden pop-up window in front of her, her heart rate accelerating slightly.

Adding two trait slots was expected; the System had previously stated that every major Realm Breakthrough would add two slots.

But the special reward that followed was a pleasant surprise.

One Rare Trait Draw Opportunity, with a guaranteed Purple quality.

Lin Shuangwan's pupils light up.

"Guaranteed Purple!"

This should be the highest-spec reward she has received since getting the System.

"Use Trait Draw Opportunity." Lin Shuangwan issues the command without hesitation.

The traits on the panel begin to spin rapidly, colors flashing alternately: white, blue, purple, gold—she even sees a flash of red!

Finally, a golden light bursts forth.

"Congratulations! Obtained Golden Trait!"

Purple Mansion Reincarnation

"Trait Quality: Golden"

"Trait Effect:"

"1. Gift of Divine Sense: Can be used once to obtain the complete Divine Sense of a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator at their peak state, lasting for one hour."

"2. Rage of the Purple Mansion: Can be used once. Within one hour, your spiritual power quality, total spiritual power, and spellcasting prowess will be temporarily elevated to the peak level of the Purple Mansion Realm."

"Note: Both effects are independent and can be used separately. After use, the corresponding effect disappears, while the other effect remains until used."

She stares intently at the four large, glowing golden characters on the light screen, her breathing becoming rapid.

She can't help but read the trait effects word for word again.

Golden.

A Golden quality trait.

Purple Mansion Reincarnation.

After confirming it was correct, she stands up abruptly.

"The simulator is awesome!"

Lin Shuangwan jumps up in the simulation space, almost spinning in place.

A Golden trait! The first Golden trait she has gotten since the System started!

And the effect is simple and clear.

One Purple Mansion Divine Sense experience card.

One Purple Mansion strength experience card.

Each is limited to one hour, and they are gone once used.

But she has the simulation.

This means that in every simulation, she can obtain two opportunities to save her life—or, in other words, to flip the table.

And what is the concept of the Purple Mansion Realm?

According to the records in "qingling notes", above Aperture Opening is Qi Refining, above Qi Refining is Foundation Establishment, and only above Foundation Establishment is the Purple Mansion. There are three whole major Realms in between.

It is a Realm that Master Qingling pursued his whole life but failed to reach.

She is currently only at the first aperture of the Opening Aperture Realm.

But this trait gives her two opportunities to leapfrog levels: one on the level of Divine Sense, and one on the level of combat power.

The Divine Sense one can be used for scouting, breaking through illusion arrays, reading information, mental confrontation—anything that requires a powerful Divine Sense.

The combat power one goes without saying; the peak strength of a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator, even if only for an hour, is a trump card of overwhelming level.

In remote areas like the Nanxuan Region, where Foundation Establishment Cultivators can rule as kings, a Purple Mansion Cultivator is an absolute dimension-crushing strike.

Fog-Hidden Heavenly Secrets hides her true cultivation, and Purple Mansion Reincarnation provides an emergency trump card.

With the two cards used in tandem, she could even disguise herself as an unfathomable expert in the Cultivation World.

Of course, there are only two uses; every time she uses one, there is one less. She must use them on the cutting edge.

But having a trump card versus not having one is a world of difference.

Lin Shuangwan quickly calms down. She opens the trait bar and looks at the two new empty slots.

She equips the [Purple Mansion Reincarnation] she just obtained without hesitation. Then, she thinks for a moment and equips the blue trait [Eidetic Memory] that she had previously unequipped.

In the Cultivation World, for memorizing massive amounts of Cultivation Techniques, skills, and knowledge, [Eidetic Memory] still has an irreplaceable role.

After the adjustments, Lin Shuangwan takes a deep breath.

"Continue simulation."

You withdraw your mind from the joy of the Breakthrough and open your eyes.

The world has changed.

Before breaking through to the Opening Aperture Realm, your perception of Spiritual Qi was blurry and general, like looking at scenery through frosted glass. But at this moment, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi becomes distinct and clear in your perception.

And that wisp of crimson spiritual power in your Dantian is lying dormant quietly, weak, but real.

You look down at your palms.

Following the Cultivation Technique circulation, a wisp of scorching heat rises from your Dantian, flowing through your Meridians into your palms. A wisp of red light, almost invisible to the naked eye, appears at your fingertips. The temperature is not high, but it is a sign of spiritual power projection.

An Immortal Cultivator.

You are now a proper Immortal Cultivator.

You stand up and stretch your limbs, which had become stiff from sitting for so long. Your gaze sweeps toward Xiao Wang, who is sleeping sprawled out three steps away.

This guy wasn't woken up at all during your Breakthrough process. Right now, it is still snoring, a hind leg twitching from time to time—who knows what it is chasing in its dreams.

You walk over and give its belly a gentle kick.

"Get up, let's go."

"Awooo?" Xiao Wang opens one eye groggily, its golden vertical pupils full of morning grumpiness.

You don't indulge it. You bend over, scoop this two-hundred-plus-pound big cat off the ground, and hoist it onto your shoulder.

Xiao Wang struggles twice, realizes resistance is futile, and resigns itself to lying on your back, its big tail hanging down limply and swaying—does it seem to be enjoying it a little?

Your gaze looks ahead.

Cultivation World! Your Purple Mansion grand Cultivator Lin Shuangwan is f***ing here!