99: Chapter 99 Epic Reward, Leap in Strength

[ Headquarters Congratulatory Message! ]

Just as Gu Yan was immersed in the immense pride and passion of having personally created a "miracle"...

Deep within his mind, the System's voice, solemn yet unable to hide its boastfulness, exploded like rolling thunder!

[Given that Gold Medal System No. 007 has successfully guided its host—Gu Yan—to exceed the core KPI of "breeding a high-Aptitude offspring" during the novice period, and in one stroke, shattered the eternal iron Law that "the Lower Realm cannot give birth to Spiritual Roots above the Profound-Grade," successfully breeding an offspring with an 'Earth-Grade Spiritual Root'!]

[This feat holds epoch-making, milestone significance for my 'Heavens Bloodline Continuation and Confrontation Plan'!]

[By the unanimous resolution of the System Headquarters Supreme Committee!]

[We hereby grant Host Gu Yan an 'Epic-Grade' Creation Reward!]

[Host, did you hear that?!] The System's voice suddenly rose, filled with showing off and pride, [A Headquarters congratulatory message! A unique honor across the heavens and myriad worlds! You! Give me! Properly! Receive it!]

The moment the words fell!

Streaks of light, more brilliant and blinding than any before, seemingly composed of pure Law and Dao runes...

Golden reward text!

Like a waterfall of divine oracles descending from the Nine Heavens, it crazily filled his entire consciousness space!

[Ding! Epic-Grade Reward Item 1: Lifespan!]

[Reward [Lifespan + 100 Years]!]

Boom!

A vast, boundless life essence, seemingly containing the true meaning of time, was forcibly extracted from the void's River of Law!

In an instant, it poured into his limbs and bones!

Gu Yan only felt that his life Origin had been consolidated and sublimated like never before at this moment!

His Soul even felt as if it had become more solid and resilient!

One hundred years!

This already exceeded the Lifespan of an ordinary Mortal!

[Ding! Epic-Grade Reward Item 2: Bone Structure Leap!]

[Congratulations to the Host, your Bone Structure has received a Mythical-Grade improvement in this reward!]

[Reshaping your Dao Foundation for you...]

[Bone Structure Rank improved to... High Grade Profound-Grade!!!]

Crack! Crack! Crack!

From within Gu Yan's body came a series of dense, crisp sounds, as if glazed glass were shattering and beautiful jade were being reborn!

In his internal vision, he could clearly "see" that every inch of his bones was emitting a dazzling, multicolored mysterious light, like the purest glazed treasure jade in heaven and earth at this moment!

Under the illumination of this mysterious light, all the Impurities belonging to the mundane and the Acquired within his bones were completely removed and purified!

At this moment, his Bone Structure underwent a earth-shattering, reborn transformation!

From a "Yellow-Grade mediocrity" who needed Medicinal Pills and external forces to barely cultivate, he leaped to become...

A peerless Genius whom even the Elders of those ancient immortal sects with legacies spanning eternity would fight tooth and nail over!

High Grade Profound-Grade!

This meant that his future immortal path would be smooth and wide!

Golden Core, Nascent Soul...

They were no longer unreachable dreams!

[Ding! Epic-Grade Reward Item 3: Cultivation Base Infusion!]

[Warning! Detected current cultivation base of the host: Foundation Establishment Stage 1. This infusion energy is too vast. To avoid the host exploding and dying, the 'Dao Foundation Reshaping' mode will be adopted to inject the energy!]

[Cultivation base improvement starting!]

[Congratulations to the Host, cultivation base improved to... Foundation Establishment Stage 2!!!]

Unlike the violent torrents of energy that descended from the sky in previous times, this infusion was gentler and more profound!

Streams of energy, pure to the extreme and seemingly carrying the charm of the Dao, slowly rose from the bottom of the "True Essence Lake" in his Dantian Qi Sea.

They did not rush to impact his Meridians, but like the most skilled artisan, began to meticulously carve and polish the "Foundation Establishment Dao Platform" he had just forged!

The Dao Platform, which was originally a bit unstable, became incredibly solid under the consolidation of this energy!

The Dao Platform, which originally had slight flaws, became incredibly perfect under the polishing of this energy!

When all the energy had completely merged into his small Dao Platform, Gu Yan could clearly feel that his cultivation base had naturally progressed from the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Stage 1, advancing like a hot knife through butter, and finally, steadily stopped at... Foundation Establishment Stage 2!

Although it was only an improvement of one small Realm, Gu Yan knew in his heart that the significance of this was a hundred times greater than his previous Breakthrough from Qi Refining Stage 6 to Qi Refining Stage 9!

After Foundation Establishment, every improvement in a small Realm required a massive amount of time and resources!

For an ordinary Cultivator, going from Foundation Establishment Stage 1 to Stage 2, without a fortuitous encounter, even those with outstanding Aptitude would need at least... ten or even several decades of bitter cultivation!

And he, with the help of the System, achieved it in... just a short moment!

When all rewards had been distributed, and the sky full of golden waterfalls in his mind slowly dissipated, Gu Yan floated quietly in the middle of the secret room.

He felt the surging magic power within his body, which was more than ten times stronger than when he was at Foundation Establishment Stage 1!

He felt his reborn, unprecedented... High Grade Profound-Grade extraordinary Bone Structure!

He knew that from this moment on, he truly possessed the capital to settle down in this vast immortal cultivation world, and even... to compete for the world!

He slowly opened his eyes.

In his deep pupils, stars were born and destroyed, and the sun and moon rotated!

He waved his hand, and the heavy door of the secret room, cast from ten-thousand-year cold iron, slid silently to both sides.

Outside the door were Shen Qingxue, Liu Ruyan, Jin Feiyan... who had been waiting for a long time, looking nervous and expectant, as well as Leng Yuechan, who was holding a small swaddle, with maternal radiance on her face and a beauty that was indescribable.

The moment everyone saw Gu Yan, their gazes were completely... stunned.

What did they see?

A peerless... handsome man, who was as elegant as a celestial being, with a faint treasure light radiating from his whole body, and a temperament so otherworldly that he did not seem like a person of the Mortal world!

"Husband..."

"Brother Gu..."

...

Gu Yan ignored the amazed gazes of the crowd.

His gaze fell first on Leng Yuechan and the daughter in her arms, who was quietly looking at him with a pair of ice-blue eyes, full of curiosity.

He stepped forward slowly and took from Leng Yuechan's hands this little infant who had brought an Epic-Grade transformation to him and the entire Gu Family.

He looked at the ice crystal mark on his daughter's forehead, which seemed to contain infinite mystery, and felt the deepest Bloodline bond between her and himself.

A smile, the gentlest and proudest of his life, appeared on his face.

"You were born due to immortal destiny, possess a Dao Body, and have attracted the heavens and earth to celebrate together."

"Your name..."

"Shall be..."

"Gu Xianer."