5: System Awakening

No matter how the world changes, I remain unshaken.

In the small courtyard, Qin Dong sat cross-legged under a locust tree, occasionally letting out silly chuckles.

This was because his consciousness was currently checking the gains in the system space.

"Ah~ Thanks to nature's bounty."

Inside the space, good things were everywhere.

Especially those boxes of Spirit Stones radiating abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which made one feel exceptionally comfortable just by looking at them.

The Spirit Stones harvested from the four great Families and the City Lord's Mansion totaled a massive eight hundred and fifty pieces, along with many Mortal Rank and Yellow Rank weapons. Among them, the City Lord contributed the most.

After reserving fifty Spirit Stones, Qin Dong injected the remaining Spirit Stones into the system space.

"Take it, take it all."

"This is what I accumulated in one night."

Crack, crack.

Under Qin Dong's conscious control, numerous Spirit Stones gradually shattered.

The vast and surging Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was absorbed by the system space, like a fish on the verge of dying of thirst encountering water, joyful.

Beyond billions of trillions of Void Realm, Li Jinian slowly opened his eyes. In the dark Void Realm, an ancient bronze eye filled with the Law of time emerged in this silent, empty place.

Eye of the Heavenly Dao.

Li Jinian surveyed the heavenly dao origin within his body, only to see that the Origin power, which was originally only the size of a fist, had increased considerably at some unknown time, now being the size of a palm.

Aside from the majority being his self-recovery, a small portion came from the gains of the Origin Projection.

What was originally a deficit was now barely able to achieve a tiny surplus.

And the so-called Origin Projection, its location was precisely the Canglan Realm, or more accurately, on one person — Qin Dong.

"My Fellow Countryman is indeed capable."

Li Jinian praised, then used his personal consciousness to control the Origin Projection.

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao trembled slightly, and a trace of thought traversed boundless space.

Inside the Origin Projection, a young man's Divine Sense stood in the projection space, surrounded by piles of treasures, and in front of him, several boxes contained Spirit Stones that had lost their luster and turned into powder.

"Freeze."

At this moment, the flow of time within the projection space slowed down ten thousandfold.

Li Jinian looked at the treasures; these were all things he had never seen before.

He casually picked up a precious medicine, and Li Jinian activated his heavenly dao origin. Gradually, the components of this precious medicine were analyzed by Li Jinian.

Splitting off a trace of heavenly dao origin, Li Jinian instantly replicated an identical precious medicine. At the same time, his Origin power also diminished slightly.

However, the other precious medicine was not that simple; after being tempered by the heavenly dao origin, its grade directly rose to Earth Rank.

And this was still because Li Jinian did not fully activate his heavenly dao origin. If he were to fully activate his heavenly dao origin, raising the grade of this precious medicine to Saint Rank would be effortless.

It was just that he didn't do so, and besides, if he really did, he might have to fall into slumber for a few more years.

Li Jinian flicked his finger, and all items in the system space were recorded within the Origin information.

Now, if he wished, he could use the heavenly dao origin at any time to replicate all items within the Origin information.

"Fellow Countryman, you must work hard for our bright future."

After speaking, Li Jinian's consciousness gradually returned to the heavenly dao origin. Separated by billions of trillions of Void Realm, he could not descend for long.

This visit had already consumed a great deal of his energy.

[Ding, System lock state Release, rewarding Host with one Earth Rank precious medicine.]

[Ding, System unlocks top-up function.]

Within the system space, a top-grade precious medicine exuding extraordinary brilliance appeared, accompanied by bursts of Spiritual Qi and the chirping of Spirit Beasts, as if this precious medicine was a creation of heaven and earth.

"Earth Rank precious medicine."

Qin Dong's breathing quickened as he looked at the precious medicine in the system space.

"It's actually an Earth Rank Sword Heart Flower!"

It wasn't a big deal not to look, but looking at it made Qin Dong ecstatic on the spot.

Having Transmigrated here for fifteen years, he naturally had a sufficient understanding of some things in this world. The Sword Heart Flower was a relatively common precious medicine in the Canglan Realm.

However, if a high-grade Sword Heart Flower were to appear, it would inevitably cause a bloodbath.

No other reason than the terrifying effect of high-grade Sword Heart Flowers: simply refining one could Awaken the rumored Concept!

The higher the grade of the Sword Heart Flower, the more terrifying the Concept it Awakened. However, the growth period of the Sword Heart Flower was extremely long, only increasing one grade every three thousand years.

Although the Sword Heart Flower was powerful, due to its extremely demanding conditions, most people only grew it for ornamental purposes.

From Mortal Rank to Yellow Rank, and then to Earth Rank, it already had at least nine thousand years of medicinal age.

Qin Dong grasped the Sword Heart Flower; the pure white flower felt cool to the touch. Even through the system space, he still felt a Sword Intent that could destroy all things.

Qin Dong did not rashly refine this Sword Heart Flower, but decided to first find a sufficiently safe place before refining it.

It would be bad if refining this thing caused too much commotion.

"Ding, Host has received a mission: Reach Cloud Heaven Sect, reward one Earth Rank Magical Artifact."

It's here, the System mission Qin Dong had been longing for finally arrived.

"Quick, quick, don't let anyone escape."

Clang, clang, clang. Several fully armed Qin Family guards patrolled throughout Arid Profound City.

Not just the Qin Family, but even the other three great Families and the City Lord's Mansion all dispatched personnel to seal off the entire Arid Profound City.

"Young Lord!"

A Qin Family guard saw Qin Dong walk out of the courtyard and immediately clasped his fists in respectful greeting.

In his gaze towards Qin Dong, besides respect, there was more envy, as he also knew what embarking on the path to Immortality meant.

As one of only two members of the Qin Family to enter a Sect, not to mention the Family Head's relationship, this Young Lord's status was now completely solidified, so how could he dare to show any disrespect?

"What happened?"

"Reporting to Young Lord, the Family Head has ordered the Qin Family to be sealed off. Now, no one can leave except for you, Young Lord."

"The Family Head also said that you must come with me to see him."

Qin Dong nodded, and soon followed the guard to Qin Su.

"Son greets Father."

Seeing Qin Dong arrive, the latter's expression softened slightly.

"Dong'er, you've come."

"Last night, someone infiltrated Arid Profound City and ransacked the treasure vaults of our four great Families and the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord has ordered the city sealed to apprehend this person."

Qin Su said faintly. Although compared to other established Families and the City Lord's Mansion, the Qin Family's losses were not significant.

But the fact that the treasure vault was emptied with one click still infuriated him.

Damn it, not even a batch of Mortal Rank iron shovels specifically used for farm work in the corner were spared.

Is he even human?

"This matter is of great importance, so your journey must also be hastened."

"Currently, only those of you who passed the Cloud Heaven Sect test can leave the city. Without further ado, you should head to the city gate shortly and leave with the others."

After saying these things, Qin Su took out a cloth bag from his In my arms. Inside the bag lay five Spirit Stones and a talisman.

"My Qin Family has suffered this great calamity, and there isn't much left to give you. This Yellow Rank Medium Grade talisman can unleash the power of the Foundation Establishment Realm Early Stage."

"Go, and remember to bid farewell to your mother."

Qin Dong was silent. After fifteen years of Transmigration, he no longer had the same resentment as when he first arrived; the kindness of upbringing was as great as the heavens.

Thump, thump, thump.

After kowtowing three times, Qin Dong left.

After bidding farewell to his mother, Qin Dong walked towards the city gate. Due to the City Lord's Mansion's lockdown, the once bustling streets of Arid Profound City were now empty, and all roadside shops were closed.

If it weren't for the City Lord's Guard patrolling the streets, Qin Dong would almost have thought it was a ghost town.

These guards seemed to have received orders, as they all allowed Qin Dong to pass when they saw him.

Soon, Qin Dong arrived at the city gate. Below the city gate, ten young men and women had already gathered. Some were dressed in brocade robes, others in simple attire.

But the only commonality was that they were all young; they were the younger generation of Arid Profound City who had passed the Cloud Heaven Sect test that day.

"Hmph, Qin Dong, you're finally here."

"If you delay our Immortal Ascension, you'll regret it sooner or later!"

A voice rang out. The owner of the voice was a slightly plump young man who immediately reprimanded Qin Dong upon seeing him.

Behind him, two others followed.

Qin Dong looked at the fat man, whose appearance was ordinary, but his two distinctive thick eyebrows were quite characteristic.

Qin Dong frowned, secretly noting the other party's name, but he didn't plan to do anything.

After all, he wasn't a petty person.

And before Qin Dong could react, someone else spoke from the other side.

"Shut up, is my Qin Family Young Lord someone you, Lin Hong, can address directly?"

A delicate yet firm shout rang out. This person was speaking up for Qin Dong.

Qin Dong glanced at that person, seeing a young girl wearing a light blue skirt with her hair tied in small braids. Her skin was fair, and she was extremely beautiful, possessing the qualities of a beauty.

She was a Qin Family disciple named Qin Zixuan, the only Qin Family member other than Qin Dong who had passed the Cloud Heaven Sect test.