Chapter 183: Section

Seeing off the interdimensional guest, Zhao Si finally had some free time, glanced at the system's remaining update time, and felt rather bored:

"Going out to play?"

Having finally waited for the system update, it was only natural to go out and get some fresh air.

But since he had already begun cultivating, Zhao Si had little interest in the ordinary mundane world:

He originally thought that as the system's gifts kept entering reality, reality would consequently suffer disasters like spiritual qi turbulence, so his initial enthusiasm for the game remained high, hoping to obtain great power from the game to turn the tide.

Saving the world, of course, holds strong appeal for anyone with a sense of justice!

But now it seems that, since the system's gifts are essentially bound only to himself, as long as he doesn't go crazy and cause trouble, the real world won't be overturned.

Everything is safe and steady, no need to worry!

This is naturally a good thing, meaning that people in reality will not suffer mass casualties due to supernatural powers.

But this also left him, who had been full of enthusiasm ready to save the world, feeling rather lackluster……

"No matter how well you play the game or how many gifts you get, it actually isn't that meaningful……"

Zhao Si let out a faint sigh:

"Anyway, reality has no use for my power……"

There's no boss for him to fight, no villain needing his resolution; reality is already perfect enough, and if he rashly intervenes with supernatural power, he might become another Jiao Ming, hindering normal social development.

Moreover, Zhao Si neither wants to be an "Earth Captain" nor to "avoid beef"; his original dream was merely to obtain a stable job in this city and live there peacefully.

Even now, his mindset hasn't changed much; as long as he can live normally, he is content……

"Alas…… I have mastered dragon-slaying art, yet there is no dragon to slay in the world!"

Zhao Si let out a helpless lament:

"Rather than living boringly in reality, I'd rather truly transmigrate to the Primordial Era to cultivate and become a sage…… System, why not just toss me into the Primordial?"

【Ding! This system only accepts textual simulation business, not transmigration business; please don't mix up the genre sections.】

"Fine!"

Faced with this broken system that refuses even to offer transmigration services, the speechless Zhao Si didn't want to waste more words on it.

Since he didn't want to go out to play and had nothing particular in mind, Zhao Si simply began cultivating:

He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and his thoughts stirred slightly.

Faint innate spiritual qi was produced from nothing by the Sage's Dao Fruit, then strand by strand refined by Zhao Si into his body, filling his magical power.

And his cultivation speed is actually quite swift; aside from some aptitude reasons, it is largely due to the accumulated merit over time.

With merit piled up, Zhao Si's cultivation speed naturally advances a thousand miles a day; if not for experience limits, he could become an immortal in a few days like Jin Bing and Jiao Ming, but even with the difficulty of insufficient experience, he gradually approaches the first stage of the Immortal Path, the "True Immortal"……

However, after Zhao Si entered deep meditation, the Sage's Dao Fruit, which had long lain hidden in his sea of consciousness, seemed to sense something and slowly surfaced.

Huh?

The Seven-Colored Little Bird transformed from Primordial Power noticed its presence and instantly curiously gazed at that tiny speck of the Sage's Dao Fruit.

It hesitated a moment, then flapped its wings and flew over; at the instant it touched the Sage's Dao Fruit, the two silently merged together……

……

When Zhao Si awoke from his tranquil cultivation state, feeling his internal Immortal Path magical power growing ever stronger, he couldn't help but be satisfied:

"Looks like I'll be able to break through to True Immortal soon!"

Although True Immortal is extremely weak in the simulation game, about on par with a nameless mob, that's in the Primordial Era, where a True Immortal naturally appears quite weak.

But if we truly bring it into reality for discussion, a True Immortal is already an immortal, with eternal life and the ability to fly and evade the earth as standard; for real humans, they can only look up in awe……

"Let me see if the update is done……"

In high spirits, Zhao Si grabbed his phone, about to check the update time, when a new message suddenly stunned him:

"Huh?"

【Ding! Your gift "Sage's Dao Fruit from Nüwa" and "Primordial Power from the Nameless Sage" have merged on their own!】

【Ding! You have received a new gift: "Primordial Power from the Sage"!】

【"Primordial Power from the Sage": formed by fusing the Sage's Dao Fruit and Primordial Power, it can create innate spiritual qi from nothing and also unleash an attack equivalent to a full-force strike of an ordinary sage, capable of cleaving heaven and earth, resetting the land's wind, fire, water, earth!】

After fusion, if its power is used for an attack, this gift will automatically recharge! (Bound!)】

"It merged and evolved?"

Zhao Si stared for a while before finding that Seven-Colored Little Bird in his own sea of consciousness, while the Sage's Dao Fruit that had accompanied him for so long had vanished without a trace.

He summoned the little bird, Zhao Si anxiously examined it; after some research, his worried heart settled:

"Fortunately, the Sage's Dao Fruit's spiritual qi production function was retained; without spiritual qi, I couldn't cultivate to immortality……"

In short, it's just fusing the main functions of two primordial-level treasures; the Sage's Dao Fruit's name sounded impressive, but in reality it only had a spiritual qi production function, making it not live up to its name.

After the two fused, the resulting Seven-Colored Little Bird not only retained the spiritual qi production function, but also added a "charging" function to the basis of the original "Sage's Strike".

Originally, Primordial Power was merely a one-time tool; now it can be reused, only needing a certain time to charge.

This is undoubtedly a gain!

But Zhao Si obviously thought further; while playing with the Seven-Colored Little Bird, he pondered:

"Given this simulation game's nature, all chance is essentially inevitable…… It's highly likely it had planned this all along, first sending me an 【atomic bomb】, then later modifying that atomic bomb to be reusable……"

Could it be that the new simulation chapter needs it?

Thinking, Zhao Si frowned and looked:

【Ding! This update is complete! Related functions will be gradually revealed in the game; please explore on your own!】

The update ended, but as to what exactly was updated, this cocky system never straight-out says, only letting him figure it out in the game; for this nature, Zhao Si is also used to it……

Opening the game chapter, two sections appeared on it:

One reads "Slaughter of People Incident", which is Jin Bing's chapter.

Under the chapter, line after line of information is listed:

【……The Golden Heavenly Emperor is handling government affairs.】

【The Golden Heavenly Emperor is admonishing Xuan Du.】

【The Golden Heavenly Emperor is working overtime, reviewing memorials……】

It's fine, just these everyday things; since Golden Bing became the Heavenly Emperor, there's no foundation for any disasters to arise.

In that case, it can also be considered peaceful times.

Zhao Si couldn't help but recall when he led Golden Bing through various micro-operations; back then, he would often die at the slightest provocation, but each time it let Golden Bing gain experience; a small flood dragon with extreme thoughts, he stubbornly grew into a qualified Golden Heavenly Emperor.

He even conquered the Wu Clan's Mount Buzhou, seized the Heavenly Court's Lingxiao Palace, and his might overwhelmed the world!

It could also be… reminiscing those tumultuous past years, huh…

Even though the Golden Heavenly Emperor once swept through the Wu and Yao clans, he ultimately must return to ordinary, everyday life, day after day, year after year……

After a moment of reflection, Zhao Si opened chapter two again, which read 'The Struggle Between Dao and Demon'; this is the chapter of Jiaoming and the Third Little Bird:

【……The nameless sage is writing a new storybook tale.】

【The nameless sage is telling the common folk those marvelous ancient tales.】

【After the story‑listeners finished listening, they still wanted more, so they harshly urged the nameless sage to update……】

Zhao Si let out a faint sigh:

"Jiaoming sought benevolence and attained it; the Third Little Bird gained freedom…… that's good."

I only hope that the new protagonist of chapter three can be more decisive in combat, and as much as possible cooperate with me to clear the game soon.

However……

"Chapter three…… where is chapter three?"

Zhao Si flipped through in confusion for a long time; the game page always only had the two completed chapters, and as for chapter three, he simply couldn't find it!

"No…… system, where's the new stage?"

Zhao Si couldn't help but ask.

【Ding! The third chapter is a hidden chapter, requiring the player to randomly draw to decide.】

"Chapters can also be hidden? And a lottery……"

Zhao Si felt a bit dazed:

"Alright then…… how to draw?"

【Ding! Draw a new chapter？】

"Yes."

【Drawing……】

【Ding! Hidden chapter drawn! Enter？】

"Yes!"

【System loading……】

【In some year, at some gathering, under some fortune, you were born in a poor mountain village of the Xihuang; due to extreme poverty, even as the eldest son you could not enjoy many privileges from childhood.】

【Xihuang is already barren, and with repeated natural disasters year after year, the common folk's lives are even harder to endure; lacking food and clothing is bad enough, but moreover, some demonic cultivators run amok everywhere they go, villages lie utterly waste, cities are littered with corpses, a sight too horrible to behold!】

【Yet even under such hellish circumstances, the court continues to ignore it; even if reports of demonic cultivators' misdeeds are filed, officials simply pretend not to see.】

【And if the peasants dare to rebel, the imperial army arrives at once: 'We can't handle the demonic cultivators, but can't we handle you mud‑legged peasants?!'】

【Thus, life everywhere grew ever more miserable……】

【When you were eight, your father finally could not stand this nonsense any longer and decided…… to run!】

【Your parents packed their belongings overnight, preparing to join the fellow‑villagers' troupe to run to another beautiful land; it is said there are no natural disasters, no man‑made calamities, food and drink are abundant, and moreover everyone can cultivate immortality, from then on living forever, and so on……】

【However, you, being precocious, doubted the truth of all this, and thus you choose: (?)】

【A: Start running! This life is truly unbearable! B: Don't run, you don't believe such a good place exists in the world!】

……

(End of chapter)