Chapter 30
Zan Yunxiao continued observing the strange forest around him while remaining alert toward the approaching creatures hidden in the darkness.
Then he suddenly asked,
“System.”
“Why are there no humans in this world?”
The system immediately replied.
[This world was newly created approximately 3 billion years ago.]
Human civilization has not yet appeared.
Zan Yunxiao blinked slightly.
“…Newly created?”
He looked around once more.
The dense forests.
The chaotic mana.
The primitive environment.
Everything suddenly made more sense.
This world was still in its early stage of development.
No civilizations.
Only raw nature and evolving lifeforms.
Zan Yunxiao quietly muttered,
“So I arrived at the beginning of a world…”
At that moment.
The familiar system notification suddenly rang again.
[DING!]
[Congratulations Host!
Your fifth-generation descendant has been born.
Reward: 5 years of cultivation.]
A faint stream of cultivation immediately entered Zan Yunxiao’s body.
But after feeling it.
His expression became strange.
“…That’s little.”
Then another thought appeared in his mind.
“Wait…”
“Why did the system only reward me now?”
Originally, Zan Yunxiao assumed he would begin receiving rewards the moment his children or grandchildren had descendants.
But apparently not.
The system calmly explained.
[System rewards tied to bloodline expansion activate beginning from the fifth generation onward.]
Zan Yunxiao paused slightly.
Then slowly nodded.
“…I see.”
After thinking about it carefully, it actually made sense.
Otherwise, the rewards would become absurdly easy to farm early on.
If every direct child immediately granted rewards.
Then he would have gained endless cultivation decades ago.
The system clearly intended long-term clan growth rather than short-term gains.
Zan Yunxiao lightly smiled.
“So the true clan rewards only begin at the fifth generation…”
That meant as the Zan Clan expanded further in the future.
The system rewards would also increase steadily.
For a moment, Zan Yunxiao almost pitied his future descendants.
“They probably don’t even know they’re breeding for my system rewards…”
Zan Yunxiao suddenly remembered the true reason he came to this world.
“The Reconstruction Pill materials.”
He immediately asked the system,
“Where are they located?”
The system instantly responded with a directional guide inside his vision.
Without hesitation, Zan Yunxiao flew into the sky.
Boom.
The surrounding trees bent violently from the pressure as he shot through the air like a streak of light.
His Golden Core cultivation made traveling through the primitive world absurdly easy.
Several powerful beasts below sensed his aura and immediately hid themselves in fear.
After flying for some time, Zan Yunxiao finally arrived at a hidden valley deep within the forest.
The moment he landed.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Several strange flowers were blooming at the center of the valley.
The flowers emitted faint blue light while mana naturally gathered around them.
The system immediately confirmed:
[Detected.]
[Primary material required for Reconstruction Pill.]
Zan Yunxiao’s eyes lit up.
Without wasting time, he immediately harvested every single flower carefully and stored them inside the system space.
Finally.
After all these years.
He had obtained the key material needed for reconstructing spiritual roots and foundations.
Then another problem appeared.
“…Now how do I refine it?”
He knew absolutely nothing about alchemy.
Fortunately, the system responded again.
[Host does not need personal refinement.
New Function Available: System Pill Refinement]
Please place materials inside System Space and select desired pill.
Zan Yunxiao blinked slightly.
“That's Convenient.”
He immediately opened the new system interface.
Soon, countless pill options appeared before him.
Healing pills.
Cultivation pills.
Recovery pills.
Then.
Zan Yunxiao’s expression gradually became stranger.
“…What is this?”
Several pills had extremely suspicious descriptions.
Aphrodisiac Pills.
Dual Cultivation Enhancement Pills.
Vitality Reinforcement Pills.
Some even had descriptions related to “enhancing stamina during intimate activities.”
Zan Yunxiao’s mouth twitched slightly.
“…This system is somewhat perverted.”
For a moment, he seriously questioned what kind of creator designed these functions.
Then he silently dismissed the thought.
Without further hesitation, he selected:
[Reconstruction Pill]
The system immediately responded.
[Refinement Process Started
Estimated Completion Time: 1 Hour]
Zan Yunxiao nodded in satisfaction.
Since the refinement would take time anyway.
He decided to explore this strange primordial world further.
Zan Yunxiao slowly rose into the sky, his robes fluttering calmly in the wind.
From above, the world beneath him stretched endlessly.
Dense forests covered almost the entire land like a green ocean without end. Massive ancient trees towered over the earth, some so enormous they resembled mountains themselves.
Looking at the scenery, Zan Yunxiao suddenly remembered something from his previous life.
“…It almost looks like the Amazon.”
Except this place was far more ancient.
The mana filling the atmosphere gave the entire world a primal feeling, as if civilization itself had never touched it.
While observing the scenery peacefully.
Zan Yunxiao’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
Danger.
Without hesitation, his figure instantly shifted sideways.
Boom!
A blue beam of flame-like energy shot past him at terrifying speed.
The attack sliced through the clouds behind him and exploded in the distant forest below.
An entire section of forest vanished instantly.
Zan Yunxiao’s expression immediately became serious.
If that attack had landed directly.
Even with his Golden Core physique, he would likely die.
Slowly, he turned toward the source of the attack.
His pupils slightly contracted.
A dragon.
A massive white dragon floated in the sky among the clouds.
Its scales shone like silver moonlight, while faint blue flames leaked from the corners of its mouth. Its enormous wings spread across the sky, radiating terrifying pressure over the surrounding region.
Just its presence alone caused countless creatures below to tremble in fear.
Zan Yunxiao immediately spread his spiritual sense toward it.
The moment he analyzed its aura.
His heart slightly sank.
“…Nascent Soul.”
Or at least.
Comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Far beyond his current Golden Core cultivation.
The dragon attacked again.
Boom!
Another terrifying blue flame shot through the sky toward Zan Yunxiao with overwhelming force.
But this time, Zan Yunxiao was already prepared.
His figure blurred instantly, narrowly dodging the attack as the flames exploded behind him and tore apart the clouds themselves.
The pressure alone made his scalp tingle.
Without hesitation, Zan Yunxiao reached into his system space and drew the Heaven Moonveil Sword.
Shing.
The silver blade reflected the sky itself.
At that moment, Zan Yunxiao’s aura surged.
Golden Core spiritual energy erupted from his body as he swung the sword with full force.
Moonveil Severing Art.
A crescent-shaped slash distorted the air itself as it shot toward the white dragon at terrifying speed.
Boom!
The attack landed directly against the dragon’s body.
The surrounding sky shook violently from the impact.
For a moment.
Zan Yunxiao thought it worked.
But.
His expression froze slightly.
No scratch.
Not even a single damaged scale.
The white dragon remained completely unharmed.
Its scales possessed absurd defensive power.
Zan Yunxiao immediately realized the gap between them was far larger than expected.
Then suddenly.
The dragon opened its mouth once more.
A terrifying concentration of blue mana gathered instantly.
Another attack was coming.
And this time.
The pressure felt even deadlier.
Zan Yunxiao’s instincts screamed danger.
Without hesitation, he activated the system.
“Dimensional Travel!”
The surrounding space instantly distorted.
Before the dragon’s attack could fully fire.
Zan Yunxiao vanished from the sky completely.
Only the white dragon remained hovering among the clouds.
Its cold eyes stared silently at the empty air where Zan Yunxiao disappeared.
Then a furious dragon roar shook the heavens.
Meanwhile.
Back inside the Zan Clan.
Inside his chamber.
Space distorted suddenly.
Zan Yunxiao reappeared directly beside his bed.
The moment he returned.
He immediately exhaled heavily.
Cold sweat covered his back.
“…That was dangerous.”
It was the first time in years he had encountered an opponent capable of truly threatening his life.
A creature comparable to Nascent Soul Realm.
And unlike cultivators.
That dragon possessed an overwhelmingly terrifying body.
Its scales alone could ignore his sword techniques entirely.
Zan Yunxiao sat down slowly while calming his breathing.
Then he began thinking carefully.
“That dragon…”
“It was probably the guardian of that forest.”
More specifically.
A guardian protecting the valley.
His expression turned slightly awkward.
“…Was it angry because I picked all the flowers?”
The more he thought about it.
The more likely it seemed.
After all, he really did harvest every single one without leaving even a stem behind.
Zan Yunxiao coughed lightly.
“…Maybe I was a little excessive.”