New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 202, High-End Exchange List, Unlocked!
A [Great Resurrection Holy Ray!] was hurled at the little goat, and Yuan Zhu maxed out his limited 'healing ability', pulling the little goat back from the brink of death.

"call……"

With a light sigh, Yuan Zhu wiped away non-existent sweat. This move had consumed 1/20 of the Holy Light reserves within his [Soul Crystal].

This represents the damage and consumption inflicted on the little goat during the foundation building of the [Dao Seed]; it also proves its potential and that it is worth cultivating.

After the holy light healing ended, the little goat still had its eyes rolled back, drool dripping from its mouth and nose, and was a mess. It was now in a coma, its body twitching involuntarily... a truly wretched sight.

Yuan Zhu didn't rush to wake it up, but instead used the [Soul Crystal] to perform a simple 'evil detection' again.

It was confirmed that the lamb, which was already close to 'neutral', remained neutral even after the 'Dao Seed' was planted. The [Mad Eggplant Attribute] within its body was significantly suppressed and surpassed by the [Innate Dao Seed] residing in its head.

Without the forced intervention of [Mao Mao Wang] (the parasitic usurpation of the Anti-Law Children's Clothing), this little goat's future would have been on the path of the [Random Immortal System].

What's even more amazing is that Yuan Zhu endowed it with the foundation for entering the Dao and cultivating immortality, the [Spirit Seed], which is the most ancient kind (the seed inside the brain of a plant).

This 'Pumpkin Dao Seed' cannot grant it the bloodline of the [Alien Plant Race], but it can be transformed into a spiritual root meridian and gain the dual talents of [Spiritual Affinity] and [Starlight Guidance].

This [Tao Seed] is especially valuable when paired with the barely perceptible [Mad Eggplant Element] within it!
Indeed, the source of the rampant 'Crazy Eggplant Pollution' in the [Little Red Realm] is another group of alien plant-like beings, the [Eggplant Clan]. The residual pollution from the Eggplant Clan, after its cross-temporal linkage with the Dao Seed of Pumpkin Head, will inevitably trigger the [Starlight Talent].

The Dao seed has advantages, but it also has major disadvantages.

If 'Little Sheep' can truly make a name for itself in the path of [Cultivation (Random Immortal)], then it will inevitably be targeted by the higher-ranking [Pumpkin Dao Seed Immortal Venerable].

However, all of this is still too far off; it's not even the beginning, so there's no need to pursue it too much.

Examining the little goat that had been shoved, Yuan Zhu was filled with a myriad of thoughts. Suddenly, his expression froze: "Uh... I just remembered something embarrassing."

Number 3, squatting on the ground, was examining the small pet and confirmed that it had passed the critical period. However, its brain and skull were currently being deeply modified (parasitized) by dense 'semi-plant, semi-biological' seed threads, which was why it was in a coma.

It will take some time to adapt before the transformation of [Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. First Seed of the Dao. First Stage] can be officially completed, and the 'Spiritual Root' and cultivation physique can be obtained, enabling the perception and acceptance of the omnipresent [Spiritual Qi (Kunlun Spiritual Qi)] in the air.

After confirming that Xiao Mei was safe, Number 3 relaxed and asked curiously, "Young Master Yuan, what did you remember? Is it related to Xiao Mei?"

Yuan Zhu narrowed his eyes and said to her, "Yes, I just endowed it with the most important foundation for embarking on the [Path of the Loose Immortal], the [Dao Seed], which is also a spiritual root physique. However! I do not understand the [Methods of Loose Immortal Cultivation], let alone how to make a goat with no intelligence at all simulate a transcendent being to carry out profound immortal cultivation. Tell me, isn't this a huge problem?"

'Little Sheep's' legendary journey as a demon immortal seems to have stalled before it even began, stuck at this very first step. We can happily declare it hopeless!

The little goat's future is nothing more than relying on instinct to breathe in some 'spiritual energy of heaven and earth,' or bathing in starlight at night to receive 'stellar power,' accelerating physical recovery and tempering its body.

Using the least efficient and most primitive methods, how can one become stronger and gradually transform into a 'powerful star-polluted monster'?
Upon hearing this, Number 3 showed no regret whatsoever. Instead, he was both happy and satisfied, clapping his hands excitedly: "This is fantastic!"

"what?"

Yuan Zhu, who had originally intended to tease her, was completely bewildered: "Aren't you disappointed and sad?"

"How could that be? That's the best blessing you could receive."

In Number Three's view, the [Extraordinary System] is a path to transcendence that 'intelligent life' has gradually explored, and it is deeply linked to wisdom, spirituality, aptitude, talent, and so on.

It has little to do with stupid animals. On the contrary, ordinary animals can gradually become stronger after being exposed to pollution, but that is not transcendence, but rather becoming various kinds of 'high-quality cultivation materials'.

It's an incredible stroke of luck that Xiao Mei has such good fortune; we can't ask for more.

Seeing that No. 3 had no negative reaction at all, Yuan Zhu felt extremely bored and immediately forgot about the little goat.

Once it is fully recovered, we can observe the traces of [Mad Eggplant] remaining in its body to see if it can spark any unexpected synergy with the [Astral Pumpkin Seed].
Will Xiaomei's external [Crazy Eggplant Vest (Uniform)] be able to help the [Dao Seed] on top of it cultivate immortality and bloom its first [Three Flowers]?

As for the problem that the little goat lacks intelligence, brains, and spiritual talent, and is therefore unable to embark on the path of cultivation, Yuan Zhu only needed to think about it casually, and he immediately came up with two solutions.

Plan A: Take direct action yourself, using an external CPU and shadow memory module, similar to how you would train a shadow goblin to cultivate true qi martial arts, and input a set of "artificial intelligence" with built-in basic cultivation techniques. Then, hijack the "Dao Seed Spiritual Root" within the little goat's body, forcing it to passively cultivate 24 hours a day.

Little Sheep was nothing more than a tool he used to explore and record the Dao Seed, Loose Immortal, and Cultivation System through the [Shadow (Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture)]!
With the Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture in his possession, Yuan Zhu naturally felt a strong interest in all things in the Scripture. He did not necessarily need to completely master these extraordinary contaminants, but exploring their mysteries and the inner workings of the extraordinary system was both the instinct of the Immortal Scripture and his personal hobby and desire.

Especially on the path of "Shadow," there is no "source of pollution" to rely on. The only option is to take the grassroots route of constantly devouring "small pollutants," growing stronger, and becoming the "source of a powerful family."

As for Plan B: Directly contact @Mengxiyue for off-site rescue and provide the [Skull Servo] service, connecting a [Skull] device to Little Goat to assist with cultivation. The niche is similar to the [External Brain Eggplant + Shadow Memory Stick] function.

I'm sure Mengxi Yue would be happy to have a new 'private research project'. We're all good teammates who love each other like family, so of course we should have fun torturing the little goat together and enhance our friendship.

If one can forge a new path for the [Demon Immortal], one will surely become famous throughout the world, then renowned on the West Coast, causing a sensation in the New World, and finally gaining worldwide fame, entering the [Astral Realm] and the [Foam Layer]!
...

Shaking these unnecessary thoughts from his mind, Yuan Zhu finally remembered the real purpose of logging into [Happy Home]: to consult the captain about his confusion regarding [Holy Seal].

"Number 3, where's the captain?"

"Young Master Yuan Zhu, the steward is still on a mission in the [Foam World]. You can wait patiently." According to the mechanical maid, the captain is currently working overtime in the [Foam World], expanding his territory, increasing the influence of [Pastoral Village], consolidating the camp's position in the underground world, and attempting to communicate with [Cicada City] to establish a friendly cooperative relationship.

Upon learning that the team leader might not be able to return in time, Yuan Zhu wasn't disappointed. His team leader was working himself to the bone for his business (the pastoral village), so all he could do was offer his sincerest blessings and wish him continued success in his work!
Without the captain, and with Number 3 not being an all-knowing quiz machine, Yuan Zhu simply went to the crystal pillar, touched it, and opened the [Exchange List]. Ignoring the [Happy Home Special Offer Zone], he easily found the [Sanctuary Exchange Zone].

He soon discovered that the content displayed in the [Sanctuary Zone] had changed, with a large amount of new content appearing.

When he last came, although he had mastered the [Forging] technique, the distinctive feature of the [Soul Crystal] had not yet been completely solidified and stabilized.

Just like the protagonists in the Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) genre, they've just survived their tribulation. Although their inner cores have formed, officially joining the "Golden Core Ancestor Family Bucket" series, their injuries from the lightning tribulation haven't healed, their Golden Cores are still unstable, and their souls are severely damaged... They need to recuperate.

At this moment, Yuan Zhu's realm was completely consolidated, and there was no longer any risk of his [Soul Crystal (Golden Core)] falling, allowing him to firmly establish himself at the [Seed] level.

Thus, within the perception of the [Space of Gods], he crossed the threshold of the [Seed], and the items he could exchange for correspondingly unlocked more content.

...

First and foremost, what pleased him most were the numerous books on Holy Light knowledge that different spatial teams 'sold' and 'handed over'.

Secondly, there are the scarce resources involved in high-level cultivation under the Holy Light system.

In addition, he saw more [Holy Seals] from different factions, incomplete inheritances, and even exclusive resources of the [Eight Holy Kings Faction].

Yuan Zhu immediately spotted the rare item marked as the "Great Bright Crystal Buddha Maggot." This item was priced at 13 points and required pre-ordering; there were no stock available.

Compare this to the already rare [Sanctuary. Holy Seal], which only costs 7000 points – an astronomical price! What exactly is this [Glassy Buddha Maggot]? Is it a [Buddha Cocoon] from the [Holy Light] system?

Filled with confusion and doubt, he continued browsing, and then in the [Great Moth] section, he found something that seemed familiar: [Angel's Egg]. Its quality and description were both above the [Species] level, but below the [Gate].

More precisely, this [Angel's Egg] is the [Transcendent Contamination Characteristic] extracted from the body of a high-ranking Holy Light cultivator of the [Great Moth] lineage after death. In essence, it is a [Seed of Holy Light] that has been continuously nurtured and strengthened.

However, when a high-ranking saint dies, a large number of treasures can be extracted from their body, such as multiple [Soul Crystals], which can also be regarded as [Seeds]. And there are also [Angel Eggs], which can also be passed down as [Seeds].

The positioning of [Glassy Buddha Maggot] is similar to that of [Angel's Egg]. Once it joins the corresponding faction, it does not need to take on multiple roles like [Triple Power], and can perfectly integrate the more bizarre [Seed] into its own [Holy Light System], thereby greatly increasing its aptitude, strength, and the potential and quality of its extraordinary system... just like the second job advancement of a 'rare class' in the game.

The description of the "Angel's Egg" includes a brief and obscure passage about "emergence and metamorphosis." However, the direction of this metamorphosis is not that of an "immortal," but rather that of a "scaled angel (mothman)" within the Sanctuary mythology.

In the description of the exchange list, this [Angel's Egg] looks very much like the [Insect Egg Dao Seed]. However, the quality is too much, and the concentration of holy light is off the charts, so there is no trace of [Insect Cultivator Qi] or [Kunlun Immortal].

However, Yuan Zhu could conclude that the insect-based contamination in the Insect City must have some connection to the Giant Moth. This also resulted in his Holy Light having extremely poor compatibility with the Lepidoptera Dao species in the Insect City, with the Diptera Dao species being slightly less compatible…

This implies that the Lepidoptera in "Zerg Contamination" have a major grudge against "Angel King. Great Moth"! Conversely, the Coleoptera in "Zerg Contamination" have an extreme affinity with Holy Light. Is this a sign of wanting to become a traitor, switching sides, and converting to Holy Light?
"They're having an affair!"

Ignoring the equally high price of [Angel Eggs], Yuan Zhu quickly browsed the [Exchange Zone] catalog. He then saw that the most expensive contaminant currently listed in [Taihuang Sacred Path] was an item called [Yellow Heaven Furnace].

Yuan Zhu strongly suspected that it was another kind of 'Holy Light Second Transformation Item' similar to the [Glassy Buddha Maggot] and [Angel's Egg]?
As he continued browsing the [Thai Huangdao Special Zone], the details became increasingly explicit. The [Thai Huangdao Special Zone] sold various cultivation materials and basic cultivation methods for the [Yellow Heaven Remnants], as well as [Five-Colored Divine Mud (Flesh Mud)] used to create 'White Angels'.

What are they doing? Are they planning to 'fire bone china and forge bone marrow' inside the [Sanctuary] next?

After quickly reading through it, Yuan Zhu discovered that the 'Eight Saint Kings Exchange Area' in the [Gods Space] was incomplete, with the Angel King representing [Heavenly Mountain] missing and not having a dedicated section.

In addition, [Da Lu Tian] doesn't sell many unique pollution sources.

After unlocking the [Special Grade] exchange list, Yuan Zhu discovered that the [Tongue of Fire (Angel King)] was a product of the [King of Burning Fire] submitting to the Holy Light.

The owner of the cleaning company [Fire Fang] where he worked part-time in Running was part of the [Burning King System].

However, the true [Kings of Fire] and the [Sanctuary] are not related. The [Tongue of Fire] is no longer a [King of Fire], but an incomparably noble 'King of Angels'.

In the Burning King's special zone, some space teams are selling the "Fire Source" codenamed "Holy Flame".

After viewing a large pile of 'advanced cultivation supplies' that he had no idea how to use, Yuan Zhu made a preliminary confirmation that the 'Holy Light Zone' within the 'Space of Gods' was not actually located in the 'Sanctuary'.

Instead, it's the 'spoils' that space teams harvest from other native cultivators, members of opposing teams, and even their own teammates during missions. Or it's traitors like Yuan Zhu selling their own resources in the [Exchange Zone].

Therefore, the 'mid-to-high-end Holy Light Exchange' in the park is also incomplete. Good items are of exceptionally high quality and are priced high, but the main feature is that they are incomplete and do not have a complete high-end heritage.

After gaining some new knowledge, Yuan Zhu entered this information into the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture] for data storage, and then refocused his attention on the low-to-mid-level exchange area.

After much searching, he selected a considerable amount of 'knowledge and information,' and then spent a fortune to purchase both the [Thunder Punishment] and [Sanctuary] holy seals.

He was still hesitant about whether to recast the seal. Fortunately, some of the information released this time was somewhat related, so he could make a decision after he understood it better.

After doing all this, he waved goodbye to Number 3. Under the other's reluctant gaze, he returned to his hotel, sighing.

(End of this chapter)