Chapter 2

"The All-Heavens Reincarnation System has met the activation conditions... Detecting that the host is undergoing reincarnation, Beginner's Rebirth Gift Pack is opening! Randomly matching a suitable identity for the host..."

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In the vast lands of the Nine Provinces, countless heroes and warriors roamed. Since Emperor Yu split the mountains with his five-ax power, unified the world, divided it into nine provinces, and established the Nine Cauldrons, this land has been known as the Nine Provinces. After living for five hundred years, Emperor Yu shattered the void and departed, making it the lifelong pursuit of all martial artists to shatter the void.

In Jiangning County, Yangzhou, at the foot of Dayan Mountain in Yicheng, within the Teng Family Village, a tall yet boyish-looking young man lay lazily in a rocking chair, basking in the sun, his body wrapped in bandages.

A cute, pink fairy flitted around Alex, its wings fluttering up and down.

Alex squinted at the fairy, which resembled a Barbie doll, and said helplessly, "So, you're telling me that this useless system of yours doesn't even have the basic ability to traverse worlds?"

"Kind reminder: this system is called the All-Heavens Reincarnation System, the most powerful reincarnation auxiliary system in all worlds. It can enable the host to reincarnate across countless worlds, not the useless system you claim it to be. Upon binding with this system, the host received a beginner's reincarnation gift pack, leading to your favorable start in this world..."

As the system fairy babbled on, Alex's heart grew colder.

The All-Heavens Reincarnation System seemed impressive, capable of allowing the host to reincarnate across various worlds. However, it couldn't actively transport the host through worlds. Without the Lord God's Space placing Alex into this world for tasks, the system's potential remained untapped.

Moreover, many functions of this system were locked, with only healing, celestial deduction, and skill comprehension being useful. Features like system stores and lottery exchanges were unavailable, providing little help in this world.

"Enough! You can go back now; I need some peace."

Alex waved dismissively at the system fairy, which transformed into a pink mist and vanished. He felt helpless, having dreamed of a golden finger for twenty years since his reincarnation.

But encountering the extraordinary world firsthand, with werewolves, vampires, and murderers, left Alex with nothing but unpleasant memories.

However, accepting his fate, he decided to make the most of his strong start in the Lord God's Space.

"Task World: Primordial World—Nine Cauldrons Chronicle

Main Quest: Explore the world's mysteries, find key nodes.

Overall Progress: 0.3%

Personal Progress: 0.1%

Main Quest: Explore the Nine Cauldrons world's mysteries, disrupt causal laws, complete the world strategy mission, and reach 1% personal progress to earn 1000 points and one gold medal. Additional rewards increase proportionally with progress over 1%. Return to the Lord God's Space anytime after reaching 1%. Task duration: 100 days. No penalties for failure.

Tip 1: Due to world rules, the power of human magic skills is reduced by 80%.

Tip 2: Disclosing information about the Lord God's Space to natives will result in silencing and a deduction of 100 points."

"Exploration task!"

Alex muttered to himself, "If I'm not mistaken, there are no other travelers in the main world. Only I know the plot. Generally, the key to exploration tasks lies with the protagonist. Yesterday's encounter confirmed my thoughts. As a 'seer,' I can plan carefully."

A middle-aged woman dressed as a peasant hurried into the courtyard, annoyed to see Alex daydreaming. "Qinghu, why are you still here? The clan chief and others are already at the ancestral hall. Go pay your respects to Uncle Yonglian and the others!

Remember to invite Uncle Yonglei and Uncle Yongfan to dinner at our house. Without Uncle Yonglei and Qingshan, you would've died yesterday. Uncle Yonglei even lost an arm to save you. You must repay him well..."

"Ah! Oh! Mom, I got it."

Awakened by her call, Alex sprang up and rushed towards the ancestral hall, following his memories.

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"Tiger boy!"

"Ah Hu!"

"Qinghu!"

...

Alex hurried, soon spotting the ancestral hall. Along the way, many clan members greeted him.

Teng Qinghu, his reincarnated name, was a significant figure in this world. Unlike his previous life on Earth, the Lord God's Space allowed soul reincarnation, giving him a traceable identity in this world.

Now, he was Teng Qinghu, cousin of Teng Qingshan, the protagonist of the Nine Cauldrons Chronicle and a key character. Such a start would make many reincarnators envious!

"Qinghu, you made it!"

At the Teng clan's ancestral hall, the hunter team leader, now with one arm, Teng Yonglei, greeted him.

"Uncle!"

Alex (Teng Qinghu) respectfully said, "My mother asked me to invite you..."

"Your mother is considerate!"

Teng Yonglei nodded, accepting the invitation.

"Uncle!"

Alex gratefully said, "Thank you for saving me yesterday!"

Teng Yonglei sternly replied, "You're my nephew. Who else would I save if not you?" Noticing Alex's gaze lingering on his lost arm, he understood his nephew's inner turmoil.

"What are you staring at? Think losing an arm means I'm no longer the top hunter in Teng Family Village? Or are you scared by yesterday's events?"

"No, uncle, I didn't mean that, I just..."

Alex struggled to express his gratitude. Remembering how Teng Yonglei saved him from the werewolf, he felt deeply indebted.

"Enough! We'll talk more later."

Teng Yonglei straightened up as an elderly man and a young boy approached, leading Alex to join them.

Teng clan's ancestral hall.

"Creaaak!"

The heavy iron door opened, and the families carrying five urns of ashes entered, weeping.

Alex and Teng Yonglei stood silently, observing. The hall was vast, lined with countless urns, neatly arranged, numbering in the thousands.

"Name inscription." Teng Family Village Chief Teng Yunlong commanded.

An elderly man with graying hair approached a large stone tablet and carefully engraved five names.

Teng Yonglian, Teng Yongqiang, Teng Yongyi... Five vibrant lives ended in Dayan Mountain yesterday.

Watching this solemn scene, Alex realized that this world was far from civilized. It was a chaotic era of sects and strife.