Chapter 1: Starting with Full Talents

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The sun rose slowly, like a fiery ball bursting forth from the horizon, pushing apart the clouds. The eastern sky was bathed in golden hues.

Beneath the mist, the mountain's verdant leaves shimmered, resembling jade-like leaves brimming with dew.

This land was as beautiful as an Immortal Realm, everywhere filled with spiritual charm. At this moment, atop a grassy hill in a small hut, on a straw mat, a scruffy-looking young man awoke from his dreams.

Ning Daoran had transmigrated to this cultivation world two and a half years ago. The good news was that he was still alive; the bad news was that the path of cultivation remained utterly elusive.

"Ding-dong!"

A thought stirred within him, and a talent system interface popped up before his eyes.

[Strength]: 5

[Defense]: 5

[Speed]: 5

[Mana]: 5

[Grass and Tree Holy Spirit]: 5

[Commanding All Beasts]: 4

...

Indeed, when Ning Daoran transmigrated, he had obtained the legendary "All Achievement System" with six talent categories fully equipped!

In the first stage, he would automatically gain one talent point every month. More than two years had passed, and Ning Daoran had carefully lived in this cultivation world, finally nearing a breakthrough.

Now, with two and a half years nearly completed, all six talents were approaching their maximum limits!

Moreover, he had developed a full understanding of each talent.

Strength, Defense, Speed, and Mana—the four fundamental talents—were literal enhancements.

The Grass and Tree Holy Spirit was Ning Daoran's most relied-upon talent!

Each point added to the Grass and Tree Holy Spirit could increase the growth speed of planted crops by tenfold!

This meant he had boundless potential in cultivating Spirit Plants, naturally destined to grow Spirit Rice and Spiritual Medicine with unmatched skill!

As for the final talent, Commanding All Beasts, as the name suggested, it pertained to "Beast Taming."

...

"Get up, Old Lu!"

Ning Daoran got up angrily and kicked the large figure by his feet.

"Ow~~~"

The "big guy" slowly raised its head, revealing itself to be a deer that had lost its "Double Horns."

According to his prior knowledge, this was a "Mountain Bashing Deer."

It had been a pitch-black night when a bolt of lightning shattered the darkness. This Mountain Bashing Deer had been struck by the lightning, breaking its antlers, and had a half-embedded Azure Dragon Spear stuck in its backside!

It was likely a failed attempt by a cultivator hunting demon beasts that allowed this Mountain Bashing Deer to escape.

At that time, Ning Daoran had just added a point to Commanding All Beasts. Seizing the opportunity, he turned this Mountain Bashing Deer into his first spiritual beast.

The deer seemed clueless, with its clear yet incredibly foolish eyes.

The reason Ning Daoran kept it back then was primarily because of the Mountain Bashing Deer's innate divine skill, Earth Tunneling. Keeping it around meant he could use it to dig tunnels.

Furthermore, this Big Stupid Deer was over a thousand pounds of solid muscle. If one day he ran out of options and was completely destitute, slaughtering it would provide a substantial amount of meat.

After waking up, Ning Daoran started to fret.

*He knew he needed to cultivate, but he simply had no idea where to begin.*

*Since transmigrating, he hadn't encountered a single cultivator, and as for joining an Immortal Sect, that was even more far-fetched.*

The village where his previous body was born was named Dragon Flying Village, located in Xia Country's most frigid and barren region. In such a godforsaken place, it seemed impossible for any cultivators to ever visit.

As for cultivation techniques...

Half a year ago, Ning Daoran had spent all his savings on a "Secret Cultivation Manual" bought from a passing peddler. Its name was the Body Tempering Technique.

The peddler noticed his Spirit Root at a glance and immediately showered him with grand words, saying the Body Tempering Technique was a Secret Cultivation Technique capable of strengthening the body and washing the marrow, with infinite benefits.

The man swore by his words, claiming that an elderly man who had been paralyzed for thirty years practiced the Body Tempering Technique and promptly climbed walls and disappeared on the spot, his whereabouts unknown to this day!

But Ning Daoran, after six months of practicing, hadn't seen any results so far.

At dawn, Ning Daoran bathed in the morning light and began training.

He slowly pushed up the Body Tempering Pile. Over the past two years, he had lost count of how many times he had done this exercise.

*Although he knew this cultivation technique might amount to nothing, it remained the only resource he had. He could only persist and treat it as a last-ditch effort!*

*Cultivation required perseverance; otherwise, what kind of Immortal was he cultivating to be?!*

After a long while, completing a set of the Body Tempering Technique, Ning Daoran exhaled a deep, turbid breath.

"Ah, refreshing!"

The moment he withdrew from the pile, he instinctively noticed something felt unique about today's exercise; crackling sounds came from his skin, as though he had triggered a special breakthrough.

Suddenly, an odd, grayish substance appeared within the heavens and earth.

Spiritual Energy!

This was actual Spiritual Energy!

Only those with Spirit Roots could detect the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth, which explained why, in the cultivation world, those without Spirit Roots couldn't cultivate.

*"Holy crap..."*

*Ning Daoran nearly burst into tears of joy. He took a deep breath, and at once, the surrounding Spiritual Energy responded like a call.*

*It poured into his body, cascading through every vein, spreading across his limbs, and cleansing the physique that had just sensed Spiritual Energy for the first time.*

This was the sign of Energy Introduction into the body!

Success!

The first layer of the Qi Refinement Realm!

"Old Lu, I've done it!"

Overcome by excitement, Ning Daoran rejoiced but did not celebrate immediately. Instead, he continued pushing the Body Tempering Pile again and again.

He persisted until fatigue overtook him, and his body could no longer absorb even the faintest trace of Spiritual Energy.

At that moment, Ning Daoran's perception had shifted. He could see falling snowflakes in extreme slow motion—a clarity that extended to their shapes, the collision between one snowflake and another, and all intricate details in his field of vision.

These were the changes brought about by entering the Qi Refinement Realm, filling Ning Daoran with immense joy.

"Ow~~~"

Big Stupid Deer raised its head high and gave a triumphant roar: "Boss is amazing!"

"Brother Ran!"

Suddenly, a small figure dashed up the slope—a young boy clad in a short green jacket.