Hengsheng was alone in the throne hall, gazing at the clock within the system display, waiting for the time to pass.
He did not just sit here and waste time for no reason; he was waiting for the Infinite Sign-In System's Sign-In button to be available, and he could sign in to receive the daily reward.
This Infinite Sign-In System was the latest system he had added to his Auxiliary Systems Slot. It was one of the simplest systems he had ever created.
The system's main function was simple: he just needed to click the Sign-In button whenever it was available, and then it would reward him.
It also had a secondary function, like Event Sign-In or Location Sign-In, where he needed to go to a place, but not just any place; it had to be a special or meaningful place that he had not been to before, to receive a reward.
Simple, yet overpowering.
With this system, he could shut in, remain in a closed room all day long, for ten years, a thousand years, or even forever, and still advance in his cultivation realm while receiving all kinds of resources daily for cultivation and self-improvement.
The reward was also not pitiful.
The daily reward would give him a resource that he needed according to the system tier and his cultivation realm, for what the reward would be, mostly random, sometimes it would give him something that he currently needed or would need in the near future.
The types of reward could range from a simple spirit stone to a heaven-grade technique, such as the Heaven-Piercing Index Technique, which he received upon reaching the one-year Sign-In milestone.
It was his new finishing move; it's easy to use, and the destructive power was even beyond Heaven's Pulse Fist.
Also, the system offered unique rewards that do not exist on the continent or even in the Heavenly Dao World.
Such as a 10-Year Cultivation Token—a token that could instantly grant 10 years of cultivation progress when used—and a Law Booster (Fire) that instantly increased his comprehension of the Law of Fire.
There were all kinds of unique rewards; he did not know how many kinds it had—he didn’t even know how they were created; the system did it all.
However, these unique rewards usually do not appear in the normal daily Sign-In, but rather on the day a Milestone is reached, such as a first Sign-In, 100 days, 200 days, 1 year, or 10 years.
This overpowering system wasn't possible for him to create before, since his cultivation realm was still too low for such a clearly cheating system.
If not for the large amount of System Points he received from the three loyal system races that were working hard to create a record within the system world, he wouldn't have been able to create this kind of system at his current level.
To create the Infinite Sign-In System, other than the normal method of using his spiritual qi and the heaven and earth qi under heaven’s assistance, he also needed to spend more than 500 million System Points to directly upgrade this system to Tier 7 level—the high tier within the Great Nine Mortal Realm.
This was the biggest spend he had ever made.
A normal upgrade from a Tier 6 to a Tier 7 system only costs 150 million, so 500 million was expensive—it was almost equal to half the cost needed to upgrade a system from Tier 7 to Tier 8. But it was necessary.
He had to make the system reach a high enough tier because only at this level could the Infinite Sign-In System actually function.
Then, the day Hengsheng had been waiting for came—the 10th anniversary of the Infinite Sign-In System creation!
When he saw that the Sign-In button was now available, he pressed it immediately.
Daily Sign-In Complete
Milestone Detected: 10-Year Sign-In
Daily Reward Upgraded
Reward: True Body Gate Key (x2)
[Accept Reward] / [Convert to System Points]
Hengsheng grinned when he saw the item he had been hoping for appear.
Without hesitation, he accepted the reward.
[You have acquired: True Body Gate Key (x2)]
Then, an indescribable wisp of the existence energy, the mysterious energy that resides within all records, appeared before Hengsheng, shaping itself into two material objects—two crimson blood keys—emitting a strange aura different from any treasures he had encountered on the continent.
Hengsheng has seen this scene many times.
Still, he could not help but be amazed by this existence energy that seemed to be even more omnipotent than his Origin Energy, and also his own system that could utilize something .
Hengsheng grabbed both of the crimson blood keys in his hand.
At this moment, these items were crucial to him because they could help him break through the Seventh and Eighth True Body Gates.
He had been stuck in the Sixth Gate of the True Body Realm for almost a year; normally, he should have reached the Ninth Gate by now since he had been nurturing himself with top-tier resources every day for ten years, but he was stuck. It was only due to one mistake.
It turned out that the mistake was upgrading his race to Tier 5—the Hyperhuman.
Back to 10 years ago, when he had just broken through to the Fourth Gate and upgraded all his auxiliary systems to Tier 5, he no longer needed to hurry to upgrade any system.
With the overflow of System Points, he created the Infinite Sign-In System.
After that, he began to upgrade everything he could in the system panel: his cultivation scripture, techniques, progression skill, spirit ring, and, of course, his superhuman race.
Here was the problem.
At first, everything seemed fine. With his race becoming Tier 5, he could wield power beyond his actual cultivation realm—he was faster, stronger, and his genetic traits evolved and became his main battle force.
Everything was great.
If he had to face the Pirate King again, he wouldn't even need to use his Divine Artifact. With just his pure cultivation realm—no system abilities—he was 100% sure he could stomp the Pirate King under his feet with ease, relying only on the might of his body.
However, the problem revealed itself when he attempted to break through to the Fifth Gate nine years ago.
…He failed miserably—his cultivation was almost destroyed because of that failure.
When he recovered from that lethal injury using his unlimited resources and system power, he began reviewing how he could have failed such a simple breakthrough.
He later discovered that due to his Tier 5 race, his body had become stronger than his main cultivation realm.
This meant that the True Body Gates within his body had also grown stronger; they were so strong that his Divine Sense and Spiritual Qi could not tear open the gate!
However, as the system maker, all problems could be solved. The thought of his cultivation path ending had never even crossed his mind, and most importantly, the Infinite Sign-In System already existed at that time.
When the next milestone came, he received the Crimson Key as the reward—the same reward he had just received now.
He could use them to open the gate whenever he reached the peak of his current True Body Gate.
Hengsheng, lying lazily on the giant throne, sat up and assumed a proper posture in the lotus pose.
He tossed one of the crimson keys into the system storage, as he only needed one.
He had reached the peak of the Sixth Gate nine months ago, but without the Crimson Key, he could not break through.
Here he was, ready—without wasting more time, he began his breakthrough to the Seventh Gate.
At the boundary between the Southern Sea and the Great Sea—the vast sea that lies between three continents.
Lan Xiaorong soared in the sky above the vast sea, filled with numerous small islands below, at a speed beyond sound, chasing after Hai Yi, the Hai Clan Patriarch.
He gripped his sword tightly and instantly accelerated his soaring speed.
In just a second, Lan Xiaorong appeared before Hai Yi, whose face turned pale upon seeing the enemy already standing before him.
Lan Xiaorong's spiritual qi surged as he performed a technique. A massive green wooden cage of roots and flowers appeared and encircled them.
Hai Yi's one-edged sabre appeared, striking at the cage with his Peak Ninth Gate of True Body Realm strength.
A section of the cage was destroyed, but it quickly recovered as the roots crawled to fill the gap that had been cut.
Hai Yi was about to strike again to escape, but Lan Xiaorong appeared next to him already, forcing him to stop his attempt and defend against the enemy's attack.
Hai Yi sensed the force behind the sword, which made his arms numb. He retreated and wondered how the enemy, who was clearly only at the Fourth Gate Realm, could wield such power.
"There is no place to run. You will fall here," Lan Xiaorong said coldly.
Hai Yi gritted his teeth, knowing he was not the other side’s opponent.
Suddenly, the talisman in his pouch became active, and his pale expression turned into a wicked smile.