Chapter 52: New System Functions
After remaining disoriented for some time, Caelum’s first instinct was to check the time and the moment he saw it, his expression stiffened slightly.
"...How has not even a minute passed?" he muttered in disbelief.
From his perspective, it had felt as though days, perhaps even longer time had passed.
Yet in reality, almost no time had flowed at all.
The only thing he remembered clearly was the unbearable pain before he lost consciousness.
Then, when he checked his inventory, he immediately noticed something else.
The All Heaven Foundation Pill was gone.
’System... did you use it on me?’ he asked inwardly, attempting to communicate.
Caelum frowned slightly before lowering his gaze toward himself, only for another realization to hit him.
"All my cultivation is gone..."
His voice carried genuine shock this time.
Yet strangely enough, despite losing every trace of his cultivation realm, he did not feel weak.
If anything, he felt stronger than before.
Curious, he attempted to release his Spirit Sense and was immediately startled when it worked flawlessly despite him technically possessing no cultivation at all.
Then he released a small portion of his aura.
It felt entirely different.
Compared to before, his aura was lighter, purer, and vastly easier to control, yet at the same time it carried a pressure that felt denser and more profound.
Even his body itself had changed. His skin felt smoother, his movements unnaturally light, and every part of him seemed perfectly balanced.
More importantly, he could clearly sense that something fundamental within him had transformed.
’System,’ he called inwardly as this time, a black-gold screen materialized before his eyes.
——⟬ Simple Normal System⟭——
Host: Caelum Annum
Age: 7
Race: Human
Class: Cultivator
Titles: Heir of the Immortal Count, Baby Aura Farmer, Reincarnator.
Status: Sad about loss of Cultivation
«Cultivation»
Realm: Mortal
Physique: Eternal Immortal Physique
Eyes: Heaven Reading Eyes
Bloodline: ???
Technique: Myriad Heavenly Ascension, Heaven Dominating Divine Sword Art
«Innate Traits»
Aura Body
Trinity
Primordial Chaos
«System Functions»
System Shop
Inventory
Quests: [0]
System Points: [0]
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Caelum carefully examined the updated status panel and quickly noticed that several things had changed.
The first thing he checked were the Title Effects, something the system had briefly referenced before.
Without hesitation, he clicked on the Title section.
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Titles
Heir of the Immortal Count: Prove yourself worthy of inheriting your father’s throne, get access to the ??? Key.
Baby Aura Farmer: You aura farmed as a baby, babies of myriad races see you as their leader.
Reincarnator: You have been reincarnated. Affinity with Life, Death, Samsara and Reincarnation greatly increases.
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Caelum stared at the descriptions silently for several moments.
"Well... the first and third titles make sense, but why is the second one written like this?" he muttered slowly.
The description sounded absurd that even he struggled to process it.
Eventually, he decided to move on and opened the details regarding his newly evolved physique, hoping the system would at least provide a proper explanation this time.
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Physique: Eternal Immortal Physique
An evolved form of the Boundless Warrior Physique, enhanced with the aspect of Immortality to support the Host’s cultivation journey.
The Host is once again advised to explore the physique independently.
When will you finally make Earthlings proud?
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Caelum’s eyes twitched violently after reading the final sentence.
"Good, good, good..." He repeated the word three times in succession.
And without realizing it at that very moment, Caelum had truly stepped onto the genuine path of cultivation.
Then he checked his [Heaven Reading Eyes].
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Eyes: Heaven Reading Eyes
Allows the user to perceive the fundamental truths of Heaven and Earth.
Enhances comprehension and grants the ability to sense the natural flow of energy, intent, and laws within the surroundings.
At higher mastery, the boundary between what is visible and what is hidden begins to dissolve.
Mastery: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (2 / 9 Stars)
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Caelum immediately noticed that the mastery level of the Heaven Reading Eyes had increased by an entire star.
Curious, he focused his gaze toward the far end of the training hall.
Instantly, his vision zoomed inward as though the distant wall had been brought directly before him.
Every detail became unnaturally clear, down to the smallest cracks within the material itself.
Then, raising his finger in front of his eyes, he focused again.
To his astonishment, he could even perceive the microscopic patterns of his fingerprints.
The strangest part was that he instinctively understood how to use these abilities, as though the knowledge had always existed within his eyes from the very beginning.
Afterward, he checked the Bloodline section, but nothing appeared there besides the same mysterious question marks as before.
Seeing no immediate changes, he instead turned his attention toward his updated innate traits.
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Innate Traits
Aura Body: Aura now exists not just within your core but also within your bones, as long as your bones remain, so will your Aura.
Trinity: Your Mind, Heart, and Energy exist in perfect equilibrium and may be expressed as one another.
Primordial Chaos: A fragment of Primordial Chaos rests within your existence.
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Caelum quietly observed the changes.
His previous trait, Innate Aura Manifestation, had evolved into Aura Body.
Dual Path Affinity had transformed into Trinity.
Meanwhile, the seemingly harmless Attribute-less trait had become Primordial Chaos, which sounded far more terrifying than before.
He chose not to explore them further for now as there was still another feature that interested him greatly.
The System Shop.
The moment he opened it, an enormous list of items appeared before him.
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System Shop
Falling Feather Steps (Tier 1) — 500 SP
Qi Gathering Pill (Tier 1) — 500 SP
...
Golden Bell Shield (Tier 2) — 1,000 SP
Blood Refinement Art (Tier 2) — 8,000 SP
...
Cultivation Restoration Pill (Tier 3) — 5,000 SP
Vitality Pill (Tier 3) — 7,000 SP
Mountain Sealing Array (Tier 3) — 10,000 SP
...
Flame Control Manual (Tier 4) — 40,000 SP
Five Seasons Divine Art (Tier 4) — 50,000 SP
...
Natal Sword Seed — 10,000 SP
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The list continued endlessly.
Techniques, pills, arrays, manuals, talismans, treasures, cultivation resources – there seemed to be no limit to what the shop contained.
However, Caelum quickly realized a major problem.
First, he was able to view items under tier four category only, and there were also some items with no tiers to them.
Second, he had absolutely no understanding of the actual value of these items.
Not only did he lack System Points entirely, but he also possessed no frame of reference to compare whether the prices were expensive or cheap.
As such, he simply continued browsing through the absurdly vast collection for several more minutes.
Eventually, he opened the Quest tab as only a single line appeared before him.
[Quests will appear automatically at the destined time.]
Caelum stared at the message silently.
"...Then how exactly am I supposed to shop?"
