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The morning air, carried on gentle breezes, brought with it the natural essence of the forest.
Perched on Xiao Changgu’s back, Xiao Xixi’s petite face was alight with curiosity, her bright, intelligent eyes playfully surveying the surrounding landscape.
Violet Cloud Peak was a colossal mountain, its auspicious geomancy and abundant spiritual energy making it a natural choice for cultivation among immortals.
Everywhere she looked, verdant greenery burst with vibrant life.
Although a month had passed since her transmigration into this book, Xiao Xixi had spent most of that time living with Xiao Changgu deep within a forest.
She had grown accustomed to this green world, free from industrial pollution, as depicted in the novel.
Yet, seeing the sights upon Violet Cloud Peak now, her eyes still widened with involuntary delight.
A peculiar ‘spiritual’ quality, difficult to articulate, seemed to imbue every animal and tree on Violet Cloud Peak.
To Xiao Xixi, it felt as though even the trees, standing still without a breeze, possessed their own sentience. It was, in short, utterly magical.
Carried steadily on her brother Xiao Changgu’s back, she ambled along a path shaded by luxuriant trees.
Xiao Xixi, breathing in the pristine air with almost greedy delight, simultaneously observed the ‘Luxury Newbie Gift Package’ that had just arrived in her mind’s system.
From its appearance, the grand gift package was indeed lavish, its entire casing shimmering silver.
Though Xiao Xixi could not physically touch it, from her perspective, the material seemed to be crafted entirely from silver.
Various sized patterns adorned the silver casing, giving it a beautifully aesthetic look. However, the most captivating feature of this box was undoubtedly its lid.
From Xiao Xixi’s vantage point, the top of the box was intricately carved into a lifelike, silvery-white fox. Despite being a mere carving, Xiao Xixi felt as though the fox was on the verge of resurrection, imparting an astonishing beauty to her entire being.
Gazing at such an exquisite box, Xiao Xixi couldn’t shake the feeling that, even without considering its contents, the box itself seemed far too precious.
Although the ‘Saving System’ had just announced the mission reward as a ‘Luxury Newbie Gift Package’,
Yet, confronted with a package that was clearly *too* luxurious, Xiao Xixi still sensed something amiss.
This feeling was amplified by the memory of how she had been tricked into this world after reading a novel on a pirated app.
Seeing the ‘Open Treasure Chest?’ option appear before her, she hesitated, wary of being duped again.
After a long period of contemplation, Xiao Xixi finally suppressed her curiosity to open the chest, instead voicing her concerns to the system in her mind.
“System, isn’t this newbie package a bit *too* luxurious? Moreover, my original form was a fox, and this treasure chest coincidentally bears a fox emblem. Isn’t that a bit *too* much of a coincidence?”
After Xiao Xixi voiced her suspicions, the system’s response was noticeably slower than its usual instantaneous replies from yesterday. Fortunately, Xiao Xixi didn’t have to wait long before it finally provided feedback.
“Host, because you completed the newbie mission within a timeframe shorter than one natural day, this system has judged your mission completion to be perfect.
The ‘Luxury Newbie Gift Package’s’ grade has been elevated to ‘Perfect’. Upon reaching ‘Perfect’ grade, it will automatically select a corresponding profession.”
Hearing the system’s cold, synthesized explanation, delivered with an air of ‘I have no emotions,’ Xiao Xixi actually felt a wave of relief.
After all, to be fair, the first newbie mission had actually been quite challenging.
Xiao Xixi mused that if she hadn’t had a sudden flash of inspiration, recalling the faint, lingering scent from a female deskmate’s feet back in high school—an experience that had cast a slight shadow on her tender young heart—
Then completing this mission truly might have devolved into a protracted struggle.
Having received a satisfactory answer from the system, Xiao Xixi’s gaze quickly returned to the opulent treasure chest.
She stared at the exquisite chest, brimming with ‘infinite unknowns.’
As someone who was once a boy, a shut-in otaku who loved playing ‘Dungeon & Fighter,’
Xiao Xixi secretly found herself utterly captivated by such ‘probabilistic and unknown’ items.
As her attention focused on the treasure chest, the option to open it reappeared in her vision.
Confronted with this recurring option,
Xiao Xixi couldn’t help but swallow, a gesture of respect for the treasure chest.
Ordinarily, when playing ‘Dungeon & Fighter’ and opening such valuable treasure chests, Xiao Xixi would almost certainly play a ‘gambler’s battle anthem’ beforehand.
But now, having transmigrated into a cultivation world, her computer, of course, was gone.
Nevertheless, Xiao Xixi, highly superstitious about certain ‘metaphysical’ rules, refused to abandon her habit. No BGM? She would simply sing it herself.
As Xiao Xixi mentally hummed, ‘Go all out, don’t worry too much…’, she finally clicked the ‘Yes’ option.
After she clicked, the treasure chest, adorned with fox carvings, slowly began to open.
Immediately, an unparalleled, brilliant orange-gold light burst forth from within the chest. As it erupted, the system’s mechanical voice resounded—”Wow, a golden legend~!!!”
The orange light was so dazzling that, for a moment, Xiao Xixi couldn’t discern what the object truly was.
However, judging by the sheer amount of special effects, she knew that whatever was inside the box had to be good.
The excited Xiao Xixi waited for three to five seconds, and only after the orange glow had somewhat receded did she finally make out what had flown from the box.
It was a crystal-clear orb, roughly the size of Xiao Xixi’s current small hand.
At the very center of the orb, a peculiar pale blue flower bloomed.
This strange flower imbued the entire orb with a faint sky-blue hue, creating an unusual beauty.
Just as Xiao Xixi prepared to examine what kind of flower it was, the bloom seemed to shy away, wrapping itself in its blue stem and leaves, eventually transforming into a blue sphere at the orb’s core.
Witnessing this, Xiao Xixi found it utterly miraculous.
The tiny flower within the orb gave her a distinct feeling that it was on the verge of developing sentience.
And as she marveled at the orb’s mystique, a piece of information appeared before her eyes.
[Congratulations, Host, for ‘binding’ and acquiring the Epic-grade weapon—Soul-Devouring Orb (Evolvable)]
Soul-Devouring Orb: Legend says it is the natal magic treasure refined by the ancient ‘Ascended Immortal-grade’ powerhouse, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox. After the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox achieved nirvana ten thousand years ago, powerful cultivators from all directions fought fiercely over it. The orb was ultimately damaged and fell into the mortal realm. Perhaps there is a way to restore its energy and return it to its original form (0/5).
The Soul-Devouring Orb possesses the ability to charm hearts. Upon wearing the orb, it automatically enhances the bound user’s appearance and increases others’ favorability towards them. (However, wearers should note that sometimes excessively high favorability can trigger strange events.)
Soul-Devouring Orb (Qi Condensation Grade)
Durability: Indestructible
Type: Weapon, Accessory
Attack Power: Extremely High
Attached Skill: Soul Seizing and Spirit Devouring.
Soul Seizing and Spirit Devouring: A fox clan exclusive skill. Holding the orb and gazing at an opponent can cause them to temporarily lose consciousness (dependent on cultivation realm), or it can imprison their soul within the orb.
Attached Skill 2: **** (Not yet activated)
Attached Skill 3: ****
Attached Skill 4: ****
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Xiao Xixi meticulously read through all the detailed information about the ‘Soul-Devouring Orb.’
After absorbing all the details, she felt as though she had stumbled upon an incredible treasure.
After all, anyone who had played games knew that as a newbie, no divine weapon could compare to a growth-type weapon!
Although Xiao Xixi didn’t yet know how to upgrade this orb, the item, nonetheless, filled her with an inexplicable sense of awe and power.
Eager to see it, she promptly instructed the system to summon the ‘Soul-Devouring Orb.’
To Xiao Xixi’s surprise, the summoned orb did not materialize in her hand. Instead, it transformed directly into a necklace and automatically settled around her neck.
With Xiao Xixi currently nestled on her brother Xiao Changgu’s back, and the ‘Soul-Devouring Orb’ being both round and hard,
Xiao Changgu, quickly feeling the sensation against his back, turned his head in utter astonishment, a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
‘My little sister, she actually poked me?’
He was utterly dumbfounded.
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