Ding!
[User Shenyan has fulfilled the requirement to unlock one of the Main Features of the Primordial Origin System. Would you like to unlock it now for free?] The mechanical voice resounded in Shenyan's head.
The moment this familiar voice rang in Shenyan's head, he was startled and then he had an exhilarated expression on face afterwards. 'Finally, there is some hope' he thought.
Shenyan immediately jumped off his bed in excitement and expectation. When he had this system two years ago, it claimed that it will help Shenyan cultivate but for two whole years, it did not bother to answer any inquiry he made regarding his inability to gather spirit into his spirit core.
'I was frustrated thinking that the system lied about its functions…'
And now this very same system started speaking to him again. He was overjoyed and full of expectations as the only possible solution to his problem might be this system, so he hurriedly read the texts displayed in front of him and some words caught his attention.
'Hm? Main Feature? Unlock? What is that?' Shenyan thought to himself.
'System— that's right, you said your name was Origin right… Origin, what is this Main Feature thing? And why does it say Unlock it for free?" Shenyan spoke in his head.
[This Main Feature of the Primordial Origin System is just one of the functions of the system which needs a certain condition for it to be unlocked, currently the first feature is deemed required by the User hence the need for it to be unlocked. Do you wish to unlock it now?] The mechanical voice replied.
'I see, then can I know beforehand what to expect?' Shenyan then asked.
[User Shenyan will only know after unlocking the feature.] The mechanical voice replied curtly.
'Okay, whatever, just unlock it.' Shenyan order in his head.
[Ding! Congratulations to User Shenyan for successfully unlocking the 'Origin Comprehension' feature of the Primordial Origin System. Please check your status for more information.] The voice said in a glee tone almost like a real person confusing Shenyan.
He always felt there were two voices to this system. Whenever the system talks to him, he could hear two different kinds of voices. The first voice always carries almost no emotion while the second voice seemed vivacious and alive somehow.
After thinking about this, Shenyan only shook his head to dismiss the thought. It has nothing to do with him anyway plus it is not like the system will tell him if he asked. Shenyan then thought about what the system said just now.
'Status? How do I do that?' He then asked.
[The User only needed to will the holographic window that contains your data and basic information in front of you. Last time the system did it for you, but you can do it yourself.] The voice then replied.
"I see..." Shenyan only nodded and decided to give it a try.
He decided to will that window that appeared last time in front of him and out of nowhere, the 'holographic' window appeared in front him magically surprising him a little. Although he was mentally prepared for it, he still could not help but be surprised when a screen suddenly appeared in front of him. After calming down he proceeded to look on this 'holographic' screen.
…
⟪Name: Shenyan⟫
⟪Race: Human(?)⟫
⟪Bloodline: None(?)⟫
⟪Physique: [Blood Refining Physique] and [???] (sealed)⟫
...
⟪Soul Strength: 1000⟫
⟪Physical Strength: 200⟫
⟪Physical Resistance: 200⟫
⟪Mental Strength: 250⟫
⟪Mental Resistance: 500⟫
...
⟪[Spirit Energy Accumulation]: 0/100⟫
⟪[Cultivation Realm]: None⟫
⟪[Skill(s)]: [???]⟫
⟪[Technique(s)]: Basic Breathing Technique (Maxed)⟫
⟪[Origin Comprehension]⟫
⟪[???]⟫
⟪[???]⟫
…
After reading through everything Shenyan noticed some changes on the screen displayed in front of him. First, his 'Physical Strength' and 'Physical Resistance' seems to have change. The 'Physical Strength' used to be '80' and the 'Physical Resistance' was even lower, '55.'
Before he never paid much attention to these numbers because he did not see the need to know but now things are different. He wanted to know everything about the system so that he can maximize its usage unlike two years ago.
After pondering for a bit Shenyan then asked, 'Origin, what does this numbers mean? And why is some of them higher than the last time I saw them?'
[The numbers represent your body's statistical data in numerical values, for reference, the average human in this world has 30-50 for their basic attributes like Strength or Stamina without cultivation. Although, there are individuals who had 80-100 in their basic attributes before even cultivating but those people usually had special physiques. User Shenyan also has a special physique.]
'I understand, but why did my attributes increase compared to before.' Shenyan asked.
[That is because according to the system's analysis of User Shenyan's body, you were extremely malnourished causing your physical body to deteriorate gradually, which further led to a reduction in your basic attributes. So, the system took the liberty to convert all the absorbed spirit energy to nourish your physique back to its peak before you officially start cultivating.] The voice in his head said and Shenyan's shocked voice resounded immediately afterwards.
"What?!"
"You mean to tell me, that it was all your fault that I couldn't cultivate this whole time?!"
"Why didn't you tell me anything?!" Shenyan felt frustrated about this situation. He had been doing his best everyday for the past two years trying to break through in his cultivation but to no avail and now he finds out it was the system that was preventing him breaking through this entire time. He felt like he had wasted his time for no reason.
[It was necessary that User Shenyan absorb the Spirit Energy yourself in order to better turn that energy into a suitable form of energy that can nourish your body. If the system had mentioned this earlier, there is a chance that the User would have given up on cultivating considering the character of the User.] The voice hit the nail on the head as it resounded in Shenyan's head.
"W-What do you mean I would give up? Haven't I been cultivating just fine even when I couldn't break through?" Shenyan said awkwardly, almost in a shaking voice.
[…]
"What? You are not going to say anything? Fine."
Shenyan let out a deep breath before proceeding to look at the icon at the bottom that read 'Origin Comprehension.' After concentrating on it, a description appeared before him.
⟪[Origin Comprehension]: Every existence in the universe has an origin. To seek the origin of all beings and all things is one of the functions of the Primordial Origin System. Using this function, the User has the ability to comprehend the history of all things thus acquiring their 'origin'. The 'origin' could be in the form of special abilities, skills, techniques and so on.⟫
…
'C-Comprehend… does that mean I could learn all skills and techniques from anything that has history!' Shenyan inwardly exclaimed after reading the description of this feature of the Primordial Origin System. Shenyan was stunned for a moment before drawing his attention to the weapon next to him— the sword he received from that strange person in that rundown weapon shop.
'Would I be able to learn any techniques from this sword that was once used by a sword saint?' The moment the thought came into his head, Shenyan immediately took a hold of the rusty sword next to his bed— his heart beating faster in excitement and anticipation.