The Qi essence of these divine-grade treasures condenses into a single point within his spirit core, and from there, his main system then takes over. The Qi essence merges together under the system's control, and the process continues for a while until it forms an octagonal emblem that glistens and pulses with the Dao rhythm. This is the Heavenly Dao connector Hengsheng; control it carefully, then imprint the emblem into his spirit core!
Instantly, his spirit core is enveloped by the aura of heaven and earth, and it starts to form an invisible connection with the heavenly Dao. Hengsheng himself is also being enveloped; his aura is being refined by Heaven and Earth. Soon, he starts to feel a high pressure at his spirit core.
Hengsheng frowned, "This is bad." He can feel that his spirit core is being pressed by the weight of heaven and earth to the point that it is almost breaking apart. "Crack!" The fractures start to appear on his blue orb spirit core. Hengsheng turns pale at the sight; the only thing he can do is hope it can endure for a while. If he stops here, not only will his spirit core be damaged, but he will also lose all his efforts for nothing!
His prayer seemed to work somehow. A moment later, the octagonal emblem fully imprinted itself into his spirit core, sending glistens and pulses through the entire core. Adjusting the aura of the spirit core to be compatible with heaven and earth, Hengsheng could feel that the pressure on his spirit core was easing.
Hengsheng opened his eyes, and blood gushed from his mouth. He coughed out the blood and wiped his lips, his expression pale due to the unexpected injury. "I should be more careful about using Mind Space prediction."
Even though Mind Space predicted he would be fine, he should not rush to proceed without first securing the risk as much as possible. So, the damage to his spirit core is completely his own fault.
Hengsheng sent his Divine sense to observe his spirit core damage. The crake is not so bad. From its appearance, it had Stretch marks around three out of ten on the spirit core surface; there was no deep wound.
He breathed a sigh of relief. With his minor injury, he only needed to stabilize his cultivation, which he could later fix his wound with system power….
Ding!
[Heavenly Dao Quest]
[Quest Title]: Offen Compensation
[Description]: Due to your act of stealing power from the Heavenly Dao, this action is considered highly offensive. The Heavenly Dao demands your compensation.
[Objectives]: Deliver the Tier 3, upgradeable, Luck Dao-related System to the Heavenly Dao. [0/1]
[Rewards]: Fully Restore user condition to its optimal state.
[Time Limit/Conditions]: one hour or Decline the quest.
[Failure Penalty]: Struck by Tier 3 Heavenly Tribulation.
[Accept]
[Yes/No]
Hengsheng's eyes widen in shock as he stares at the system panel he didn't design! "What the heck! I'm being hacked!"
This system panel was completely different from the one he had designed before. Although he preferred simplicity, this one was unique. Its frames and backgrounds display stunning and magnificent designs, featuring purple-gold clouds swirling into the shape of the eye of heaven, positioned at the top.
Hengsheng carefully read through the text content it presented to him. "So I have to pay a tax to use unlimited energy from the heavenly Dao. I should have expected something like this in the first place. I forgot that there's no free meal in this world or any other world."
"But how does the heavenly Dao have a system? It's so strange that it doesn't fit the nature of the heavenly Dao at all." With a deep breath, Hengsheng closes his eyes and enters the system world before checking the database of his main system.
Soon, he discovered the cause of this strange event. It turned out that the moment his spirit core connected with the heavenly dao through the heavenly dao connector, the heavenly dao utilized this connection to send a message directly to him through the new system function that the heavenly dao itself created by copying his main system framework!
Hengsheng slapped his own face and scolded himself, "Why am I so stupid? If I can connect to heaven, why can't heaven connect to me?" But soon, he regained his composure and began to think carefully. Throughout his life, he had believed that the Heavenly Dao was a heartless natural phenomenon that could only respond to certain established rules. Yet, this action made him reconsider—clearly, it could adapt to new things, a perk exclusive to those who possess intelligence. maybe heavenly Dao is the AI of Heaven and Earth?
Hengsheng frowned as he read the content on the system panel; the Heavenly Dao demanded that he create a system for it. And what did Tier 3 mean?
Ding!
[Congratulations! You completed the hidden quest]
[Rewards]: Basic Tiering System knowledge
[Accepte]
[Yes/No]
He could not help but feel awed that heaven could really read his mind. He immediately accepted the reward, and a moment later, certain knowledge rushed into his mind. He experienced the same sensation when he learned a Qi technique through system power.
He quickly reviewed it "The tiering system is a hierarchical framework designed to assess and classify power levels based on the quality and quantity of energy and impact." It differs from the hierarchical rank of a cultivator's cultivation realms. With the basic knowledge provided to him, there are seven tiers: the first tier represents the energy level of a normal human or animal; the second tier corresponds to high-power machines or those metahumans in the life simulation of Samuel Barlow; and tier three is the energy level capable of powering an entire city, the higher tier, the more destructive it will become. He compares himself with this tier system; He would be at the low end of the tier 3 level.
Soon, he now knew what the Heavenly Dao was asking for. The Heavenly Dao demanded of him a Tier 3 System that could be powered by an amount of energy sufficient to light up an entire city. Hengsheng noted that this was not hard to do so since his main system and Life Simulation System were already operating at that level of energy; when they were first created, they consumed a large amount of Spiritual Qi—an amount equal to what could power an entire city for a while.
Even if it was not that difficult to achieve, Hengsheng felt a little uncomfortable being forced to work for heaven. If he did not comply, Heaven would send him its traditional method of punishment: Heavenly Tribulation. He did not want to experience that a second time—he still remembered the lightning flowing through his veins; it hurt like hell.
Sighing with dejection, he began his work for the Heavenly Dao, who requested a system that could be upgradeable and had to be related to Luck Dao. He thought for a while, then closed his eyes and began to craft a system within the System World. He hurried to complete the work because he was given only an hour—If it was before this just a little amount of time, not even enough time for energy transfer to create a system, though that was before; now, in his Spiritual Foundation, his power to send out energy all at once had improved tenfold, so he could make it in time if he was quick enough.
With a rapid design, he created the [Gamble System]. It was an easy mechanic that the system could increase the user's chance of winning any gamble by spending their Qi Luck and stealing Qi Luck from the loser. It was a very simple mechanic and dangerous to use, but Hengsheng did not care because he was not the one who would be using it anyway—he simply considered that he was giving it life. Hengsheng shook his head; sending out a living system without knowing where or why was too dangerous.
Then he opened his eyes and focused the Spiritual Qi above his palm. Qi surged from all directions, gathering above his hand and slowly condensing into a system orb artifact. Hengsheng frowned as he realized that the Heaven and Earth Qi were following his actions without any explicit command—it must be that the heavenly Dao was assisting him. He nodded in understanding this was why he was given only an hour to complete. it helps him in the energy transition process, greatly expediting the creation. Before long, the system orb Qi artifact was complete.
It looked similar to the one he had created for Yunsu's spirit beast egg, though differing in the runes and the pattern of Qi on its surface. Then Hengsheng wondered aloud, "How can I deliver it?"
Without further prompting, a mass of purple-gold clouds slowly materialized in front of him in the form of an offering plate. Hengsheng almost laughed at the absurdity of the event, but he quickly controlled his lip—if he laughed at the Heavenly Dao, it might anger him and send 10 rounds of heavenly tribulation to teach him a manner. Instead, he maintained his composure, carefully sending the system orb Qi artifact onto the offering plate. Then he observed as the cloud and the system orb Qi artifact were swept away into the void.