Inside the bamboo house at night.

The Qin beast circled around a giant golden egg, examining it closely.

The giant egg was about the same height as a person, with a golden base and white patterns, surrounded by wisps of chaotic energy, making it very mysterious.

The Chaos Golden Egg can give birth to a Chaos Behemoth, which will become a companion celestial beast to the Qin Beast.

Qin Shou was very much looking forward to this.

But 30 years have passed, and there is still no sign of the egg hatching.

"Sigh, I wonder what kind of magnificent prehistoric beast will hatch from this egg."

"A true dragon? Or a phoenix?"

"Speaking of which, the Kunpeng is pretty good too. The great roc spreads its wings, blotting out the sky and soaring upwards, covering ninety thousand miles in an instant. It would be really cool to ride one of those."

Qin Shou stroked his chin, gazing at the bright moon outside the window, lost in his own beautiful imagination.

Soon, Qin Shou had an idea and carried the giant egg to the edge of the spirit pool.

They dug up the Five Elements Spiritual Soil and buried the Chaos Golden Egg under the peach tree sapling.

"Hehe, I wonder if the Five Elements Spiritual Soil will have any effect on stimulating the growth of this giant egg."

"In a fantasy world, focusing on the word 'mystery' should be fine, right?"

Qin Shou dusted off the dirt on his hands and went back into the house to begin his cultivation.

If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old.

In pursuit of immortality...

......

One year later.

Qin Beast's cultivation of all 10 elemental roots has reached the Great Perfection of the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.

[Qin Beast, you have cultivated all ten elemental roots to the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. You have the following two options:]

[First, undergoing tribulation, forming the Golden Core, and entering the third realm of cultivation, rewarded with a top-grade magic weapon; the success rate of tribulation is 50%]

Second, don't rush to undergo tribulation; continue to refine your cultivation level. You will be rewarded with a low-grade spirit stone.

"Damn it!"

"The difference in rewards is just too big, isn't it???"

"Only a 50% chance of successfully transcending the tribulation."

"C! I don't care who it is."

"Trying to lure me into undergoing tribulation? I won't fall for it, hmph."

Qin Shou curled his lip and immediately closed the system interface.

Ha, I won't undergo this tribulation unless there's a 101% chance of success.

Anyway, I have plenty of time.

......

The next day, as dawn broke.

Qin Shou stretched and walked into the courtyard, where he saw Changsheng chopping wood.

The boy, with his arms bare and sweating profusely, chopped a wooden stake as thick as an adult's thigh in two with a shout under the rising sun.

Clean and efficient.

He's clearly a very capable worker.

"What a diligent child!"

Qin Shou smiled with satisfaction:

"Chang Sheng, from now on, let Black Rabbit do the wood chopping."

"Black Rabbit?"

Chang Sheng was taken aback. "Master, are you talking about that fat black rabbit that's as big as a ball? It can chop wood?"

"Yes, it can not only chop firewood, but also grow radishes, fetch water to water vegetables, and roast rabbits."

"Ah, this."

Chang Sheng was greatly shocked.

When he first arrived, he was already amazed to see a rabbit that could walk upright on two legs!

Who knew this rabbit could chop wood!

Master is indeed Master, worthy of being an immortal, even the rabbits he raises are so versatile.

"Squeak—squeak—"

Just then, the black rabbit, who had just woken up, rubbed its eyes sleepily and walked out of the door, only to hear Qin Beast telling it to do some work.

She immediately started running, her large pregnant belly protruding.

But how could it possibly be faster than the Qin Beast, which had already reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment?

"Black Rabbit, get to work! Look how fat you are, you look like a little fatty!"

Qin Beast grabbed the black rabbit and threw it in front of a pile of firewood.

Looking at the towering pile of firewood, Black Rabbit squeaked in protest.

"Oh dear, I suddenly have a craving for roasted whole rabbit for lunch."

"But what if you don't want to catch rabbits?"

Qin Shou stretched.

It knew that the black rabbit could understand what he was saying.

Sure enough, the black rabbit immediately sprang up, grabbed the axe from the ground with its two little paws, and started chopping wildly.

"Squeak, squeak (Work is good, work is wonderful, work makes me carefree)"

Upon seeing this, Qin Shou smiled.

"Chang Sheng, come here, your master will teach you cultivation today."

The path to immortality is vast and uncertain, and the dream of eternal life is elusive.

"To put it bluntly, cultivators are fighting against the heavens, against others, and against themselves..."

"Qi Refining is the first stage of cultivating immortality, and also the beginning of mortals' cultivation of immortality."

People at this level primarily cultivate their physical body, blood, and energy channels to generate essence within their bodies, which they then refine into true energy…

Under the mulberry tree, the master and apprentice sat facing each other.

Qin Shou patiently guided him, and Chang Sheng also demonstrated "extraordinary" comprehension abilities.

......

Two years later.

[Qin Beast, you have cultivated all ten elemental roots to the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. You have the following two options:]

[First, undergoing tribulation, forming the Golden Core, and entering the third realm of cultivation, rewarded with a top-grade magic weapon; the success rate of tribulation is 60%]

Second, don't rush to undergo tribulation; continue to refine your cultivation level. You will be rewarded with a low-grade spirit stone.

"Hmm? Only a 60% success rate?"

"no!"

"inappropriate!"

"I need to keep refining it!"

Thus, Qin Shou earned a spirit stone with tears in his eyes.

......

Three years later.

[Qin Beast, you have cultivated all ten elemental roots to the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. You have the following two options:]

[First, undergo tribulation, form the Golden Core, and enter the third realm of cultivation. Reward: a top-grade magic weapon. Success rate for tribulation is 70%.]

Second, don't rush to undergo tribulation; continue to refine your cultivation level. You will be rewarded with a low-grade spirit stone.

"c!"

......

Four years later.

80%

Five years later.

90%

Six years later.

99%

"Phew, it'll probably be stable in another year or two of polishing."

Qin Shou took a deep breath and laughed happily.

The Golden Core Realm grants an 800-year lifespan—just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful!

However--

In the seventh year,

[Success rate of overcoming tribulation is 99.9%].

In the eighth year,

[99.99% chance of successfully transcending the tribulation]

In the ninth year,

[Successful tribulation crossing probability: 99.999%]

“................”

"Wh-c!!!"

Qin Shou was truly dumbfounded.

"Is this some kind of alternate-world Pinduoduo???"

"This familiar feeling... it's absolutely amazing!"

However, to Qin Shou's relief, it had been twelve years, a full twelve years!

Changsheng has finally succeeded in refining his Qi!

Family!

None of you understand the feelings of an old father!

This is even more exciting than my own child getting into a top-tier university!

"Haha, not bad, Changsheng, your talent is unparalleled, but don't slack off, keep up the good work!"

On this day, Qin Shou patted Changsheng on the shoulder and said something meaningful.

"Thank you, Master. I will never be arrogant. I will continue to work hard and strive to catch up with you."

"Uh... well... actually, my pace..."

"Master, I'm going to continue my cultivation now. I prepared lunch yesterday; it's in the kitchen. Please go and eat first."

I've already prepared everything for tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, all at once.

I will use the time I save to cultivate myself diligently.

"Aww~, Master, you don't know, lately I've been feeling more and more energetic..."

"..............Okay.....

Qin Shou stood by the pool, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

As the old saying goes, "A slow bird has to start flying early."

But look at the gift of immortality, those ancient people deserve to die!

Snap!

Just then, a koi leaped out of the water with a "thump," its plump tail slapping the surface.

In an instant, the pool water filled the air, soaking Qin Beast completely.

"Hehehe, look, sister, I've gotten that idiot wet."