As a majestic God-level Sign-in System with extraordinary capabilities, it was renowned throughout the system realm and served as a role model for everyone. What kind of wild storms and huge waves had it not weathered?
It certainly could not lose right here; it still wanted to cultivate into a human form.
It had to continue being everyone's role model.
It had to make everyone look up to it.
Thus, a heartbroken system once again reignited its fighting spirit.
After staying for about two months, it finally recovered a tiny bit of energy and was finally able to bind with its Host.
Looking at its Host, it felt a mixture of exasperation and disappointment—this Host was somewhat too lazy.
She had never even stepped outside.
Meanwhile, that unknown egg had been staying right here with it all this time, and it had even wanted to try communicating with it.
However, no matter what it said, that unknown egg ignored it completely, never replying with even a scrap of information.
Who would have thought that the Host would successfully sign in and head straight outside, which absolutely thrilled it.
"Alright, then I'll just slowly explore on my own."
Since the System had put it that way, she could only go along with it, though she still possessed a little bit of that exploratory spirit when it came to such unknown things.
"Is that Marrow Cleansing Pill really that painful?" When Jiang Xia used to read web novels, they always described the Marrow Cleansing Pill as excruciatingly painful.
Even the System's prompt advised against taking it right now, but she was a bit reluctant to give up. After all, the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill were far better than the spirit liquid.
[That's right, that's right, Host! This Marrow Cleansing Pill is of the highest grade, and it is truly, super-duper painful. Your current physical body cannot handle the medicinal potency, so you must be cautious, meow~] Don't kick the bucket all of a sudden, will you?
[I suggest the Host drink the spirit liquid first to slowly improve your physical body, meow~]
[According to the System's detection, the Host's physical fitness is not very good. You can take it slowly; there's no need to rush, meow~]
The System was truly terrified that its Host would take it directly and reach the heavens in a single bound—if that happened, wouldn't its mission be a failure? And it didn't even know if it would be able to return to home base then.
"Alright, alright. I'm someone who's afraid of pain, so I can take it slowly. But you're really amazing! You can even check my physical condition. Doesn't that mean I won't need to go to the hospital if I get sick?"
Jiang Xia directly adopted the System's advice. Although she was curious, her little life came first, and she was indeed quite afraid of pain.
Better safe than sorry, right?
Anyway, there was no rush; isn't it better to take things one step at a time?
[Hehe, but for now I can only detect the Host's physical state. Once I level up, I'll have many more functions! Host, you must work hard, meow~]
Leveling up was a major event; Xingxing really couldn't go three sentences without mentioning leveling up.
"Alright."
Jiang Xia finally came to terms with reality. Right now, she truly had a system, and she could even embark on Cultivation.
How incredible was that?
"Then I'll just drink a little bit of the spirit liquid now to see what changes happen." Jiang Xia was already unable to wait.
However, Jiang Xia remained very cautious; she only drank a tiny bit and savored it carefully.
"Xingxing, this spirit liquid is actually quite delicious! It has a sweet and lingering aftertaste, and there's no strange feeling in my stomach at all."
[Of course, Host! This spirit liquid is also top-tier among spirit liquids. How could it not be good, meow~]
She originally intended to drink it bit by bit, but who could blame this spirit liquid for being so delicious? She took another sip.
Next was the Ten-thousand-year Ginseng and the Ten-thousand-year Purple Ganoderma. Wow, they looked exceptionally good—it was her first time seeing anything like them.
However, these probably weren't things that should exist in this era, and she had no use for them either.
Jiang Xia's gaze shifted to the very last item: that unknown egg which the System couldn't identify.
This egg was actually golden in color. She wondered if it was made of real gold; if so, wouldn't she be getting rich?
Hehehe.
Jiang Xia reached out to grab the unknown egg, placed it in front of herself, and held it carefully in both hands to examine it closely.
Looking at it from the left, looking at it from the right, other than the egg having a very pretty color, Jiang Xia couldn't tell anything else about it.
"What on earth is this? It doesn't look like gold either. I wonder if this egg is edible? Can I just boil it?" Jiang Xia was still a little foodie, and her love for good food was something she took pride in.
"Could this be the kind of divine beast egg from novels? It even has warmth to it! When the time comes, will it hatch and turn into a super cute and super powerful kind?"
Jiang Xia's thoughts drifted back to the plots in novels, and she asked the System what this thing was.
The System couldn't scan what it was, and she had no idea if her guess was right or not.
Just think about it: in novels, female protagonists always encounter magical adventures, finding a super powerful divine beast somewhere.
She would extend a helping hand when it was in dire straits, and then the divine beast, out of gratitude, would leave its treasured item to the female protagonist.
She would raise it, and after it hatched and grew up, it would be super awesome and ultra dashing! If the egg in her hands turned out to be one of those, wouldn't that be just fantastic?
[This unknown egg is outside the System's detection range, and the System cannot identify it. However, it is not recommended for the Host to eat it—you probably wouldn't be able to eat it anyway, meow~]
"Fine, I was just saying it anyway. How could I actually boil it? Regardless of what it is, leaving this egg out as a decorative piece is also quite nice."
Jiang Xia finished speaking and poked the egg in her hands with her finger again.
An egg this pretty was lovely just sitting there as a display piece.
She had a general understanding of all the rewards from her first successful sign-in.
"Alright, I shouldn't leave these things out in the open, right? I always feel like it's not very safe. What if someone steals them?"
[Rest assured, Host, you can store these inside the System Space, meow~]
"Then how do I put these things inside?"
[The Host just needs to think it in your mind, meow~]
Jiang Xia followed the instruction, and sure enough, all the items in front of her vanished, save for the egg in her hands.
Jiang Xia tried again, but that unknown egg was still firmly in her grasp.
"Xingxing, what's going on? This egg didn't go in." Jiang Xia was puzzled.
[Host, there's no need to try anymore. It's useless even if you try. For unknown reasons, this egg cannot enter; Xingxing doesn't know why either, meow~]
Hmph, it's even better if it can't get in.
Xingxing was actually secretly delighted.
"Fine then, I'll just leave it outside as a decoration."
Having seen everything, Jiang Xia didn't linger and went right back to writing her novel.
After all, she still had an ending left to finish; the sooner she finished writing, the sooner she'd be done with it.
She was eager to go check out Immortals' Valley; she felt it was so mysterious.
Jiang Xia prepared to get down from the bed, but who would have known that her legs had gone numb from maintaining the exact same posture for too long.
At this moment, Jiang Xia's upper body was up, but her lower half felt as though it were being pricked by countless needles—completely numb and entirely unresponsive to her brain's commands.
This caused her body to sway violently, and losing her grip, the egg slipped from her hands and flew toward the floor in a parabola.
Jiang Xia wanted to save it, but she was just a step too late and failed to catch it.
It's over!
It's over!
We're toast!
Just when Jiang Xia thought that the egg was doomed upon hitting the ground, an astonishing scene unfolded right before her eyes.
That egg didn't shatter when it hit the floor; instead, it bounced right back up off the ground.
Then it leisurely floated over and stopped right in front of her, leaving her utterly astonished.
Jiang Xia blinked her eyes at the egg, whose identity even the System didn't know.
That egg, which was supposed to have smashed to pieces, was just floating right in front of her. This was simply too incredible—could this actually be a divine beast egg?!