Morning light slowly spread across the mountains.
The rain from the night before had stopped, leaving the forest fresh and silent.
Su Lin stood beside the bodies of the defeated bandits.
For a long moment, he simply stared at his hands.
Last night, everything changed.
The weak villager who had been chased like prey was gone.
In his place stood a cultivator.
And inside his mind… the Absolute Enlightenment System.
"System," Su Lin whispered softly.
Immediately, a transparent golden screen appeared before his eyes.
{Absolute Enlightenment System
•Host: Su Lin
•Realm: Qi Gathering – Level 1
•Physique: Ordinary Human Body (Upgradeable)
•Bloodline: Dormant
•System Points: 100
•Special Ability:
-Absolute Enlightenment-}.
Su Lin felt amazed.
"So this really isn't a dream."
He focused on the words Absolute Enlightenment.
Instantly, new information appeared.
{Absolute Enlightenment Ability
Allows the host to:
- Instantly comprehend cultivation techniques-
- Analyze enemies and treasures-
- Upgrade cultivation paths-
- Fuse techniques-
- Unlock hidden potential-}.
Su Lin took a deep breath.
"If this power is real… then nothing can stop me."
But one question remained.
Where did this system come from?
As if hearing his thoughts, the system suddenly reacted.
A strange ripple appeared across the golden interface.
Then—
A deep ancient voice echoed in his mind.
Not mechanical.
Not cold.
But incredibly ancient.
"Child of fate…"
Su Lin froze.
"Who… who's there?"
The voice spoke again.
"You have awakened the Absolute Enlightenment System."
Su Lin clenched his fists.
"Are you the creator of this system?"
For a moment, the voice was silent.
Then it answered slowly.
"No."
"I am only the final remnant of its guardian."
Su Lin's heart pounded.
Guardian?
The voice continued.
"Countless billions of years ago… before the birth of this universe… there existed an existence known as the Absolute Dao Origin."
Su Lin listened carefully.
Even the air around him seemed to grow quiet.
"The Absolute Dao Origin was the first consciousness of existence itself."
"It created the Dao… the laws of space… the flow of time."
Su Lin felt his mind tremble.
The creator of everything?
"The Absolute Enlightenment System," the voice continued, "is a fragment of the Absolute Dao Origin's will."
Su Lin's eyes widened.
"A fragment… of the creator of the universe?"
"Yes."
The ancient voice sounded weaker now.
"In ancient times, countless supreme beings fought for control of the Dao."
"The universe collapsed."
"Galaxies were destroyed."
"The Absolute Dao Origin shattered."
Silence filled Su Lin's mind.
The voice spoke again.
"Before disappearing… the Dao Origin created this system."
"A seed."
"A chance for someone to rise above everything."
"And that person… is you."
Su Lin felt a strange pressure inside his chest.
"Why me?"
The voice answered quietly.
"Because you survived."
"The system searches endlessly for a host with unlimited potential."
"Someone with an unbreakable will."
"Someone who refuses to accept fate."
Images suddenly flashed in Su Lin's mind.
His childhood.
His struggles.
The humiliation of being powerless.
The bandits last night.
He clenched his fists tightly.
"I see…"
The voice continued.
"The system will guide you."
"But the path ahead is filled with danger."
"There are ancient beings who still search for the power of the Absolute Dao."
"If they discover the system… they will hunt you."
Su Lin's eyes became calm.
"I understand."
"If they come…"
"I'll just defeat them."
The ancient voice suddenly laughed softly.
"Good."
"That is the spirit of the chosen one."
But its voice was fading.
"My time is ending."
Su Lin quickly asked,
"Wait!"
"What should I do now?"
The voice replied gently.
"Grow stronger."
"Climb the cultivation path."
"One day… when you reach the end of the Dao…"
"You will understand everything."
The golden interface flickered.
Then the voice whispered its final words.
"Become… the master of the universe."
And it disappeared.
Silence returned.
Su Lin stood alone in the forest.
For a long moment, he didn't move.
The information he had just heard was too shocking.
The system wasn't just a treasure.
It was a fragment of the origin of existence itself.
Which meant…
If he grew strong enough—
He could surpass every cultivator who ever lived.
Su Lin slowly smiled.
His eyes shone with determination.
"Then there's no reason to hesitate."
He turned toward the distant mountains.
Beyond them was the world of cultivators.
Sects.
Empires.
Immortal experts.
Danger.
Opportunity.
And the path to power.
The system suddenly spoke again.
[New Mission Detected
Objective: Join a cultivation sect
Reward:
-Beginner Cultivation Package-
-200 System Points-
-Random Physique Awakening-].
Su Lin raised an eyebrow.
"A sect, huh?"
He remembered hearing rumors in the village.
About a powerful cultivation sect not far from here.
The Azure Cloud Sect.
It was one of the strongest sects in the region.
Thousands of disciples.
Powerful elders.
Even a legendary Golden Core cultivator.
For someone like him yesterday, entering such a sect would have been impossible.
But now…
Su Lin looked down at the spirit sword inside his storage ring.
A confident smile appeared on his face.
"Azure Cloud Sect."
"I'm coming."
He stepped forward.
The rising sun illuminated the mountain path ahead.
Unknowingly to him…
His journey would one day shake the entire universe.
Because the young man walking this road was destined to become
The Absolute Supreme Dao Emperor.