Portland, within the hotel where Chu Feng had settled.
After arranging for the newly awakened Rachel in a new room, Chu Feng saw a familiar tall figure in front of his own door.
"Selina, what are you doing here?"
Hearing Chu Feng's somewhat surprised words, Selina turned around, her expression conflicted.
"Mr. Chu Feng, I..."
Watching her hesitate, Chu Feng frowned slightly, opened his room door, and walked in. "If it's difficult to say, then don't bother!"
He had an important matter to attend to and no time to waste with her.
SMACK!
Seeing the door gradually closing, Selina grew anxious. She quickly reached out to block it and, while Chu Feng was momentarily stunned, slipped into the room.
A long time passed. It wasn't until nightfall that the door to Chu Feng's room opened again.
"Goodbye, Mr. Chu Feng. I will definitely complete this task diligently!"
Selina, carrying a delicate suitcase, stepped out of the room, smiled back at him, then quickly turned and left.
Closing the door and rubbing his forehead, Chu Feng returned to his room and lay down directly on the soft, large bed.
With a light thought, an icy system prompt sounded instantaneously.
"DING! Congratulations, Host, for slaying a High Rank Demon (Special). You will receive the following rewards:
1. Strength Attribute 72 points, Physique Attribute 71 points, Mental Attribute 73 points, Spiritual Power Attribute 70 points
2. Life Span 70 years
3. Divine Source Stone*3
4. Special Item: 'Simplified Rainbow Transformation Technique'
'Simplified Rainbow Transformation Technique': Created in his youth by an ancient ancestor of a great world's Immortal Gate.
Transforms the body into rainbow light, achieving incredible speed!
The path of Immortal Cultivation is fraught with dangers, and the Immortal Gate ancestor used this technique to escape countless perils.
Eventually, he succeeded in his ascension.
Chu Feng bypassed the first three rewards. After reading the introduction to the fourth, his expression became a bit strange.
Why does it feel like the vibe is getting increasingly off? What exactly is the system trying to do? And also...
"Is this possibly... the very Cultivation Technique used by that world's powerful figures specifically for escape?"
Looking at the rainbow light floating in his mind, Chu Feng hesitated.
Last time, I spent more than twenty years in there before returning, almost forgetting who I was. This time, the introduction clearly states it's a world of Immortal Cultivation; it will likely take at least a few hundred years. Could I completely lose myself in there?
As if sensing Chu Feng's hesitation, the rainbow light in his mind suddenly burst forth with a dazzling radiance, instantly engulfing his consciousness.
"Damn it, not playing fair!" Chu Feng only had time to exclaim in shock before his consciousness plunged into darkness.
「...」
"Chu Feng... Chu Feng! Wake up quickly! Today is the day of the Immortal Gate's Spirit Root test. We can't be late!"
Feeling someone shaking his body, Chu Feng's consciousness abruptly returned.
Confused, he opened his eyes. A little boy about eight or nine years old, dressed in coarse clothes, immediately came into view.
Lifting his delicate little hand, Chu Feng was surprised. Have I... become young again? Last time I was a teenager, and now I've become a young child. Does that mean next time I'll become a baby in swaddling clothes? But my name hasn't changed this time. That's a pleasant surprise.
"Young? What are you talking about? Chu Feng, why are you acting so strange? Did you have a nightmare?"
The boy's voice beside him startled Chu Feng.
What's going on? Don't tell me I've actually transmigrated?
Glancing towards the top right corner, the words "Simplified" were exceptionally clear.
Letting out a long breath, Chu Feng shook his head. "It's nothing, I was just a bit muddled from sleep!"
Thank goodness, thank goodness. I haven't transmigrated. The world of Immortal Cultivation is not something I can handle.
"Hurry up and wash your face! We still have to go for the Spirit Root test!"
The slightly anxious-looking little boy pulled Chu Feng up, handed him the clothes from beside the bed, and then stood by, incessantly urging him.
"Alright, alright, I'll be ready in a moment!"
Relying on the faint memories that had appeared out of nowhere in his mind, Chu Feng quickly dressed, washed his face, and then followed the little boy out of the house.
The moment he ran out the door, the scene before Chu Feng suddenly changed at a rapid pace, much like a fast-forwarded movie.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Feng found himself in the middle of a huge square.
"Uh..."
I was rather speechless. I thought I'd get to experience the customs and culture of another world, but the system didn't give me the chance.
Surrounding him were countless children about his current size. All of them stared intently at the tall boulder in the center of the square, their expressions filled with tension.
"The Spirit Testing ceremony begins now!"
As a majestic voice echoed through the area, the children, though undirected, were remarkably orderly.
Everyone formed a long line, ascending the high platform one by one.
"No Spirit Root!"
"No Spirit Root!"
"Gold, Water, Fire, Earth—a mixed, four-colored Spirit Root!"
"Fire, Wood, Water—a three-colored Sub-Spirit Root!"
"..."
Chu Feng was in the middle of the queue. Given the line's pace, it would be a long time before his turn.
But the system seemed to sense the slow progress, and the scene before his eyes began to change rapidly once again.
By the time Chu Feng regained his senses, there was only one person left in front of him!
"Next!"
After the person ahead went up the platform, Chu Feng finally got a clear view of the Spirit Testing process.
The child on the platform placed both hands on the boulder.
Beside them stood an old man with white hair and a long beard, steadily holding a stone block the size of a seal.
For those with a Spirit Root, the stone block emitted light of various colors.
For those without a Spirit Root, the stone block remained dull and lusterless.
"No Spirit Root! Next!"
As the boy ahead of him walked dejectedly down the platform, Chu Feng immediately leaped up.
I want to see what kind of Spirit Root the system has arranged for me!
As he placed his hands on the boulder with anticipation, the stone block in the white-haired old man's hands suddenly shone brightly.
I do have a Spirit Root! System, not bad!
"Gold, Fire, Wood—a three-colored Sub-Spirit Root!"
The old man's loud shout made Chu Feng's expression freeze for a moment. After snapping back to reality, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Damn system, it seems I praised you too soon! Back with the Vajra Glazed Body, my aptitude was already vastly different from others. Why is it still the same in this world of Immortal Cultivation?! It couldn't actually be my own aptitude, could it?
Chu Feng, who was walking down the platform, paused for a moment, then quickly shook his head, casting away that unreliable thought.
This is a world created by the system, so it's definitely the system's fault.
Before Chu Feng could reach the bottom of the platform, the scene before his eyes started changing rapidly once more.
In just a moment, when Chu Feng could see clearly again, he suddenly realized he had grown quite a bit.
His previously tender arms now faintly showed the outline of muscles.
Even the rough cloth clothing he wore had been replaced with some unknown, smooth fabric.
Have I... joined an organization?