In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 1: Fallen, but a New Lease on Life

"Boom——"

After a deafening roar, the ancient fairy, revered by everyone in the cultivation world, failed to transcend her tribulation and perished on the spot.

……

The desolate mountains and forests were barren, dilapidated, and lifeless, with the scorching air filled with the earthy, rotten smell.

All the trees had died, leaving only grayish-brown stumps stuck in the cracked earth. Looking around, there was no sign of any living creature, not even any surviving weeds.

This is a desolate, lifeless world.

Gu Yuexi looked up, the blazing sun overhead making it hard for her to open her eyes.

What a strange feeling! As a powerful being who had undergone tribulation, she was actually stung in the eyes by the sunlight.

Oh! Not long ago, she failed to ascend and her cultivation was scattered by the tribulation lightning!

However, shouldn't she feel fortunate that she wasn't completely obliterated?

Unfortunately, she could no longer embark on the path of cultivation to achieve immortality.

[Ding, a suitable host has been found]

Suddenly, voices came from the desolate surroundings.

【Hello host, I am God System No. 01. As long as you bind with me, I can grant you one wish】

system?

This is just like the cheat code in novels!
Gu Yuexi's eyes lit up: "What is a God System? How many wishes can you grant me?"

The Divine System utilizes divine means to gain the faith of all living beings. As long as the faith is sufficient, the system can grant the host's any wish.

Gu Yuexi asked, "Including cultivation and immortality?"

Of course, immortality is also an option.

The system's response deeply moved Gu Yuexi.

Is this a case of "after the darkest hour comes the dawn"?
Gu Yuexi replied: "I agree to be bound to you!"

She had no choice.

Looking around, she saw a desolate place, and without the spiritual power she had gained in her previous life, she knew that without external help, she would have a hard time surviving.

Moreover, she vaguely sensed that there was a demonic aura within these deep mountains.

[Ding! Binding... 10%... 100%]

[Binding successful. Greetings, host. The No. 01 God System will coexist with you permanently.]

[Unless the host voluntarily unbinds]

Gu Yuexi smiled: "It seems we'll be partners from now on, helping each other out, right?" [Of course, the system can fulfill any request from the host.]

Gu Yuexi felt that there was a trace of existence on her soul, and this trace of existence repaired all the damage to her soul.

"Zero One, help me find out where this place is."

She looked down at herself and confirmed that it was her body from the cultivation world.

It seems the system has some ability, managing to save her from the tribulation lightning.

[The system sensed the host's presence in the cultivation world and used its remaining divine power to take the host away from the lightning tribulation. This is another small world.]

[This is a low-magic small world, naturally insignificant compared to the host's cultivation world. The cultivation levels of the demons here are calculated in years. The most powerful demon that the system can scan is two hundred years old, equivalent to the second level of Qi Refining.]

Gu Yuexi said, "In the cultivation world, cultivators who can live to be two hundred years old can reach the Foundation Establishment stage. I didn't expect that the two-hundred-year-old demon here only reached the second level of Qi Refining."

If the gap between them and human cultivators is already so obvious, let alone the uniquely privileged demon race in the cultivation world.

However, she also understands that it is normal for different worlds to have different perspectives.

[This place is called the Golden Saint Mountain Range, where demons roam freely and there are many poisonous miasma and ferocious beasts. Humans are forbidden from going there. The host is standing on the outermost mountain of the Golden Saint Mountain Range, called Seven Radiance Mountain. There are eight villages at the foot of the mountain, and each village has at least twenty households.]

Gu Yuexi was puzzled: "This is a barren mountain, you can't even see a blade of grass, how could anyone live here?"

The system replied: "[The Golden Saint Mountain Range is located within the Great Xia territory. The northwestern part of Great Xia has not received rain for three years, naturally resulting in its dilapidated and desolate state.]"

The villagers at the foot of the mountain could have fled to other places, but the entire Great Xia Dynasty had been through ten years of war, which had exhausted the people and resources. All the men, from eighty to twelve, had been conscripted by the imperial court. The eight villages at the foot of Qihuang Mountain were mostly inhabited by women and children. If they fled, they would only become food for others.

In short, our mission is to bring blessings to all living beings and gain their faith.

The host can act as a deity, fulfilling the reasonable needs of mortals. As long as they admire and believe in the host, they will generate faith.

Gu Yuexi asked, "How much faith power do I need to cultivate?"

She could agree to the system's request as long as she could embark on the path of cultivation again.

[Once you reach 100 points of Faith Power, you can exchange for the supreme root bone of the cultivation world—the Holy Spirit Root!]

Holy Spirit Root!!!
Gu Yuexi's eyes widened with joy: "It's that supreme spiritual root in the cultivation world—the Holy Spirit Root—that cultivation is not limited by spiritual roots, has no bottlenecks, and has a cultivation speed comparable to ten Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators!"

The root of the Holy Spirit also has another name:

Supreme Ancient Immortal Body!
She had never seen such a special physique in her previous life, which she had lived for 100,000 years.

Yes! Episode 01.

Gu Yuexi took a few deep breaths to calm herself down: "Let's begin!"

It's just about becoming a god.

In her past life, she was practically a deity, and she was adept at gaining the respect and faith of others!
(End of this chapter)