Primordial Era: I, Yuan Hong, am solely focused on stability; humanity remains clear-headed.

Chapter 1: Transmigrating into the Investiture of the Gods, Reborn as Yuan Hong! God-Level Investment Return System!

Deep within a celestial mountain brimming with spiritual energy, a white ape slowly opened its eyes, its expression somewhat bewildered.

"Me, I, Yuan Hong, have transmigrated? I've become Yuan Hong from the Investiture of the Gods world?"

He was a modern young man, but unexpectedly, when he woke up, he found himself transmigrated into the body of this white ape.

This white ape, however, was a gibbon with long arms, and happened to share the same name as him.

It was Yuan Hong from the primordial world of the Investiture of the Gods!

"The Primordial Gods World? Oh my god, am I doomed?"

After briefly sorting through the memories in his mind, Yuan Hong couldn't help but let out a wail.

Of all places to transmigrate to, why did I have to end up in this extremely dangerous prehistoric world!

Most importantly, although his current identity is one with a name and a surname, it is destined to be a tragedy!

The reason it's a tragedy is that we have to talk about his background.

The Long-Armed Ape is not among the categories of Heaven, Earth, Man, God, or Ghost; it is one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys.

Tracing its origins, it was originally the Chaos Demon Ape, one of the Chaos Demon Gods, whose essence split into four after its death.

However, perhaps that is precisely why.

The four mischievous monkeys seemed to be rejected by heaven and earth from the moment they were born, and their fates were almost all bad, as they were plotted against by many powerful beings!

First of all, the red-bottomed macaque, also known as Wuzhiqi, was already suppressed during the time when Yu the Great was controlling the floods.

The Six-Eared Macaque, despite being born as early as the Dragon-Han Calamity, was unable to attain enlightenment simply because of the saying "the Dharma cannot be passed on to six ears." During the Journey to the West calamity, he was even killed by Sun Wukong with a single blow.

Only the Spiritual Stone Monkey, also known as Sun Wukong, the protagonist of the Journey to the West, was protected by his sage master, namely the benevolent corpse of Zhunti, Subhuti.

Furthermore, he was transformed from the Heaven-Mending Stone and thus imbued with the merit of mending the heavens, which is why he ultimately attained the status of the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

However, even after experiencing many hardships, first being suppressed for five hundred years, and then protecting others on their journey to the West, his temperament was smoothed out before he was able to overcome his tribulations.

"These three all had their own tribulations, and even Sun Wukong, who had the best ending, still left people with a sense of regret."

"And if it were me, it would be even worse..."

As Yuan Hong thought about these things, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

During the Investiture of the Gods, he was tricked by the Jade Cauldron Immortal of the Chan Sect and learned the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, thus becoming entangled in karma with the Chan Sect.

His purpose was to make himself a scapegoat to replace Yang Jian on the list!

You should know that with his background and the cultivation of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, his strength is definitely not weak.

Even Yang Jian couldn't defeat them during the Investiture of the Gods war.

With such astonishing combat power, it would be easy to say that he is the strongest below the Great Luo!

Unfortunately, supernatural powers cannot overcome fate.

Later, during the great battle with Yang Jian, even the saint Nuwa personally intervened, using the Mountain and River Map to suppress herself!

In the end, he died under Lu Ya's Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, filling the Investiture of the Gods list.

After being listed on the Investiture of the Gods, they seem to be immortal, but they are nothing more than puppets controlled by others!

That's not all; after his death, he was even given the title of "Four Wasted Star Lords."

Given his background and strength, being merely named one of the so-called Four Wastes Star Lords is an utter tragedy!

"I'm in such a miserable state, I'd rather just die a quick death..."

Thinking of this, Yuan Hong felt helpless.

Fortunately, according to his memories, this was during the reign of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

To be precise, the human race's Heavenly Emperor Fuxi had just successfully abdicated, which coincided with the reign of Earthly Emperor Shennong.

It will be about 100,000 years before the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods occurs.

"Although there is still a considerable amount of time before the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods breaks out, this can be considered good news to some extent."

"But this time doesn't seem to be enough; the path of cultivation is truly long..."

Yuan Hong was somewhat troubled.

The path of cultivation is long. Although he is a gifted individual, a gibbon with long arms, he has only been born recently and is only at the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Even if one cultivates until the Great Tribulation erupts, one would probably only reach the Golden Immortal realm.

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods was arguably the most dangerous calamity ever, involving immortals and gods as insignificant as ants, and affecting a wide range of people.

Even Zhao Gongming, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and the Three Immortals, perished in the Great Tribulation!

Even the sage Tongtian Jiaozhu met a tragic end, and the once mighty Jie Sect nearly collapsed.

I'm just a minor Golden Immortal, how could I possibly defy the heavens?

"Sigh, the dangers ahead are still far off, so let's not think about them for now. I can't say I'm at ease right now either."

Yuan Hong looked at his injuries, a hint of frustration on his face.

His current situation is not good.

It turns out that there was a peach orchard in the valley where he was born, so he simply built a cave dwelling there.

Moreover, there is a small spiritual vein beneath that peach grove.

However, not long ago, it was discovered by a tiger demon of the True Immortal Realm and was seized and taken away by it!

To be honest, although the True Immortal Realm is one realm higher than the Celestial Immortal Realm, I am still exceptionally gifted and considered a rare species from the primordial era, with a powerful physical body.

Even if they encountered a tiger demon from the True Immortal Realm, they would not be afraid at all.

However, Yuan Hong did not expect that the tiger demon possessed a magical treasure called the Golden Light Mirror, which was extremely powerful.

Once unleashed, the golden light was so dazzling that he could barely see.

Even his primordial spirit was injured by the golden light, suffering excruciating pain!

If it weren't for his innate divine power of shrinking mountains, he would probably have fallen victim to that tiger demon's vicious attack!

But now, although he has escaped, his injuries are still there and have not yet healed.

Moreover, the peach orchard will be ripe the day after tomorrow.

Even if I regroup and improve my cultivation before seeking revenge on the tiger demon, I will inevitably miss the opportunity in the peach forest.

Given my current level of cultivation, that peach orchard can provide a lot of spiritual energy, which is quite a blessing!

Yuan Hong felt somewhat irritated, and just then, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Ding dong, congratulations host, the God-level Investment Return System has awakened!]

[Invest now and get up to 10,000 times your initial investment!]

Please select an investment target.

Yuan Hong blinked and quickly realized what was going on.

"System awakening? My cheat system has arrived?"

"A god-level investment return system..."

He was overjoyed, knowing that this was his greatest asset, and quickly learned about the system's functions.

Anything that belongs to you can be an investment.

Invest in one thing and you can get a return of up to 10,000 times!

Yuan Hong immediately understood, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Is there anything more reliable or worthwhile than investing in yourself in this world?

Investing in others carries risks, but investing in yourself is completely risk-free.

"If anything can be invested in... System, please bring up my personal panel first."

Yuan Hong thought to himself.

Then, a light screen that could only be seen by himself appeared.

……

Name: Yuan Hong

Footprint: Long-Armed Ape (one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys, a superior innate footprint)

Cultivation level: Mid-stage Celestial Immortal Realm

Treasure: Mixed Iron Cudgel (Mid-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure)

My innate supernatural power: to shrink mountains and discern good and bad fortune (to know blessings and misfortunes).

Status: Injured

(End of this chapter)