Primordial Era: I, the Thirteenth Witch, had my innermost thoughts overheard by my older siblings.

The rear hall of the Pangu Hall

Ye Kai frowned as he looked at the innate gourd vine that had appeared in his palm.

"Although I've managed to seize this innate gourd vine, it's not fully mature yet. If I pick it now, the last gourd won't be born. But if I don't pick it now, what should I do?"

Ye Kai now has two choices!

First, he is now retrieving the Innate Gourd!

In this way, he can obtain six innate gourds and one innate gourd vine.

But forget about the seventh gourd.

Secondly, he doesn't pick them now.

But if that's the case, he'll have to transplant the innate gourd vine.

"Okay! Let's transplant it."

Ye Kai's eyes narrowed slightly as he made his decision. "We'll plant it next to the Blood Pool. This Blood Pool is not only the birthplace of the Ancestral Witches, but also a place for tempering the body. Planting it here might have unexpected effects."

With this in mind, Ye Kai's resolve deepened.

Having made up his mind, Ye Kai no longer hesitated and immediately waved his hand to summon the Innate Gourd Vine.

It was planted along with the rocks at its base next to the Blood Pool.

These rocks were originally part of Buzhou Mountain, so planting them in the Pangu Hall can be considered a return to their rightful owner.

As the innate gourd vine took root, the blood in the blood pool seemed to come alive and climbed up the innate gourd vine.

In just a moment, the innate gourd vine, which was originally shrouded in purple mist, gained a trace of blood energy.

And on its roots, stems and vines, there are also many blood streaks, just like blood vessels.

After absorbing this blood energy, those innate gourds gained an additional crimson pattern.

Upon seeing this, Ye Kai's mind tightened. "I didn't expect the blood pool to have such a powerful effect. It affected the entire innate gourd vine in just a moment. However, judging from its appearance, it doesn't seem to be doing any harm."

After saying this, Ye Kai observed for a while longer until he was sure that the innate gourd vine had not worsened, and then he felt relieved.

Otherwise, he would feel even more guilty if the innate gourd vine that they had gone to great lengths to retrieve was ruined by him!

"Now we'll see how it goes. I'll stay here in seclusion for a while, digesting what I've gained from Zixiao Palace while tempering my Ancestral Witch body."

With that thought in mind, Ye Kai immediately shattered his clothes and waded into the blood pool.

In the blood pool,

A tall, naked man with well-defined muscles sat cross-legged, his hands forming a hand seal, drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy and the blood energy from the blood pool, creating a Tai Chi pattern around him.

Under this Tai Chi diagram, both one's Taoist cultivation and physical strength are increasing day by day!

More than that,

"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing one day of seclusion. Special reward: Sharp hearing and eyesight!"

As Ye Kai successfully completed his one-day seclusion, the system, which had been silent for a long time, finally issued a notification.

Hearing the tea-scented notification sound, Ye Kai couldn't help but smile. "I thought you'd died after all this time since there's been no news."

System: "Don't worry, host. Little System is very strong and won't die so easily. Moreover, Little System is online 24 hours a day. If you need anything, just tell Little System, and Little System will do its best to meet your needs."

"Host?"

Upon hearing the system address him in this way, Ye Kai couldn't help but show a strange expression.

He had only ever heard of hosts calling the system "Big Brother," but he had never actually seen a system call its host "Big Brother."

I must say, this system is quite intelligent, at least better than Doubao, which only knows how to coax people!

"If that's the case, then I want to attain sainthood and enlightenment. Can you help me?"

Ye Kai immediately asked the system.

System: "I'm very sorry, host, but I'm afraid I can't help you with this. Please don't mind."

"..."

Hearing the system's response, Ye Kai was speechless.

One moment I was praising you for being better than Doubao, and the next moment you let me down?

That's it,

I've never heard of anyone asking the system to help them achieve sainthood.

That's a rather demanding request... It's beyond the system's capabilities!

"In that case, could you please explain to me that I've already been in seclusion for a day and received the 'Sharp Hearing and Seeing' reward? Will I still receive this reward if I go into seclusion again? Or will I receive it every time I go into seclusion for the next day?"

Ye Kai pondered for a moment, then asked the system.

After all, he only has a day of heightened hearing and vision, so it doesn't have much of an impact on him yet. He can go into seclusion for ten, a hundred, or even a thousand or ten thousand years. He can't possibly repeat this reward.

Moreover, he will receive some unique rewards later.

For example, the purple lotus of reincarnation!

He can't possibly obtain a Reincarnation Purple Lotus every hundred years of seclusion.

If that were the case, wouldn't the Purple Lotus of Reincarnation be everywhere?

System: "Don't worry, host. There won't be just one kind of reward. Except for the first one, which is a fixed reward, all the others are random rewards of equal value. Moreover, even if you get the same item randomly, it will be returned to you with the same attributes, not the same item."

"For example, if I were to obtain the Reincarnation Purple Lotus a second time, what would I be rewarded with?"

Ye Kai asked directly.

System: "Dear host, if you obtain the Reincarnation Purple Lotus a second time, the system will provide you with insights into the Great Dao of Reincarnation based on the attributes of the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, in order to enhance your understanding of the Great Dao of Reincarnation."

"Insights into the cycle of reincarnation? That sounds pretty good."

Upon hearing the system's response, Ye Kai's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

The Great Path of Reincarnation is closely related to the Earthly Path. If one has sufficient understanding of the Great Path of Reincarnation, one can take a step ahead and open up the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

In this way, Houtu will not perish because her body will be reborn into the six realms of reincarnation.

Thinking of this, Ye Kai couldn't help but feel even more expectant.

"I must go into seclusion and cultivate diligently, so that Sister Houtu will not repeat my mistakes!"

Having thought this through, Ye Kai no longer hesitated and continued his seclusion.

And under this seclusion, the primordial time quietly passed.

Soon after,

"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your 100-day seclusion. Special reward: Shrinking the Earth to an Inch!"

"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your one-year seclusion. Special reward: Heavenly Thunder!"

"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your century-long seclusion. Special reward: Reincarnation Purple Lotus!"

"..."

As time passed, Ye Kai's seclusion time gradually increased.

Until this day,

"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your one-thousand-year seclusion. Special reward: a set of insights into the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation!"

"The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation?!"

Upon suddenly hearing the system's notification, Ye Kai was startled and abruptly woke up from his meditation.

The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is one of the three most ferocious formations in the prehistoric world, alongside the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and the Zhou Tian Star Formation!

It is also the great formation protecting his witch clan!

Unexpectedly, he gained profound insights into a great formation after only a thousand years of seclusion. If he were to go into seclusion again...

"Unfortunately, the rewards for the subsequent thousand-year seclusion are all random. If you want to gain other insights, it will probably take tens of thousands of years."

Thinking of this, Ye Kai couldn't help but sigh.

Based on his experience of a thousand years of seclusion, although the probability of subsequent random rewards is higher after the first reward, it is at most one in ten, and even the probability of "shrinking the earth to an inch" is only one in a hundred!

Therefore, even if he takes the highest probability of one in ten, he would still need to go into seclusion for ten thousand years to gain the next understanding of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

"By the way, System, what percentage of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation do I have this insight? How many of these do I need to collect to fully comprehend the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation?"

At that moment, Ye Kai seemed to remember something and immediately asked the system.

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