I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

"Hey Chovy, you'd better finish writing this system novel for me!"

Ji Tian sat cross-legged on the futon in the main hall, opened a new system novel he had brought back from Earth, and frowned after reading only the beginning.

"Ding! Host has killed one ant, gaining 999+ experience points."

"Ding! Sign-in successful, you have obtained one drop of Pangu's essence blood."

"Ding! Host has completed the beginner's quest and is rewarded with the Chaos Holy Body. Claim it?"

Ji Tian slammed the book shut and, disregarding all decorum, began to complain:

"With numerical inflation to this extent, starting with giving away Pangu's essence blood, what's the point of writing anything after that? Just go straight to Pangu creating the world."

He began to reminisce about the old-school system novels he used to read:

After the protagonist is bound to the system, he has to complete tasks step by step, accumulate experience, change cultivation techniques, refine pills himself, and run dungeons by himself. The system is just an aid; it doesn't feed everything directly to him.

The old-school system novels are still the best!

Ji Tian shook his head and sighed, tossed the book into a corner of his Purple Mansion space, and then pulled out another book from his sleeve and flipped through it.

"Ding! Host's emotions are fluctuating strongly, triggering a hidden quest: Maintain a cheerful mood. Reward—"

He closed it again.

"I'm not reading anymore. If I keep reading, I'm afraid I'll lose my temper and write a book called 'Anti-Routine System' to clean up the market."

After a whole night of meditation, the next morning, sunlight streamed through the window and fell onto the ground.

Ji Tian stood up from the futon, took out the book on industry from his sleeve, and placed it on the table.

"Let's begin."

The god of industry replied weakly, "Yes, sir."

The pages turned on their own, the gear emblem slowly rotated, and a wisp of pale golden light, as thin as a hair, floated out from the pages and hovered in mid-air.

That was a tiny fraction of the authority of the god of industry, containing the concepts of "order" and "stability," as well as a faint, programmable power of rules (Ji Tian suspected that this power was a remnant of the god of information from his original world).

Ji Tian raised his hand, and his spiritual power transformed into countless fine threads, enveloping, dismantling, and recombining that ray of light.

He was intimately familiar with the system settings in online novels, so creating one himself wouldn't be difficult.

It's nothing more than a cycle of assigning tasks, checking completion, and distributing rewards, plus some logic of "host binding," "realm determination," and "permission grading."

He used spiritual power to inscribe these concepts into that strand of authority, and then used his divine sense to write the underlying logic for it:

[Once bound to a host, it can only be triggered by the host themselves.]

[The task details are automatically generated based on the host's current cultivation level and weaknesses; the task can be rejected.]

[Rewards are limited to supplementary aspects such as cultivation technique insights, spiritual energy purification, and combat skill feedback; they do not directly infuse power.]

The system itself is unconscious and cannot communicate with the host; it can only provide prompts through text or simple sound effects.

[Most importantly, the system has completely severed its connection with the God of Industry, existing solely as an independent, one-time-use tool.]

From then on, the system only recognized Ji Tian's commands. The God of Industry could not perceive the system's operation, nor could he influence the host through the system.

Master, you don't trust your subordinate.

"This is to prevent problems before they occur."

Ji Tian held the packaged "system core" in his palm; it was a pale golden sphere with intricate patterns flowing across its surface.

"Let's try it on Jenny first."

With a thought, the ball of light transformed into a stream of light and silently disappeared into the direction of the herb garden behind the mountain.

……

The training ground next to the medicinal herb garden on the back mountain.

The sky was just beginning to lighten, and the morning mist had not yet dissipated.

Jenny has been practicing her sword for half an hour.

Her movements were simple and repetitive, each strike precise, with beads of sweat on her forehead and her breathing consistently steady.

Suddenly, a clear, unfamiliar voice rang in her mind:

【Ding! 】

Jenny tightened her grip on the sword, her eyes scanning her surroundings warily, but she found nothing unusual.

[Ding! System initialization complete.]

[Host: Jenny.]

[Current Realm: Mid-Foundation Establishment]

[System Functions: Tasks, Points, Redemption. Please view details in the panel.]

A semi-transparent screen appeared before her eyes, with categories labeled "Daily Tasks," "Achievement Rewards," and "Points Mall."

Jenny was stunned for a moment, her first reaction being, "Where did this thing come from? Could it harm the sect?"

She ignored the "Newbie Gift Pack" on the screen, sheathed her sword, and turned to walk quickly toward the main hall.

She jogged into the main hall and ran up the steps, almost bumping into Ophelia who was carrying a tea tray.

"Jenny? Why are you running so fast?" Ophelia stepped aside, causing the teacups on the tray to sway.

"Second Senior Sister, is the Sect Master here?"

"Inside the hall."

……

Main hall.

Ji Tian was sipping the tea that Ophelia had just brewed when he saw Jenny walk in. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's up?"

Jenny walked up to him, her voice filled with confusion and unease:

"Master, while I was weeding in the herb garden just now, something that called itself a 'system' suddenly appeared in my mind. I dare not act on my own initiative, so I have come to report this."

Ji Tian paused slightly in the hand holding the teacup.

He looked at Jenny's serious face and felt a little helpless.

The child is good in every way, except that he is too honest.

Ji Tian had seen exchanges in the cultivation world, in the realm of advanced technology, and in the reporting of doomsday prophecies, but this was the first time he had seen exchanges on a system.

If it were someone else, they would probably have happily started doing the task by now, instead of coming to report.

No, it's probably also because she started learning later, and I haven't yet introduced her to system-based online novels.

Ji Tian put down his teacup. "Sit down and let's talk."

Jenny nodded and sat down across the table.

Ji Tian carefully considered his words before asking, "Do you think that so-called 'system' is harmful?"

Jenny thought for a moment, "I can't tell yet. But its timing is too perfect, and its functions are too... thoughtful. I'm not entirely at ease with it."

Ji Tian was delighted by the other party's quick wit and felt very gratified.

"Don't worry, I put that thing there."

Jenny looked up in surprise and asked in return:

"Master?"

Ji Tian, ​​without changing his expression, made up a story: "These past few days I've been researching a treasured artifact called 'System'."

It won't harm you, nor will it affect your Daoist heart. Just use it; use it if you find it useful, and turn it off if you don't. There's no need to feel guilty.

Jenny fell silent upon hearing this, seemingly processing the information, before finally murmuring:

"Then...why didn't Master just give it to me directly, instead of using this method?"

Ji Tian picked up his teacup and took another sip before trying to salvage the situation, saying, "I wanted to test its concealment, and it turned out to be quite good; even you didn't realize I put it there."

I can't exactly tell you, "I just want you to be the protagonist of a system novel again!"

Jenny lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing that she didn't press the matter, Ji Tian added, "However, don't tell the other disciples about this for now. Especially Alice."

Jenny raised her head, understanding dawning on her, and said, "Disciple understands. If Third Senior Sister knew, she would definitely pester Master for one too."

Ji Tian nodded, "Okay, you go back first and try it for a few days. If you have any problems, come and find me anytime."

"Yes, disciple takes his leave."