Chapter 005: Profession

The [Chat Interface] only had one function: after adding a friend, private messaging was possible—but each message cost 1 copper coin.

After all, the Divine Fall Continent had no internet. Every word you sent consumed energy.

Flipping to the last tab, the [Quest Interface], Yun Xi’s gaze grew solemn.

• [Main Quests]
• [Side Quests]
• [Special Quests]

Yun Xi’s main and side quests hadn’t been triggered yet—only a special quest was listed:

[Special Quest: Slay the enemy who annihilated your clan]
Time Limit: None
Reward: Unseal the Rebirth Divine Stone and the Slaughter Jade

As expected, this god-tier quest linked to the treasury had reincarnated along with her.

Yun Xi exhaled deeply.

No matter what, since she had inherited the treasury, she naturally had to take on the responsibility that came with it.

Since she was here, she’d make peace with it. All she needed to do was work hard to grow stronger and search for clues to complete the quest. No need to overthink it.

Closing the system, Yun Xi shut her eyes and gently scanned her soul-bound space with her spiritual energy, focusing on the three treasures within.

The Rebirth Divine Stone and the Slaughter Jade were already soul-bound to her. Only the Inheritance Crystal remained unactivated.

Now that she was back on the Divine Fall Continent, it was time to try again.

Her spiritual energy swept over the ornate Inheritance Crystal once more. This time, Yun Xi sharply sensed a strange rule-based power brushing past her soul and slowly fusing with the crystal.

She was very familiar with this power—it was the rule system of the Divine Fall Continent.

Could it be… that the ancient gods were related to the system?

No, it wasn’t just the gods. Everything on the Divine Fall Continent was tied to the Divine Fall System.

After all, it wasn’t just players from Blue Star who were bound to the system—even the native inhabitants of this world were governed by it. Every living being here fell under its jurisdiction.

It wasn’t that the ancient gods were linked to the system. Rather, the system’s level of authority was simply too high.

When the Divine Fall Continent first appeared on Blue Star in the form of a game, it hadn’t fully invaded yet—so the Inheritance Crystal couldn’t connect.

Naturally, Yun Xi couldn’t activate it while she was still on Blue Star.

[Ding! Concept-level inheritance detected. Player’s soul cannot withstand it. Activate exclusive system soul protection?]
[Yes] [No]
Note: One-time cost of 1,000 red crystals. Provides professional soul protection for 1,000 years. During this period, the system will keep your soul indestructible and immune to all forms of soul control and soul attacks.

A dazzling dialogue box suddenly popped up, nearly blinding Yun Xi with its brilliance.

Once she saw what it said, she fell silent for a long time.

The system will keep your soul indestructible? What kind of concept was that?

She knew from experience that with the Rebirth Divine Stone, as long as her soul remained intact, she wouldn’t truly die for a thousand years, no matter what she did.

Even if using the Rebirth Stone weakened her Spirit stat, the system would ensure her soul remained unbroken—that alone made it worth it.

Of course, she was a bit shocked at the system’s outrageous pricing: 1,000 red crystals!

Gu Shi’an had gone bankrupt and still couldn’t get even one red crystal. In her previous life, Yun Xi had worked hard for ten years and became a mid-tier expert, yet had never seen a red crystal—not even once.

Not even in the top-level auction houses of the world-class main cities. She had once thought red crystals were mythical currency.

But now, for her, it was no big deal.

Hesitating even one second was an insult to her own soul.

Yun Xi immediately counted out 10,200 red crystals from her soul-bound space. Without even taking them out, she directly topped them up into the system. After fees, she had 10,098 remaining.

Before clicking [Yes], she experimentally asked the system, “Can I renew this protection later?”

The rainbow-colored system box visibly paused for a second.

Then, apparently recognizing that Yun Xi had topped up ten thousand red crystals, it silently altered the text:

[Ding! Concept-level inheritance detected. Player’s soul cannot withstand it. Activate exclusive system soul protection?]
[Yes] [No]
Note: One-time cost of 10,000 red crystals. Professional soul protection for 10,000 years. During this time, the system will keep your soul indestructible and immune to all soul control and attacks.

10,000 years. That was a timespan Yun Xi had never even dared to imagine.

She didn’t bother asking whether the protection could be renewed again. She already knew the answer.

She still didn’t know what existed behind the system, but one thing was clear: it really liked money.

Hmm… Ten thousand years from now, if she still had red crystals, chances were she could renew it again.

This realization also deepened Yun Xi’s awareness of the value of red crystals. Even the being behind the system needed them.

Yun Xi solemnly clicked [Yes].

In the next moment, a mysterious force wrapped around her soul. She felt nothing but infinite warmth and acceptance.

At the same time, the power of the Inheritance Crystal suddenly burst forth, flooding deep into her soul.

A progress bar appeared on the crystal:

0.01%… 0.02%…

It stopped at 0.29%.

The reason was simple: the system had suppressed the crystal’s energy to maintain the stability of Yun Xi’s soul.

No doubt, 0.29% was the maximum amount of knowledge her soul could handle.

It was reasonable to assume this matched her 29 Spirit points.

Sure enough, the system’s subtle rule-based power gave her a hint: the remaining 99.71% would require increased soul strength before she could receive it.

There was no time to overthink—Yun Xi was already absorbed by the flood of knowledge and inheritance filling her soul.

To her amazement—it was all various profession skill inheritances!

Most were foundational spells and skills, perfect for Yun Xi’s current stage.

Elemental spells, special utility spells, even rule-based magic—everything imaginable.

• Beginner Fireball
• Beginner Water Orb
• Beginner Immobilization
• Beginner Lockpicking
• Beginner Levitation…

There were even extremely rare basic spells like Beginner Purification and Beginner Wish—and their full spell runes were intact!

What a tremendous treasure trove…

And beyond just mage skills, there were countless basic abilities from other professions too.

In the Divine Fall Continent, the hallmark of the profession system was freedom.

In theory, anything could be a profession.

Painter, musician, scholar, pharmacist, craftsman, alchemist… Thanks to the presence of spiritual energy in this world, all professions could incorporate it into their craft.

But the prerequisite was this: you had to be capable of channeling spirit energy.

Which meant—being a mage was the foundation of all professions.

Only a mage could manipulate spiritual energy.