Cultivation World, Tai Xuan Holy Land.
Yuhua Peak.
Mountains rose ten thousand Ren high, enveloped in spiritual mist.
Qi Yuan, who had just been established as the Holy Land's Dao Child, rushed down from the sky and quickly headed towards his residence.
Along the way, all the Holy Land Disciples who encountered him would step aside and respectfully bow:
“Greetings, Dao Child.”
Qi Yuan continued without stopping, waved his hand to dismiss their bows, and then directly rushed into a vast and luxurious Immortal Cave, tightly shutting its door behind him.
Only after entering the room did he breathe a sigh of relief. With a thought, a line of clear, visible small characters reappeared before his eyes:
【Waste Counterattack System Binding Progress: 99/100】
“Waste Counterattack?”
Looking at these four brightly lit characters, Qi Yuan’s expression gradually turned strange, and he had a vague feeling that something wasn’t quite right.
The next moment, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
“Ding! Binding complete! Congratulations to Host for Awakening the Waste Counterattack System. This System will help the Host, a waste, to reshape a glorious life and embark on a path of counterattack.”
Qi Yuan was stunned.
Wait!
He had been Transmigrated for four or five years. Although he didn’t have a Golden Finger, he had relied on his Heavenly Spiritual Root and an Innate Pure Yang Dao Body to navigate smoothly within the Tai Xuan Holy Land.
He achieved Foundation Establishment in one year, Core Formation in three years, and was now even the esteemed Dao Child of the Holy Land, a candidate for future Sect Leader. By all accounts, he had nothing to do with being a “waste”… The System’s voice continued to echo in his ears:
“You were born into a Cultivation Family, but due to your status as a concubine’s son and your inferior Aptitude with a waste Spiritual Root, you suffered countless slights within the Family.”
“Until you fell victim to a vicious stepmother’s scheme, had your Cultivation crippled, were cast out of the Family, and wandered destitute with your younger sister, enduring hardships and suffering the world’s bitterness.”
“Now over twenty years old, you still have achieved nothing, accomplished nothing. With your Meridians completely destroyed, you cannot even Cultivate the most basic Cultivation Technique, forced to work as a laborer in a mine.”
“Are you truly willing? Do you not wish to change your fate? As long as you complete various counterattack missions, Cultivation Techniques, Divine Weapons and treasures, peerless Medicinal Pills… all will be within your grasp.”
The System spoke extremely fast, and its content was enticing and full of temptation.
Meanwhile, Qi Yuan’s mouth was slightly agape, his face blank, and he was utterly bewildered.
Waste Spiritual Root?
Meridians completely destroyed?
Unable to Cultivate?
Only then did Qi Yuan react, saying with a wry smile:
“System, you seem to have made a mistake. None of these deeds you’re describing have anything to do with me.”
“Upon inspection, Host’s identity confirmed as correct.”
“No, I’m only twenty-one and already at the Peak of the Golden Core Realm, undeniably the number one among the younger generation of the Tai Xuan Holy Land. In terms of status, I’m only below the Sect Leader and the Grand Elders. How else am I supposed to counterattack? Should I just rebel?”
“Upon inspection, Host’s identity confirmed as correct.”
Damn it!
Qi Yuan helplessly rubbed his forehead.
“Ding! Information verified. Newbie Gift Pack has been automatically issued to the System Reward Space. Host can retrieve it at any time.”
“Congratulations on obtaining High Grade Gathering Qi Pill × 10.”
“Congratulations on obtaining Entry-Level Qi Refinement Stage Cultivation Technique “Purple Sun Art” × 1.”
“Congratulations on obtaining Low-Grade Spirit Stone × 300.”
...Looking at the dazzling items in the gift pack, Qi Yuan’s mouth twitched a few times.
This Newbie Gift Pack was a bit too newbie!
High Grade Gathering Qi Pill?
As the personal Disciple of the Holy Land Sect Leader, even during his Qi Refinement Stage, he consumed only top-grade Gathering Qi Pills, which had purer and more perfect medicinal power, equivalent to ten High Grade ones.
As for crude Entry-Level Cultivation Techniques like “Purple Sun Art,” he could easily produce hundreds of them, many of which were superior Cultivation Secret Manuals, complete with insights and annotations from various Senior Big Boss.
Let alone an Entry-Level “Purple Sun Art,” his current storage bracelet contained a higher-level Cultivation Technique, the “Purple Qi Comes from the East Art,” which was a treasured edition personally written by the founder of the Cultivation Technique.
As for three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, that was even more ridiculous. Was it meant to be alms for beggars?
Qi Yuan was speechless.
Although these low-tier items were considered good for Cultivators just entering Qi Refining, he was about to form a Nascent Soul; what did he need a pile of junk for!
Just as his face was darkening, rows of small characters appeared again on the System interface:
“Newbie Mission has now been activated. Upon successful completion, Host will receive exclusive counterattack points and mission rewards. If the mission fails, subsequent missions will not be opened.”
Newbie Mission:
“To solve your hunger, you toil daily in the Qingyun Town mine, but you are exploited and bullied by the Black Tiger Gang, with most of your income going towards protection fees.”
“Not long ago, Black Tiger Gang’s Hall Master Xu Biao took a liking to your younger sister and threatened to forcefully marry her as a concubine. Please, Host, rise up and stop him.”
“Mission Content: Defeat Black Tiger Gang Hall Master Xu Biao (Qi Refining Stage Three) within three days.”
“Mission Difficulty: Four Stars (Hard).”
“Mission Reward: 50 counterattack points, repair Host’s damaged Dantian and Meridians.”
...Garbage System, it seems it recognized the wrong person!
Looking at the large amount of text on the System panel, Qi Yuan’s mouth twitched a few times.
Leaving aside the completely nonsensical mission description, he, a dignified Golden Core Realm Perfection Dao Child of the Holy Land, was actually being asked to deal with a Black Tiger Gang Hall Master who was probably holed up in some remote, impoverished village.
What kind of counterattack was this?
The so-called mission reward was even more laughable. His Dantian and Meridians were as stable as can be, with no problems whatsoever. What was there to repair!
He was about to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul; how could he have time to bother with some damned Black Tiger Gang? Let whoever wants to deal with them… Qi Yuan cursed inwardly, and just as he was about to cast the System’s idiotic mission to the back of his mind, he suddenly paused.
Because he noticed a virtual button appearing in the upper right corner of the interface, displaying the words 【Points Mall】.
Since he was here, why not click in and take a look?
Thinking this, Qi Yuan moved his thought and opened the Points Mall.
Swish—
A flash of light appeared before his eyes, and a dazzling array of heaven and earth treasures was revealed.
“Chaos True Art,” Dao-Grade Cultivation Technique, price 100,000,000 counterattack points.
Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, Innate Grandmist Supreme Treasure, price 80,000,000 counterattack points.
Further down, Primordial Holy Body, Primordial True Dragon Bloodline, Creation Mending Heaven Pill… one rare treasure after another appeared before Qi Yuan, making his eyes widen and his breathing quicken.
Holy crap!
This damn System actually has some good stuff!
Qi Yuan took a deep breath, calming his agitated emotions.
Although this so-called Waste Counterattack System wasn’t very reliable, it was still an Opportunity bestowed by the heavens. Giving up on it now would be a pity.
The Immortal Path is long, and the Dao is perilous.
With the System as a reliance, the hope of reaching the Peak would always increase by a few points.
Moreover, System missions are generally from easy to difficult, progressing step by step. As long as he kept completing missions, sooner or later the mission rewards would reach a level that could help him… After much deliberation, Qi Yuan finally made up his mind.
“I’ll do it!”
Having made his decision, he exited the mall interface, then took out a Jade Slip from his sleeve and sent a wisp of Divine Sense into it.
This Jade Slip contained a detailed map of this world.
The Cultivation World where the Tai Xuan Holy Land was located was vast, with numerous Sects. If Qingyun Town was too far, three days might not be enough to reach it.
Through Divine Sense search, Qi Yuan quickly pinpointed the exact location of Qingyun Town.
Fortunately, Qingyun Town was located right on the edge of the Tai Xuan Holy Land’s sphere of influence.
Although it was over a hundred thousand li away from the Holy Land’s core area, with the internal teleportation array of the Holy Land, he could arrive in just one day.
The thought of traveling tens of thousands of li to “challenge” a small fry at Qi Refining Stage Three made Qi Yuan feel a bit ashamed.
In fact, he could easily send any of his subordinates to beat the mission target senseless, but according to the System, it definitely required him, the Host, to personally take action for it to count. So, this errand was destined to be unavoidable… If this matter were to spread, the Tai Xuan Holy Land’s reputation would probably be ruined… The next day.
Qingyun Town.
Qi Yuan glanced at the bustling, lively mortal streets. The powerful Divine Thought of a Golden Core Cultivator instantly enveloped the entire town; every rustle of grass within dozens of li could not escape his notice.
“Found it!”
Soon, he located the Black Tiger Gang. His figure flickered, and he silently disappeared from his original spot, without attracting any attention.
At the same time.
Before a freshly dug grave.
“Little slut, your brother promised you to me before he died. From now on, as long as you obediently listen to me, I guarantee you endless wealth and glory. Otherwise… Hmph!”
The speaker was a bearded man of thirty or forty, his face now sneering, his expression frivolous as he looked at the young girl before him.
“Pah! You beast! My brother was framed and killed by you! I wish I could kill you right now and avenge my brother!”
Qi Yao’s eyes were filled with tears, and she bit her silver teeth as she angrily rebuked him.
“Heh, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit. Come on, boys, get her, alive.”
The bearded man sneered, raising his palm like a cattail fan and waving it forward. Two burly men beside him pounced on the girl like wolves and tigers.
“You cheap servant, it’s your good fortune that I’ve taken a liking to you. I’m going to have you right here at your brother’s grave, see how you can still be so arrogant!”
As he spoke, the bearded man’s face was filled with smugness.
Watching the two Black Tiger Gang thugs getting closer, Qi Yao’s face turned pale with fright, and she retreated repeatedly.
Just then, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended. The surrounding air instantly solidified, freezing the Black Tiger Gang members in place, as if a pause button had been pressed.
Qi Yao was stunned for a moment. She turned her head, her still-frightened gaze falling on a young man who had suddenly appeared not far away.
The man was dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, with handsome features and extraordinary temperament. Just standing there, he exuded an ethereal quality.
Seeing her look over, the young man smiled slightly, his gaze falling on the simple wooden plaque standing before the grave, and he said with a look of sudden understanding:
“Your brother is named Qi Yuan, right? Coincidentally, I also have that name.”
This idiotic System, it really did recognize the wrong person!