The future is something that can't always be predicted, and there's always a chance that things will go out of our hands.
This was what had happened with Ye TianYun in the last few days.
He knew this, but his mind wasn't much focused on this.
Even though he took his time to plan his next path, things were still unstable.
Especially because of the sudden lockdown in the sect.
If the mission didn't happen, Xiao Ming wouldn't get his hands on the Token Of Fate.
And if Xiao Ming didn't encounter it, Ye Tian Yun had no way of finding it.
The only thing Ye TianYun knew about how Xiao Ming got this token was that he got on his first mission in the Gracious Sword Sect.
The mission was going to happen in the Southern Province of the state, which would then trigger an event that would shake the whole country.
The biggest winner of this mission was Xiao Ming - he got the Token of Fate.
However, now, with the sect under lockdown, there was a high possibility that Xiao Ming was not going to go out of the sect since the compulsory first-month missions were now canceled.
This was secretly worrying Ye TianYun - this wasn't something that Ye Tian Yun could change.
'How did this even happen? Why did the assassins target the wrong person? How is the future now going to be? There were many unanswered questions that Ye TianYun was eager to find more about.
Unfortunately for Ye TianYun, he didn't know that it was him who caused all this.
A few months back, when Ye tianYun had first arrived in the Lower Heavens under the disguise of his Butler Liu, he had encountered a few Xin Royal Clan guards who had tried to rob him.
They ended up losing their lives under Ye Tian Yun's sword strike.
And then life moved on.
In this encounter, Ye TianYun was unaware that those soldiers were sent by Clan Head Fang Yuan to the Devil Sect, where they would then inform them of the change of plans and call off the Sleeper Cell attacks.
Unfortunately, now that Ye Tian Yun killed everyone in that group, the message never actually reached the Devil Sect.
Thus, a few months later, Devil Sect carried on with the original plan and ended up triggering their sleeper cells and almost killed Jiang Chen - who was now their ally.
This, in turn, put the lockdown in the sect, and now, Xiao Ming was not going to be able to head out of the sect and encounter the token.
In the end, the whole timeline was now changed.
But Ye Tian Yun was currently unaware of this fact. Because never in his imagination would he think that killing a few arrogant guards would lead to this complex situation, resulting in his whole plan being thrown out of the window.
Since he was unaware of what had happened, Ye TianYun couldn't think of any better plan in his current situation.
'Even if Xiao Ming doesn't go out, I will have to find a way to get out of the sect and head towards the Southern Province on the exact mission and try to look for a way out.'
Ye Tian Yun thought, trying to give himself a fake reassurance.
He knew there were many inconsistencies in what had happened, but he had no choice but to gulp down his frustrations and hope for a miracle.
Letting out a sigh, Ye TianYun focused on the last thing that he needed to care about before Elder Lai Chang arrived to take him back.
It was his cultivation.
Even though his actual cultivation had increased a lot by about four levels, his suppressed cultivation was still on the same stage - the first level of Qi Condensation Realm.
Now, he just had to decide which cultivation realm he needed to choose as his next level.
Since he had to find a way to get out of the sect, Ye Tian Yun might need to show off a bit of his talent in front of his higher-ups.
However, he couldn't show too much, or else they wouldn't allow him to go out in fear of losing him.
So whatever cultivation he chose, he had to be at the grey spot - neither too eye-catching nor too weak.
Letting out a sigh, Ye Tian Yun began to judge which should be this ideal cultivation level.
It wasn't long before he came to a pretty easy conclusion - Third Level of Qi condensation Realm.
This was not too high, neither too low - just perfect enough to show himself as a 'genius' and, at the same time, not too high to make the higher-ups treasure him.
'System, show me status.'
[STATUS]
[Host: Ye Tian Yun]
[Kill Points: 91,023/20000]
[Fate Points: 0]
[Emblem (0/4)]
[Token (0/12)]
[Cultivation (Original): 7th Level of Qi Stabilization Realm]
[Cultivation (Suppressed): 1st Level Of Qi Condensation Realm]
[Cultivation Techniques: One Sword For All (Late Phase), Thousand Faced Death (Middle Phase)]
[Sword Intent: Sword Domain Realm (1%) (0/10000 Kill Points)]
[Inventory]
[Quest]
[Rewards]
[Shop]
Nodding his head, he thought, 'System, change my suppressed cultivation realm of the Third Level… hmm… No, change it to the Fourth Level of the Qi Condensation Realm.'
Ye Tian Yun changed his mind at the last minute.
It was because he felt he should not take any risk.
The person he needed to impress in the whole sect was none other than Sect Leader Su.
And considering Sect Leader Su's power, Ye Tian Yun was sure that he must have sensed his suppressed cultivation when they last met.
So if he increased his cultivation by only two realms, he would show himself like an average genius, which may lead to Sect Leader Su not taking him seriously, which would then be detrimental for his last option - to go out of the sect after the Token Of Fate on his own.
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A/n: typos? please comment. t y s m