Yue Kingdom.
幽魂山谷 (You Hun Shan Gu) [Ghost Valley].
Black mist shrouded the valley all day long.
And in the deepest part, one could see a magnificent complex of buildings.
This was the infamous Nine幽宗 (Jiu You Zong) [Nine Abyss Sect], a demonic sect of the Yue Kingdom.
Inside the Office Hall.
“Senior brother, I’m here to claim this month’s allowance.”
Saying this.
Su Yuan respectfully handed the jade token recording his information to the senior brother responsible for distributing allowances.
The senior brother scanned his divine awareness, learned Su Yuan’s information, and casually said:
“Su Yuan, Body Tempering Realm level 2. This month's allowance is 3 low-grade spirit stones and a bottle of Spirit Gathering Pill.”
Three thumb-sized semi-transparent crystals and a white jade bottle were pushed in front of Su Yuan.
“Ah? Three?”
Seeing only three low-grade spirit stones, Su Yuan’s expression was strange, and he anxiously asked: “Senior brother, did you make a mistake? Shouldn't it be five? The sect rules say that during the early stage of Qi Refining, there are five spirit stones per month.
I haven't seen any new announcements either.”
The senior brother looked at Su Yuan with raised eyes and sneered: “You want five? Don’t even think about wasting more resources, you Body Tempering level 2 piece of trash. There’s only one month left until the sect-wide competition. Whether you can survive with your Body Tempering level 2 cultivation is another story. Three is already good enough for you. If you’re not grateful, then don’t blame me for not giving you anything!”
Saying this.
A vast amount of spiritual energy surged out from him, locking onto Su Yuan.
Su Yuan felt his breathing constrict, and he was incredibly uncomfortable.
Although the opponent was a Qi Refining Realm middle-stage cultivator.
He could still withstand it with his tough Body Tempering physique.
Su Yuan forcefully propped himself up, taking the three spirit stones and the medicine bottle in front of him.
“I will remember today’s events, Su Yuan!”
Hearing this, the senior brother continued to sneer: “Okay, I’ll be waiting. But think about how you can get a good ranking in the sect-wide competition, otherwise just wait to be chopped up and fed to the Corpse Demons.”
Facing Su Yuan’s threat, the senior brother who distributed the allowances only found it amusing.
Who would care about the threat of an ant?
More importantly, if Su Yuan couldn’t get a good ranking in the sect-wide competition, he would be thrown into the Corpse Cave to feed the Blood Demon Corpses.
In his opinion, a Body Tempering level 2 piece of trash would never be able to survive the sect-wide competition.
Su Yuan walked out of the Office Hall with a gloomy face, his eyes filled with hatred.
Looking at the three spirit stones in his hand, he walked towards his residence, secretly cursing: “Wait until the system activates, and I’ll make you spit out all the spirit stones you embezzled.”
Su Yuan would say the word “system” because he was a transmigrator.
Three years ago, Su Yuan had just transmigrated to this world and was coincidentally captured by the Nine Abyss Sect disciples who were catching people to use as materials.
If it hadn’t been for him being detected as a low-grade Wood Spirit Root, he would have been dead long ago.
In the past three years, Su Yuan never seriously cultivated.
Because in his eyes, there was a progress bar called “System Loading” that only he could see.
The progress had reached 99.78%.
To advance the progress, in the past three years, Su Yuan had continuously invested spirit stones into it.
He even gave up on Qi Refining and switched to practicing Body Tempering techniques.
So-called cultivation, it was all about method, wealth, companions, and land.
Su Yuan’s innate talent was mediocre to begin with, and he had no spirit stones to buy cultivation materials, so his cultivation improvement was like a turtle crawling.
In three years, he had barely reached the middle stage of Body Tempering level 2.
The disciples who were captured and brought to the Nine Abyss Sect at the same time as him, most of them were at Qi Refining level 4.
Some even reached Qi Refining level 5.
The Nine Abyss Sect practiced survival of the fittest.
Every three years, they would hold a sect-wide competition.
Those who performed well would receive rewards.
And those who performed poorly would either be thrown into the bottomless blood abyss mine to dig for ore or be thrown into the Corpse Cave to feed the Blood Demon Corpses.
Why didn’t anyone escape?
Naturally, because they couldn’t escape.
Everyone who was captured and brought to the Nine Abyss Sect would undergo aptitude testing.
Those who had spirit roots and talent would be kept to cultivate, but they would have a spirit-devouring蛊 (gu) [parasite] planted inside their bodies.
Once they left the Nine Abyss Sect without a valid reason for an extended period of time, the spirit-devouring蛊 (gu) inside their body would break out and kill the host.
And this spirit-devouring蛊 (gu) was developed by the current Sect Master of the Nine Abyss Sect, the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, Nine幽老魔 (Jiu You Lao Mo) [Nine Abyss Old Devil]. It was difficult to crack.
So no one dared to escape.
To survive, everyone could only follow the rules and kill each other.
Back to the residence.
Su Yuan’s residence was very simple, a cave.
Walking in, there were few things inside.
A bed, a set of stone benches and a table, that was all.
Su Yuan sat on the stone bench and opened the system panel that was still loading.
“Inject three spirit stones!”
After speaking, the three spirit stones in his hand turned into a stream of energy and flowed into the panel in front of him.
【Injection successful, progress +0.22%】
【Loading complete! System activated!】
【The Ten Thousand Realms Transmigration System is at your service!】
【Host: Su Yuan】
【Age: 17】
【Realm: Body Tempering level 3, Qi Refining level 2】
【Cultivation Technique: Blood Demon Body Tempering Scripture】
【Spells:
【Exorcism Technique: Control the flow of spiritual energy throughout the body, purifying and exorcising evil.】
【Blood Demon Power: Drive the blood power within the body to condense various weapons or armor.】
【Blood Refining Technique: Control spiritual energy, absorb the blood of the target and refine it into Blood Demon Essence.】
【Bag: Spirit Gathering Pills ×1】
“Not bad, it actually displays my cultivation abilities, but it's not what I want to see..."
Seeing the system finally finished loading, Su Yuan was extremely excited.
This was the only thing that could allow him to stay in the Tian Ji Dao Sect.
He couldn’t wait to ask the system: “System! Tell me your abilities quickly! Can you help me get strong quickly?”
【Sorry host, this system can only allow you to travel to other worlds, it cannot directly help you enhance your strength.】
Hearing what the system said, Su Yuan was about to go crazy.
Ignoring his image, he angrily said: “Damn it, I haven’t used a single spirit stone in three years just to wake you up.
Now you tell me that you can't directly help me improve my strength? The sect-wide competition is about to start, what good is it to you if I die?”
【Considering the host's current situation, a special gift package is being issued, congratulations host for obtaining:
Demonic Secret Technique: Soul Refining Technique,
Dual Cultivation Technique: Yin-Yang Dragon-Phoenix Dual Cultivation Harmony Method,
Grow-able Incomplete Magic Artifact: Ten Thousand Soul Banner.】
【The most suitable world for the host to enhance his strength has been selected: Apocalypse Zom-man (末世综漫 [Mo Shi Zong Man])
Threat Level: Low
Introduction: Zom-man (综漫 [Zong Man]) world experiences a zombie apocalypse, government collapse, and beautiful women in distress, waiting for you to take them.】
The prompt disappeared.
Three things appeared in front of Su Yuan, a blue and a purple jade slip, and a broken banner.
“That’s more like it.”
Seeing what was in front of him, Su Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
These things couldn’t directly improve his strength.
But, there was still a month left until the sect-wide competition.
If he used these resources well, he should be able to get a good ranking and stay in the Tian Ji Dao Sect.
Su Yuan picked up the two jade slips and invaded them with his divine awareness.
The secret techniques and cultivation techniques recorded in the jade slips were instantly learned by Su Yuan.
Su Yuan excitedly said: “This Soul Refining Technique can control the souls in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to fight for me.
And this Dual Cultivation Technique is for collecting yin essence to quickly improve my spiritual energy.
Two targeted techniques that can quickly improve strength.
Paired with the Apocalypse Zom-man world the system found, it’s hard not to improve my strength quickly.”
After putting all three things into his system bag, Su Yuan said: “System, go to Apocalypse Zom-man!”
【Teleportation starting!】