Chapter Twenty: The Trust of Zi Ling

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This idiot system didn’t care at all about his current condition; it was strictly following the original owner’s path to issue tasks. Even though the original owner’s grave was already overgrown with two-meter-high grass, it stubbornly adhered to that route, continuing to assign tasks accordingly. This meant that the Xianxia Sect still had follow-up missions waiting for him to complete—endless and unceasing. Since the previous owner had died, these tasks naturally fell onto his shoulders.

If he wanted to avoid falling behind or breaking the chain, he had no choice but to obediently serve as a menial disciple for a while...

Damn it!

A dignified Sacred Land’s Holy Son was truly going to be a menial servant in this small, insignificant sect. It was utterly absurd!

Just as he was fuming, the system chimed again, issuing a new task.

“You have just entered the Xianxia Sect, low in rank and voice, with no one to rely on, looked down upon by others. To think of turning the tables is premature, but don’t worry—this system will be your strong backing!”

[New Task: The Path of Cultivation.]

[Task Objective: Continue cultivating the “Qi Refinement Technique,” breaking through to Qi Refinement Level Three.]

[Task Rewards: 150 points, 3 top-grade Qi Gathering Pills, 1 beginner defensive artifact—Diamond Mirror, 500 low-grade spiritual stones.]

Another one of these idiotic tasks!

Su Yi didn’t even have the energy to complain anymore. This system was utterly blind, overkill for killing a chicken with a bull’s knife.

He relaxed his mind and waited quietly for the system’s notification of task completion.

However, after fifteen minutes passed, there was no system voice—only the sound of the window fluttering in the breeze.

Su Yi was stunned.

What was going on? His realm had long surpassed Qi Refinement Level Three.

What the hell?

Could it be that his act of “playing the fool” was so convincing that he had fooled the system?

Thinking this, he silently turned off his skills, but still heard no system voice.

“Damn it!”

Su Yi was about to flip the table. Was the system blind? Could it not see such a huge gap in his cultivation?

Just as he was about to lose his temper, he suddenly noticed the “Qi Refinement Technique” manual he had tossed into the corner. He was struck with a thought, and directly followed the method to circulate spiritual energy in his body for a full great cycle.

“Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task...”

...

“@#￥%……&*!”

Wasn’t this just farting after pulling down one’s pants? Completely unnecessary!

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This idiot system issued tasks blindly but was overly strict when it came to completion, even demanding the entire process.

Su Yi rubbed his slightly aching temples. He felt he would be driven to death by the system’s stupidity sooner or later.

Forget it, no use arguing. He decided to go out for some fresh air.

Having excelled in the entrance assessment, Su Yi was naturally assigned a single room as his residence.

Though the wooden hut was cramped and bare, it was still far better than the shared rooms of other menial disciples.

This year, the Xianxia Sect had a bumper harvest, recruiting over twenty new disciples—the largest batch in recent years. The outer sect elders were practically grinning from ear to ear.

Because they had fresh cattle and horses to command.

According to sect rules, these new disciples had to start as menial servants, and only those who performed well after a year could be promoted to outer disciples.

Of course, exceptionally outstanding individuals might be directly taken under an elder’s wing as inner disciples.

Stepping outside, breathing in the fresh air of the Xianxia Sect, Su Yi felt a sudden ease and much more vigor. He murmured,

“Strange—the air smells a bit sweet. What’s going on?”

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and instinctively glanced behind and to the side, where he saw a beautiful female cultivator dressed in a purple ethereal skirt standing not far from him. Her fair jade-like face was faintly flushed.

Su Yi then realized the source of the fragrance and quickly greeted her.

“Senior sister, what are you doing here?”

Because he was new and unfamiliar with the sect’s details, Su Yi refrained from carelessly opening his spiritual perception to investigate, fearing he might be discovered and expelled, which would prevent him from completing his tasks. Hence, his spiritual senses were somewhat dull.

He already knew that Zi Ling was the sect leader’s daughter and the top inner disciple.

In other words, if he wanted to survive in the Xianxia Sect, he absolutely could not offend her.

Zi Ling nodded, somewhat surprised.

“Only one day gone, and you’ve already reached Qi Refinement Level Three?”

Su Yi smiled and made a slight bow.

“I had been stuck at Level Two for a long time, unable to break through. After acquiring the sect’s ‘Qi Refinement Technique,’ I felt its profundity, studied it all night, and finally grasped the breakthrough opportunity to advance just now.”

“I see.”

Zi Ling nodded without much doubt. Many cultivators were just one opportunity away from breaking through—this was common in the cultivation world.

Before leaving, Su Yi had already adjusted his aura to Qi Refinement Level Three and had thought out his explanation to avoid affecting his mission, so he was completely untroubled.

Zi Ling hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

“You’ve met Senior Zhen Ling before, right?”

Su Yi nodded without hesitation.

“Yes.”

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Zi Ling’s expression turned grave.

“What impression did you have of Senior Zhen Ling?”

Zhen Ling? Impression?

Su Yi was momentarily taken aback. Why was she asking him this?

But seeing her serious expression, he quickly replied.

“He scolded me quite harshly then. I felt his temper wasn’t very good. As for anything else... I don’t know.”

Zi Ling sighed softly and spoke gently.

“Senior Zhen Ling has been in seclusion for over a thousand years. Since the passing of our founding master, you are the only one who has been able to make Senior Zhen Ling personally appear.”

Hearing this, Ye Ping felt puzzled.

The sect’s great formation was called the Thousand Instant Starfall Array, and the Ten Breath Thousand Illusions Array was just a main branch of it. The Zhen Ling she mentioned was naturally the spirit of the Thousand Instant Starfall Array.

The illusion generated during the entry assessment was but a tiny fraction of the grand formation.

In principle, the sect’s great formation is the foundation of the entire sect. Having a true spirit greatly enhances its power, and with home-field advantage, it is rarely breached by outsiders unless the enemy’s strength overwhelmingly surpasses it.

Therefore, the spirit of such a grand formation is usually revered as the sect’s guardian deity, holding an exalted status.

The Heavenly Origin Sacred Land also had a mountain-protecting formation, whose spirit was a Da Cheng realm innate divine beast, worshipped as one of the founding ancestors.

Yet, from Zi Ling’s tone, this spirit seemed somewhat estranged from the sect’s members, unwilling to engage...

Otherwise, how could it be that only he could summon the spirit in a thousand years?

Seeing Su Yi’s puzzled expression, Zi Ling explained softly.

“Originally, the spirit of the Thousand Instant Starfall Array was like a brother to the founding master, but after the master’s passing, Senior Zhen Ling’s temperament changed drastically.”

“Besides sending out some avatars every three years to test new disciples, he ignores all sect affairs, greatly diminishing the power of the sect’s great formation.”

“I want to ask you to help negotiate with Senior Zhen Ling, summon him out, and ask why he neglects the Xianxia Sect.”

“Ah?”

Su Yi was stunned.

Go see that guy again?

Last time, the spirit was so angry it threatened to stab him with a blade!