Chapter 207 Cultivation Path A (Part 1) Path A's combat power is maxed out...
After leaving the previous world, Song Ce did not rush to enter the next world, but instead had 702 directly start the task reward settlement of the previous world.
702: "Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the double reward mission! Mission settlement is now open. Details are as follows: Change the tragic fate of your sister, female classmate, her parents, and passersby; become a good person useful to society—mission completion 100%, reward: Rare item drop *2: Heart of Grass and Tree *1; Bodhi Pill *1; This mission yielded a total of 20,000 Soul Energy, current total Soul Energy: 45,840! Host, congratulations, you have once again perfectly completed the mission!"
This time, 702 directly simulated Song Ce's original voice, sounding slightly excited: "Host, once your soul energy value exceeds 50,000, this system will be able to upgrade. At that time, you will have an independent system that serves only you!"
Song Ce smiled and said, "Congratulations! And thank you. I'll need your help in the future."
702 was taken aback. These were the words the host had said to him when they first met.
In one mission after another, they depended on each other, trusted each other, and helped each other achieve success.
"...Okay, host, would you like to proceed to the next world?"
"Okay, let's begin—"
"Yes, host."
702's voice slowly sounded: "Transferring in progress, please prepare, host..."
After a moment of dizziness, a deep, steady male voice suddenly rang in Song Ce's ears.
"It is your good fortune to have entered the path of immortality today. I hope that you will diligently cultivate from now on, and not be lazy or negligent, lest you tarnish the century-old reputation of my Jade Balance Sect!"
He opened his eyes and saw an old man in black robes standing on the high platform in front of him, giving a solemn speech to the crowd below in a booming voice.
"Furthermore, you senior brothers and sisters who joined the sect earlier must set a good example for the new disciples, guide your junior brothers and sisters in their cultivation and advancement, and remember that you must not fight amongst yourselves, bully the weak, or cause trouble without cause..."
Seeing that the admonition was not going to end anytime soon, Song Ce simply stood there and silently began to examine the original owner's memories.
This time, it's a world of cultivation.
The original owner of this body was sixteen years old when he lost his parents at a young age. The neighbors took pity on him because he was still young and cute, so they all helped and cared for him. With the help of a meal from one neighbor and a bowl of soup from another, the original owner of this body managed to grow up, albeit with some stumbles and falls.
In the spring of the same year, a small sect called Yuheng Sect came to the mortal world to select disciples. The outer sect elder discovered that the original body was a single-element wood spirit root, a rare find in a hundred years. The elder was overjoyed and immediately took him back to the sect to teach him carefully.
From then on, the original owner of this body officially embarked on the path of immortality and became an outer disciple of the Jade Balance Sect.
The original owner cherished this hard-won opportunity and never slacked off in his cultivation. In just one year, he was promoted from an outer disciple to an inner disciple.
With such exceptional talent as the original owner of this body, many elders of the Jade Balance Sect naturally wanted to take him under their wing. Without much hesitation, the original owner directly became the disciple of Elder Congyun, who also possessed a wood-type spiritual root.
If things had continued as they were, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the original owner of this body should have smoothly achieved the Nascent Soul stage, directly ascended to the position of sect elder, and ultimately lived a peaceful and stable life.
But in this world, there are never any "what ifs".
In the third year after becoming an apprentice, during a training expedition in a secret realm, the original owner of this body encountered a charming young girl with almond-shaped cheeks and peach-like face.
The girl introduced herself as A Yao, explaining that she had been separated from her fellow disciples and injured by a strange beast, rendering her unable to use her spiritual power. Just as she was worrying about how to save her life, she happened to encounter the original owner of this body who had come for a trial.
Seeing that the original owner was exhausted, A Yao immediately took out the pills she carried with her and gave them to him, hoping that he could protect her and help her leave the secret realm. Upon seeing this, the original owner accepted the pills without hesitation and earnestly agreed to the task.
Just as the original owner was fighting desperately against the alien beast, the young sect leader of the Burning Star Sect arrived at the scene with his disciples.
On this continent, the sects that are considered prestigious are divided into three upper and nine lower sects, collectively known as the Twelve Sect Leaders. The Jade Balance Sect is merely a minor, low-ranking sect; its most powerful sect leader is only at the early Nascent Soul stage, not even qualifying for the bottom nine sects. The Burning Star Sect, however, is different. It has consistently held the third position among the lower nine sects in every ranking, demonstrating its considerable strength.
Seeing that A Yao was beautiful, the young sect leader went up to harass her. A Yao was distressed because her spiritual power was sealed, and she was extremely unwilling, so she could only try to dodge with a cold face.
The young sect leader had been spoiled and arrogant since childhood. Since he could remember, he had never been treated so coldly. So he hardened his heart and immediately decided to force himself on A Yao.
A Yao hardened her heart and used her trump card to fight the young sect leader to the death. But how could she possibly defeat dozens of elite members of the Burning Star Sect on her own? Thus, the enraged young sect leader sealed all of A Yao's spiritual meridians and ordered her to be thrown into the horde of strange beasts.
Just as the group from the Burning Star Sect was about to leave, the original owner of the body, covered in wounds, returned.
He searched everywhere but couldn't find A Yao, so he hurriedly went up to ask. The young sect leader laughed and casually pointed to A Yao, who was covered in blood and whose life was unknown, in the midst of the beast horde, before leaving with an arrogant expression.
The original owner was shocked and immediately drew his sword, charging towards the strange beast not far away.
The village elders often say that one should repay kindness tenfold. Ah Yao had given him medicine, and now that she was in trouble, he naturally couldn't stand idly by. After all, if it weren't for the help of the villagers back then, he probably wouldn't have survived.
Thinking this, the original owner disregarded his injuries and risked his life to rescue A Yao from the horde of strange beasts.
Fortunately, Ayao had a protective magical artifact, which barely saved her life.
Enraged to learn that A Yao was still alive, the young sect leader returned under cover of night, intending to kill her. He planned to sprinkle beast-attracting powder around himself and A Yao, hoping the beasts would eliminate any future threats. However, A Yao was prepared. She used a high-level immobilization talisman she had prepared beforehand to trap the young sect leader, coldly watching as the ill-intentioned young sect leader was torn apart and devoured by the beasts.
Only after safely leaving the secret realm did the original owner realize that A Yao was actually a disciple of the Xuan Tian Sect, the top sect among the three upper sects, and that her mother was the Tianxin Fairy, who was extremely famous and highly skilled in cultivation on the continent.
After safely escorting A Yao back to her sect, the original owner politely declined Fairy Tianxin's gift of thanks, bid her farewell, and returned to the Jade Balance Sect on her own.
The truth will eventually come out.
After the disciples of the Burning Star Sect returned to their sect, they reported the tragic death of their young sect leader to the sect leader with heavy hearts.
Upon hearing the devastating news, the sect leader of the Burning Star Sect was filled with grief and indignation. He had lived for 128 years and finally had a son, only to have him murdered and perish. How could he possibly swallow this insult?
After ascertaining the identities of the original owner and A Yao, the sect leader gritted his teeth. He dared not touch the beloved daughter of the Heavenly Heart Fairy of the Xuantian Sect, but he could easily crush a disciple from a small, insignificant sect.
How could an ant who dared to kill the heir he had painstakingly nurtured based on his talent still be alive? Thus, the sect leader of the Burning Star Sect naturally vented all his resentment on the original owner of this body.
He used the power of the Burning Star Sect to launch an attack on the Jade Balance Sect, threatening to raze the Jade Balance Sect to the ground unless they were willing to hand over the murderer who killed his only son.
Upon receiving the news, Ayao immediately went to find her mother, Fairy Tianxin, to rescue the original body. However, Fairy Tianxin was trapped in a large, dangerous secret realm and could not escape, thus missing the best opportunity to take the original body away.
On the other hand, the Jade Balance Sect was naturally unwilling to give up on the original owner, a once-in-a-century genius with a single spiritual root. They told the Burning Star Sect leader that the Jade Balance Sect had a secret treasure, and they were willing to offer it up as an apology and seek forgiveness.
Seeing this, the leader of the Burning Star Sect stopped talking and led his sect to destroy the Jade Balance Sect, imprisoning the original body in an extremely yin underground place.
The original owner of this body was a stubborn person. He didn't think he had done anything wrong, nor did he feel that he needed to take responsibility for the death of the young sect leader. He gritted his teeth and persisted, refusing to bow his head.
Under the relentless double torment of the Burning Star Sect day after day, the original body gradually could not bear it any longer, and its consciousness was on the verge of collapse.
He didn't understand if he had really done something wrong, even his most respected master had died because of him. His persistence, his stubbornness, his indomitable spirit had actually caused the deaths of everyone around him.
Gradually, the original owner's mentality became distorted. So much so that one day, after being tortured, he chose to commit suicide.
Yes, suicide.
The original owner forcibly removed his own spiritual root, destroying it completely. He then jumped off the Seeking Immortality Platform alone in the most tragic way, vowing to die to prove his indomitable will and never bow down.
Those who witnessed this scene fell silent. A single-spiritual-root prodigy who could have brought glory to the sect was forced to his death, which was truly regrettable.
Years later, A Yao, whose cultivation had stalled at the Golden Core stage, was nearing its end. She took out the ancestral Peace Jade given to her by her mother, the Heavenly Heart Fairy, and tearfully made a wish: If there truly is an afterlife, I hope the original body can live well and not easily give up on herself.
...
After receiving all the memories, Song Ce sighed and said wistfully, "It seems that in this world, all I need to do is live well."
702 nodded. "That's true, but there's an additional task."
Song Ce frowned: "An additional mission?"
"In this realm, the host needs to find a way to retrieve the Peace Jade that A Yao made a wish for. As long as you can complete the additional task, you can receive a triple soul energy reward." 702 paused and explained, "This Peace Jade is actually a high-level item that can be upgraded infinitely, and it is extremely precious. We must retrieve it to prevent it from falling into the hands of wicked people."
Upon hearing this, Song Ce nodded without hesitation and replied, "Yes, no problem."
The current timeframe is when the original owner of this body was just selected into the Jade Balance Sect, and the sect leader, Xuan Mengzi, was giving a speech to all the new disciples.
After understanding the current situation, Song Ce calmed himself down and glanced at the excited yet apprehensive new disciples around him.
"...Anyone who violates this rule will be punished by being sent to the Cliff of Repentance to face the wall, or by having their spiritual roots abolished and being expelled from the sect. I hope you will all remember this!"
As the last admonition fell, a middle-aged cultivator dressed in blue stepped forward, raised his hand with a gentle expression, and said, "New disciples, come with me. I will take you to collect your cultivation supplies and assign your residences."
The elder who led the way was surnamed Liu. He was kind and generous and was highly respected by the outer disciples.
After passing through layers of stone steps and dense bamboo forests, Elder Liu led everyone to stop in front of the outer gate storeroom. He then addressed the newly initiated disciples in a loud voice: "Each of you will receive two sets of disciple robes, a basic magic sword, a copy of the 'Introduction to Qi' manual, and three months' worth of fasting pills. Please proceed in the order of your entry."
"Yes, Elder Liu," the disciples replied in unison.
The warehouse manager's surname was Li, and he was a blue-robed disciple who was about the same age as Elder Liu.
"Next, Song Ce."
Upon hearing the sound, Song Ce stepped forward and bowed to Steward Li, who was not far away.
Manager Li nodded slightly. Seeing that the young man was calm and showed no arrogance or fear on his face, he couldn't help but take a closer look at him. His tone also became gentler: "If you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation in the future, you may come here to find me."
Song Ce smiled and bowed again, saying, "Thank you, Steward Li."
"Go ahead!" Manager Li waved his hand.
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Author's Note: A new story begins! [Thumbs up]
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