Amidst the roaring and raging purple lightning, a female cultivator with long flying hair thrust a sharp sword into the abdomen of a male cultivator. The male cultivator had blood in his mouth and his eyes were wide open, seeming to be in disbelief, while the female cultivator just lowered her eyes, looked at him indifferently, and then slowly pulled out the sword.
The thunder in the sky illuminated the night sky as if it were daytime. The male cultivator’s face looked extremely pale in the flickering lightning. “Lin Dan, it’s me…”
The calm eyes of the female cultivator flickered for a moment, and then she whispered in a low voice: "You... weren't my illusion?"
Yes, the female cultivator was undergoing a tribulation. She originally thought that the male cultivator was just an illusion created by her inner demons, but she did not expect that he was actually real. The female cultivator, Lin Dan, finally raised her head and looked at the sky filled with thunder, then looked at the cultivators who were either floating or flying swords not far away. Only then did she remember that today was her partner-forming ceremony, and the male cultivator in front of her was the Taoist partner she had been pursuing and accompanying for thousands of years.
But so what? No matter how persistent the waiting is, how crazy the chasing is, or how long the companionship is, it can never compare to an unintentional glance back from that witch. Even though the alliance was about to be concluded, as long as that evil woman appeared and uttered a syllable that sounded like crying and laughing from her thin red lips, the man in front of her would immediately lose his mind.
Time goes back to one hour ago:
Seeing that his Taoist partner was reluctant to pierce his fingertips to swear an oath with him, what else did Lin Dan not understand? At that moment, looking deeply into her Taoist partner's eyes filled with struggle and regret, Lin Dan suddenly let go of everything. She tore off the red veil draped over her body, took off the gorgeous and heavy headdress, and turned away without hesitation.
Before the guests who came to watch the ceremony could get angry, and the elders on both sides had no time to rebuke, the sky that was originally dotted with stars was suddenly swallowed up by rolling dark clouds and layers of lightning. A strong wind came howling, carrying with it the mighty pressure of the Heaven, and it scraped on the faces of the monks like a steel knife, making them shiver in unison. These are calamity clouds and calamity thunder. At this moment, and on such a special occasion, someone is actually going to endure a calamity?
The one who was undergoing the tribulation was none other than Lin Dan. She practiced the Wuji Dao of the Wuji Immortal Sect. As the saying goes, there are three thousand Taoist methods, each with its own mysteries. The Wuji Dao is one of the most difficult paths to follow. It emphasizes that "the Tao is infinite, the Tao heart is pure, and the Tao body is free of desire." Only by achieving these three points can one touch the true Tao.
Lin Dan always has someone in her heart that she can't let go of, so how can she be free of desires? Therefore, even though she possessed the Nine Yin Body and a single-line spiritual root, and was known as a rare talent in the world of cultivation, she was stuck in the Tribulation Period for more than six hundred years.
But she was in no hurry. The ladder to heaven in this world has been destroyed for some reason. Even if one successfully overcomes the calamity, it will eventually dissipate between heaven and earth. Ascension is almost equivalent to death. She was not in a hurry not because she was afraid of death, but because she was worried that she would no longer be able to accompany that person.
She knew that the man was still deeply thinking about another person in his heart, but it didn't matter. When he encountered a disaster, she was always there for him. When he was in a low point, she was always by his side. If his heart was black ice that would not melt for a thousand years, then she was the Nine Yang Fire, vowing to melt him.
She had always believed that she would eventually win his attention and love, until this moment...
So everything changed and everything faded.
Once you let go of something that you hold tightly in your hand but cannot hold on to no matter how hard you try, all you lose is the obsession and inner demons, but what you gain is the vast ocean and sky. Lin Dan returned his Taoist partner to the demon woman who had hurried over, then stepped out of the hall step by step and walked under the dark calamity cloud. The emotional barrier that she had been unable to overcome for hundreds of years was suddenly overcome in an instant. She was about to survive the calamity and ascend to heaven.
The inner demon was still struggling, creating many sweet yet poisonous scenes in an attempt to hinder Lin Dan's steps, but she cut them off one by one with her sword. The ladder to heaven has been destroyed. If she fails to pass the tribulation, she will die. If she succeeds, she will also die. In the end, she cannot escape this single ending. But so what? She no longer wanted to get entangled with these people. The world was too turbid and the way of heaven was too vast. Even if she could turn into a wisp of breeze, she would still fly across the sky.
But she didn't understand what her Taoist partner was thinking. He rashly rushed into the thunder tribulation, entered the illusion, and headed towards the tip of her sword. You have to know that the other party is also a powerful being in the Tribulation Crossing Stage and the number one swordsman in Nanhua Continent. There is no reason why he can't dodge your attack.
“Lin Dan,” the male cultivator ignored his bloody abdomen and tightly grasped the tip of Lin Dan’s sword, begging, “Don’t leave.”
"I'm not leaving," Lin Dan slowly pulled the sword out of his palm, his tone vague, "Where else can I go?" Yes, where else can I go if I don't leave? Are you still desperately chasing your footsteps and your back as before? I have stumbled along with you for thousands of years, only now realizing that one must still walk one's own path.
Thinking of this, Lin Dan didn't even want the sword in his hand anymore. He threw it to the side and flew towards the broken ladder. The male cultivator hurried to chase after her, but was a step slower due to his severe injuries. He saw a big hole appear in the sky, swallowing Lin Dan and the thunder. When he reached the edge of the sky, there was nothing there. The calamity clouds, thunder, lightning, and beauty all dissipated like bubbles.
“Lin Dan!” The male cultivator’s desperate shout echoed in the dark night, lingering for a long time...
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"Congratulations, host, for returning." Lin Dan had just opened his eyes when an inorganic voice came to his ears, "The host has entered the S-level world and successfully obtained the special item [Infinite Dao Heart]. Would you like to redeem the points immediately?"
"Exchange, and then open the personal space." Lin Dan said slowly.
In the blink of an eye, she entered a pure white space, surrounded by smooth metal walls. There was a bed in the center, and nothing else.
"Host, you have obtained a total of 9,990,000 points in this mission. I am honored to inform you that your points have reached the upper limit. The system has two options for you to choose from: one, return to the original world after unbinding; two, immigrate to a higher plane after unbinding. What is your wish?" A cold mechanical voice sounded in Lin Dan's mind.
After Lin Dan's death, he was inexplicably bound to this auxiliary system and was forced to travel to countless small worlds to complete tasks. He could not be unbound unless he obtained a certain amount of points, and then he could freely choose where to go. Lin Dan had made a plan earlier, but hesitated at this moment. She frowned and thought for a moment, then said in deep thought: "As for immigration..."
"I'm sorry, host," the system interrupted her, "your recommender withdrew the recommendation in the previous mission world. If you want to immigrate, please choose another recommender as soon as possible."
It was revoked as expected... Lin Dan shook his head, his smile full of self-mockery.
If you want to immigrate to a higher plane, system approval alone is not enough, you also have to find a recommender from a higher plane. The person who recommended Lin Dan was none other than the male cultivator whose stomach she had stabbed. Lin Dan had no idea about the other party's name or background. He only knew that he came from a higher plane and his authority was far higher than the system, even the main system.
Constantly traveling between various small worlds and being immortal might be a great fortune for others, but only Lin Dan knew what a painful and desperate journey it was. With so much experience, the countless memories stored in her mind were like a pair of big hands, dragging her into the abyss. Too much love and hate, too many separations, and even more helplessness, anger, pain, and despair...filling her heart, making her gradually lose herself.
For a long time, she had no idea who she was or where she came from. When she was on the verge of collapse, she met the man in a mission world. He rescued her from the dark prison and taught her how to get out of trouble, how to defeat the enemy, and how to earn points. With his help, Lin Dan gradually found himself again, and then willingly became his vassal, constantly following his footsteps in various small worlds.
Lin Dan originally thought that meeting the man would be a redemption, but in the end she found that it was just another futile struggle. Fortunately, the man’s teaching was not entirely in vain. She finally learned to be strong and independent, to have self-respect and self-love, and to take everything lightly.
It is said that if you fall in love with an outstanding person, even if you cannot get him/her, you will eventually get a better self. This is true for Lin Dan. She does not regret her efforts and patience, because without the pursuit for thousands of years, there would be no flowers blooming and falling, and no clouds and breezes.
Although [Wuji Dao Heart] was exchanged for points, those insights still remained in her heart. She smiled with relief and shook her head, "He probably wants to be a reference for that woman?"
The woman was not a tasker, but she was equally charming. The man met her in a certain mission world, and from then on he could not stop. He chased her for several worlds just like Lin Dan chased him. The demon woman in the previous cultivation world was also a reincarnation of a woman, so men would be so concerned about her, be infatuated with her, and even go so far as to make enemies with the entire cultivation world.
No matter where the woman is reincarnated, the man can always find her with his magical powers and then protect her. After all, the man, like Lin Dan, is just a humble follower. Even if the woman has no memory of her previous life after reincarnation, the man is willing to give everything for her and take her to his own world.
Lin Dan envied that woman and was even a little jealous, but now when she thinks about it, she doesn't feel anything at all.
The system's tone dropped half a note, and it actually sounded somewhat melancholy: "If the host wants to know, I can help the host check it, but the other party's authority is higher than mine, so I may not be able to find it. I'm sorry, host, I'm just an auxiliary system, and I only issue auxiliary tasks. I'm sorry that you have suffered over the years."
The auxiliary systems are only responsible for promoting the development of the small world and fixing bugs, and the hosts they choose are just tools that can be sacrificed at critical moments. To use an unpleasant analogy, if a pot has a hole in it and needs to be patched up with a piece of scrap iron, then Lin Dan is that piece of scrap iron. Apart from being thrown into the sea of fire and burning himself, he has no other use.
Many of the tasks she received were at the expense of herself and for the benefit of others, some were even unreasonable, but so what? Once the mission fails, she will be wiped out by the system. Therefore, nine out of ten task takers bound by the auxiliary system would not make it to the end. They would either commit suicide halfway or go insane. It was rare for someone like Lin Dan to successfully complete every task and get high points. This is thanks to the help of the man, but it is also inseparable from Lin Dan's strong and tenacious character.
Lin Dan is now indifferent to everything and has no desires or demands, so it doesn't matter where he goes. She opened the task panel and said decisively, "No need to check, cancel the immigration application and send me back to my original world."
"Okay, host. I have another piece of good news for you. Since you are the first auxiliary tasker to get the highest score, the main system has decided to reward you with 100 million points. These 100 million points can be exchanged for the currency of your original world at a 1:1 ratio. Do you want to exchange them?"
"Exchange." Lin Dan nodded without hesitation, and then laughed at himself. What "auxiliary tasker" is, after all, just an insignificant supporting role. But it will never be like that again. She wants to be herself and live a wonderful life.
"Okay host, the system will redeem it for you right now, please wait."
It took about a minute to sort out the host's points and deposits. After the system unbinded the system, it activated the teleportation device, ready to send Lin Dan back to the original world. Lin Dan originally thought that he could retire peacefully this time, but he didn't expect that a huge energy wave suddenly hit the conveyor belt, disrupting the flow of time...
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