Chapter 1 Welcome to the "Love Strategy System"...
Surrounded by mountains and valleys, with the sound of pine trees rustling in the wind, Tianyan Mountain stands majestically.
Amidst the swirling winds and flowing clouds, the mountain rises majestically, with massive stone pillars towering above the mountain gate, supporting a stone plaque inscribed with three powerful characters: "Tianyan Sect".
Yesterday's spring rain fell like rain, making Tianyan Mountain bright and beautiful, and the dragons carved on the stone pillars looked even more solemn.
Beside the stone archway stood a young girl wearing a half-sleeved ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) embroidered with silver thread and mimosa flowers. Her grass-green twelve-panel skirt, embroidered with clusters of cloud patterns, swayed slightly in the wind.
Perhaps it was the bright spring sunshine, but the girl leaned her head against a stone pillar, holding a food box in her hand, gazing at it with a slightly absent-minded expression.
Welcome to the "Dating Strategy System". Please verify your login information.
Welcome, Sheng Zhiyi! Your target is Ji Fuguang.
The current strategy objective is to praise Ji Fuguang and gain his favor.
Strategy Points: 0
[Task Rewards: Points can be exchanged for various elixirs, talismans, magical artifacts, spell techniques, and spiritual roots. See the Treasure Pavilion for details.]
[Final Reward: Return to Reality]
[Punishment for failure: Extinction of existence]
[Task completion countdown: 05:27:40]
[Please complete the current strategy mission as soon as possible!]
Looking at the constantly ticking countdown in front of her, Sheng Zhiyi couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh.
She has been single for 19 years since birth. Although her biggest hobby is reading a certain novel on Green River, she has never been in a relationship.
Asking her to suddenly develop a dating strategy is an impossible task.
Unfortunately, Sheng Zhiyi had no choice.
She has tried to communicate with the system repeatedly and keep greeting it.
Hello, system? Can you hear me? Say something to me? Start? Activate? Equip? ...
But unlike the systems she had read in novels, this system was completely unresponsive, always just sending those same few cold, impersonal reminders.
In the 21st century, AI can already communicate with humans, yet this system that can traverse dimensions is not intelligent at all.
Is she going to seduce Ji Fuguang?
Are you kidding me? System, do you even know who Ji Fuguang is?
Sheng Zhiyi clearly remembered the night before she transmigrated, she was holding her phone and tapping the screen to read a recently popular new book, "The Lone Path of the Great Way".
This book tells the story of the protagonist Ji Fuguang, who rises from a sect servant to become an unparalleled sword immortal—a classic "overpowered protagonist" novel.
Unlike most protagonists on the market, Ji Fuguang, despite experiencing hardships, never changed his original aspirations and remained dignified.
He shattered his own golden core to protect his fellow disciples, fell into the abyss of demons to save all living beings, and was even willing to transform himself into a pillar of heaven to mend the three realms.
I walk this great road alone; there's no need for farewells.
Just like his name suggests, Ji Fuguang burned himself with light to save all people.
His eyes were filled with concern for all living beings, and his heart was devoid of any romantic feelings.
Upon witnessing Ji Fuguang's tragic end, Sheng Zhiyi was deeply moved. She sat up abruptly in bed, grabbed her phone, and typed out a lengthy commentary of over ten thousand words, expressing her love and pity for Ji Fuguang.
However, the moment she posted the long review, she found herself transmigrated into the book and became the useless junior sister of the Tianyan Sect.
The original owner had low cultivation level, was lazy by nature, and had no ambition.
If that's all there is to it, then lying around like a salted fish is indeed very blissful.
But after confirming her identity, Sheng Zhiyi's face was filled with despair, as if she wished she could die again immediately.
This lazy junior sister is nothing but cannon fodder!
Not long after the beginning of the original book, Ji Fuguang, as the chief disciple of Tianyan Sect, led a group of junior brothers and sisters down the mountain for trials.
However, due to insufficient strength, the original owner was unable to join the group and instead took on the task of exterminating the wild beasts of Biying Valley on her own.
Originally, this was just a low-level mission. Even if the original owner of this body was not good enough, he was still a cultivator and would have been more than capable of dealing with wild beasts in the mortal world.
Unfortunately, there is a thousand-year-old secret realm at the bottom of Biying Valley. The seal has loosened, and a large amount of demonic energy has leaked out. The wild beasts in the vicinity have been affected by this and transformed into demons, with a cruel and vicious nature.
The original body was suddenly attacked and had no time to defend itself; it was torn to pieces.
Thinking of the scene described in the original book, Sheng Zhiyi couldn't help but shudder and tremble.
Seeing the scene before him, Ji Fuguang felt a chill run down his spine.
The ground was littered with broken limbs and fragments, marked with teeth marks from the ruthless beasts.
Blood flowed all over the ground, and a foul stench filled the air.
Not far away, on a branch, the junior sister's head hung high, her face frozen in panic...
Stop! Stop! I can't think about it anymore!
Sheng Zhiyi touched her neck; her head still longed to stay on her neck and had no intention of leaving for the time being. In the original book, after the junior sister's tragic death, the soul lamp burning in the sect went out.
Ji Fuguang learned of this news from his master. Since the trial grounds were not far from him, even though he knew the place was dangerous, he couldn't bear to leave his junior sister's body exposed in the wilderness. So he came alone to investigate, hoping to collect his junior sister's body.
During his battle with the monsters, he accidentally discovered a clue and entered a secret realm by chance, where he obtained his destined weapon.
For the male lead, this is an important step in his journey to becoming a powerful and arrogant protagonist, but for Sheng Zhiyi, it's a thriller/horror movie she's actually starring in!
Even if Ji Fuguang brings her remains back to Tianyan Sect, what difference will it make? Does he expect her to enjoy offerings after she dies?
No, no, she had to find a way to escape this cannon fodder fate!
Suddenly, footsteps came from the path next to the mountain gate.
To avoid trouble, Sheng Zhiyi quickly slipped behind a lush, green thicket of trees.
Then they heard a group of disciples coming down the mountain approaching, their voices gradually rising—
"I wonder if tomorrow's introductory trial will be somewhat dangerous?"
"What are you afraid of? With Senior Brother leading the team, even if there are demonic beasts causing trouble, they are no match for his sword!"
"Moreover, those who can go down the mountain to participate in the trial have all been selected through assessment and have some ability to protect themselves. Only good-for-nothings can't even go to this kind of trial."
"It is said that she has been in the sect for several years, but she is still the lowest-ranking outer sect servant and has not been able to participate in a single entry trial."
"Only the eldest brother is kind-hearted and calls everyone 'junior brother' or 'junior sister.' How can we call a servant like her 'little junior sister'?"
"Last time I heard my senior brother say to her, 'Junior sister, how's your cultivation going lately? If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me.'"
"Senior Brother is so kind to everyone, but with her aptitude, she wouldn't be able to participate in the trial even if she asked him a hundred times!"
The group chuckled and chatted as they passed through the mountain gate and headed down the mountain.
Sheng Zhiyi wanted to jump out and yell at these people, but when she thought about her own cultivation level, she realized that she really was the cannon fodder and good-for-nothing they were talking about, so she could only sigh sadly.
Right now, the only hope is this inexplicable "dating strategy system" in my mind!
Undeterred, Sheng Zhiyi opened the Treasure Pavilion in the system. Next to the points display screen, rows of shelves stretched out for a long time, all grayed out, clearly indicating that they were not activated.
She placed her fingers on it and pulled back, revealing a dense array of resources.
Azure Spirit Mirror-Breaking Pill, Profound Origin Creation Sword, Rejuvenating Yuan-Gathering Talisman...
She leaned closer to examine it closely, and there were also special items hidden in the gray mist beside her—rare spiritual roots!
In the original book, Ji Fuguang was able to rise rapidly because he possessed a rare lightning spiritual root.
Sheng Zhiyi's heart pounded as she watched. If she could also possess a rare spiritual root and undergo a complete transformation, wouldn't she be able to immediately improve her cultivation, escape her cannon fodder fate, and never have to worry about her head falling off her neck again?
However, when her gaze shifted to the points display screen next to her, the clear and cold "0" reminded her of the harsh reality.
Whether it's improving your skills or changing your destiny, the first thing to do is—
Strategy guide for Ji Fuguang.
But how could the aloof and righteous gentleman in the original book be so easily moved!
Sheng Zhiyi frowned and pondered for a long time, then suddenly looked at the system tentatively.
"System? System?"
There was no response, as always.
Since the system is so mechanical, does that mean that as long as she does what the task requires, regardless of whether Ji Fuguang is interested or not, the task is considered completed?
After all, the system doesn't seem intelligent at all. The only thing it can determine whether something is completed is the action she took, right...?
As Sheng Zhiyi was pondering this, suddenly, a figure gracefully landed on the square in front of the mountain gate.
The Tianyan Sect has many mountain peaks, covering a vast area. Ordinary disciples usually travel by sword to enter the mountain gate in order to save time.
Only one person always stayed outside the mountain gate, walking slowly beneath the archway inscribed with "Tianyan Sect" as a sign of respect.
Ji Fuguang!
Sheng Zhiyi ran out from behind the bushes carrying a food box, her skirt fluttering. Her round almond-shaped eyes were filled with surprise and nervousness as she looked at the person in front of her with amazement.
As the spring breeze blows, layers of greenery surround the mountain gate, where a white-robed swordsman stands with his hands behind his back, the hem of his robe embroidered with azure mountain patterns fluttering even without wind.
His skin was extremely cold and white, and his entire body was covered only in thick, ebony-black hair. The jade bell hanging from the sword tassel was emitting a soft, tinkling sound.
Ji Fuguang's lips curled up slightly, his phoenix eyes sparkling with a gentle smile.
"Junior Sister?"
The sound was like snow melting in a spring stream, startling Sheng Zhiyi so much that her fingertips trembled slightly.
The face I had imagined while reading was now within reach: distant mountain-like eyebrows, affectionate eyes, and a natural, slightly upturned curve at the corners of her lips; even the way her little finger unconsciously curled up when wielding a sword was exactly the same.
The lush greenery was serene, when suddenly a mountain breeze swept through the forest, carrying with it waves of pink and white pear blossoms. Ji Fuguang stood tall and elegant in the mountain mist, his dark hair adorned with a few petals.
Sheng Zhiyi hurriedly held up the food box she was carrying. "Senior brother, I made some new snacks today. Knowing that you went down the mountain, I waited here for you. Please take them back and try them."
Thinking of the system task, she added, "Senior brother, thank you so much for teaching me swordsmanship..."
Ji Fuguang's smile remained unchanged, and he simply said, "Junior Sister, there's no need to thank me."
Sheng Zhiyi waved her hand and said sincerely, "Senior Brother's cultivation is truly admirable, and he treats us with kindness and generosity. Whenever I think of him, I can't help but admire him wholeheartedly! If I can witness Senior Brother's brilliance again during this entrance trial, I will have no regrets in my life!"
After speaking, Sheng Zhiyi nervously looked at the points display screen in her mind's eye.
On the screen, the huge "0" remained motionless.
Sheng Zhiyi cursed inwardly, "Do you really expect me to praise Ji Fuguang to the point of madness? You can't even have a proper conversation with someone, how can you possibly monitor Ji Fuguang's thoughts from afar?"
Just then, a cold, robotic notification sound suddenly rang out in my mind:
[Congratulations to player Sheng Zhiyi for completing the strategy mission. Reward: 100 strategy points]
Sure enough, as long as you perform the actions specified in the task, you're good to go! The difficulty of the walkthrough has been greatly reduced!
As the words fell, the display screen slowly flickered, the numbers laboriously changing from 0 to...
Or 0?
It wasn't stuck, it was dead!
The display finally reached 100 after much effort, and Sheng Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately focused her attention on Ji Fuguang in front of her, looking at him expectantly with her almond-shaped eyes.
Ji Fuguang's deep phoenix eyes swept over Sheng Zhiyi's gaze, and he chuckled softly again:
"Junior Sister, do you want my permission to participate in the introductory trial? I'm sorry, I cannot agree."
A thin mist appeared after the rain, drifting and floating in.
Ji Fuguang's sword gleamed coldly, and drops of blood from its tip fell onto the stone slabs of the mountain gate.
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