Brain deposit station (´）
(The story takes off after Chapter 12. If you want to jump straight to the action, you can start from there.)
(This isn’t a vicious female character who kills until you’re sick of it, it’s not! Before transmigrating, the female lead was just a pure and foolish university student (´ε｀；))
(The cultivation levels increase very quickly, truly fast. Why can male-protagonist novels do this, but female-protagonist ones can’t? I can’t stand to see my girl suffer even a little, thank you.)
(The card backgrounds are varied, with some coming from high-tech planes, which will involve mechanical deus ex machina. If you can’t accept this, please don’t enter.)
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A cold, hard sensation traveled up from her knees, carrying a chill that seemed to seep into her very bones.
Song Xunzhen’s eyes flew open. A violent headache made her feel like she was about to vomit. Her vision was a blurry mess of overlapping images, and a buzzing in her ears made her brain throb with pain.
Wasn’t she just at home, staying up all night to catch up on that cultivation web novel? How could she…
“Junior Sister Chu Yao has a kind heart and has tolerated you time and again, yet you have only grown worse! This time, you even dared to secretly damage her magical artifact on the eve of the sect competition, attempting to sever her path of cultivation! Song Xunzhen, what else do you have to say for yourself?!”
A cold, young male voice exploded in her ear like a clap of thunder, instantly dispelling some of the chaos in her mind.
Chu Yao?
Damaging someone’s magical artifact?
Sect competition?
Countless unfamiliar memory fragments rushed into her mind like a bursting dam. The intense, tearing sensation made her instinctively curl up.
It was over!
She had actually transmigrated into the body of the vicious supporting female character with the same name as her, the one who relentlessly courted death in the cultivation novel she had been reading!
In the original story, the vicious supporting character, driven by a mad jealousy of the female lead, Chu Yao, constantly sought to frame her. In the end, the doting male lead, Xiao Che, personally uncovered the evidence of her crimes and dragged her to the sect’s Enforcement Hall to be judged.
She struggled to lift her head, her vision gradually clearing.
The first thing that came into view was a massive plaque hanging high in the main hall—Enforcement Hall.
The three characters were written with iron-like strokes, exuding an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.
Beneath the plaque, three elders in elder robes sat with grim expressions, their gazes scrutinizing her as if she were an ant.
On either side, more than a dozen enforcement disciples stood with solemn expressions, like cold stone statues.
Directly in front of her, a tall, handsome young man in the robes of a direct disciple was staring at her coldly, the disgust in his eyes palpable.
Without a doubt, this was the novel’s male lead, the head disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, Xiao Che.
And standing slightly behind Xiao Che was a young woman in a simple white dress. Her features were stunningly beautiful. At this moment, her brows were slightly furrowed as she looked at Song Xunzhen with a complicated expression, a hint of pity and worry in her eyes.
It seemed this was the female lead, Chu Yao.
When the last of the memory fragments merged, Song Xunzhen’s heart sank to the bottom of a valley.
How was this a transmigration?
This was clearly a dead end from the very beginning!
In the original plot, with ironclad evidence against her, the original owner of the body had no way to defend herself. She was ultimately stripped of her cultivation, expelled from the sect, and finally died a miserable “accidental” death during her exile.
Song Xunzhen knelt motionlessly, trying her best to steady her breathing, not daring to let anyone discover that a different person now occupied this body.
The shadow of death loomed over her, so real and tangible.
No, she couldn’t just accept this fate. She had only just arrived in this world!
But… what could she do?
The evidence was conclusive; she had no way to argue.
Beg for mercy?
Looking at Xiao Che’s icy expression and Chu Yao’s pitiful but silent demeanor, begging would only lead to a faster death!
Just as she was lowering her head, desperately trying to think of a countermeasure, a strange, mechanical voice, like a sound from heaven, rang out in her mind:
[Ding! Host’s strong will to survive and current desperate situation detected. Gold-Gacha System activation successful! Binding to Host: Song Xunzhen.]
[Activating Spiritual Sense Shielding function. Activation successful.]
[This system is dedicated to helping the host escape predicaments and reach the pinnacle of life. A novice gift package has been issued. Please check and receive it, Host.]
A system? Spiritual Sense Shielding?
The requisite golden finger for any transmigrator!
A wave of ecstatic joy at this sudden lifeline washed over Song Xunzhen. She bit her tongue hard, using the sharp pain to maintain a dazed expression on her face while her mind was already roaring wildly:
“System?! Novice gift package? Quick! Open it!”
[Opening novice gift package: Received 1x free gacha draw.]
[System Storage opened. The current world’s universal currency, Spirit Crystals, can be exchanged for gacha draws. Exchange rate: 100 low-grade Spirit Crystals = 1 draw.]
[Would you like to perform the gacha draw now?]
A gacha draw?
Just one free chance?
Spirit Crystals?
As an outer sect disciple, she was dirt poor. Where would she get Spirit Crystals from!
Song Xunzhen’s heart leaped into her throat, but this was her only straw to grasp.
She gave the command in her mind without hesitation: “Draw! Draw now!”
[Gacha draw in progress…]
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining an SR-grade Character Experience Card: Family Guard – Shadow One. Cultivation at early-stage Deity Transformation, duration of one incense stick’s time. Would you like to use it immediately?]
A Deity Transformation stage guard?!
Even if it was only for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, that was enough.
The Sect Master of the Tianxuan Sect was only at the late-stage Deity Transformation, and he was currently in seclusion.
The elders were mostly at the Nascent Soul stage, and Xiao Che was only at the late-stage Golden Core.
The flames of hope roared to life, instantly dispelling all fear and cold.
Song Xunzhen closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down.
Use it directly?
No, that would be too abrupt. There had to be a reasonable pretext.
A thousand thoughts raced through her mind, but her face remained impassive. When she looked up again, her eyes were completely different.
Although her face was still pale, her eyes were surprisingly calm.
This sudden change made Xiao Che, who had been staring at her coldly, frown.
“Song Xunzhen, the witness and evidence are all here. You have nothing to say for yourself, do you? Enforcement Elder, a person with such a corrupt mind who harms a fellow disciple should be severely punished according to the sect rules, as a warning to others!”
The stern-faced Enforcement Elder in the center nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, “Song Xunzhen, you…”
“Elder!”
Song Xunzhen suddenly spoke, directly interrupting the Enforcement Elder.
“This disciple indeed cannot dispute the matter of the damaged magical artifact.”
Seeing her admit it, Xiao Che snorted, a look of “I’d like to see you try to argue further” on his face.
Song Xunzhen sighed, a hint of shame appearing on her face, her tone tinged with an awkwardness that was hard to voice.
“But the reason for this matter is not as Senior Brother Xiao claims, that this disciple harbored malicious intent and deliberately destroyed Senior Sister Chu Yao’s magical artifact.”
She paused, as if organizing her words, a look of embarrassment on her face.
“This disciple saw that Senior Sister Chu Yao’s magical artifact seemed to be of a slightly lower grade and would inevitably be a disadvantage in the competition. So, I thought of using a secret technique I know to try and reinforce and enhance it in private, intending to give Senior Sister a surprise.”
Her voice grew softer and softer, filled with the chagrin of her good intentions going awry.
“Who would have thought that my skills were lacking and my control over the secret technique was insufficient? My spiritual energy went out of control during the process, and that’s… that’s how I inadvertently damaged the artifact’s spiritual inscriptions. This disciple knows she has caused a great disaster and was terrified. I was also afraid of being ridiculed if I told the truth, which is why I dared not speak until now. This disciple absolutely did not intend to frame Senior Sister Chu Yao!”
Hearing this, the three elders raised their eyebrows and exchanged a meaningful look.
This explanation was rather interesting.
It instantly twisted the matter from “malicious framing” to “good intentions gone wrong,” which was entirely different in nature.
Xiao Che, however, frowned deeply and said sharply:
“Absurd! You’re just twisting words! Do you think you can escape punishment by fabricating such a ridiculous excuse? Who can prove that what you say is true?!”
A flash of surprise appeared in Chu Yao’s eyes. Looking at Song Xunzhen’s embarrassed expression, her own thoughts began to waver.
Could it be that Junior Sister Song really didn’t do it on purpose? Was she truly just trying to help?
The moment Xiao Che’s words fell, Song Xunzhen seemed to be provoked by his questioning.
She abruptly lifted her chin. Although she was kneeling, she displayed a confidence that didn’t match her current situation, and said loudly:
“What this disciple has said can naturally be verified!”
“My clan does indeed have such an inheritance. It is only that this disciple is dull-witted and has not mastered its essence, thus causing such a farce! If the elders do not believe me…”
Her voice paused, then her clear voice echoed through the hall: “Shadow One!”
“Boom!”
Space seemed to freeze for an instant. An immense and terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon the Enforcement Hall like Mount Tai crashing down.
This power was as vast as the sea, unfathomably deep, far beyond the imagination of everyone present.
The three Nascent Soul elders’ faces changed drastically. They shot up from their seats, spiritual energy surging around them, yet they were still like small boats in a storm, staggering and struggling to even stand firm.
Xiao Che was hit even harder. He let out a muffled grunt and stumbled back several steps before managing to steady himself, his face a mask of shock.
Chu Yao and the other enforcement disciples found it even harder to bear; those with weaker cultivation were on the verge of being forced to their knees.
Throughout the Enforcement Hall, tables and chairs creaked, and the very air seemed to distort.
The next moment, a figure in black stepped out of the void, silently appearing in front of Song Xunzhen.
His face was shrouded in shadow, with only a pair of eyes that swept indifferently across the hall. All who were touched by his gaze felt their souls tremble.
He turned slightly to the side, faced the kneeling Song Xunzhen behind him, and spoke respectfully in a tone loud enough for everyone to hear:
“This subordinate was late. I have allowed the young miss to be frightened.”
In that instant, a dead silence fell.
All eyes, filled with utter shock, focused on the young woman kneeling on the ground.
Song Xunzhen felt the change in the atmosphere, her heart pounding wildly.
She let a perfectly timed expression of grievance and dignity appear on her face. Lifting her head, she looked with clear eyes at the pale-faced elders and Xiao Che.
“Now,” she asked softly, yet her voice carried clearly to every person’s ears, “can we talk properly?”
[Cultivation Levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Spirit Refining, Unity, Great Ascension, Tribulation Crossing (Each major realm is divided into four minor realms: early, middle, late, and peak)]