‘Life is too hurried, unable to wait for eternity…’
A sudden ringtone jolted awake the person slumped over the desk, her sharp gaze turning toward the still-ringing phone.
She reached out to answer the call, and a slightly hurried male voice came through.
“Hello, your food delivery has arrived!”
Tang Ximo paused for a moment. Food delivery? Phone?
Fully awake now, Tang Ximo shuddered, her muddled mind clearing instantly.
“Just leave it at the door.”
After hanging up, Tang Ximo stood up and walked to the full-length mirror, excitedly touching her familiar face.
She was back!
She, who had been reduced to ashes by the Tribulation Lightning, was actually alive and back!
Checking the time on her phone, she saw it was 5 p.m. on the very day she had died suddenly. In about two more hours, it would be the moment of her death.
Closing her eyes to calm her mind, she opened them moments later in surprise—her cultivation realm had not dissipated.
Logically, since she had failed to transcend the tribulation, even if she managed to return to her original world by chance, she should have been revived as an ordinary person. How could this be?
‘Ding-dong!’
Before she could figure out the reason, a text message suddenly popped up. Tang Ximo opened it and was immediately stunned by the string of zeros in the message.
Then, a crackling system loading sound echoed in her mind, and suspicion arose in her heart: Could it be that she had bound another Ascension System?
[A-Mo, your exclusive system is back! Aren’t you happy!]
“A-Long?”
[Host’s final mission reward is being calculated…]
Knowing it was a familiar system, Tang Ximo spent the few minutes waiting for the calculation by picking up the food delivery bag at the door and walking into the room. As soon as she opened the box, an overpowering aroma filled the air.
[Host has successfully ascended. Mission completion rate: 100%. Rewards: One mountain range, to be chosen by the host; 2 billion RMB has been reasonably deposited into the host’s account.]
Tang Ximo paused for a moment. So, that string of zeros was the mission reward. Swallowing a piece of shrimp, she asked in confusion, “I didn’t ascend. Where did this reward come from?”
“The Heavenly Dao of this world helped you. Moreover, I am now jointly managed by this world’s Heavenly Dao and the main system. And your mission isn’t over yet.”
So that was it. No wonder the reward included an extra mountain range compared to what was originally promised.
Casually peeling the crayfish, she glanced up at Little Golden Dragon and said calmly, “Go on!”
“Spiritual Qi Recovery has already begun on Blue Star. The Heavenly Dao needs you to establish a sect and found a school. This is also your current mission.”
Her hands, busy peeling the crayfish, paused, and her brows furrowed slightly. She could feel her realm suppressed at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, but the surrounding spiritual qi… she really hadn’t noticed much of it.
“I understand. You can go back to the space and rest for now.”
The room instantly fell silent, with only the sound of her chewing crayfish remaining.
After finishing her afternoon tea, Tang Ximo cleaned up the trash and sat back at the desk, immediately noticing an email from her company.
“I almost forgot about the company matters.”
Opening the email, she quickly scanned the brief message and raised her eyebrows indifferently.
She had been fired, with the reason being slacking off at work.
Hah!
What a fresh excuse!
Rolling her eyes, Tang Ximo picked up her phone and opened the chat window with her landlord.
With no job left, why would she keep renting this place?
“A-Long, I accept the mission. For the mountain range reward, I choose the Taiwei Mountain Range in the eastern part of Shu, Yu Xia Country.”
[Reward has been issued through proper procedures. New mission loaded: Establish and name a Cultivation Academy within two days.]
A stack of procedural documents appeared on the desk. After briefly flipping through them, Tang Ximo casually tossed them into her Spiritual Abode for storage.
She had no intention of living a boring, laid-back life. Establishing a sect and founding a school—though a tiring task—was quite to her liking.
[Not a bad place for Cultivation, Ah Mo. You’ve chosen a good spot!]
“If I didn’t pick a good place, do you think the Heavenly Dao would let me off?”
Tang Ximo silently lowered her head, raised her hand, and waved away the concealing mist, revealing the majestic and perilous Taiwei Mountain hidden within the clouds.
This place was rarely visited by people, covered in lush greenery, perpetually shrouded in mist, and the Spiritual Qi here was denser compared to other locations.
With her hands forming a seal in front of her chest, a golden light shot from her palm toward the summit of Taiwei Mountain, immediately followed by the expansion of a protective barrier that enveloped the entire Taiwei Mountain range.
She withdrew her hands, placing them behind her back. With the God-grade Talisman left to her by her master before his ascension, as long as there was Spiritual Qi, the grand formation wouldn’t require Spirit Stones as a power source.
Her soon-to-be-established Cultivation Academy could rest easy when it came to security.
Tang Ximo pulled out a palm-sized model of the main hall, her voice as clear and cold as pearls.
“Following the model’s design, exchange points for a main hall, to be placed atop Taiwei Mountain, named—Taichu Hall.”
Little Golden Dragon, staying within the space, recorded the appearance of the Hongmeng Sword Sect’s main hall and spent ten thousand points to exchange for a proportionally enlarged version of the main hall.
The main hall, bearing the plaque “Taichu Hall,” silently appeared at the mountain peak. The bronze bells hanging from the eaves swayed slightly, emitting pleasant chimes.
Accompanied by these chimes, Tang Ximo used the wind as a guide, scattering Spiritual Plant seeds across the Taiwei Mountain range.
Now, with the Spiritual Qi Recovery underway, Spiritual Plants used Spiritual Qi as nourishment and, in the process, would also replenish Spiritual Qi.
Within the Taiwei Mountain range, this would create a virtuous cycle, accelerating the generation of Spiritual Qi, which would greatly benefit the future students’ cultivation.
Having completed this task, Tang Ximo stood suspended in the clouds, her expression solemn, as she named the first Cultivation Academy on Blue Star.
“Academy name—Taichu Cultivation Academy!”
[Taichu Cultivation Academy was established and named on September 15, 2127, at 19:13:10. The rewards for the novice mission have been sent to the system space. Please check, Host.]
Little Golden Dragon tossed the rewarded Spirit Stones, throwing them one by one into her host’s Spiritual Abode for safekeeping.
No one noticed that on this most ordinary night, a peculiar Cultivation Academy had mysteriously appeared.
Under the starry sky, the city of Tongzhou was brightly lit, with flickering neon lights making it as bright as day.
Having finished her work, Tang Ximo took Little Golden Dragon out for a meal. With her ethereal and cold, fairy-like demeanor, she drew countless glances as she walked into the night market.
With too many eyes on her, she had no choice but to add a layer of a blurring filter to herself. She chose a barbecue shop on the left side, further inside the street.
As soon as she entered, she headed straight for an inconspicuous corner. Tang Ximo glanced through the white wall, her fingertips casually brushing against its surface.
At the same time, in the alley separated from Tang Ximo by just a wall, Yin Shu, who had stepped out to take out the trash, ran into the same group of people who had bullied her at school.
The purple-haired girl blocking her way circled around her, arms crossed, frowning with dissatisfaction. “Didn’t we tell you to walk the other way when you see us? Are you deaf?”
Yin Shu clenched her hands tightly, suppressing her inner impatience. Her neatly trimmed nails left deep red crescent marks in her palms.
Beneath lowered brows, her eyes held nothing but annoyance at these persistent people before her.
“Cat got your tongue?”
The purple-haired girl leading the group irritably kicked aside a garbage bag beside her. Seeing the greasy kitchen waste inside, she covered her nose and stepped back.
“Disgusting. Don’t get my new shoes dirty.”