In the world of cultivation, deep within the Supreme Mystery Sanctuary.
Jade Flower Peak.
The mountain towered thousands of feet into the clouds, shrouded in thick spiritual mist.
Qi Yuan, freshly appointed as the Sanctuary’s Holy Scion, descended rapidly from the sky, striding purposefully toward his residence.
Along the way, every Sanctuary disciple he encountered hurriedly stepped aside to make way, bowing respectfully.
“Greetings, Holy Scion.”
Qi Yuan kept walking, waving away the formalities. He rushed into his vast, luxurious cave abode and shut the entrance tightly behind him.
Only once inside did he breathe a sigh of relief. With a thought, he called up the clear line of text before his eyes again:
【Trash-to-God System Binding Progress: 99/100】
“Trash-to-God Reversal?”
Looking at those glaring words, Qi Yuan’s expression grew odd. Something about this felt wrong.
The next moment, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
“Ding! Binding complete! Congratulations on awakening the Trash-to-God System. This system will help its worthless host rebuild his life and make a glorious comeback.”
Qi Yuan was stunned.
Wait a minute!
He had transmigrated here four or five years ago. Although he hadn’t started with a cheat system, relying on his Heavenly Spirit Root and Innate Pure Yang Body, he had sailed smoothly through life in the Supreme Mystery Sanctuary.
Foundation Building in one year, Golden Core in three. Now he was the Sanctuary’s Holy Scion, a candidate to become its next Sect Leader. How could anyone call him trash?
The system’s voice continued to echo in his ears:
“You were originally born into a cultivation family but suffered disdain within the clan due to your status as a concubine’s son and your inferior aptitude with a trash spirit root.”
“You fell victim to your vicious stepmother’s schemes and were framed. Your cultivation was crippled, and you were driven from your home. Destitute, you wandered with your younger sister, tasting all the bitterness the world has to offer.”
“Now past twenty, you have accomplished nothing. With your meridians completely ruined, you cannot cultivate even the most basic techniques. Your only fate is to labor as a coolie in a mine.”
“Are you truly resigned to this? Do you not wish to change your fate? As long as you complete various reversal tasks, cultivation techniques, divine weapons, treasures, and peerless elixirs… all will be within your grasp.”
The system spoke rapidly, its content persuasive and full of temptation.
Meanwhile, Qi Yuan stood with his mouth slightly agape, his mind completely blank. He was utterly dumbfounded.
Trash spirit root?
Meridians completely ruined?
Unable to cultivate?
Only then did Qi Yuan react. He spoke with a mix of amusement and exasperation:
“System buddy, I think you’ve got it wrong. The story you’re describing has absolutely nothing to do with me.”
【Identity verification complete. Host identity confirmed without error.】
“I’m only twenty-one and already at the peak of Golden Core. I’m the best of the Supreme Mystery Sanctuary’s younger generation, and my status is second only to the Sect Leader and the Grand Elders. What comeback am I supposed to make? Stage a rebellion?”
【Identity verification complete. Host identity confirmed without error.】
Damn!
Qi Yuan helplessly face-palmed.
“Ding! Information verification complete. The Newbie Gift Pack has been automatically sent to the system reward space. The host may retrieve it at any time.”
【Congratulations on obtaining High-Grade Qi Gathering Pills ×10】
【Congratulations on obtaining the Qi Refining Stage foundational technique ‘Purple Sun Art’ ×1】
【Congratulations on obtaining Low-Grade Spirit Stones ×300】
……
Looking at the dazzling array of items in the gift pack, Qi Yuan’s mouth twitched.
This newbie gift pack was a bit too… “newbie,” wasn’t it?
High-Grade Qi Gathering Pills?
As the Sanctuary Sect Leader’s final direct disciple, he had taken Top-Grade Qi Gathering Pills even during Qi Refining. Their purer medicinal power made one worth ten high-grade pills.
He could casually produce a hundred or so introductory manuals like the “Purple Sun Art,” many of them better, complete with senior experts’ insights and annotations.
His storage bracelet even held the “Purple Qi from the East Art,” an advanced version of the “Purple Sun Art”—a collector’s edition handwritten by its creator.
And three hundred low-grade spirit stones… that was even more ridiculous. Was this meant for beggars?
Qi Yuan was speechless for a moment.
Although these low-tier items could be considered treasures for cultivators just entering Qi Refining… he was almost ready to form his Nascent Soul! What use did he have for a pile of junk?
As exasperation settled over his face, more lines of text appeared on the system interface:
“The Newbie Task is now open. Upon successful completion, the host will receive exclusive Reversal Points and task rewards. If the task fails, subsequent tasks will not be unlocked.”
Newbie Task:
“To feed yourself, you toil all day in the Azure Cloud Town mine, only to suffer exploitation and bullying from the Black Tiger Gang. Most of your income goes toward protection fees.”
“Not long ago, Black Tiger Gang Hall Master Xu Biao took a fancy to your younger sister and threatened to forcibly take her as a concubine. Please rise up and stop this.”
“Task Content: Defeat Black Tiger Gang Hall Master Xu Biao (Qi Refining Third Layer) within three days.”
“Task Difficulty: Four Stars (Difficult)”
“Task Reward: 50 Reversal Points; repair host’s damaged dantian and meridians.”
……
Trash system! It clearly got the wrong person!
Staring at the text on the system panel, Qi Yuan couldn’t help but twitch his mouth again.
Leaving aside the completely mismatched backstory… He—a Holy Scion at Golden Core Perfection—was actually being asked to deal with some Black Tiger Gang Hall Master holed up in a backwater town.
What kind of “reversal” was this supposed to be?
And the so-called task rewards were even more laughable. His dantian and meridians were rock-solid; there weren’t any problems at all! What was there to repair?!
He was about to break through to Nascent Soul soon; how could he have spare time to bother with the damn Black Tiger Gang? Whoever wanted to deal with them could go ahead…
Qi Yuan cursed inwardly and was just about to toss this idiotic task to the back of his mind when he suddenly paused.
He noticed a virtual button had appeared in the upper right corner of the interface: 【Points Mall】.
Well… since I’m already here… maybe take a look inside?
Thinking this, Qi Yuan focused his mind and opened the Points Mall.
Whoosh—
Light flashed before his eyes as an array of heaven-and-earth treasures unfolded within his vision.
《Chaos True Art》, Great Dao-level technique; price: 100,000,000 Reversal Points.
Heaven-Opening Divine Axe; Innate Primordial Treasure; price: 80,000,000 Reversal Points.
Further down: Primordial World Saint Body; Ancient True Dragon Bloodline; Heaven-Mending Pill…
One rare treasure after another appeared clearly before Qi Yuan’s eyes, making them go wide; even his breathing became slightly ragged.
Holy crap!
This damn system actually has some good stuff!
Qi Yuan took a deep breath to calm his agitated emotions.
Although this so-called Trash-to-God System wasn’t very reliable… no matter what, it was still an opportunity bestowed by the heavens. It would be a real pity to just give up on it.
The path of immortality is long; the road is perilous.
Having a system as support would definitely increase one’s hopes of reaching the peak.
Moreover… systems generally issue tasks that progress from easy to difficult. As long as he kept completing tasks… sooner or later, the rewards would reach levels that could actually be helpful.
After pondering for quite some time… Qi Yuan finally made up his mind.
“I’ll do it!”
Once decided, he exited the mall interface, took a jade slip from his sleeve, and channeled a wisp of divine sense into it.
This jade slip contained a detailed map of the world.
The cultivation world around the Supreme Mystery Sanctuary was vast and full of sects. If Azure Cloud Town was too far away, he might not make it there within three days.
He soon located Azure Cloud Town by searching the map with his Divine Sense.
Fortunately, Azure Cloud Town lay on the edge of the Supreme Mystery Sanctuary’s territory.
It was more than a hundred thousand li from the Sanctuary’s heartland, but its internal teleportation arrays could get him there in one day.
Traveling all that way to “challenge” a petty Qi Refining third-layer thug was embarrassing.
Truthfully, he could easily send an underling to effortlessly beat the living daylights out of the target. But according to the system, the host was definitely required to take personal action for it to count. So, the trip was unavoidable…
If word got out, it would likely bring great shame upon the Supreme Mystery Sanctuary’s reputation…
……
The next day.
Azure Cloud Town.
Qi Yuan glanced at the bustling mortal streets. His Golden Core Divine Sense swept over the town; nothing stirring within dozens of li escaped his notice.
“Found it!”
He soon locked onto the location of the Black Tiger Gang. His figure flickered and silently vanished from his original spot without attracting the slightest attention.
Meanwhile.
Before a newly piled grave mound.
“Little wench, your brother promised you to me before he died. From now on, as long as you are obedient and listen to your master, I guarantee you endless riches and honor. Otherwise… Hmph!”
The speaker was a man between thirty and forty with a full beard. He wore a cold sneer and a frivolous expression as he looked at the girl before him.
“Spit! You beast! My brother died because of your schemes! I wish I could kill you immediately to avenge him!”
Tears filled Qi Yao’s eyes as she clenched her teeth and shouted.
“Hah! You won’t take the easy way? Then we’ll do this the hard way. Boys, take her alive!”
The bearded man gave a sinister laugh and waved his fan-like palm forward. Two burly men beside him pounced fiercely toward the girl like wolves and tigers.
“Wench! You should feel lucky I want you. I’ll have you right here on your brother’s grave—let’s see how defiant you are then!”
As he spoke, the bearded face was filled with triumph.
Watching the two Black Tiger Gang lackeys getting closer and closer, Qi Yao was frightened pale, her face losing all color as she retreated repeatedly.
Just then, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended. The surrounding air instantly solidified, freezing the Black Tiger Gang members in place as if a pause button had been pressed.
Qi Yao was stunned for a moment. She turned her head to look, and her panicked gaze fell upon a young man who had suddenly appeared not far away.
The young man wore a moon-white brocade robe. His handsome features were outstanding, and his aura was profound. Simply standing there, he gave off a feeling of transcending the mundane world.
Seeing her look over, the young man smiled slightly. His gaze fell upon the simple wooden plaque erected in front of the grave mound, and with an expression of dawning realization, he said:
“Your brother was named Qi Yuan, right? Coincidentally, we share the same name.”
This idiotic system damn sure got the wrong person!