Second Chosen One
"Xie Mo was captured and humiliated?" A girl says softly. She sits behind a translucent curtain in her room.
"The princess talked?!" The cultivators beside her talk. They are wearing golden armour and are part of the imperial army.
The slim small girl wears a smooth and comfortable yellow imperial robe, her long black hair down has two hair clips above her ears.
The girl sweeps the curtain aside to reveal her black eyes.
"Let's go." The girl says.
"Princess, you are under house arrest for sneaking out the previous time." Says the man guarding her room entrance.
"And who was the one that saved me from the assassins? I need to repay him for saving my life."
"Is the princess suggesting we break Xie Mo out?! We will be offending the young master from the upper realms-"
The princess steps out of the room and ignores both men.
The men sigh.
"We are going to get into trouble again..."
"I haven't heard the princess's voice for so long. To think it will be about that brat."
"The princess is very stubborn when it comes to debts...let's follow her."
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"My apologies but please leave for the day. We need some time alone." The man says.
"I don't mind."
I realise I am on a mountain after leaving the sect's property. Surrounding the mountain are many buildings at the base.
This is... Jian Mi, northeast of Nielong.
As I walk down the mountain, a panel pops up.
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A chosen one has been infected. The chosen one is near the host in Jian Mi.
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?!!
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New special infected
-Shao Hui
The young master of the Golden Steal merchant group. He had zero talent in martial arts or trading, he specialises in studying and writing. Keen to be a writer and is usually very quiet.
However, his soul clashed with another soul that was once the "God of money hoarding" merchant. That transferred all the knowledge of the master to Shao Hui who now brings his merchant group to fame.
Although Shao Hui is still naturally quiet, he became influenced by his greed for money and underwent a drastic unnoticeable change inside.
A pure facade hiding the cruel manipulation nature beneath.
Threat to Host: Low
Threat to Sect: Very High
Fate: 100,000 fate value remaining.
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The Golden Steal, the one who has contracted with my sect for Nielong.
"Patriarch Wang?" A boy says softly.
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Before I realise it, I am at the foot of the mountain, the edge of Jian Mi. A carriage is parked beside the road near and someone from inside calls me out.
"You are-"
The red skull above this frail boy. He is Shao Hui?!
Shao Hui stares at me.
His dark eyes and short hair are a rare sight in the Murim.
His pupils jolt up and down, glancing at my entire body.
...
"I will be going," I say.
People like Xie Mo are easy to deal with. But manipulative people require more effort to overcome, I have a feeling he will be a thorn. He has a 100,000 fate value, twice as much as Xie Mo's, what the hell will he do in the future to have that much.
Regardless, that's okay, I will do things as I've always been doing.
I walk to the teleportation array on the east side of the city and pay 2 gold coins to use it.
The employee gives me the passing signal and I step into the circle. One blinding flash and I am on the outskirts of Nielong.
Returning to the sect, I see Gaoming periodically strolling around the walls of the sect. He seems worried?
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His eyes widen when he sees me. "Patriarch! You are finally back! Quick! Come!"
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I follow him to the prison cells to find no Xie Mo and a big hole in the mountain.
"What happened here?" I ask.
The remaining elders run to me to report.
"Apologies! A girl and two men dressed in black invaded the sect. The men were both in the Nascent Realm so none of us was able to fight back." Says Zhong Han. "Li Ye was heavily injured but the men spared everyone and left with Xie Mo."
I check Xie Mo's location.
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He is in Tianwu?
A girl... Is it the princess that Xie Mo saved?
"What do we do?!" Gaoming exclaims.
I sigh. "Patch up the hole in the mountain. Do not go after Xie Mo, he will come to us eventually. Focus on becoming stronger first, have each of you been practising 'Long Zhi Li' diligently?"
"Y-Yes!"
"Good, master it within a week."
"A week?!" They exclaim.
"Yes, why?"
"N-No! We will practise even harder and master it within a week."
"Glad to hear that." And I left back into the large building.
Since Xie Mo is with the princess, I have no way to reach him. But he will come back for revenge. Now, I need to focus on improving the sect's strength and mine.
Although Long Zhi Li isn't a good technique, it is decent for beginner cultivators. I will use it to hone their body and battle instinct.
Outside my room is Li Xing, waiting patiently.
Her eyes lit up when she sees me. "Welcome back, Patriarch!" She says with a gleaming smile.
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Li Xing.
2nd Stage of Foundation Establishment
4th stage of Sword intent.
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"Oh? Not bad." I say.
"Thank you! It is your guidance that helped me."
My room is sparkling clean with my blanket and pillow laid nice on the edge of the bed. I notice Li Xing is sweating vigorously and bits of dust are on her body.
"Enjoy your rest! I will go back to practising!" Li Xing says and she closes the door.
Li Xing has become very obedient, power brings respect.
I take a deep breath.
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System level up!
System level: 12->13
Unlocked symptom:
Ice Infiltration(500,000 points)
(The infected will feel periodic intense cold.)
Unlocked property
-Qi ignite(3m)
(The host can choose to spark and reverse the flow of Qi in an infected Cultivator, resulting in a detonation.)
Note: Qi ignite can only be activated if the host is stronger than the infected.
Mission completed! Please check the [mission] tab to collect your rewards
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Qi ignite...
Isn't this a jackpot!?
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System-level: 13
Current Cultivation Realm: Sixth stage of Foundation Establishment.
The number of Infected people: 1.1m
The number of people killed: 6,124
Recovered: 581
Evolution Points: 2.3m
[Martial Techniques]
[Special Infected]
[A.infected]
[Sub-Cultivation]
[Contracts]
[Missions]
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-Reach an infection count of 1000000(Complete!)
+10000 points.
+Recovery of Meridians and lower Dantian
[Claim]
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Is this finally it? I can cultivate manually now?!
I click [Claim]
*BOOOOOOOM!!!*
A spectrum of light shoots upwards from my room, creating a tsunami of Qi that spreads across the entire Mount Hua Xi.
My body relaxes as I go into a meditative state. I start to feel a smooth flow of Qi through my body and into my lower dantian.
"Patriarch?!" Li Xing is the first to reach my room and witness the rush of Qi once she opens the door.
"This is?! Incredible profound Qi..."
By instinct, Li Xing sits down and absorbs the Qi into her body.
...
It is soothing.
My eyes are closed but I can feel the vibrations of objects nearby. The pain is gone when I circulate Qi in my meridians; it becomes a smooth massage throughout the body.
When I open my eyes, I feel a refreshing amount of adrenaline. Li Ruo is sleeping beside me again.
Li Xing walks into the room to serve me a cup of tea. "You are awake! Congratulations. Did you release the illusion technique? I can feel the Patriarch's cultivation base."
Li Xing turns her gaze to Li Ruo. "The girl was the one most worried about you. Is she someone from the upper realms?"
"No," I reply.
"The elders are notified of your status and are waiting for you in the throne room."
I nod.
I change and immediately went to the throne room. The elders and core disciples are lined up at the side of the room as I walk in and sit on the chair.
"Greetings to the Patriarch!" They say in unison.
"Sit."
They comply.
"Does the Patriarch have any plans going forward?"
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I ponder for a bit before saying "The tomb of emperor Hua. We will be participating in it next month."
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"Therefore, we will need to become as strong as possible while we still can. Let's make our appearance back in the Murim!" I say.
"Yes! We will comply with the Patriarch's order!"
The Tomb of Emperor Hua opens every 10 years and is an event that challenges every sect to send their best disciples to participate. As long as you are below the Golden Core Realm, you can take part when you are affiliated with a participating sect.
Although the majority of the Artifacts are already taken. A large sum of Artifacts is still collecting dust, not having a worthy owner.
Participating members will have to fight their way into the Tomb of emperor Hua and get a chance at gaining the inheritance. Of course, the artifacts are very picky and the winner may not be recognised.
I smile.
Xie Mo will be there. I won't be surprised if he is fated to obtain the strongest artifact in the tomb, but sadly I am here...