Chapter One: Who Says a Loser Can Rise Again? I Am the Holy Son!
One of the great sanctuaries of the cultivation world, the Celestial Origin Sanctuary.
Behind the sanctuary, nestled among the mountains, there was a spirit lake. In its shimmering waters, Su Yi, newly established as the Holy Son, soaked with a look of utter contentment.
After his bath, he rose and strode toward the shore. With a sweep of his hand, his robes flew to him, concealing his flawless body and eight-pack abs. Stretching languidly, he stepped out of the spirit lake.
Along the way, every disciple he encountered bowed in reverence.
“Welcome, Holy Son!”
Su Yi had grown accustomed to such scenes. He waved them off, allowing the disciples to rise, then returned to his own abode.
It had been five years since his transmigration. Though he possessed no golden finger, the original owner’s talent was extraordinary: a celestial spirit root unmatched in the world, and a rare innate pure yang constitution. He entered Qi Refining within a month, Foundation Establishment in a year, and Core Formation in two. The sanctuary master took notice and adopted him as his son, making Su Yi a candidate for the next leader of the Celestial Origin Sanctuary.
“Though I lack a golden finger, fortune has favored me. Once I become the master, I’ll be free to do as I please.”
As Su Yi mused, a sudden mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
“Beep beep beep, binding complete. Congratulations, host, you have awakened the Waste-to-Glory System. Of course, this is not an insult but a statement of fact. From now on, I will help you reshape your brilliant life and open the path of reversal!”
“You were born humble, walked on eggshells all your life, endured scorn, possessed a deficient spirit root, and lacked any strength. You could not rise.”
“Later, you were framed by villains and expelled from your clan. Together with your sister, you braved dangers and hardships, tasted all the bitterness of the world.”
“At thirty, you were on the verge of starvation. To survive, you had to toil in a mine, enduring pain day after day.”
“Are you content with such a life? Have you ever thought of resisting? Of changing your fate? Now, as long as you complete the tasks I give, you will obtain supreme cultivation techniques, peerless talents, invincible treasures, legendary pills, and more. Just follow my instructions—reversing your fate will be as easy as turning your hand!”
The system’s tone was exceedingly professional: despite its rapid speech, every word was clear, drawing Su Yi in.
He was utterly bewildered.
Was this describing him?
Waste-to-glory, humble origins, framed, mining?
He was the Holy Son of the Sanctuary, second only to the master and above all others.
Realizing this, Su Yi was both amused and exasperated.
“Buddy, you must be mistaken. What you described is nothing like me—completely different. You’ve got the wrong person! Waste-to-glory? As long as I don’t court disaster, there’s no way I’ll become a waste. And my current situation is worlds apart from what you said.”
“No error detected. Host, please retract your doubts.”
“No, but I reached Core Formation in three years, and now I’m the Holy Son. Unless I rebel, within a century, I’ll be the sanctuary master. Do you think I need your help?”
“No error detected. Host, please retract your doubts.”
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No error, my ass!
Su Yi was at a loss for words.
“Ding! Host has been fully bound to the system. Now distributing the novice gift pack. Please check your rewards! Open the system reward pack to view.”
“Congratulations, you have received: Supreme Qi Condensation Powder x10.”
“Congratulations, you have received: Basic Qi Refining Technique ‘Solar Violet Qi Method’ x1.”
“Congratulations, you have received: Low-grade spirit stones x500.”
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Looking at the dazzling array of rewards, Su Yi’s mouth twitched.
It really was a novice gift pack. If he’d seen this during his early Qi refining days, he might have been impressed. But now, these were as insignificant as a fly’s leg.
Qi Condensation Powder? Supreme grade?
He had no need for it; he consumed it like daily food.
And this Solar Violet Qi Method, the most basic entry-level technique in the cultivation world, wasn’t worth a fraction of his current Celestial Origin Creation Method. If thrown at him, it could at best serve as a table wedge during meals.
Su Yi was speechless. These rewards were as good as nothing. This system—anyone else could have it.
Just as he was about to voice his rejection again, a line of small text appeared on the interface.
“Novice task issued. Host, please complete it promptly. Completing tasks will earn points and rewards. If the task fails, subsequent tasks and rewards will not be issued. Please take this seriously!”
[To make ends meet, you labor in the bitter kiln of Qingping Town, suffering under the oppression of Black Scar. Each time, most of your wages are forcibly taken. Your forbearance only emboldens the Black Scar leader, who has set his sights on your sister, intending to forcibly marry her. Host, do not be afraid—stand up and resist!]
[Task: Defeat Black Scar Gang leader Zhao Dezhu (Qi Refining Level 3). Difficulty: Four and a half stars (Hard).]
[Task reward: Repair damaged dantian, rebuild body meridians. Shop points x100.]
Su Yi was covered in black lines; he was certain the system had mistaken him for someone else.
Repair a damaged dantian? Rebuild body meridians? He was healthy and on the verge of Nascent Soul formation. What was there to repair?
For a waste, this would indeed be a reversal.
But for him, it was utterly redundant.
Su Yi was about to close the interface and ignore it when he noticed a shop button was now lit.
Driven by curiosity, Su Yi tapped the shop button.
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Inside, the dazzling array of items made his eyes widen.
“Hongmeng Method,” the first cultivation technique at the dawn of creation, ancestor of all methods—price: 100,000,000 points.
“Hongmeng Ancestor Sword,” an innate supreme treasure born at the founding of heaven and earth—price: 800,000,000 points.
Further down: Nine Dragons Star Technique, Peerless Overlord Body, Primordial Treasures, True Dragon Bloodline, and so forth—so many that he could barely take them all in, his eyes flashing, breath quickening.
Su Yi was stunned; many items he’d never heard of, but those he did were all legendary, unattainable treasures.
This damned system actually had something to offer! It was far from useless as he had imagined.
Though its present rewards were rather lackluster, the shop alone held infinite potential.
The immortal path was perilous and unpredictable; no one could guarantee smooth sailing ahead.
Opportunity must be seized tightly—for who would complain of having too few trump cards? The more, the better.
Though these rewards now seemed meaningless, they surely would not remain so. As he completed tasks, the system’s rewards would certainly keep pace.
After much deliberation, he made up his mind and drew a jade slip from his storage pouch.
This jade slip contained the detailed map of the world, recording everything from major powers to small country borders.
He didn’t know how far Celestial Origin Sanctuary was from the so-called Qingping Village. The cultivation world was vast, and the journey would cross complex territories; if it was too distant, he’d have to rely on the teleportation arrays in the major cities.
Fortunately, Qingping Town was on the edge of the sanctuary’s sphere of influence.
That made things easier.
Though the journey spanned tens of thousands of miles, with teleportation arrays, it could be done in a day.
Thinking of how he, the dignified Holy Son, had to travel far just to resolve a trivial matter, Su Yi felt mildly annoyed and even embarrassed.
“Forget it, all for the sake of the task.”
If possible, he’d prefer to send a subordinate, but feared the system would mark him as inactive—and since the system was bound to him, it surely wanted him to act personally. So, he could only imagine it; he was unwilling to risk it.
If successful, it would be a lazy shortcut; if not, subsequent tasks might be lost—trading a watermelon for a sesame seed.
Still, he’d have to keep a low profile on this trip. If the matter leaked, how would others view him? He might even disgrace the sanctuary...
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