"Senior Dracs, I'll put this young man in your care, how to proceed?"
"Old man Jikoudian Akran, firstly I want you to accept my 'gift', don't resist my power anymore, I can guarantee that it will be beneficial for both of us."
Jikoudian Akran was an old fox and he wasn't willing to do so, but he also knew that asking for an oath should be seen as an offense.
"Senior this…"
"..."
"Alright! Shall I be burned to death if I've been tricked by a crafty Devil… I mean Senior Dracs you don't let me have any way out…" He sighed.
The old ancestor closed his eyes and started to breathe in and out to enter a meditative state and feel the foreign power in his body. It was like a tiny needle at the back of his head. It gave him chills but in the end he accepted it whole.
Soon after, the strange power extended like a formless string until he reached his heart and right at this point he felt that something was changing in himself! During his long cultivation journey he never heard of something like this!
Of course for Dracs it was even more choking because the moment the seed was successfully planted, he instantly felt a new established link with the old man.
[DING : +1,000cp gained…]
[Success!]
[Seed of corruption : 1/5 , current gain 100cp/day]
[DING : +10,000cp, special reward for having successfully planted a seed in a Void Spirit Body stage cultivator…]
[Shop unlocked]
"System, quick show it to me!"
Dracs was impatient to see what was hidden in this 'treasure' so he did it right after the notification popped out. Anyway, with his high speed translation with the system, all those manipulations were done in a mere instant.
[SHOP / current CP : 11,100...]
[Skills (corruption) : ]
Drain / 1,000cp
Purify / 1,000cp
Mindless puppet / 1,000cp
Strings of confusion / 1,000cp
more to unlock…
[Cultivation techniques : ]
Corrupted yin body cultivation / 5,000cp
Mysterious trickster body / 20,000cp
more to unlock...
When he saw all the proposed techniques and skills, Dracs was excited like a little kid during the new year festivities! It has to be said that the stuff was really appropriate for him, the only problem was the price… Fortunately he had earned a huge sum because of the old fart!
Each skill cost 1,000cp while the techniques cost even more! That wasn't a joke, 5,000 for the corrupted yin body cultivation technique and 20,000 for the mysterious trickster body cultivation technique.
[DING]
[QUEST ALERT : find a host before night time]
[REWARD : based on achievements...]
[PENALTY : death]
"Oh shit what should I do, I thought that planting a seed of corruption was already good enough in order to complete this shitty quest! Just tell me clearly what to do!"
[Quest's details : take control over the body of a living creature (human recommended in your current weak state) in order to stabilize your core. Your core is already at his limit and can break at any moment]
"Of course, the skills in the shop are definitely what I need right at this moment, I was aware of it. System, just buy all the skills and the corrupted yin body technique, I understand what I need to do, even if I'm not happy about this."
[Are you sure you want to spend 9,000cp? Y/N]
"Just do it."
A series of notifications rang in his mind like an unstoppable tide of knowledge concerning the skills and technique he just buyed. He felt ecstatic but a bit sad at the same time, the implications weren't something he was prepared for.
Strangely it was like all of this had been planned by someone but in the bottom of his heart he knew that this 'someone' was none other than himself. Indeed, he was now half an A.I and this part of himself was really confusing him.
He already told the old ancestor that he wanted the young man the moment he saw him, and even if his first thought wasn't to use the poor lad in the way he was going to do now, it was the illusion he had created for himself.
But he was mainly a human and this poor lad so he wasn't going to kill him and at least the processus would be kind of harmless. So he said to the old ancestor.
"Old man Jikoudian Akran, I can promise you one thing, I won't kill this young blood relative of you. I'll use it for some time as my vessel and I'll release him the moment I recover enough power. It will be like a dream for him. So, don't make things hard for me, I'm not a cold blood killer nor an evil monster. Just touch his head with your hand and I'll do what I have to do. He shouldn't feel any pain."
The old ancestor was a little taken aback but he also was moved at the same time, he himself had thought that the weird existence who called himself Dracs was going to use a kind of evil technique to possesed this young blood relative but maybe not.
And even if he couldn't trust this 'senior' so easily, in any case his declaration gave him some hope and put his mind at ease a little bit. He then resolutely decided to say one more thing to this great great grandson.
"Taidian, right?"
The poor guy was so fearful that he was literally drenched in sweat and he didn't dare to move an inch at all nor look at the Ancestor. He had waited a couple of minutes already and had prepared many arguments to say but at the crucial moment he couldn't and just replied with all his remaining courage.
"Yes, ancestor!" He almost shouted!
"Hmm… I'm going to reward you for your honesty so I decided to impart you with a new technique to replace your defective one, don't resist or it could be painful… And don't worry about your father, I'll tell him a word or two before I return to seclusion."
The young man was so moved that tears fell down his cheeks but he didn't dare to move after he heard what the Ancestor had told him.
Old man Jikoudian Akran went directly in front of the young man, extended his hand without ceremony and put his finger in the middle of his eyebrows. The very next moment, Dracs used the new abilities he needed to take over the body of the young man.
"Seed of corruption! Strings of confusion! Mindless puppet! System, add a thousand corruption's points to power up all the skills!"
[Consuming 1,000cp, are you sure Y/N]
"Do it!"
Then, he felt a surge of energy and all became crystal clear, he knew exactly what to do and how to do it. Firstly, he cast the seed of corruption that takes roots deeply into the young man's heart and a strong link was established with the body. Next, the strings of confusion contaminated all the body and confused the brain. And the last skill, mindless puppet, the host would become exactly like the skill described.
[Mindless Puppet : target will become mindless and can be commanded by the caster, effect duration depends on the target's will and the user power supply.]
[Detail : target's mind will remain trapped in an illusion until he break through it or the skill effect ended]
[Detail : cannot be casted on corpses]
Right at this moment, Taidian who was ecstatic to receive his 'gift' had entirely loosened up all his defenses to let the Ancestor impart his teachings. Moreover, he was only a peak stage Qi transformation and wasn't prepared at all to be assaulted by many spells at once.
So, before he could react or think through things, he was turned into the mindless puppet, but the combined effect of the strings of confusion and the seed of corruption has greatly enhanced the skill.
Dracs only needed to channel himself, the 'marble', inside the young man to take control, at this stage it was a child's play.
[DING]
[Success : seed of corruption has taken roots, gained 25cp/d...]
[Seed of corruption : 2/5, gained 125cp/d...]
[DING]
[Active strings of confusion : cost 25cp/d...]
[DING]
[Success : mindless puppet has trapped the target's mind, cost 120cp/d...]
[DING]
[Success : you are possessing the host]
[DING]
[QUEST COMPLETED]
[Reward : 10,000cp...]
'Not bad, at last I only lose twenty corruption's points a day, it's really a good harvest.' He thought.
The sensations of having a body were easy to recover from, after all, he was a former human, so it wasn't hard at all to adapt.
[NEW QUEST : find a way to create your own body, no time limit]
He then stood up and looked at the old ancestor and talked to him directly.
"I won't renege on my promise. I know your time is limited but don't forget that we have a deal. I need all access to your clan's library and a special status. The best support you give me, the better for both of us. I may need some time before I free the lad."
When he saw that the lad had definitely disappeared and that the powerful entity was now in his place he felt a bit weird, but he almost coughed blood when he heard what the other wanted!
"Senior Dracs… Don't you go overboard?!"
But the latter only raised his eyebrow while staring at him with a fake smile plastered on his face!
~sigh~
"I think we have already gone too far on this path…"
He then took out a jade token finely engraved and throwed it toward Dracs.
"It's my personal token, at least it would show my acknowledgement, others won't question you and you'll have access in almost every corner of my Clan. Of course it can't give you full access, you'll have to win on your own merits. So are we done?"
Dracs nodded.
"Indeed, we're done… at least for now."
Jikoudian Akran bowed slightly and flew immediately off this cursed place!
Dracs watched toward the direction the old Ancestor went and he clenched his fist and smiled.
"Let my journey begin!"