"You are impressive, I get why Mu Kai and Zhu Li want to follow you. Their loyalty was always tied to the Blood sect." Says Li Shao.
?!
...
"Everyone, leave. I want to talk to the elder." I say.
They nod and left.
"Don't worry, I am an exile of the sect. Although I still keep in touch with some." Says Li Shao.
...
"The one who was commissioned to kill you is a man called Mr Lin. He is ruthless but very cautious."
Mr Lin? And chief Lin? The tournament was a gauge for Mr Lin to determine how strong his targets are.
Seeing that I'm still alive, Mr Lin might have given up the commission or offered a high price that the Patriarch cannot afford. Mr Lin wouldn't know if I am a young master of an influential family in the upper realm that cannot be offended.
Li Shao takes off the bandage and wipes the remnants of the herbs off my body. "You are free to escape. I won't stop you but I advise against it. The blood sect will come for you and your injury is yet to be healed."
The blood sect might have asked Li Shao to keep an eye on me while the patriarch reports his findings.
"There exist many geniuses in every generation, yet the numbers that reached adulthood can easily be in one digit." Says Li Shao. "I have no intention to harm you. In fact, I rather help you and have no obligation to 'keep an eye on you.'. You are very interesting after all. As long as you are here, no one will harm you."
"Do you know where the blood sect operates?" I ask.
"I wish I do. I don't even know if the blood sect truly has a headquarters, their location of operation changes every time."
Li Shao washes the bandages as the young girl from before knocks on the door.
?
She has an anxious complexion.
"T-The Heavenly Divine Dragon patriarch wants to meet with Wang Ji."
...
Li Shao stands up. "Wait here."
...
A few minutes later, he returns with three elders.
One of the elders is wearing a red robe with gold lining and has a grey goat moustache.
Li Shao seems to be containing his laughter.
"These three have something amusing to say." Li Shao says.
The three elders sit beside the bed and bow.
They are showing that much respect?
I have humiliated their sect over and over but they chose to give me this treatment.
"I pay my respects to you, young master. I am the Patriarch of the Heavenly Divine Dragon sect, Wang Li Ye." Says the man with the goat moustache. "I will cut to the chase. We want you to be the Patriarch of our sect!"
!!!!!!?????
"Many clans have come and tried to talk with you but I turned all of them down. However, for them, haha... Very amusing isn't it?" Says Li Shao.
"A sect is one's origin and root yet you are handing it to a stranger?" I ask.
"What worth is an origin without pride. I ask for nothing but fame, I want the young master to rise our sect back to the top."
Back to the top...
"The sect used to be one of the top three factions in the country, their glory ended when their ancestor died of a disease. Since then, they have not produced any geniuses to rival the rising generations." Says Li Shao.
"A life without power is only suffering. Wealth and status is the only luxury in the Murim. If you are uncomfortable with being a Patriarch, you can be engaged to my daughter, Li Xing. She is one of the top beauties in Tiansu-"
"No need, she is annoying."
...
Li Ye clenches his fist as he curses Li Xing in his mind.
I smile.
These are old fools who are foolish enough to rely on external power. They are lazy and do not make the effort to raise the sect.
As long as it seems to benefit the most with the least amount of effort, they will choose that route.
...
"It's not a bad idea."
!!!
"R-Really?!" Their eyes shine brightly.
My secondary objective is to experience this interesting world, becoming a sect leader may widen my perspective on many things. Besides, these old fools are easy to predict and I can have the power to keep an eye on Xie Mo.
In the event of an emergency... I have the virus to control them.
"Many thanks, young master!!" All of them kowtow to me.
"There should be requirements to become a sect patriarch?" I ask.
"Yes, but the procedure is not a gruelling one. I wish the young master great health and prosperity, we will come to pick you up a few weeks later."
And those old fools left in a hurry. Li Shao stares at me and smirks. "You've struck the jackpot. Those foolish fools..."
...
"Senior, I will rest in your residence for the time being. Is it fine if I roam around the island?" I ask.
"Ho? The sudden respect? Yes, you can as long as you don't step out."
There are huge barriers surrounding the island.
Li Shao rewrap the bandage and packs up. "Cultivation is possible but I advise against physical training. Try not to move too much for the first week."
I nod.
"Ah right! Before I forget, your prize for the tournament is on the table beside."
And Li Shao left.
There are a few panels in the corner of my eye.
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The host has successfully humiliated Xie Mo and prevented him from achieving first place in the tournament.
-2000 fate points
+20000 points.
The virus has stayed in him long enough to enable the "Tracking" function.
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System-level: 11
Current Cultivation Realm: Fourth stage of Foundation Establishment.
The number of Infected people: 569,449
The number of people killed: 1,095
Recovered: 33
Evolution Points: 646,828
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The Virus in slot one has mutated due to its infection numbers.
Symptom: Vomiting has been added.
Contagious: E->D
[The host is still required to buy the evolution in the evolution tree if he wishes to apply the symptom to another virus.]
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Tracking function?
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-Xie Mo
Reincarnation of a Supreme master from the upper realms.
Despite his arrogant attitude, he is a master in every single field such as being an array master, alchemist, and of course martial arts. The only thing holding him back is Xie Mo's body and cultivation.
Threat to host: Low(Medium if offended)
Fate: 46500 fate value remaining.
Love interest: Li Xing.
[Track]
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I press "Track" and I instantly know his location. He is at a place above NieLong, is he in the Heavenly Divine Dragon Sect resting?
I didn't know the sect existed above NieLong. There might be another array to keep it hidden from view.
Li Ruo walks into the room and climbs onto the bed. Looking at the table that acts as a nightstand, there is a small box and a dark blue plate armour.
The armour emits a chilling Qi. The moment I touch it, it registers me as the owner and merges with my skin.
?!!
"What..."
I touch my chest and feel only smooth skin. Where did it go?
"Li Ruo, bite my arm." I extend my right hand.
Li Ruo chomps on it and the armour immediately pops up in the area, colliding with Li Ruo's teeth.
"Ack!" She jolts back as she covers her mouth.
So that's how it is...I am still able to take a bath without its obstruction.
An exclamation mark is constantly bothering me on my status screen beside the "mission" tab.
I tap on it.
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Mission available:
-Reach an infection count of 1000000
+10000 points.
+Recovery of Meridians and lower Dantian
-Get 50,000 Kills
+40,000 points
+1 Martial Package Z
+1 Virus slot
-Reach level 10(Complete!)
+1 Martial Package Y
+20,000 points
[Claim]
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!
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Congratulations! The host has obtained a martial technique:
-Fist of the King.
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A punching technique! This will be useful.
Now then... Search Xie Mo's knowledge for a body cultivation technique.
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Search result:
-Refinement of Dao(100,000 points)
[Extract]
-Total reformation(40,000 points)
[Extract]
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I extract "Refinement of Dao".
!!
This again... A scroll of words flashed through my mind and I instantly learnt the technique.
Taking a deep breath, I quickly went into meditative mode as Li Ruo falls asleep on the bed behind me.
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At the Heavenly Divine Dragon sect, Li Xing's room.
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*knock knock*
...
Li Xing is curled up in a ball on her bed, embarrassed and ashamed.
"It's me. We need to talk." Says Li Ye.
...
When no response was heard, Li Ye opens the door anyways.
"What do you want?" Says Li Xing.
...
"Are you here to ask me for an engagement with Wang Ji? I..."
"It's not about that. Besides, he does not mind and will be the sect Patriarch soon."
!!!!
"You are not taking him in but instead handing our entire origin to him!? What has gone into you?!" Li Xing exclaims.
Li Ye stares at Li Xing.
...
"I know what you are thinking and I don't expect you to get along with the young master. But let me share something with you... It's about your mother."