"Hmm..."
Xu Fei sat on a modest bed in his dorm while looking at his phone. He was currently playing an idle cultivation game happily as he quietly hummed a song to himself.
He was a twenty years old college student who studied at a prestigious university. It was hard to get here since he was born into a poor family. Although his intelligence is pretty moderate, he studied relentlessly day and night and took many competitions everywhere like a madman to get into this university.
Due to this hardworking personality of his, he even got a permanent dark circle under his eyes. His family and friends even wondered how he still had no problems with that kind of mental strain.
The game he was playing is about making a character that will cultivate slowly by itself. The player will then go through some stories with different characters, gaining items and spirit stones through some quests which could be used to learn techniques, breakthrough, and increase their stats.
The game itself might seem boring and repetitive, but it was good enough for Xu Fei to play in his free time and it didn't consume much time since it's an idle game.
Currently, his character was about to have enough cultivation base to breakthrough the final realm, the God realm.
"It's about time..." he muttered quietly under his breath.
He stared at the screen intensely with shining eyes. His heart was pounding and his hands were shaking as if he was about to have a new child.
No one in the world has managed to reach this realm before. Well, that's probably because not many people play this game, but it was still exciting to be the first one in the world to reach it.
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[ 290,872,290 / 300,000,000 Cultivation Base]
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[ 296,902,990 / 300,000,000 Cultivation Base]
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[ 299,992,210 / 300,000,000 Cultivation Base]
So close, so close!
Just a few bit more and he will certainly reach it!
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[ 300,000,000 / 300,000,000 Cultivation Base ]
[ Conditions have been met, would you like to proceed to breakthrough? ]
'Yes!! Finally!!'
Xu Fei was screaming internally, he finally did it!
After two months of grinding nonstop, he finally achieved something no one else managed to do. Although it's mostly just a waiting game, it still feels like a massive achievement.
'Huhuhu... I'll now claim the first place on the player's leaderboard, far above everyone else! I wonder what the reward will be? Is it only a stat increase? Or maybe I'll get an overpowered artifact that has never been seen before?!' he thought in excitement as he lifted his hand toward the phone screen.
He was about to press the 'yes' button when all of a sudden, a sound came out of his microwave.
Ding!
"Ugh, what a way to ruin the mood... I guess my steak is done cooking."
He then slowly put his phone aside and got up from his bed, before starting to make his way into his small kitchen. As soon as he arrived, a delicious scent immediately hit his nose as Xu Fei immediately started to drool.
Gurgle...
He rubbed his stomach as he realized just how hungry he is.
'T-This steak smells so good... Two hours of cooking well worth! I should quickly sear it and go back to the game.'
Speaking of which, Xu Fei was also a really good cook. Cooking is basically a talent that he was born with and he put it to great use in his daily life. His family and friends had once thought that he would become a professional cook after finishing university, but he denied it since he already have international business as his college major. In the end, he simply settled in as a home cook.
He then quickly took the steak from the microwave and seared it on a cooking pan. In the end, he was left with a delicious-looking steak with a few toppings on it.
He wiped some sweat from his face.
"Phew, now back to the game!"
He rushed back to his room and grabbed his phone.
[ Conditions have been met, would you like to proceed to breakthrough? ]
[ Yes ]
Then, an animation started.
Clouds were swirling in the skies above his character and thunder started to crackle, hitting his character a few times. Some of the thunders were parried while some hit his character straight in the face.
He stared at his phone with a blank expression, the animation was not that amazing in his opinion, there were many animations in other games that would be more breathtaking than this one. What he was excited about was not the animation, but the result and the stats it would bring.
Though, the animation continued for a whole minute and Xu Fei's eyebrows started to furrow.
'Strange... usually breakthrough animations only took ten seconds to finish, but this one has been going on for a whole minute and it's still going. Maybe it's because it's the final realm?' He thought.
Crackle crackle...
Another five minutes have passed but the animation is still going.
'Strange, this is very strange! There's no way the developer intended for it to be this long! Is it a bug??'
six minutes...
ten minutes...
fifteen minutes...
'Well, whatever...' he thought
The animation just keeps on going and Xu Fei who was bored out of his mind, went out to study while eating his now cold steak.
After thirty minutes have passed, the thunders stopped and the clouds cleared, the animation has finally stopped. Xu Fei who was currently eating his homemade steak out of boredom was alerted once more and took a look at his phone.
"Is it finally done?"
He saw that it was indeed finished and heaved a sigh of relief. If it went on for a bit longer then he would've taken his phone to a service shop and wasted a ton of money. Finally, a notification popped up on his screen.
[ Congratulations player Oomfie37, for breaking through to a new stage, the God realm ]
[ The tutorial has been completed ]
[ Would you like to move on to the real game? ]
An ominous text appeared on his screen and Xu Fei tilted his head, confused.
"Tutorial? What does that mean?"
What the hell... Does that mean the whole two months he spent grinding were wasted for a tutorial? What kind of crappy game is this??
Veins were starting to appear on his head as his blood pressure started to increase. His breath turned ragged as Xu Fei was fuming out of anger.
"Agh, Whatever! I won't play this game ever again!"
He slammed the phone onto his bed and decided to ignore it as he continued eating. He decided to cool off for a bit. Rather than wasting his time on a game, he would rather make use of it doing something else.
But unknown to him, even after the phone turned off, the text was still present on the screen.
[ Player has exceeded the time required to answer ]
[ Commencing automatically... ]
Xu Fei was still eating on his desk when all of a sudden, a bolt of lightning the size of a house hit his dorm. In a flash, everything that it hits, including Xu Fei and his steak was reduced to nothing and disappeared as a massive earthquake erupted after.
[ We shall pray for your success. Good Luck! ]
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Xu Fei woke up with a sharp gasp as the bright blue sky stung his eyes.
Huff... huff...
"W-What happened? Where am I?"
Instead of the comfort of his room, he was greeted with the sight of a forest. Everywhere he looked, large trees with a diameter of five meters surrounded him along with many bushes and strange plants. Birds were chirping in the sky while small squirrels were climbing around trees.
"How in the world did I get here... huh!?"
He then looked down on his body. He was buck naked and he could clearly see it... Two mounds were present on his chest and... his little brother was gone...
"W-Wha-!? I... became a woman!?"
Blood immediately rushed to her head as she blushed furiously like a tomato. In the past, she was a pure virgin and had never touched a woman other than her mother. To think that the first boobs she saw were from herself...
"Mirror... I need a mirror!"
She then ran around the forest looking for some water to use as a mirror and it wasn't long until she located a small pond near the place she woke up. She quickly approached the pond and looked at her reflection in the water.
She has a beautiful face that was complemented by her pale white skin. A long white hair was flowing down from her head to her waist like a waterfall as sharp jade green eyes looked back at her. She also has a cute small nose and thin lips and overall, she looked like some kind of supermodel.
"Wait a minute..."
But what catches her off guard was not the fact that she was beautiful... but because this was the character she made in the idle cultivation game that she played!
"Don't tell me... I rebirthed into the game as my own character!?"
She then recalled when the text that appeared after her character broke through the God realm.
"Is this what it means by moving on to the real game?" she thought
She then looked back at the bright sky and her surroundings as she pinched her cheek. A sharp pain immediately rushed to her cheek as she let out a cute 'ouch'. There's no way this is a game, isn't this simply too realistic?
'My voice is pretty cute though...'
"But that is not my concern right now... I need to quickly get out of this forest and find some kind of civilization real quickly. I do not know how to survive in the forest without clothes, shelter, and food. Well, even if I do, there's still no way I can survive with this frail body."
Speaking of which, her body is also very frail. Just running around for a bit had her panting like crazy.
"In any case, I should head out now-"
[ System has been installed successfully ]
"AAH!"
She let out a high-pitched scream as a hologram panel suddenly appeared right in front of her face.
[ Status has been installed! ]
[ Inventory has been installed! ]
[ Welcome to the world of cultivation! ]
[ Since you have exceeded the time limit to answer, the system has transferred player Oomfie37 automatically ]
[ You are the first person to have arrived, you will receive a reward for being the first to transfer ]
"Shujie? System? Transfer??" she asked as she tilted her head to the side, confused.
She couldn't even process what just happened. A futuristic-looking hologram panel just appeared in front of her face that looks very out of place in this dense forest. Moreover... system? Isn't that the thing that gave protagonists cheats in many trashy novels?
However, the system didn't give time for her to clear her confusion...
[ Please choose among these holy physiques as a reward ]
[-------------- Message --------------]
> Mahayana Holy Body
> Longevity Holy Body
> Demonic Dragon Body
> Heavenly Demon Body
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"H-Holy physique?"
Xu Fei was stupefied. If she remembered correctly from the game's lore, holy physiques are a trait that only appeared once every tens of thousands of years. Every person who owned a holy physique would instantly advance their cultivation realms like it was a walk in the park and their holy Qi is special as it was way stronger than normal Qi.
But not everything was perfect about it. Holy bodies are highly sought-after by powerful cultivators since they are required to make heaven-defying pills that can increase their power greatly. Not only that, but they are also very suitable for dual cultivation since the partner would benefit greatly from their holy Qi.
Due to these reasons, those with a holy body would most often be killed at an early age to make pills and sometimes also kidnapped by others for dual cultivation.
Xu Fei thought about it deeply.
She tried to tap the system panel for a while to see if she can reject it, but it doesn't seem to work. It seems like she had to choose no matter what.
'Hmmm...'
Demonic Dragon Body and Heavenly Demon Body are definitely out of the question. Just by the demon in their name, she would definitely be hunted by all sorts of people around the world. They wouldn't want the birth of a new supreme demon after all.
And now, she was left with Mahayana Holy Body and Longevity Holy Body.
Mahayana Holy Body was a body blessed by the heavens and the person who possess it would have the strength to lift a boulder without even starting to cultivate. She remembered reading that from the game.
Though Longevity Holy Body is completely unheard of, she could definitely guess that it has something to do with life essence or long life.
After ten minutes of staring at the system panel, she made up her mind.
"Alright, I will go with Longevity Holy Body!"
There were many reasons behind it.
First, she doesn't know anything about cultivation and was very worried if she had any talent for it. Although she does have strong willpower and works harder than others, cultivating would still take a very long time without talent since some realms can only be reached by enlightenment.
But with Longevity Holy Body that seems to give you a long life, she was certain she could surpass others eventually without dying of old age first.
Without further ado, she tapped 'Longevity Holy Body'.
Immediately, she felt endless energy and vitality entering her body as her bones and organs twisted and turned.
Crack!
"A-AAHH!"
She subconsciously let out a gut-wrenching scream as extreme pain flowed throughout her body. For a moment, she feels like she was about to faint, but she resisted it. She was currently in the middle of the forest after all and wild beasts are everywhere.
The pain lasted for a whole minute, but it felt like hours before it was finally done.
[ Longevity Holy Body has been successfully installed! ]
Xu Fei was left sprawled on the ground panting and crying as black liquids made of impurities were squeezed out of her body.
"Holy... Holy crap..."
The once refreshing air of the forest has now turned into foul air due to the amount of impurities she squeezed out. It almost made her vomit furiously, but she held it in.
"I need to clean up quickly!"
She glanced at the small pond that she used as a mirror. Now that she looked at it, the waters are short and very clear. It's probably safe to bathe in, right?
Xu Fei quickly staggered over to the pond and washed herself for some time until her pristine body is clear of impurities.
Now the pond's water looks slightly black, but she doesn't mind it.
Then again, she remembered the system mentioning that status and inventory has been installed. Is it the system status that she has read about in novels lately?
'Status.'
[--------------Status-------------]
Title: Transmigrator
Cultivation: -
Stat Points: 10
Skill points: -
Strength: 5
Agility: 5
Stamina: 5
Intelligence: 5
Charm: 50
Qi: -
Skills: -
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"Whoa..."
The panel is pretty big, probably as big as her torso. It was very strange seeing a hologram in real life, but she was pretty glad that she doesn't have to scream 'status' out loud to open it.
She was also glad she have some sort of golden finger just like other main protagonists from novels. At least she won't live like a peasant and die meaninglessly without reaching the peak.
She looked back at the panel and suddenly, her brows furrowed.
'Why is my name still Oomfie37 though? This freaking game...'
At this time she looked at her hand. Her hand had become wrinkled after bathing in the pond for a long time.
'Well, I guess it's time to go now. Before going to a nearby civilization, I need to make some clothes and make some food. I also need to distribute my stat points into strength, stamina, an-'
Ding!
[ The prologue quest has begun! ]
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PROLOGUE
You have woken up in an unknown world of cultivation without anything other than your precious little life. A new environment, new life, new fun adventure! Though, It seems like your special physique has something about it that some cute animals found delicious.
type: Main Quest
Difficulty: Very Hard
Objective: SURVIVE
Quest Rewards:
> Main Quest progression
> Extreme Yin Elixir
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Xu Fei was once again interrupted by the system panel, but she didn't find it unpleasant. After all, it's a quest!
Her eyes shine brightly as she took a look at the quest, but the more she looked at it, the more she found it strange. Cute animals? Survive?
But then all of a sudden, she heard a rustle inside the bush behind her.
She was immediately alerted and slowly looked behind her. She saw countless eyes inside the bushes that stared at her without blinking, and behind them, a massive figure about the size of five meters tall appeared with glowing eyes as a low growl was emitted...
All colors were drained out of Xu Fei's face as she pissed herself. Her legs became weak as she felt an indescribable fear out of the back of her mind that says 'run'.
"O-Oh god... help..."