"Fine, I'll go and cultivate then…", Zhang Baichi spoke without any conviction, as if he was making an excuse. He lightly punched Lu Hao in the chest and spoke with a smirk. "I'll train until I drop. If I really die, I won't have any regrets, so you better prepare a proper funeral for me."
Lu Hao's expression lost all seriousness and he laughed out loud. "Haha! Good, that's what I wanted to hear! I'll make use of my connections and prepare the greatest funeral the Outer Sect has ever seen, so you better don't embarrass yourself!"
After a few more words, Lu Hao watched as Zhang Baichi returned to his cottage and the smile slowly vanished from his face, replaced with a thoughtful expression as he stared at Zhang Baichi's back. "…Ji Jian that bast*rd. I went out of my way to tell him and his goons when I would be in secluded cultivation, but they still didn't manage to finish the job. They were even tricked by some fake blood technique and left that rat unharmed? Do they think they can just ignore my orders?"
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Zhang Baichi returned to his room, a vicious expression on his face as he threw the clay vial pills into a corner, shattering it and sending the pills flying all over the ground. "What f*cking 'Brother Lu'! What f*cking 'No authority to move the clan's experts'?! That dog-like bast*rd is also trying to kill me! And with poisoned pills at that?!"
Fortunately, Zhang Baichi had the system to aid him. A simple massage was displayed when Lu Hao placed the pills in his hand, informing him that he had obtained a vial of 'Poisoned Inferior Blood Pills'! This Lu Hao was simply a wolf in sheep's clothing! He was no friend at all!
"As expected of a d*mn xianxia setting, you can't trust anyone at all. To h*ll with this bullsh*t sect!", Zhang Baichi raged for a while, still making sure to keep his voice as low as possible lest someone overhear him speak.
He panted angrily, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes for a few seconds. He looked around in the small cottage. There was a bed, a table and a stool, a small drawer, but that was it. There was nothing to help him here, and Zhang Baichi clearly realized that. "Any normal person would die during that duel with Ji Jian. Maybe even before that will all the bast*rds trying to mess with me. Fortunately, that old man gave me the system…"
He jumped onto the bed and sat down with his legs crossed, his hands resting on his thighs and addressed the system in his mind. 'System, show me the information about the Black Heaven Scripture and the Spiritual Jade.'
[Ding! Displaying information as instructed:]
[Spiritual Jade
Spirit-Class Natural Treasure
Able to record most kinds of information and allow a cultivator to obtain that information using their Spiritual Sense.
Contains the complete records of the Black Heaven Scripture.]
[Black Heaven Scripture
Supreme-Class Cultivation Method
A cultivation technique created by the Black Heaven Great Sage after reaching the Empyrean Realm. It is the most powerful cultivation technique of the Human Race, but has never been cultivated to the highest level, as even its creator, the Black Heaven Great Sage, was already at the Empyrean Realm when the technique was perfected and could not practice it.]
'So there's my diamond spoon! Black Heaven Great Sage, huh? So that's what the old man is called… System, what's the Empyrean Realm? And how powerful are the Spirit-Class and Supreme-Class?', Zhang Baichi asked, his mood already the best it's been since his reincarnation, as if he had forgotten the attempted poisoning from before.
[Ding! The Empyrean Realm is the highest realm of cultivation known to the universe. There is no further information available.]
[Ding! The Spirit-Class of Natural Treasures is the second lowest grade of the Natural Treasures, just above the Mortal-Class. There is no further information available.]
[Ding! The Supreme-Class is the highest class of Cultivation Methods known in the universe. There is no further information available.]
"Haha!", a loud laugh escaped Zhang Baichi's mouth as he read the system's information. "So that old man really is a peak existence! And, what, he wants to nurture me as his successor? To test out his 'supreme' technique? Good! I like it!"
The next second, Zhang Baichi calmed down, a confident smile on his lips as he once again took a deep breath. He stared at the system message for the Black Heaven Scripture, then addressed the system in his mind once more. 'System, extract the information for the Black Heaven Scripture from the Spiritual Jade and transfer it to me.'
[Ding! Confirmation received. Beginning to transfer the information to Host.]
Zhang Baichi waited for a short moment, as nothing happened and was about to speak up, but his pupils constricted the next second, a pained groan escaping his lips. An unbelievable amount of knowledge rushed into his brain, causing a splitting headache while Zhang Baichi nearly lost consciousness.
"It…f*cking hurts…!", he gnashed his teeth in pain, holding on to his head and fell to the side, onto the bed. From the outside, pained moans could be heard for the next hour, yet no one cared.
'Young Master Lu Hao is truly ruthless!', one person heard the groans and gloated at Zhang Baichi's misfortune and vanished between a few of the huts.
Meanwhile, Zhang Baichi was in the worst pain in his life, yet his mind was exceptionally clear. Such pain was much worse compared to being beaten up of being run over by a truck – it was a constant torment and he couldn't do anything about it!
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"This was the worst f*cking feeling in my entire life.", after catching his breath Zhang Baichi finally spoke. He looked wronged as he stared at the two system messages in front of him.
[Ding! Host has successfully comprehended the complete Black Heaven Scripture.]
[Ding! For comprehending a Supreme-Class Cultivation Technique, the Host has been awarded 1.000 Points and one Random Shop Ticket.]
'There was actually a reward just for learning the technique…', Zhang Baichi mused, a deep glint flashing across his eyes. Currently, his mind was still exceptionally clear and he could clearly remember every small part of the Black Heaven Scripture, though he didn't quite understand what every part meant as the concepts were very foreign to him.
'System, open the Shop.', a single, mental command later and both messages were replaced with a new interface – a shopping page reminiscent of the online shopping websites from his previous life. '…The old man even added a shopping cart and 'recommended' section… How can an Empyrean be so free?'
'Equipment, Techniques, Natural Treasures, Resources, Materials… There really is everything but modern age conveniences…. Does that old man not know about bathing or showering?', Zhang Baichi cursed under his breath and he skilfully navigated around the system's Shop; Since it was like any random online shop, there wasn't any confusion about how to use it and he first chose the Techniques section.
Since he didn't understand many things the Black Heaven Scripture was talking about, it naturally meant that he was lacking cultivation knowledge, so Zhang Baichi was currently looking at anything that could serve as an introduction to the path of cultivation!
It took him quite some time to find something suitable, but he finally settled on buying another Spiritual Jade, this time containing information about a technique called the 'Doctor Zhou Yubai's Anatomical Records' – A complete guide on the anatomy of Humans. The book was even priced at exactly 600 Points.
For reference, the most expensive technique that Zhang Baichi was able to find was the Black Heaven Scripture, priced at 1.000.000 Points. The most powerful cultivation technique in the universe only costs 1.000.000 Points? From that it could be seen how much the 1.000 points he obtained were worth!
Zhang Baichi had no idea who this Doctor Zhou Yubai was, but since his book was exactly what he needed and only costs 600 Points, he might as well buy it and get it over with.
Next, he went to the Resources section and searched for another while before finding a pill called 'Body Reconstruction Pill'. It was priced at 100 Points and allowed a cultivator to reconstruct their body to cultivate once again after abolishing their former cultivation technique.
For reference, a bottle of the most common Blood Pills, which helped cultivators at the Body Forging Realm to quickly increase their strength, only costs 1 single point for 10 pills. Considering his need to recultivate from scratch, Zhang Baichi bought another 90 Blood Pills, bringing his total to 100 and spending another 9 Points.
He also bought 3 Body Cleansing Pills priced at 15 Points each. These pills will allow him to cleanse his body of impurities that would accumulate if he absorbed to much turbid Spiritual Qi or consumed too many medicinal pills. Thus, another 45 Points were spent.
Now, he had a total of 246 points remaining, but Zhang Baichi refrained from buying anything else, lest he needs Points in the future in case of an emergency. 'What emergency stash, I've already spent way too much… But I need to survive in this d*mn sect!'
[Ding! You have spent 754 Points and obtained the following items:
- 'Spiritual Jade containing Doctor Zhou Yubai's Anatomical Records' x 1
- 'Body Reconstruction Pill' x 1
- 'Vial containing 10 Blood Pills' x 9
- 'Body Cleansing Pill' x 3]
A bunch of items now slowly filled the spots within Zhang Baichi's Inventory, sparkling and looking gorgeous to him – After all, these were riches! His riches!
Without hesitation, Zhang Baichi pulled out the new Spiritual Jade, ready to learn Doctor Zhou Yubai's Anatomical Records. "Lu Hao, Ji Jian and his dogs, and whoever else dares to stand in my way – prepare for an *ss-whooping!"
A mental instruction later, the Spiritual Jade was crushed by the system and a flood of information surged into Zhang Baichi's head. He had forgotten this pain – this 'worst f*cking feeling in his entire life' and could only grit his teeth with a crazed look of defiance in his eyes.
'And I'll f*cking do it again!'