"No... really, it's gone!!! Ahh, mom, I want to go home..."
Inside a shabby wooden hut, Yu Qingtan propped himself up on a washstand with one hand, the other resting underneath, as he looked at his own despairing face in the brass mirror and two lines of involuntary tears streamed down.
Yu Qingtan swore, if he had another chance, he would never agree to a bet on his dignity in that solo game round with his buddy Fang Tao.
He had thought that, as the reigning king, it would be a cinch to best the newbie he had roped into the game just a month ago, but in the end...
The thrice-defeated Yu Qingtan could only accept his punishment and put on the female cosplay outfit prepared by the other party.
That bastard definitely had it planned out in advance.
If I gamble again, I'm a dog, really that kind.
Although Yu Qingtan's name sounded a bit feminine and he had delicate features, he was indeed a bona fide male university student.
Just as he had changed his clothes and emerged from the bathroom, a loud boom rang out, and Yu Qingtan lost consciousness.
Below that internet café was a barbecue restaurant.
By the time Yu Qingtan woke up again, a rush of strange memories flooded his consciousness, and it took him a long time to recover.
And then Yu Qingtan realized, he had traveled to another world.
As a reader of certain web novels for years, he was no stranger to transmigration. In fact, during quiet nights with insomnia, he even occasionally fantasized about going to another world to lead a thrilling life and establishing a dynasty.
But what Yu Qingtan hadn't anticipated was the huge cost of transmigration, ending up without his little brother.
Yes, the original owner of this body was also named Yu Qingtan, a fourteen-year-old girl and prospective disciple of Tianxiang Pavilion.
This was a cultivation world, and because she possessed a Spirit Root, the original owner had been taken from a certain mountain village at a young age by people from Tianxiang Pavilion to be nurtured. Because there was an upcoming assessment in the pavilion to decide the fate of the reserve disciples, and not wanting to end up as an outer pavilion disciple, Yu Qingtan practiced dance and cultivation techniques crazily. Unfortunately, she succumbed last night due to overexertion during cultivation and passed away, leaving her body to be occupied by a male university student.
Having reluctantly accepted his new reality, Yu Qingtan sat back down on the wooden bed, and with a thought, a light screen appeared before his eyes.
[Fairy Cultivation System]
This was his, no, her trump card. The System, the most common type of trump card.
Damn a Fairy Cultivation...
Yu Qingtan tugged at the corner of his mouth and ran his hand down his flat chest to calm down slightly.
The ability to cultivate and having a system were the important reasons she was able to reluctantly accept her new reality.
[Name: Yu Qingtan]
[Gender: Female]
There's no need to emphasize that again, come on...
[Age: 14/87]
[Spirit Root: Water 67/100; Wood 52/100; Earth 51/100; Gold 25/100; Fire 3/100 (Generally, the fewer types of Spirit Roots and the higher the compatibility, the better the talent; 50-59 is inferior quality, 60-69 is medium quality, 70-79 is high quality, 80-89 is top quality, 90-100 is immortal quality)]
[Cultivation Level: Qi Cultivation first layer 93/100]
[Cultivation Technique: Clear Water Technique]
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[Spell: Cleansing Spell Introductory 63/100]
[Skills: Exquisite Dance Introductory 92/100, Zither Art Introductory 66/100]
[Charm Points: 0]
[Affection Value: 0 (1,000 Charm Points can be exchanged for 1 Affection Value)]
[Novice Gifts: One set of Illusionary Exquisite Dance Costume, System Space Slot]
"Fang Tao, I curse you to be single for life!" Looking at the image that was identical to the cosplay costume her best friend had prepared for her, Yu Qingtan had reason to believe that cross-dressing cosplay was the direct cause of her transmigration, unable to find the mischievous mystical force that sent her across, she could only vehemently curse a certain best friend.
[System Mall: Primary Spiritual Root Upgrade Card 0/1 (100 Affection Points), First Order Cultivation Upgrade Card 0/3 (10 Affection Points), First Order Spell Upgrade Card 0/10 (1 Affection Point), First Order Skill Upgrade Card 0/10 (1 Affection Point)]
[Lucky Draw: Draw once for 10 Charm Points]
After carefully reviewing her System Panel for the second time, Yu Qingtan roughly understood the system's functions: to upgrade through Charm Points and Affection Value and cultivate herself into a fairy.
The so-called immortals, in this Lichuan Cultivation World, refer to true immortals, the ninth and greatest realm of cultivation, whose powerful beings are capable of ascending to the True Immortal Realm. About a thousand years ago, there was a female cultivator who crossed the Tribulation and ascended, becoming a fairy.
"But why are my Charm Points 0? It can't be that bad." Yu Qingtan then glanced at the brass mirror and murmured to herself.
This body was of the petite type, about 5 feet tall with a weight just under 90 pounds, an oval face, medium-sized eyes, an average nose and mouth, and long, raven-black hair reaching her waist. Although the few freckles on her face and her ordinary bust size were somewhat detracting, she could still be considered a pretty girl.
"What's with the Affection Value? It can actually be exchanged for 1,000 Charm Points. How do you get Charm Points and Affection Value, I wonder..." As a certain possibility dawned on her, Yu Qingtan, suppressing her embarrassment, changed out of her pajamas and into her usual practice skirt for dancing and then proceeded to groom and dress herself.
"Not bad, pretty cute!" After much effort, Yu Qingtan managed to tidy herself up, applying minimal makeup and tying her hair into a simple bun. Even with the memories of her predecessor, makeup and hair styling still posed a challenge for Qingtan, but the effect turned out quite well.
Yu Qingtan gave herself a score of seven out of ten in her heart before opening her System Panel again.
[Charm Points: 0]
"One darn plant!"
"Forget it, let's claim the novice gift first." Having cross-dressed twice and even become female, Yu Qingtan didn't feel as averse to that cosplay costume anymore and thus, she clicked the claim button next to the gift with her mind.
A set of the Illusionary Exquisite Dance costume appeared out of thin air in Yu Qingtan's hands, which felt a lot better than the one her damn friend Fang Tao had prepared, seeming rather extraordinary. Yu Qingtan explored it with a trace of spiritual power and discovered it was an inferior defensive magic artifact.
A magic artifact was suitable for Qi Cultivation phase cultivators to use as equipment, and they were quite valuable. An average inferior magic artifact was worth between 100 and 150 Spirit Stones, and defensive ones were generally even more expensive. Yu Qingtan had never owned a single magic artifact before.
As a preparatory disciple, Yu Qingtan used to receive an allowance of 10 Spirit Stones per year from Tianxiang Pavilion. Deducting her expenses, over the years, Yu Qingtan had managed to save only 67 Spirit Stones, tucked away in a small box.
Yu Qingtan then turned her attention to the newly appeared [System Space Slot] on her System Panel. Extending her consciousness to the small square icon next to it, she instantly perceived a space encompassing all directions. With a thought, the Illusionary Exquisite Dance magic garment vanished from her hand and appeared in that space. Another thought brought it back to her hand. After a few back and forths, the magic garment remained in the space slot.
Yu Qingtan's gloomy mood finally lifted a bit. Who wouldn't love space equipment, especially as a person from Blue Star? Of course, in the Lichuan Cultivation World, space equipment was abundant as well, but the cheapest spatial Storage Bag started at 1,000 Spirit Stones, something that was not even within reach for a Qi Cultivation novice like Qingtan.
After some thought, Yu Qingtan took out the small box where the original owner had hidden the Spirit Stones. Upon opening it, there were 67 Spirit Stones neatly arranged inside. The Spirit Stones were shaped and sized similar to chess pieces from her previous world, made of a semi-transparent jade material. Yu Qingtan picked one up and rubbed it for a while, but the System Panel showed no reaction.
"Seems like I can't pay-to-win!" Yu Qingtan felt slightly disappointed, then placed all the Spirit Stones into her System Space.
Then, with some time left, Yu Qingtan continued practicing the Exquisite Dance in her room.
Although she had the memories and was close to reaching minor mastery, unfamiliarity still made it easy to make mistakes, and mistakes meant facing the discipline lash of Master Wen, one of the most vivid and fearful memories of her predecessor.
Furthermore, the assessment selection was in just ten days.
"Qing Tan, time for breakfast!" After practicing three times, a clear voice called from the doorway.
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