On the vast continent of Bellonia, there are a gigantic number of cities, numbering in the tens of thousands. Among them is one insignificant city, which is only known to the other surrounding cities.
Fenghuan City, a place inhabited by a majority of mortals, with only a portion of its population having martial cultivation. The mere fact that there were mortals in this place was already a great indication of how inferior this place was and how weak the Qi in this region was.
But just like frogs at the bottom of a well, the people of this place were ignorant of how vast this world was, causing many to be arrogant, just because they were a little above others around them.
This was the case for several members of the Wang Family, which is one of the three prominent families in the city, with a large portion of its members being martial cultivators.
...
In the main hall of the grand Wang mansion, more than a dozen elderly people had gathered, most of them sitting in luxurious armchairs, forming a corridor that led to a lofty throne, where a white-haired woman was seated.
Wang Yuhua, the matriarch of the Wang family, had a serious expression on her pale face, which despite having some wrinkles, was still a beautiful face. Her blue eyes gave off a sense of serenity, but there seemed to be a glint of wildness in them.
"The annual test will start a month earlier this year" Her voice rang out in the hall, causing several members present to exclaim in surprise.
An old-looking man with a thick, white beard and a plump belly raised his hand and said, "Matriarch, why rush such an event? We haven't even finished preparing this year's rewards yet. In fact, with the problems we're having with the Lin Family, it would be better to postpone the annual test and focus our resources on containing these problems" His tone was calm, but his gaze carried a hint of anger and disdain.
Beside him, another man just as old nodded and said "Elder Jun is right. Even though nurturing the next generation is important, our focus must be on dealing with the Lin Family, or we will end up losing our place as the prominent family of Fenghuan City!" His energetic tone was almost extravagant.
"Silence!" A loud shout came along with a gust of Qi. Beside the matriarch, a middle-aged man wearing dark armor stamped his foot, causing the wooden floor to creak and show signs of breaking.
Everyone fell silent, while the old man who had previously spoken energetically gulped, a look of fear on his face.
After a few seconds, some members further away from the main throne whispered "So it's really true that General Fei has become a Ninth Grade Martial Disciple?"
"It seems so! His strength is incredible, perhaps we will now have a chance against the Cheng Family!" Another excited voice sounded softly.
On the central throne, Wang Yuhua let out a long sigh, before saying "Normally it would be ideal for us to focus on dealing with the Lin Family, but are you blind to the events outside this place? In two months, there will be a recruitment of new disciples for the Misty Sword Sect"
"Misty Sword Sect!!" A wave of exclamations sounded throughout the hall.
Be it Fenghuan City, or those nearby cities, they were all far inferior when compared to the Misty Sword Sect. Simply being a disciple of this sect was more impressive than being the patriarch or matriarch of a prominent family in Fenghuan.
"Are they going to recruit new disciples in Fenghuan City?!" An old man asked with wide eyes.
The matriarch nodded, "Exactly. As everyone should know, the Misty Sword Sect does not usually recruit disciples in our city, but this year they will make an exception and recruit new disciples here" As her voice still rang out, she slowly stood up from her throne, giving a better view of her voluptuous body.
Standing, Wang Yuhua crossed her arms behind her back and glanced at all the family members present, then said "It was said that they will choose 10 young people from our city, under the age of 20"
Various murmurs began to sound throughout the hall, but that didn't stop her from continuing "Two months from now, a deacon from the Misty Sword Sect will come here. On that day, the three great families will present their best descendants and the deacon will choose 10 of them. I don't know what means he will use to choose the 10, but cultivation level will probably be essential…" Weng Yuhua clenched her fist tightly.
"Therefore, in addition to the normal rewards we offer every year, this time I will give a Qi Gathering Pill to each of the top three finishers!" She revealed.
"A Qi Gathering Pill for each!?" Everyone was shocked.
"The price of three Qi Gathering Pills must be more than our entire monthly income!!" Several exclamations rang out together, everyone was in shock at such a revelation.
In normal cases, everyone would complain about such a decision, after all this was a huge amount of money, spending so much would be very risky, it could cause great financial problems for the Wang family, but this was not a normal situation.
The benefit of having a descendant as a disciple of the Misty Sword Sect was enormous and worth such a risk, so no one complained.
...
It didn't take more than a few hours for the entire Wang family to be talking about it, from children to the elderly, everyone was excited by such news.
But without a doubt, the ones who were most excited were the young people, those who had some chance of entering the acclaimed Misty Sword Sect.
"Brother Dong Fan, you have a good chance of taking third place this year now that Wang Chen turned 20 years old!" An excited voice sounded from one of the corridors leading to the Wang family's shared training grounds.
That voice belonged to a thin, forgettable-looking young man wearing a green cloak.
With him were two more young men, one of them was a manly-looking young man who had a robust body and the other was a short, delicate-looking girl.
The girl hugged the robust young man's strong arm as she said, "That's true. Last year you came in fifth place, but with Wang Chen out of the running, you just need to beat that slut Wang Liu!"
Wang Dong Fan, the robust youth, gave a smile and said disdainfully "Wang Liu was in the lead last year, but after spending a year with that useless Wang Wei, she lost the chance to remain in the top three this year!"
The skinny youth gave a vigorous laugh "Wang Wei can't even cultivate, yet that bitch is still with him, it's such an idiot!"
The girl hugging Wang Dong Fan also laughed and said in a mocking tone "Wang Liu must have gotten together with Wang Wei because he was General Fei's son, but now that he's turned 18 and hasn't even become a First Grade Martial Disciple yet, she must have regretted it!"
At that moment, as if it were fate, the three heard footsteps coming towards them and then saw a handsome-looking young man with long black hair and golden eyes.
The three of them recognized him at the same moment, it was the same Wang Wei they were talking about. From the distance they were, it was natural to assume that the boy heard some of the mockery, but instead of anger or sadness, there was a slight smile on his lips as he hummed.
"Today is a wonderful day, don't you think?" His voice sounded almost like music as he continued walking.
The three of them were surprised, this was not the first time Wang Wei had found them mocking him, and although he had never fought back, he had never seemed so indifferent.
'Has he gone crazy after realizing that he really can't cultivate?' Wang Dong Fan wondered, as he twitched his thick eyebrows.
The trio were all thinking similar thoughts, but none of them said anything, after all today it was confirmed that Wang Wei's father, General Fei, had become a Ninth Grade Martial Disciple, becoming the most powerful warrior in the family, which made Wang Wei's status even greater.
Even though he was just a mortal, with his father's support, Wang Wei was not someone who was so easy to offend. They would not apologize for their words from before, but they could not insist on offending him right in front of him.
Wang Wei continued walking, not stopping as he passed the trio, but before he got too far away, he said without looking back "Good luck on the annual test, you'll need it"
His tone was casual and cheerful, but there was an obvious hint of threat mixed in that sentence. The sound of footsteps on the wood slowly faded as he moved away.
The three of them noticed the threatening tone and Wang Dong Fan said "So he thinks Wang Liu can beat me?" A twisted smile appeared on his face.
What the three of them didn't know was that Wang Wei wasn't using his girlfriend to threaten them, but rather himself. This was natural, after all, how could a mortal face someone like Wang Dong Fan, who was already a Third Grade Martial Disciple?
...
Just a few minutes later, in Wang Wei's residence, the young man was sitting on his bed, an anxious and joyful expression on his face as he seemed to stare into the void before his eyes.
Any outsider would think he was crazy, staring into space so excitedly, but in his vision, there was something right in front of him.
[ System will be unlocked in 000:00:00:29 ]
It was a small screen, reminiscent of a message from RPG games, Wang Wei stared at the numbers that went down every second.
'A year, I've waited a whole year, but I'm finally going to have my System!' He celebrated in his mind, as he remembered this long year.
A year ago, after he died on Earth, he was sent to this world, taking over Wang Wei's body, a body that could not cultivate, in a world where cultivation is the foundation for the powerful.
Although he had some status thanks to his father, not being able to cultivate was like a chain binding him to mediocrity. But he was never hopeless, after all, there was that game screen.
At first it read 365:00:00:00, which indicated that he needed to wait a whole year to finally have his System and that day finally arrived.
For a year, he had dealt with the teasing and mockery of various members of the Wang Family, he had dealt with the fact that almost everyone treated him like trash.
Out of the entire Wang Family, there were only three people that Wang Wei respected, one was his father, who despite being frustrated with his son's lack of cultivation, never treated him badly and even tried hard to find ways to solve his problem, even giving him a valuable Qi Gathering Pill.
Another person he respected was his girlfriend, Wang Liu, a talented and beautiful girl, who did not treat him differently because of his lack of cultivation and actually treated him with love.
The last was the matriarch of the family, who was also Wang Liu's mother, Wang Yuhua, who despite being partially influenced by General Fei, she never showed disapproval towards Wang Wei's relationship with her daughter, even though many of the family elders were against it.
Apart from these three, Wang Wei did not have any fondness for this family. So when he acquired enough strength, he would leave such a small family aside and follow his own path to greatness.
These thoughts quickly flashed through his mind as the number descended, until it finally reached zero, then a bell sound rang in his mind.
Ding!~
[Congratulations on unlocking the True Immortality System! As a reward for your wait, you have received 1,000 System Points!]
Wang Wei gave a broad smile, then without delay he said in his mind 'Status!'
He had read a fair number of stories with Systems, so he already had an idea of how it would work.
[ |Wang Wen|
Age : 18 years old
Longevity : 100 years
Cultivation Realm : Mortal ( 0 / 100 )
Cultivation Talent : None ( 0 / 10 )
Cultivation Technique : None
Martial Technique : None
System Points : 1,000 ]
The information appeared on a large screen, just as Wang Wei had expected. Just a few seconds were enough for him to see each of the options and without any hesitation, he wished to increase his cultivation, which was enough for the System.
[ Using 100 System Points, host's Cultivation Realm has risen to First Grade Martial Disciple! ]
The message arrived, but Wang Wei was more focused on the pleasant feeling of power coursing through every fiber of his body.
Without even reading the message that had arrived, he did it again, wishing to have another increase in his strength.
[ Using 200 System Points, host's Cultivation Realm has risen to Second Grade Martial Disciple! ]