Chapter - 3

Blue Cloud City - Chen Clan

PANG...

The door of the Chen family opened, and a young man was thrown out and rolled into the street.

The people on the street who watched this event were murmuring amongst themselves.

"Did you hear what this bastard did today?" - A person screamed.

"Yeah. I was sitting right beside you when I heard. You don't need to shout that loudly."

"Did you know that I heard Young Lord Wang Mu swear to kick and punch this guy when he heard the news? I also heard from my brother-in-law who works for Wang Mu's servant that the young lord also swore that he will kill this bastard."

"Yes. It seems that everyone in the city has heard the news."

"Did you know that the Chen Yuan is back after hearing this news? A lot of core disciples in the Chen clan couldn't accept that he was engaged to the pearl of the Chen clan. So why the hell would this bastard even dare to molest Wang clan's young miss?"

"Shhh. Don't speak nonsense. Do you want to die? If any of the disciples or their followers hear us, our days are going to be even pitiful. Also, stop saying 'Did you know at the beginning of every sentence. It's annoying."

Such conversations were heard very frequently. Some were angry, and some laughed joyfully in their hearts.

The very person who was the target of these conversations was lying on the street, looking blankly at the bright moon in the sky. The moon was several times larger than the full moon in memory.

Long Chen had long since died. Currently, his body is occupied by an unfortunate soul from a distant blue planet.

'That's a big ass moon !' The unfortunate soul thought.

However, the people on the street ignored Long Chen's pitiful look and looked at the white-clothed lady.

The young lady's sword flew out of her hand suddenly stopped in the air close to Long Chen's neck, and a coldness flashed in her eyes.

Everyone in the street felt breathless, and their heartstrings tense with just one look. If this young lady swings the sword now, the whole city will be unlucky; no one knows how many heads will roll.

However…

Long Chen had an indifferent face even a little confused.

He obviously took a taxi to the airport to pick up his girlfriend. The traffic was a little heavy, and he had just laid down to nap for a while. So why was he on the ground when he opened his eyes?

"Long Chen! Did you think you are something just because you were engaged to my sister? If you are really a man, fight with me. It's either you or I will die today!"

'What language is this lady shouting?. I understand shit.' Just as the poor soul was about to scream at the lady, he heard a robotic voice.

"Ding, the 'Plot Lord' system is being installed. Please wait."

He felt a sharp pain in his head, and the very next moment, he was in a strange space.

"Ding, system installation failed. Incompatible soul found. Locking the current soul as a temporary container. Initiating backup modules." a mechanical voice sounded directly in his mind.

In front of him was a substantial blue pearl, full of cracks and looked as if about to collapse completely. The loud voice continued.

The young man fell into confusion again. The fuck is happening now?

"Hello. Who are you? What is this place, and why am I here? Can you..."

Before the young man finished his inquiry, he was interrupted, "Temporary system module installed. Mission released. The temporary host has to find a suitable target within a year, or the host will be DESTROYED."

"What?..."

"Ding, Mission: Identify and transfer the system to the target within a year."

"Ding, Reward: Host soul will not be destroyed."

Long Chen(current) recovered a little and was getting very annoyed. He turned silent.

"Ding, Is the temporary host willing to accept the mission?."

"Go fuck yourself."

"Ding, Soul destruction in progress. 10..9...8.."

It all happened so fast that his brain started to get mushy. Long Chen(current) thought his pain tolerance was ok, but he felt the most excruciating misery for the first time in his life.

"Ding, 3..2...1... The system is willing to reissue the mission. Is the host willing to accept?"

"Again. Go fuck yourself." Long Chen(current) screamed in discomfort.

".."

Just when he wanted to curse again, he was interrupted by the mechanical voice: "Ding, Host, why are you unwilling to accept the mission?".

"First, Go fuck yourself. Second, stop with the Ding sound. It's irritating. Third, what the hell is happening here?"

"Host, the system is exhausted after a long journey. The system thought it had found the right host but didn't expect to meet you." a lifeless automated voice sounded directly in his mind.

He doubtfully looked at the pearl; there were no speakers, but still, how could he hear the voice?

"Don't overthink; the system is right in front of you!" The voice rang out again.

He reached in front of him and started touching the pearl all over the place. Still, he couldn't understand.

"Oye, Don't touch, you stinky bastard." The voice became uncomfortable and angry. Then, instead of being mechanized, the voice started to get clear.

"Hmm?"

Long Chen(current) looked at the pearl; the voice seems a bit feminine? How is this thing so interactive? He started to shake the pearl.

"Bastard! How dare you! I will summon divine beings and chop you into pieces !!"

Interesting.

"What manner of ghost is this system? How can you talk? " He voiced his thoughts.

"How are you so ignorant? Haven't you read any web novels or system novels?" The voice was full of displeasure, as if the person in front of it didn't guess its identity.

"Web novel? System novel? The fuck is that?" Long Chen(current) asked, adding in his heart, "seems a bit retarded..."

"How can a person exist who hasn't read an eastern light and web novels! Wuxia, xianxia, isekai..... " The voice continued, seemingly amazed.

Long Chen(current) twitched his lips. "I have a life, you know. I don't even know what those words mean. What manner of losers read this kind of stupid novels?"

"..."

"So, what's going on? Why am I here?"

"Well! It's a long story. The system created a realm crossing transportation to bring a soul from your planet to here. Unfortunately, an accident happened. You were there at the wrong time and came across this world as well. I have used up most of my energy; it's your responsibility to work on released missions and help this system to recover." The voice was full of complaints.

Long Chen's eyes suddenly widened. He was surprised and asked, "How is it my problem?"

"The system was created to help the fortunate host become the saviour of the universe; this is a critical task for the survival of this universe. Therefore, young man, you should take the initiative and help this system."

"Fuck this. Send me back to Earth. I give a rat's ass about your missions and survival of this universe."

'Fuck this piece of shit; he was happily going to meet his girlfriend and suddenly in a completely new world. So now he is treated as some worker. Like hell will he go with this nonsense.'

"Hee hee, No can do. This system has spent a lot of effort to protect your soul. But even if this system doesn't recognize you as the proper host, you can still communicate with this system. So let's make a deal."

"I'm listening."

"You work on the task released by the system and find a proper host. Then, as a reward, this system will give you the means to return back to your planet."

"God knows how long it will take for this to happen. If years pass for me to return back, what's the point of this deal."

"You needn't worry. The system is smart enough to lock your departure's spatial and temporal nodes. So as long as you build the formation, you can return at the exact moment you left the planet."

"I don't trust you. Did you think I'd forgotten about your 'destruction of my soul' thing?"

"Young man, if this system was in its peak, there is no need to even negotiate with you. The strong don't need to lie."

"That's the stupidest thing I have heard in my life."

After a long round of negotiations, the blue pearl and the young man finally sorted out the details.

"As per our agreement, the system will now release a welcome package and consider you the temporary host."

"Item 1 - Language memories - The host can now understand all the languages in this world. Right now, the host is getting kicked on his ass. And this item will help him understand the reason for this."

"Item 2 - Literature Memories - Selected works on various web novel authors - Host really needs this to help understand the cultivation world better. The system doesn't want to waste any more energy explaining."

"Item 3 - Memories of Long Chen(previous) - Good luck."

"Mission: Test Mission - Survive for a month. Details inline."

"Reward: Five elements Cultivation Sutra to initiate host into cultivation. The world is filled with strong people and given the host's attitude, the probability of death is high".

Long Chen(current) looked at the pearl. It's on the edge of collapse and needs to be repaired.

"Host, please work diligently on the task. The system will sleep now. Initializing..."

"I don't understand anything! What's this cultivation thing, and also how the hell should I leave this damn place? " Long Chen looked blankly.

"What an annoying prick? Can't you wait till the system finishes its sentence?"

After saying this, countless small orbs of lights appeared in front of him. These orbs rushed frantically towards Long Chen(current). Then, he felt a sharp pain of his soul tearing as if a nail had been driven into his head. This pain made his whole body cramp and curl up.

The pain lasted a quarter of an hour before it completely disappeared.

At this time, Long Chen felt many things in his mind. His mentality is now filled with many memories that do not belong to him.

The unfortunate soul slowly regained his consciousness decided for all intents and purpose to accept the name and identity, Long Chen.

After going through the experience of the previous owner of this body, Long Chen was silent.

The young man's body was called Long Chen. He was currently getting engaged to Chen Wan'er, daughter of the Chen clan's current patriarch.

Long Chen was the most famous delusional person in Blue Cloud City.

Ambitious, impulsive, powerless... These are some of the words used to describe him.

The Long family is one of the aristocratic families in Blue Cloud city. He was one of the direct line disciples. Still, a few years ago, his grandmother disappeared, leaving behind only her disciple and grandson, their property confiscated by some of the Long clan's elders. So finally, to get rid of him, they exchanged him with the Chen clan to get a treasure.

The whole Blue Cloud city was shocked when they first heard the news.

But Long Chen never cared about these things. Instead, he was always immersed in reading novels and speaking delusional things.

His favourite novel was about a civilization that relied on technology instead of cultivation. The main character dies in the cultivation world. He transmigrates to this brand new world by using his cultivation knowledge to create an empire.

'Hmm? Why do I feel I have done this before?....' was Long Chen's last thought before he felt a despairing pain on his back.