Chapter 1: Crossing Over into a Daughter's Body
"No... It's really gone!!! Ahhh, Mom, I want to go home..."
Inside a shabby wooden hut, Yu Qingtan propped herself up on a washstand with one hand and placed the other underneath her, gazing at her own face of utter despair in the brass mirror as two lines of tears shamefully streamed down.
Yu Qingtan swore that if she could do it all over again, she would never agree to the dignity-on-the-line game of solo with her buddy Fang Tao.
She had thought that, as a king, pinching a noob like the one she had introduced to the game just a month earlier would be a piece of cake. But then...
The Yu Qingtan who lost three to zero could only accept her punishment, donning the female cosplay outfit that the other party had prepared for her.
This bastard definitely had it planned from the start.
If I ever bet again, I'm a dog, a real one.
Although the name Yu Qingtan sounded somewhat feminine, and she did look delicate, she was in fact a bona fide male university student.
No sooner had she changed clothes and come out of the bathroom than a thunderous boom sounded, and Yu Qingtan lost consciousness.
There was a barbecue restaurant under that internet cafe.
By the time Yu Qingtan woke up again, a flood of unfamiliar memories had poured into her mind, taking a while to adjust to.
Then Yu Qingtan realized she had transmigrated.
As a bookworm on a certain site for years, she was not unfamiliar with transmigration. Sometimes, in the quiet of the night, sleep elusive, she even fantasized about transmigrating to another world to lead a vibrant life and establish a legacy.
But what Yu Qingtan hadn't foreseen was the great cost of transmigration—she had lost her little brother.
Yes, the original owner of the body was also named Yu Qingtan, a fourteen-year-old girl and a prospective disciple of the Tianxiang Pavilion.
This was a cultivation world, and the original owner had been brought back to be raised by the Tianxiang Pavilion from a mountain village at infancy because she possessed a Spirit Root. Recently, due to the Pavilion's assessment selection to determine the fate of the reserve disciples, the original Yu Qingtan was frantically practicing her dance and cultivation techniques, not wanting to end up as an external disciple. Unfortunately, she met an accident last night from overexerting herself during the practice, and passed away, allowing a male university student to take over her body.
Yu Qingtan, barely accepting reality, sat back on the wooden bed. With a thought, a light screen appeared in front of her eyes.
[Fairy Development System]
This was her—or rather, her—golden finger. The System, the most common type of golden finger.
Holy fairy development...
Yu Qingtan twitched the corner of her mouth and lightly patted her flat chest, soothing herself.
Being able to cultivate and having a system were important reasons she could barely accept the new reality.
[Name: Yu Qingtan]
[Gender: Female]
No need to emphasize that again, hey...
[Age: 14/87]
[Spirit Root: Water 67/100; Wood 52/100; Earth 51/100; Metal 25/100; Fire 3/100 (The less the number of Spirit Roots and the higher the compatibility, the better the talent; 50-59 as lower grade, 60-69 as medium grade, 70-79 as higher grade, 80-89 as premium grade, 90-100 as immortal grade)]
[Cultivation Level: Qi Cultivation first layer 93/100]
[Cultivation Technique: Clear Water Technique]
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[Spell: Cleansing Spell Beginner 63/100]
[Skills: Exquisite Dance Beginner 92/100, Zither Art Beginner 66/100]
[Charm Points: 0]
[Affection Value: 0 (1,000 Charm Points can be exchanged for 1 Affection Value)]
[Beginner's Gift: Mystic Dance Exquisite Costume Set, System Space Slot]
"Fang Tao, I curse you to be single for life!" Looking at the picture that was identical to the cosplay costume prepared by his best friend, Yu Qingtan had reason to believe that cross-dressing cosplay was the direct cause of his transmigration. Unable to find the mysterious force with a wicked sense of humor that made him cross over, he could only curse that particular best friend furiously.
[System Mall: Primary Spiritual Root Upgrade Card 0/1 (100 Affection Value), First Stage Cultivation Level Upgrade Card 0/3 (10 Affection Value), First Stage Spell Upgrade Card 0/10 (1 Affection Value), First Stage Skill Upgrade Card 0/10 (1 Affection Value)]
[Lucky Draw: 10 Charm Points per draw]
After looking over his system panel carefully for the second time, Yu Qingtan roughly understood the function of the system: to upgrade through Charm Points and Affection Value and cultivate himself into a fairy.
In the Lichuan Cultivation World, the term fairy refers to a True Immortal, the ninth and ultimate realm of cultivation, capable of ascending to the realm of the True Immortals. About a thousand years ago, a female cultivator succeeded in her Tribulation Crossing to become an immortal and ascended to the realm of True Immortals, becoming a fairy.
"But why are my Charm Points zero? That's too harsh." Yu Qingtan looked in the brass mirror again and muttered to himself.
This body was petite, about 152 cm tall and weighing less than 90 pounds, with a melon seed-shaped face, moderately sized eyes, a normal nose and mouth, and long black hair that reached his waist. Despite the few freckles on his face and an unremarkable chest detracting from the score, he still qualified as a pretty girl.
"And what's this Affection Value? It can be exchanged for 1,000 Charm Points. How do I obtain Charm Points and Affection Value? Could it be..." Thinking of a certain possibility, Yu Qingtan, suppressing the shame, changed out of his pajamas and into the dance skirt he would usually wear for practice, then started to tidy up and dress.
"Pretty cute!" After some effort, Yu Qingtan finally managed to tidy himself up, applied light makeup, and tied his hair in a simple bun. Even with the previous inhabitant's memories, makeup and hair styling remained quite challenging for Qing Tan, though the results were nonetheless satisfying.
Yu Qingtan gave himself a score of seven points in his heart, then opened the system panel to check again.
[Charm Points: 0]
"What a plant!"
"Never mind, let's get the beginner's gifts first." Having cross-dressed twice already, and even having switched to a female body, Yu Qingtan was no longer so resistant to the idea of the cosplay costume. So he touched his thoughts on the receive button next to the gift.
A Mystic Dance Exquisite cosplay costume appeared out of nowhere in Yu Qingtan's hands. It felt much better than the crappy one prepared by that jerk Fang Tao, and it looked rather extraordinary. Yu Qingtan probed it with a bit of spiritual power and found it was actually a lower-grade defensive magic artifact.
Magic artifacts are suitable for Qi Cultivation cultivators to use as equipment, and they are quite valuable. A normal lower-grade magic artifact is worth between 100 to 150 Spirit Stones, with defensive ones usually being more expensive. Previously, Yu Qingtan did not possess any magic artifacts.
As a preparatory disciple, Yu Qingtan was entitled to receive 10 Spirit Stones in allowance from the Tianxiang Pavilion every year. After deducting expenses, Yu Qingtan had only managed to save up 67 Spirit Stones over the years, which he kept in a tiny box.
Yu Qingtan then looked at the newly appeared [System Space Slot]on the system panel. His thoughts reached out to the small square icon next to it and immediately he sensed a ten-sided space. With a thought, the Mystic Dance Exquisite garment disappeared from his hand and appeared in that space. With another thought, it returned to his hand. After repeating this a few times, he left the garment in the space slot.
Yu Qingtan's mood had improved considerably; who as a Blue Star inhabitant wouldn't love a space equipment? Of course, in the Lichuan Cultivation World, there are many types of space equipment, but even the cheapest storage bag starts at a price of 1,000 Spirit Stones, far beyond what Yu Qingtan, a mere Qi Cultivation level one rookie, could afford.
After thinking about it, Yu Qingtan fished out the small box where the original owner had hidden the Spirit Stones, opened it, and found 67 Spirit Stones arranged neatly inside. The Spirit Stones were roughly the same size and shape as the game pieces from his previous life's board games, jade-like and semi-transparent. Yu Qingtan picked up one and rubbed it for a while, but there was no response from the system panel.
"It seems I can't pay to win!" Yu Qingtan was a bit disappointed and then stored all the Spirit Stones into the System Space.
After that, while there was still some time left, Yu Qingtan started practicing Exquisite Dance in his room.
Despite having the memories, and being close to proficiency, it was still easy to make mistakes without familiarization, and the consequence of those mistakes was often the whip of the strict instructor – one of the most prominent and frightening memories of his predecessor.
Moreover, the day of the assessment selection was only ten days away.
"Qing Tan, time for breakfast!" After practicing three times, a crisp voice called from the door.
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