"Chapter 1" Prologue

Hiding in a tight spot, Ye Xuan was cursing himself for joining the Twin Blade Sect.

A few years ago, when he transmigrated, he discovered that this was a cultivation world.

Overjoyed by this, he decided to join a sect to become a cultivator, but his decision was now becoming the reason for his demise.

The Elite Sword Sect, a rival sect of the Twin Blade Sect, attacked, and now the whole sect was filled with dead bodies and blood splattering all over.

Luckily, Ye Xuan was only a low-level Outer Sect Disciple, and when the Elite Sword Sect attacked, he hid in a safe place where people hardly looked.

But soon, Ye Xuan's luck lost its charm when a disciple from the Elite Sword Sect found his hiding spot. The place was tiny, but enough to hide a single person.

When the injured disciple saw this, he decided to kill Ye Xuan and hide in the place until he recovered from his injuries.

"To think a rat was hiding here!" Even with injuries all over his body, the disciple cruelly smiled at Ye Xuan, regarding him as nothing more than a rat.

"Why don't you come here and die? I'll make sure to give you a less painful death." He began to move towards Ye Xuan, who tightened his grip on the blade in his hand.

Seeing Ye Xuan's futile resistance, the disciple laughed, "My offer still stands. Come out and die, or later you'll beg me to kill you."

The disciple, a 5th-level Meridian Unlocking stage cultivator, took Ye Xuan's 1st-level Qi Awakening cultivation as a joke.

He decided not to use his cultivation or martial techniques, feeling that Ye Xuan was already paralyzed with fear.

But his decision became the reason for his demise, as Ye Xuan suddenly jumped on him with his blade pointed at the disciple's abdomen.

His wide, bewildered eyes looked at Ye Xuan with horror, "You…."

Ye Xuan backed off, horror in his eyes, as this was his first time taking someone's life. But then, something unexpected happened: a virtual screen snapped in front of his eyes.

[System Notification]: You have killed the son of the Grand Elder of the Elite Sword Sect.

[Reward]: Elite Sword Art

[Host]: Ye Xuan

[Cultivation]: 1st level Qi Awakening stage

[Cultivation Techniques]: "Basic Qi Gathering Method"

[Martial Arts]: "Seven Stances of Blade Art", "Twin Blade Art", "Elite Sword Art"

It took him more than five minutes to digest the situation in front of him.

The sudden availability of a "golden finger" - something he had dreamed of his whole life after coming to this world - was now a reality, but he still couldn't believe his eyes.

Glancing at the dead son of the Grand Elder of the Elite Sword Sect then switching his sight towards the screen again.

"Is this real?" he wondered, unable to believe that not only had he killed someone, but he now possessed abilities akin to those of a main character in a story.

He wanted to confirm if he was seeing things or if it was reality. Then, suddenly, he began looking around, searching for something.

"Here it is," he muttered, using the backside of his sword to kill a bug crawling on the wall.

[System Notification]: You have killed a minor bug.

[Reward]: Top-grade Qi Accumulating Pill.

As he had expected, as soon as he killed the bug, Ye Xuan received a reward.

An emotional smile spread across his face as he gulped down the pill the moment it materialized in his hand.

[System Notification]: 1st level Qi Awakening stage > 2nd level Qi Awakening stage.

[System Notification]: 2nd level Qi Awakening stage > 3rd level Qi Awakening stage.

[System Notification]: 9th level Qi Awakening stage > 1st level Qi Refinement stage.

The pill was a top-class pill in its own category, and with one gulp, his cultivation rose from 1st level Qi Awakening stage to the next realm, the 1st level Qi Refinement stage.

he heard noises around his hideout. "Find the dogs of the Blade Sect and kill them! Don't let a single one escape today." he heard noises around his hideout.

This alerted Xuan, whose mind began racing. "If he can find this place, others can too. I have to get out of here, but how…?" Ye Xuan's gaze fell upon the dead disciple, and an idea struck him.

He quickly exchanged clothes with the dead disciple of the Elite Sword Sect, hiding the body to the place where he was hiding earlier.

Running without looking back, Ye Xuan chose the closest route to leave the sect and avoid detection.

However, he stumbled upon one of the Twin Blade Sect's disciples, running for his life as two disciples of the Elite Sword Sect chased him.

"Help!" The male disciple called for help who looked at Ye Xuan, at first, he cursed when he saw uniform of Elite Sword sect but when he saw Ye Xuan wearing it, his eyes opened his shock.

"You, trait..." The words died on his lips as Ye Xuan swiftly stabbed the sword in his hand into the face of the Twin Balde Sect disciple, killing him instantly. The disciple's eyes froze, wide open in shock.

The two disciples of the Elite Sword Sect in the back were also in shock, witnessing Ye Xuan's merciless killing.

However, their shock soon turned to joy as they mistook Ye Xuan for a fellow Elite Sword Sect disciple, clad in the same attire.

"Senior Brother," both disciples greeted Xuan, addressing him with respect as outer sect disciples, while Ye Xuan wore the attire of an inner sect disciple.

Ye Xuan returned the courtesy, pretending to be a fellow disciple, but his eyes were fixed on the system reward he had received after killing the Twin Blade Sect disciple.

[System Notification]: You have killed the disciple of Twin Blade Sect.

[Reward]: Escape stone (1x)

Just then, a loud announcement boomed from the sect elder. "The Sect Master of Blade Sword Sect has been killed, along with their elders. Disciples, leave the remaining rats, as the main targets are already dead. Gather at the main hall of the sect."

The Grand Elder of Elite Sword Sect's voice echoed through the air, and the disciples erupted into cheers.

"Senior Brother, let's go together." one of the disciples said, inviting Ye Xuan to join them.

However, Ye Xuan's mind was preoccupied with thought of using the stone and making his escape.

Just as he was about to make a move, an elder appeared from behind, yelling, "Didn't you hear the announcement? Move your arses!"

Ye Xuan and the two disciples took off in a sprint towards the main hall. As they ran, the elder's gaze fell upon Ye Xuan, and his eyes narrowed.

"That Inner Court disciple... why haven't I seen him before? And that outfit... why does it look familiar?" The elder, responsible for overseeing new recruits in the Inner Court, was familiar with almost every disciple who had joined the Elite Sword Sect.

Yet, Ye Xuan's unfamiliar face sparked suspicion within him.

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