In the chaotic world, deep within the White Bone Cave of Skull Mountain, the Biyun sat on a mat, his brows furrowed and his mind in turmoil.
"Man, this is just great. I've been transported to the chaotic world and turned into the unlucky Biyun!"
The Biyun couldn't hide his irritation, and his face was etched with a look of distress. Now that he had crossed over to the chaotic world, he was truly the Biyun, with no trace of his former self from Blue Star.
He used to be a nobody from twenty-first-century Blue Star, just a regular young guy. Who would have thought that after pulling an all-nighter playing League of Legends, he'd end up in the chaotic world?
You've got to be kidding me. Why did I have to become the first disciple of the Jie Jiao to be killed by Nezha? I mean, seriously, couldn't I have been anyone else?
The entire conflict between the Jie Jiao and the Chan Jiao pretty much started because of me. There's no way around it—I'm pretty important now.
As a disciple of Stone Ridge Fairy, Biyun had been peacefully cultivating in the White Bone Cave of Skull Mountain. But out of nowhere, disaster struck.
"Biyun was gathering herbs when Nezha shot an arrow and killed him. In the end, even his master was burned alive by the Nine-Dragon Fire Canopy wielded by the Great Sage Taiyi. What a raw deal!"
Biyun shook his head in disbelief. He was the unluckiest guy around.
I didn't do anything wrong, and yet I got shot dead by a brat. And when my master tried to reason with them, she got burned alive too. It's just outrageous!
If Ao Bing got skinned and flayed because he provoked Nezha at Sanhe Bay, at least he had it coming. But I, Biyun, hadn't even laid eyes on Nezha. He was just cooling off on the city tower of Chentang Pass, got bored, and decided to shoot an arrow with his Heaven-Shaking Bow and Earth-Shaking Arrow, and that was it—I was done for.
Where the heck am I supposed to complain about this?
"If this is all predestined, why do I have to be the one to suffer? What did I ever do to anyone?"
Biyun cursed under his breath. He had just arrived in the chaotic world and had no intention of dying so soon. Besides, this way of dying was just too humiliating and unfair!
Back on Blue Star, he had always despised Nezha's behavior—arrogant, bullying, and twisting the truth. It was infuriating.
"The so-called deification is nothing but a power struggle among different factions. I will never be a pawn in this game."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. But just then, a divine message reached his mind.
"Disciple, come to the White Bone Cave to see me."
The voice was soft and gentle, unmistakably his adoptive master, Stone Ridge Fairy.
"Yes, Master!"
Stone Ridge Fairy had always been kind to Biyun, and he respected her deeply. He didn't dare to delay and got up to go.
When he arrived at the White Bone Cave, he saw that Lanyun was also there. Seeing this, Biyun's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the time had come, and he was about to go gather herbs and get shot dead by Nezha?
Biyun kept his facial expressionless, but inside, he was panicking. After paying his respects to Stone Ridge Fairy, he quickly sat down on the mat.
"Master is refining the Three-Turn Primordial Elixir, and I'm short of a few Fire Dragon Herbs. We have these herbs on Skull Mountain. Who will go and pick some for me?" Stone Ridge Fairy wore a fish-tail golden crown, a bright red eight-trigram robe, and had a wisdom that seemed boundless in her eyes.
Unfortunately, she had no idea that disaster was about to strike her lineage.
Here it comes!
Biyun felt a wave of nervousness. Going there would be a guaranteed death sentence.
What should he do now?
[Ding, congratulations, host, activated: The Bagua System for Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune!]
Hearing this voice, Biyun froze. Was this his transmigration benefits finally kicking in?
He quickly activated the system, and in an instant, three brand-new mission options appeared before his mind's eye. Everything about the system also merged into his consciousness as a single thought.
This system was designed to help him avoid disasters and seek good fortune. It was straightforward.
Understanding this, Biyun immediately checked out the mission options.
[The Demise of the Stone Ridge Lineage]
[Option One: Volunteer to go to Skull Mountain to gather Fire Dragon Herbs. Reward: A top-tier primordial spiritual treasure, the Bagua Dao Sword.]
[Option Two: Recommend that your junior brother, Lanyun, go to gather the herbs, claim illness to stay behind, and look for an opportunity to escape from Skull Mountain. Reward: A mid-tier primordial spiritual treasure, the Fire-Gathering Wind-Bearing Banner.]
[Option Three: Keep silent and wait for a turn of events without doing anything. Reward: Three hundred years of basic cultivation.]
Seeing these three options, Biyun felt even more miserable.
The first option was a death sentence.
The reward was pretty good—a top-tier primordial spiritual treasure. It was even better than Stone Ridge Fairy's Bagua Cloud-Glowing Scarf and Taiyi Sword. But what good was a reward if he was dead?
The second option might let him survive for a while, but could he escape from Skull Mountain?
If Lanyun died, would Biyun live?
Definitely not!
Fate was inevitable!
Maybe Nezha would just randomly shoot another arrow and finish him off completely.
In the original story, Nezha shot and killed Biyun. Who's to say it wasn't intentional?
The chaotic world was vast, so why did that one arrow just happen to kill him?
Given the personalities of Great Sage Taiyi and Nezha, maybe they had planned all of this behind the scenes.
The first two options were both death sentences, and the second one would also doom his junior brother.
Biyun and Lanyun had always been close. He really couldn't bring himself to sacrifice his junior brother.
"Dooming my junior brother would only buy me a few more hours of life. It's not worth it."
As Biyun's mind was in turmoil, Lanyun, seeing that his senior brother didn't speak up, quickly volunteered.
"Master, I will go!"
Lanyun smiled at his senior brother, happy to take the burden off him.
After all, gathering herbs on the mountain wasn't a tough job. They had done it many times before.
Before Biyun could make a choice, his junior brother had already sealed their fate.
Biyun felt a wave of shame.
But now he didn't dare to speak up. If he revealed the truth, the punishment from the heavenly way might strike him dead before Nezha's arrow even arrived.
"Alright, Lanyun, go quickly and come back soon."
Stone Ridge Fairy didn't mind. In her eyes, it didn't matter who went. It was just a routine herb-gathering trip.
Lanyun went to gather the herbs, Stone Ridge Fairy continued her cultivation, and Biyun returned to his quarters.
[Ding, congratulations, host, mission completed. Reward: Three hundred years of basic cultivation have been credited. Please check promptly.]
Biyun's heart skipped a beat. The reward had arrived!
He quickly sat down in meditation and absorbed the three hundred years of cultivation.
"Boom!"
Three hundred years of cultivation wasn't much, but it was enough to significantly boost his power.
As he sat in his private chamber, absorbing the cultivation, his strength kept rising. Soon, Biyun's power broke through to the late stage of the Earth Immortal realm.
Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal, Great Perfection Golden Immortal, and Great Luo Golden Immortal—these were the realms Biyun currently knew. Each realm was further divided into early, middle, late, and perfect stages.
After breaking through, Biyun's eyes sparkled with joy. He was still too weak, and every bit of enhancement was crucial for him.
Just as Biyun finished his cultivation, a shrill scream pierced the sky from Skull Mountain, clearly heard from afar.
It was Nezha, cooling off on the city tower of Chentang Pass, who casually picked up the Bagua Bow and shot a Heaven-Shaking Arrow, killing Lanyun on the spot.
"Junior brother!"
Biyun shouted in shock. He had been holding onto a glimmer of hope that his junior brother might survive, since he was originally supposed to be the one to meet his fate.
But now, hearing the scream, his hope was shattered completely.
Biyun rushed to the mountain and saw his junior brother with an arrow piercing through his throat.
"Senior brother... save me!"
Seeing his junior brother's miserable state, Biyun's heart was filled with rage.
What had they, his fellow disciples, done wrong while peacefully cultivating in the mountains?
"Am I, Biyun, truly destined to die? Is this the will of heaven?"
"I'll see how Nezha kills me and how this fate intends to end me!"
Blue Cloud's eyes turned bloodshot. He knew his tribulations were far from over. Now, it was just a matter of how he would be targeted next.
From this moment on, Biyun decided he would no longer submit. He would fight against fate and challenge the will of heaven!
"Is this fate? Am I just a pawn in some cosmic game?" Biyun clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with determination.
"No. I won't let Nezha or destiny decide my fate. If this is how the heavens play, then I'll fight back—against Nezha, against fate, against everything!"
From that moment on, Biyun vowed to carve his path in this chaotic world. Nezha's arrow might have started this mess, but Biyun wasn't going down without a fight.
After all, when life gives you arrows, you learn to dodge—and maybe, just maybe, you'll get the last laugh.
Biyun's journey was just beginning, and the Primordial Chaos had no idea what was coming. With the Cosmic Divination System at his side, Biyun was ready to turn the tables on fate itself. Whether he would succeed or become another cautionary tale in the annals of mythology remained to be seen.
But one thing was certain: Biyun was done being the universe's punching bag.