Great Yan Dynasty, Jade Pure Sect, Jade Serene Peak
In one of the cave adobes, a man in his 20s walked back and forth, mumbling, "It's almost there…"
After a minute of hysteric breathing, the man stopped. "System, when?" A text-like screen appeared in front of him.
{In 2 hours, the host can activate all of the system's capabilities.}
The man nodded at himself as his excitement grew. His hands trembled, "It's finally here. My life line."
The man isn't from this world; Noah came from Earth, where this world was just a novel he read. One day, as he was coming back from college, a plane crashed, killing him.
He then woke up as a disciple of Jade Serene Peak, Hua Lian, a 6th-level Qi Refinement cultivator. He thought he was in a new world, but when he heard the names Jade Pure Sect and Jade Serene Peak, he immediately checked the timeline.
Deity Slaying Elder! A rising star of the sect! Hua Lian was then sure he had reincarnated in Top Tier Providence. But without a good opportunity, he didn't have the means to even reach Loose Immortal, much less Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal or even the Sage realms.
So he vowed he'd cling onto Han Jue as hard as he could; he reached the ultimate realm in the novel after all. But then, he saw a message pop up.
{Congratulations! You've reached the limit to unlock the Inheritance System.}
{In 7 days, the host can then activate all of the system's capabilities.}
And so he waited in his cave adobe. Hua Lian was a loner, so the seclusion of 7 days wasn't weird. He was the second-to-last disciple of Fairy Xi Xuan in seniority, with the last one being Chang Yue'er.
After two hours, which felt like an eternity, of waiting, the system's text appeared.
{The system has successfully blocked the Great Dao prying. Please name the inheritance you want.}
Hua Lian's immediate response was, "Ninth Chaos!" But the system's red prompt warned.
{Ninth Chaos surpasses the Great Dao, that existence hasn't noticed you yet. Please choose another.}
Hua Lian fell deep in thought, 'Who is the current strongest existence below Great Dao?' A title came to mind, "Dao Ancestor!"
{The inheritance has been confirmed. Great Dao's prying has been blocked. Inheriting the mortal part.}
Surge of memories almost overwhelmed him, as Dao insights and cultivation methods appeared out of nowhere. His mind sang with the unity of Heaven and Earth.
Immediately after, on a close peak, a certain handsome man received a notification.
[Detected a bearer of connate providence, checking its origin.]
Han Jue opened his eyes and curiously looked at the notification, 'Two in one day…' He cast a glance at his newly recruited disciple, bloodline of a Demon Saint.
[Hua Lian, inheritor of Dao Ancestor's full teachings. Self-made Son of Heaven and Earth. Blessed by Dao. 6th level of Qi Refinement. Because he thinks you can keep him alive and allow him to cultivate in peace, he has a favorable impression of you. Current favorability: 4 stars.]
"What?" Han Jue looked at the providences and marveled, 'He could become a Dao Companion.' Han Jue coughed, dismissing the thought.
'This guy has three impressive providences, he might as well be the protagonist.' Seeing the end of the introduction, Han Jue was confused, 'Keep him alive? Cultivate in peace? Why didn't I get the notification? I guess he's impressed by my title.'
Closing his eyes, Han Jue returned to his seclusion, he couldn't neglect his cultivation. 'Maybe stronger enemies than the Viridescent Nether Cult will appear, I can't get complacent.'
Yang Tiandong looked over curiously, 'Master sure likes to enter seclusion…' He sighed and continued with the cultivation.
Back with Hua Lian, the qi surged as he sucked up all the qi in his cave adobe. Opening his eyes, they changed to lilac, giving him a mysterious look.
The system message lay in front of him.
{Congratulations, host, on inheriting the Dao Ancestor's full teachings. To answer the host's questions:
1. No, he won't notice you, as this inheritance is a complete copy of him.
The host was a broken soul repaired by the system as a stroke of luck. The system's only job is to accept the inheritance and help the host with it. The host can now only view his status, and nothing more. The system is the host's Great Creation; it is formed by the rules of the last bits of Primordial Chaos, it didn't, can't, and won't control the host in any shape or form.
Good luck with your experience, System.}
As soon as he read the message, it disappeared, 'So it can only show status, huh…' Immediately, he summoned, "Status."
{Status}
{Name: Hua Lian}
{Lifespan: 21/70}
{Race: Mortal}
{Inheritance: Dao Ancestor #Mortal Part}
{Cultivation: 6th-level of Qi Refinement}
{Technique: Primordial Dao Genesis}
{Cultivation Potential: Top-Notch Dao Comprehension, Dao Root}
{Magic: Summon Rain, Water Spear…}
{Mystical Power: None}
{Equipment: 36th-grade Primordial Dao-Creation Violet Lotus, Jade Slip of Creation}
{Connate Providence: Dao Ancestor's Full Inheritor, Self-made Son of Heaven and Earth, Blessed by Dao.}
Looking at the lengthy status screen, he noticed the connate providences. Clicking on them, they expanded.
{Dao Ancestor's Full Inheritor - You had inherited full teachings of Dao Ancestor, his comprehension, and all his techniques.}
{Self-made Son of Heaven and Earth - You defined your own fate, and are recognized by Heavenly Dao's Providence. You're extremely lucky and are immune to all mortal diseases.}
{Blessed by Dao - Dao Root, your cultivation root surpasses the Six Elements and Eight Trigrams.}
Reading the connate providences, he was ecstatic, 'Yes! I can now cultivate in peace. Thank you, whoever helped me.' With that, he dismissed his status screen, as a violet lotus appeared in his hand.
Alongside it, a jade slip floated above the lotus, "36th-grade Primordial Dao-Creation Violet Lotus and Jade Slip of Creation…" Hua Lian was in disbelief, as these treasures were the backbone of Dao Ancestor's rise.
These two became his Twin Birth Dharma Treasures, as they were part of the inheritance. Suddenly, Jade Slip of Creation shone with purple light, blinding Hua Lian for a second.
Upper Realm, Demon Court
In one of the cave adobes, Void Emperor cultivated in seclusion. Immediately, he felt something strange; he took out the jade slip he had found long ago, and seeing it melt, he frowned.
Pinching his fingers, he began to deduce, but he couldn't. He frowned even harder, "What is it? Why did the jade slip melt?" Unable to figure it out, he decided to ask his father when he came out of his seclusion.
Outside of 33rd Heaven, Great Ultimate Hall
Ancestor Xitian frowned. Taking out his friend's last possession and seeing it melt, his frown deepened."What are you scheming, old friend?" Shaking his head, he returned to cultivation.
Great Yan Dynasty, Jade Pure Sect, Jade Serene Peak
Recovering from the shock, Hua Lian looked around, but found nothing different, "What the hell was that?" After a minute of checking, he decided to drop it.
"When I reach the immortal realms, Jade Slip of Creation will allow me to travel into the past, like Feng Liang, but without severe blackish." He hid the slip in the depths of his soul.
He then copied Han Jue's future and willed the lotus to expand, making it into a lotus throne. When he sat down, he felt his mind clear, and Dao insight flowed.
The lotus throne spun slowly, sucking all surrounding Spirit Qi and turning it into a higher level qi, violet in color. But the conversion was slow as the surrounding qi didn't generate fast enough.
"It's still not enough. I need to accept Han Jue as my master soon." He fell deep in thought, "I could follow Xun Chang'an's path and kneel at the foot of the mountain. But the problem with Han Jue is he's too cautious, his system should've already detected me…"
Putting that aside, "I should reach at least Foundation Establishment." But before he continued with his cultivation, he got up, placed several middle-grade spirit stones in a simple Qi Gathering Array, "This'll do."
As he sat back down, he marveled at the sheer cultivation fields Dao Ancestor knew about, "He's truly the Dao Ancestor, founder of the Dao…"
With that, he fell into a cultivation frenzy. Days turned into months, and he gained insight into his cultivation, learning techniques, and a palm Mystical Power.
Waking him from it was a female voice, "Senior Brother Hua, are you alright? You haven't attended the last two meetings, Master was concerned." Chang Yue'er, Hua Lian's Junior Sister and one of Han Jue's many admirers, called up from the outside.
At the same time, Han Jue was checking his emails when a particular one caught his attention.
[Your good friend, Hua Lian, used special means to fool the Heavens; he has avoided Heavenly Tribulation.]
[Your good friend, Hua Lian, dreamt of Dao and has established the Purple Palace Foundation.]
[Your good friend, Hua Lian, dreamt of Dao and has learned a Mystical Power.]
'Purple Palace Foundation? What is that? A Mystical Power from a dream?' Han Jue shook his head, clicking his tongue in wonder, 'This protagonist sure is impressive.' Han Jue closed his eyes after finding nothing else interesting.
Chang Yue'er saw the door of the cave adobe open, and Hua Lian walked out. He wore a simple white robe, with a single lotus inwoven on his right. His black hair cascaded down his back, and his lilac eyes gave him a certain mysterious look.
Chang Yue'er looked at him up and down, and shocked, she exclaimed, "Senior Brother, you've already broken through to Foundation Establishment?!" She thought to herself, 'I can't see his cultivation level, which means…'
Hua Lian spoke with great respect, "Junior Sister, I had an epiphany. No need to be shocked." He needed to be careful, as this was the first encounter with an important character.
Hearing him being respectful, Chang Yue'er's hand clenched slightly, "Senior Brother, you've changed." She remembered, though quiet, he was headstrong. Now he seemed mysterious, 'Just like Junior Brother Han.'
Snapping out of her reminiscing, she continued, "Anyway, seeing you're alright, I'll go back. Master was concerned for you." With that, she took out her sword and, stepping on it, flew away.
Hua Lian looked at her departing figure, and was excited inside, 'She couldn't see my cultivation, which means the Concealment technique worked. Now it's time to grab my rope to the peak.'
Hua Lian slowly walked toward the marketplace, seeing the swords being sold, he approached one of the vendors, "Good Sir, are you looking to buy one of my good swords?"
Hua Lian approached the vendor's stall, eyes flicking to a slender jade blade, "That one." His voice was quiet but unwavering.
The vendor's grin split his weathered face. "An excellent choice, just ninety centimeters of true spirit-jade. Two middle-grade spirit stones, and I'll include a storage ring for an additional middle-grade spirit stone."
Hua Lian took out his last three middle-grade spirit stones and gave them in exchange for the sword and storage ring, 'I don't know how to make a spiritual ring, but I know how to expand the space within.'
The vendor grabbed the spirit stones, laughing inwardly, 'This disciple sure is rich, to take that garbage for middle-grade spirit stones, haha.' He was happy he tricked Hua Lian, unaware that Hua Lian's able to make them into proper treasures.
Hua Lian walked back to his cave adobe one last time, reminding himself, 'With Jade Slip of Creation, I can create anything below the Great Dao as long as enough lifespan is spent.'
Entering the cave, he sealed his door shut and first began to draw Dao runes on the storage ring. Strange light shone from them, quickly hiding deep within the ring.
A drop of blood fell on the ring, quickly recognizing Hua Lian as its master. He did the same with the sword, green light flashed as the sword flew at high speed, "Silent Lotus." He whispered, and the blade hummed in agreement.
The sword hummed as Hua Lian put it into his storage ring after dropping the blood on it. He made them into seventh-grade Numinous Treasures. He looked around his cave adobe one last time.
There wasn't much, only a single bed, a mat, and the array he put last year. You could see that the original Hua Lian was a minimalist. Putting everything in his storage ring, he headed toward Cultivate Diligently Become Immortal Mountain.
When he arrived, there was no one, as kneeling was made popular by Xun Chang'an. When he saw the words, 'Cultivate Diligently Become Immortal', Hua Lian immediately fell on his knees, and kowtowed.
When he arrived, Han Jue got a notification.
[Detected that you're faced with a destiny-changing event. You have the following choices:]
[1. Don't accept Hua Lian as your disciple. Receive a Numinous Treasure.]
[2. Accept Hua Lian as your disciple. Unlock a system function.]
Han Jue, seeing this message, was cautious but also happy, 'A new system function!' Han Jue wanted to immediately accept him, but waited, as Dao Ancestor was an unknown figure to him, 'Could it be Hong Jun?'