The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground?

Chapter 6: Yu Ji Finds a Target!

Ning Chen paused mid-sentence.

Under the faint light of the ever-burning lamps, he began to carefully examine the woman standing before him.

She was tall and slender, her tight-fitting black outfit accentuating her graceful curves. Her skin was porcelain-white, and her jet-black hair was tied high at the back of her head.

Though her delicate, oval-shaped face might have appeared charming under normal circumstances, her tightly shut eyes and cold, indifferent expression made her seem distant and unapproachable.

At the same time, the system panel surfaced before him.

[Nangong Ling].

[Identity]: Personal Disciple of the Green Lotus Sect

[Age]: 32

[Cultivation]: Foundation Establishment, Level 8

[Talent]: Heartless Sword Heart (Grade: Purple. A talent that may manifest when cultivating the Heartless Sword Dao. By maintaining a heart devoid of emotion, one becomes invincible, with greatly enhanced swordsmanship capable of battling several levels higher.)

[Physique]: None

[Divine Ability]: Sun and Moon Divine Eyes (Grade: Gold. An innate ability, currently dormant. The twin eyes contain the powers of the sun and moon, absorbing their essence. Each eye harbors a small world, and once awakened, they possess unparalleled might.)

[Appearance Rating]: 93

What the—! Ning Chen was genuinely stunned.

These stats were luxurious, practically the template of a protagonist!

Though they didn’t quite match his Supreme Yang Saint Physique, they weren’t far off either.

And the most astonishing part? She was the one who had come to him willingly!

The anger he had been harboring instantly dissipated. Ning Chen prided himself on his practicality. As long as there were benefits to be gained, he wouldn’t mind, provided the person’s appearance didn’t drop below 80.

In this world, beauties were on a completely different level. Back in his previous life, those so-called top-tier celebrities, even with makeup and beauty filters, might have scored at most an 80 on the system’s scale.

Moreover, the so-called junior sister before him seemed far more valuable than Liu Ruyan.

However, there was one thing Ning Chen couldn’t understand, so he asked bluntly, “With your talent, advancing to the Core Formation stage shouldn’t be an issue. Why did that woman send you here?”

For the past hundred years, Liu Ruyan had kept an exceedingly close watch on him. This was the first time Ning Chen had seen someone from the outside.

“It’s because of the Grand Sect Tournament in the Great Xia Dynasty…” Nangong Ling replied truthfully without hesitation.

She wasn’t skilled at conversation, responding only when asked a direct question.

So that’s it.

Finally understanding the situation, Ning Chen’s disdain for Liu Ruyan deepened.

“Heh, all this effort just for the sect’s benefit, huh?”

So, all along, he was the one expected to make sacrifices?

If it weren’t for the reset ability of his Supreme Yang Physique, he would have long turned to dust in this world.

Fortunately, the system’s appearance had changed everything. Without it, he would have remained nothing more than a tool to be exploited, devoid of any agency.

Though his situation hadn’t entirely improved, at least now he had hope for the future.

And honestly, calling it “mutual benefit” rather than “exploitation” was far more agreeable.

Despite knowing that her master’s imprisonment of her senior brother was unjust, Nangong Ling couldn’t help but defend her. “Master did it for the sake of the sect.”

“So I’m the one who has to sacrifice?” Ning Chen shot to his feet, closing the distance between them with a few strides as his voice rose sharply.

Without waiting for her response, he coldly added, “Go back.”

Using retreat as a strategy, he knew that whoever made the first move would lose. He had all the time in the world to wait.

As expected, Nangong Ling panicked when she heard his words. But in her anxiety, she went too far.

“No!”

“You have to sleep with me tonight!”

She couldn’t bear to disappoint her master.

Her life had been saved by her master, and her master’s wish to elevate the Green Lotus Sect’s strength had also become her own.

Even if dual cultivation would damage her Heartless Sword Dao, she was willing to make the sacrifice!

As long as she could break through to the Core Formation stage, her strength would multiply. Afterward, she could simply rebuild her Heartless Sword Dao. With her prior understanding, catching up wouldn’t take long.

Seeing her senior brother remain calm and unshaken, Nangong Ling gritted her teeth, determination flashing in her eyes.

Resolute as a sword cultivator, she stowed her blade into her spatial ring and moved like a spring-loaded hare, pouncing on Ning Chen and pinning him to the bed.

Ning Chen, completely caught off guard, was left utterly stunned.

She’s this wild?!

He had planned to drag things out a little longer.

But after falling onto the bed, he waited for quite a while, only to realize that Nangong Ling, with her eyes tightly shut, was fumbling around blindly and hadn’t even managed to unbutton his clothes.

Ning Chen couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

His opinion of Liu Ruyan’s audacity hit a new low.

This woman clearly didn’t understand anything, yet she still dared to throw someone into such a situation. Truly shameless!

Of course, Ning Chen wasn’t any less shameless when there were benefits to be gained.

So, amidst his feigned resistance, he subtly and indirectly guided her.

At some point, the red drapes on either side of the bed had fallen, and the flame of the ever-burning lamp flickered softly.

Time, under the influence of irresistible circumstances, seemed to accelerate.

***

Two hours later.

Ning Chen leaned back against the bed’s headboard, propping himself up with one hand behind his head.

He lowered his gaze to the woman sleeping soundly beside him. Her hair was in disarray, and her expression was one of complete exhaustion. A quiet sigh escaped his lips.

They say a smoke afterward is like being in heaven…

Unfortunately, he had transmigrated at eighteen, back when he was still a diligent student in his original world. He never had the chance to pick up smoking, and, in the cultivation world, such a thing didn’t even exist.

Perhaps because it was a “new dish,” this time lasted twice as long. It hadn’t been the perfunctory one-hour ordeal he used to have with Liu Ruyan.

He shifted his attention to his system panel.

[Host]: Ning Chen

[Cultivation]: Sealed {Foundation Establishment, Level 1 (11/1000)}

[Closed-Door Cultivation Accumulation]: 100,100 (Resets nightly at midnight.)

[Talent 1]: Replication (Any prolonged physical contact exceeding fifteen minutes allows you to replicate the target’s unique talent, physique, or divine ability. Only effective during closed-door cultivation.)

[Talent 2]: Unyielding Will (Grade: Blue, grants 100 experience points/day.)

[Talent 3]: Heartless Sword Heart (Grade: Purple, grants 1,000 experience points/day.)

[Physique]: Supreme Yang Saint Physique (Grade: Red, grants 100,000 experience points/day.)

[Divine Ability]: Sun and Moon Divine Eyes (Grade: Gold, grants 10,000 experience points/day.)

(Different talents, physiques, and divine abilities can stack to increase the daily closed-door cultivation experience cap.)

(Current daily experience gain: 111,100/day.)

(Note: After each breakthrough, the system enters a thousand-year hibernation period.)

Jackpot!