Chapter 1

"Life is lonely like snow, I have been in this world for eighteen years!"

Looking at the moonlight, Chu Yun felt as if he were in a dream.

Originally, Chu Yun was just an ordinary Earthling, living a normal life. But on a certain day, an accident brought him to this world.

In this world, there is no high technology, no computers, only flying swords crisscrossing the sky and cold faces, dressed in ancient attire. This is a world of cultivation.

This world is called the Northern Li World.

The Northern Li World is vast, and only the legendary Great Ascension Venerables know how vast it truly is. Many people spend their entire lives living in just a corner of the world. The Northern Li World is divided into five regions and the outer regions. The five regions are Zhongzhou, Donghuang, Xiyu, Nanjiang, and Beiman. The five regions are mainly inhabited by humans, and Zhongzhou is the center of the Northern Li World, the place with the densest qi and the most prosperous area; the other four regions are relatively desolate and backward.

The outer regions, on the other hand, are the worlds of the demon and monster races!

This world has a population of trillions, and countless cultivators strive for immortality, seeking to ascend to immortality and transcend time and space.

There are eight major realms: Qi Practitioner, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Condensation, Tribulation Transcendence, and Great Ascension. These eight realms are like eight thresholds, blocking the path to immortality for countless cultivators.

Cultivation is the process by which cultivators gradually turn the dream of immortality into reality, achieving their true selves. However, the path to ascending to immortality is extremely difficult, and only a few can achieve it. In a century, only one or two people can ascend to immortality, and even during the peak times, there are only a dozen or so.

In the human world, sects and powers are divided into different grades based on their size, with the lowest being Grade 1 and the highest being Grade 9. Above Grade 9 are the Holy Lands. Only those with ancient legacies and immense power can become Holy Lands.

At this moment, Chu Yun belongs to a third-grade cultivation sect in Donghuang called the Thunder Gate, whose strongest member is a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The Thunder Gate is only a dominant force within a few hundred thousand miles, but in the entire Northern Li World, it is just a speck of dust.

In the Thunder Gate, disciples are ranked from lowest to highest as杂役弟子 (杂役 disciples), 外门弟子 (outer sect disciples), 内门弟子 (inner sect disciples), and 真传弟子 (true disciples).

There are 500,000杂役 disciples, 30,000 outer sect disciples, 1,000 inner sect disciples, and fewer than 100 true disciples, along with the five holy sons, forming a strict hierarchy.

Chu Yun is just a second-level Qi Practitioner, a minor杂役 disciple.

杂役 disciples, in essence, are a group of servants, serving the upper echelons with the worst benefits and the least resources, belonging to the category of those who live to eat and wait to die.

Chu Yun's talent is not good; he has a mixed spiritual root of four types, neither high nor low, destined to be ordinary. He will spend his entire life at the Qi Practitioner level, with no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment. Even if he gets lucky and successfully establishes his foundation, he will still be the lowest and most useless Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It is somewhat tragic; he is a waste, and will be a杂役 disciple for life. If he gets lucky and enters the outer sect, that will be the end. The path to the peak of cultivation is far from him; but upon careful reflection, it is not a big deal, after all, there are many people like him at the bottom.

This is a world of the weak, and there are too many weaklings, while the strong are few!

How many truly achieve cultivation and immortality, reaching the peak of the path?

Do not underestimate Foundation Establishment; achieving it is not easy!

Do not underestimate Golden Core; reaching it is extremely difficult!

There are too many cultivators like Chu Yun, living at the bottom, like ants, leading mediocre lives.

"Brother Chu Yun! I have something to talk to you!" At this moment, a girl's voice came from outside the door.

"Sister Ziling!"

Chu Yun's thoughts stirred, and a gentle emotion rose in his heart. Memories of the past flooded his mind. Lu Ziling was a childhood friend and his fiancée. If there were no accidents, they would marry in a few years.

"Click!" Chu Yun opened the door and saw a girl standing at the entrance.

The girl was about thirteen years old, with a petite figure that had not fully developed, but already had a hint of beauty.

"Sister Ziling, what's the matter?" Chu Yun asked.

"I..." Ziling opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but stammered and could not speak.

"Sister Ziling, what's wrong?"

"I..." Ziling still could not say it, as if there was something she could not reveal.

At this moment, Chu Yun had a bad feeling.

"Brother Feng, I am sorry to you!" Ziling finally said a sentence.

"What's wrong?" Chu Yun asked.

"Brother Feng, let's break up!" Ziling said.

"Break up!" Chu Yun felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his head, and for a moment, he could not react. His heart felt as if it were blocked, and he was extremely uncomfortable. "Why?"

Ziling did not speak, but with a cold face, she said, "Cultivation requires cutting off emotions to avoid being distracted by the mundane world. My master said that I have a weak water body, and if I cultivate water-based techniques, I can make rapid progress and have a chance to reach the Golden Core. My master said we should break up!"

A chance to reach the Golden Core?

Chu Yun felt his heart bleed as he heard these words. His heart felt empty, as if he had lost his soul.

In the world of cultivators, the hierarchy is even stricter, with each realm being a different heaven.

The gap between a Qi Practitioner and a Golden Core cultivator is like the gap between a beggar and an emperor. Would a beggar ever interact with an emperor?

No!

Ziling has a chance to reach the Golden Core and will become a true person in the future; while he is a Qi Practitioner, destined to spend his life at the Qi Practitioner level. The gap between them is so great that there is no future for them!

"Understood, you go! I won't bother you. You go your way, and I'll go mine. We won't interfere with each other." Chu Yun said, his face calm as if it were a trivial matter, but his heart was in turmoil.

"Brother Feng, I'm sorry!"

"You go!"

"Brother Feng, this is for you!"

Saying this, Ziling threw a bottle of pills and turned to leave.

This was a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills, containing eighteen pills. Taking them can enhance one's Qi Practitioner level. If Chu Yun took this bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills, he could at least advance two minor levels, from the second level to the fourth level.

If he had obtained a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills in the past, Chu Yun would have been overjoyed, but now, holding the bottle, he felt a bitter taste.

This is a "breakup fee"!

Whether in the previous Earth or the current Northern Li World, the essence is the same!

"Women who lack charm should not blame men for being fickle; men who lack ability should not blame women for being too realistic!" Chu Yun suddenly thought of a popular saying from his previous life, feeling bitter, and tears flowed freely.

After crying for a long time, Chu Yun stopped his tears, got up, and left to start his daily work.

The day of a杂役 disciple began like this!

...

杂役 disciples are mostly in a servant-like position in the sect, responsible for cleaning the sect, collecting some medicinal herbs, refining some low-level pills, talismans, and other basic and simple tasks. Completing these tasks earns them corresponding contribution points, which can be exchanged for techniques, manuals, magical artifacts, and so on.

In the world of cultivation, there is a saying: "There is nothing in the world that cannot be exchanged for contribution points; only those who do not have enough contribution points."

Generally, a杂役 disciple works in the sect for at least ten years. Within ten years, if they make rapid progress, they can become outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, or even outer sect elders. They can also become part-time personnel, leaving the sect to handle some secular matters.

Chu Yun's task is to clean the square. After cleaning, he must collect some medicinal herbs and complete the specified amount to finish his task.

The tasks of杂役 disciples are inspected once a month. If they are qualified, they receive corresponding contribution points; if not, they are punished accordingly.

The square is large, but for a second-level Qi Practitioner, it is not a difficult task. Chu Yun swept the fallen leaves and dust gently, preventing them from flying up.

When he finished cleaning, sweat appeared on Chu Yun's face.

The pain of heartbreak gradually lessened. In life, one is bound to experience heartbreak.

After cleaning the square, Chu Yun picked up a bamboo basket and walked to the back of the mountain to collect some medicinal herbs to submit to the outer hall. The Thunder Gate is located in the Thunder Mountain Range, and within a radius of ten thousand miles, it is within their territory. The area is rich in medicinal herbs, and most杂役 disciples must go to collect herbs, submit them to the outer hall, and earn contribution points.

Just as Chu Yun left the sect and walked towards the mountain, he was targeted!

"Remember, cripple him and make him disappear completely!"

A vicious voice said.

"Yes, I understand!" a subordinate replied.

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