Chapter 30: System Upgrade

Su Xi raised her hand to cover his eyes. Looking at him this way, his features were indeed quite excellent; the lines were as if sketched by a brush, the bone structure exquisite and beautiful.

"My Er Miao's aesthetic sense truly follows mine. What mistake did you commit to be tied up here so miserably?"

When Su Xi's warm, soft hand, carrying the pure, natural scent of a young girl, landed on his face, the man's body trembled slightly. "You are not her."

"Who is she?" Su Xi took a black wristband from her Storage Bag; it was what she used to tie up her sleeves when practicing external martial arts.

The long wristband covered his hollow, dark eyes.

Su Xi nodded in satisfaction; this was much more pleasing to the eye.

The man did not answer but asked instead, "Then how is the Phoenix Bone Charm Body on you?"

"..." Su Xi understood; he was talking about Xue Fuyi.

Also, he actually knew... Her expression gradually darkened. She could not let Xue Fuyi know right now that she could snatch her aptitude.

"Obtained by accident. What use does this Phoenix Bone Charm Body have?"

All she wanted was destiny energy. As for these aptitudes, she would snatch them—after all, the weaker the enemy, the better—but she would not use them.

Therefore, regardless of the Heavenly Grade Water Spiritual Root or the Phoenix Bone Charm Body, she simply left them shelved in her Origin Spirit Mansion.

And since they could coexist with the lightning threads of the Tribulation Lightning, it was clear they were not evil things.

"The Phoenix Bone Charm Body is my Spirit Bone! If used for dual cultivation, both parties gain twice the result with half the effort. It can also be used for harvesting or sacrifice; it is the companion Dao Body that all cultivators desire," the man replied, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

So, besides harvesting, there were two other uses. "Then how did Xue Fuyi get it? Oh, I have a grudge against her."

Upon hearing her words, the man suddenly seemed to let out a sigh of relief. "Fifth Elder of the Southern Dao Sect, Zhong Yi, used the excuse of taking me into the Southern Dao Sect to cultivate to trick me into signing a master-disciple contract with him. In reality, that contract was fake; the words on it were disguised. The real contract was for sacrifice. He dug out my Spirit Bone and Phoenix Pupils, then imprisoned me here."

"Phoenix Pupils?" Su Xi thought of Xue Fuyi's eyes; they were indeed better looking than before.

"Why didn't he kill you?"

"A Spirit Treasure is about to be born, and the shell and Soul I have left are the sacrifice. If I were to commit suicide, he would capture my younger sister."

Er Miao: 【Vicious! Simply worse than a beast!】

Su Xi: 【... Precise!】

"What Spirit Treasure?" Su Xi asked.

"I don't know," the man replied.

【It should be the Xuanhuang Banner.】

【Mm. It came at just the right time, it hasn't been taken yet.】

"What is your name?"

"... Chi Jue."

"Hm?! You said your name is what?" Su Xi looked him up and down in surprise.

【Hey, Er Miao, didn't you say Chi Jue had already been saved by Xue Fuyi? This is clearly him being victimized!】

【That is because the host escaped being harmed, so Xue Fuyi had to look for other options to get talent and aptitude, but I didn't expect it to be Chi Jue. The current plot has clearly begun to change.】

【In the past, Xue Fuyi used my Soul to sacrifice to the banner. It seems I have quite a connection with Chi Jue.】

"The Miasma Pool has receded again." An aged voice sounded from above the deep pool.

The Miasma Pool was not always there; it would recede and empty out after a period of time, but not many people knew this pattern.

Su Xi shushed Chi Jue, then took back the wristband from his eyes and hid herself with an invisibility talisman.

As she took back the wristband, Chi Jue lowered his gaze and closed his eyes.

Su Xi hid behind him and even poked him with her finger. His long hair covered his back almost perfectly, so she didn't touch his skin, just tapped him through his silvery-white hair.

Chi Jue gave a low response.

Zhong Yi brought Xue Fuyi down.

Seeing Chi Jue appearing to be asleep, Zhong Yi snorted coldly. "You will be relieved soon."

Xue Fuyi glanced at Chi Jue silently, then shifted her gaze away, without sorrow or joy, without any emotion, as if looking at a cold corpse.

Chi Jue also didn't speak and had no reaction.

【Er Miao, Xue Fuyi is right here now, should I use Shadow-Stealing Stealth?】 Su Xi would never let go of any opportunity to snatch from Xue Fuyi.

【That must be used! Once we get the destiny energy, I can level up, and the host will be able to get more rewards.】

【Lucky Dice, Shadow-Stealing Stealth activated!】

【Congratulations to the host, successfully obtained 5 points of target destiny energy, a pair of Phoenix Pupils, one Superior Immortal-Retaining Dress, one Spirit Treasure Necklace, a pair of Thousand-Mile Wind-Following Boots, 100 Superior Spirit Stones, and 15 Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Total Reversal Points gained.】

Reversal System promoted to Level 3, unlocked System Map with a 100-meter radius, no cooldown time.

Unlocked A-Grade defensive skill—Heaven Shield Net. After activating this skill, there is 5 seconds of invincible defense time, with a 1-minute cooldown.

Unlocked S-Grade archery skill—Shoot Stone Drink Feather. A guaranteed hit with no wasted arrows, skill duration 15 seconds, cooldown 5 minutes.

Unlocked S-Grade alchemy skill—Resurrection Potion. Can be used when health is below 1%, instantly restoring full health. Each brewing has a 6-month cooldown.

Reward: One Thunder Bow. After hitting the target, there is a chance to trigger the descent of Thunder Punishment!

One System Shop Scratch Card.】

【My goodness! Er Miao, you are too amazing!】 Su Xi looked at those skills, her mouth almost watering.

【When the host levels up, there will also be rewards.】

【I almost want to become an accessory for Xue Fuyi, just to stick to her every day.】 Su Xi almost laughed out loud.

Just as Su Xi was studying those skills of Er Miao's, Zhong Yi stepped on some raised points on the ground with an uneven rhythm.

'Boom—' The ground opened, revealing a flight of stone stairs leading downward.

"Fuyi, take him and let's go down," Zhong Yi said to Xue Fuyi.

"Yes, Great-Uncle," Xue Fuyi said, very respectful and submissive.

Su Xi poked Chi Jue again to signal that she was right behind him.

Chi Jue's lowered head tilted slightly backward.

Walking down the stone steps, it was not only getting darker but also colder.

Even using spiritual power to resist, Su Xi was uncomfortably cold; looking at Chi Jue ahead, he was still naked, with only his long hair covering his body.

But judging by the frost on his hair tips, his ears frozen red, his slightly trembling shoulders, and his increasingly stiff footsteps, one could tell he was also reaching his limit.

Su Xi took two Cold-Resistant Talismans from her storage jade bracelet and used one herself; she immediately felt warm and extremely comfortable all over—Master's talismans were truly useful!

Looking at Chi Jue in front, she gently brushed aside a strand of his hair and stuck a Cold-Resistant Talisman onto his back as well.

Chi Jue paused his steps.

Xue Fuyi keenly sensed a gaze colder than the air directed at Chi Jue.

Chi Jue's pupil-less eye sockets were chillingly black, and his lips, turned white from the cold, trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Xue Fuyi flicked her hand and tossed a cloak at him.

Chi Jue raised his shackled hands and threw the cloak aside, refusing to accept her kindness.

Seeing this, Xue Fuyi let out a cold snort and stopped paying attention to him.

Su Xi glanced at that cloak; it was made of Spirit Sable Velvet, worth a hundred high-grade Spirit Stones—what a pity.

The faint sound of flowing water drifted over.

The water here not only lacked miasma, but the water-attribute spiritual energy was exceptionally dense.