Chapter 32: Ranking List

Chi Jue only then reacted; his eyes had recovered!

He hurriedly raised his hand to touch them, "I! How is this possible! Weren't my eyes already..."

Su Xi said, "Such beautiful eyes look more pleasing on you. I also used Thunder Origin Power to cleanse your Spirit Bone; it is returned to you clean and intact."

She extended her hand, and a cylindrical white bone radiating spiritual energy appeared in her palm.

Chi Jue looked at that Spirit Bone and instead fell silent.

Su Xi handed it closer to him, "Here, take it."

"What do you want me to do?" Chi Jue asked earnestly and solemnly.

"I don't need you to do anything; these things belonged to you in the first place. They are of no use to me." Su Xi tossed the Spirit Bone to him.

Chi Jue caught it, looked down at his own Spirit Bone, and replied slowly, "I... I am an orphan. I grew up on the streets of the slums relying on the charity of others, and my only relative, my younger sister, was also someone I picked up from a trash heap.

When I was ten, Zhong Yi found me and said he would take me to cultivate immortality so I would never have to suffer again, and my sister could come with me. I didn't actually believe him; how could such a good thing fall from the sky? If I wanted a bite of someone's leftovers, I had to do chores for them to earn it.

I refused at the time, and he didn't force me. But he left me a Sound Transmission Talisman, saying that if I ever changed my mind, I could send him a message.

Later, my sister fell gravely ill, and I had no other choice, so I used that Sound Transmission Talisman.

He came, and with one bottle of Pill, my sister recovered her health.

I had to repay the debt of saving my sister.

So when he took my Spirit Bone, I complied without much resistance. But I did not agree to him digging out my eyes. If I were blind, how would I take care of my sister?

Xue Fuyi held a small braid to show me. It was my sister's braid; the green hair tie was something I had exchanged for by chopping wood for Liu Niangzi."

"What a fool!" Su Xi couldn't listen anymore, "You just let them take whatever they wanted from you?"

【Host, he was only ten years old at the time, just a little beggar.】 Er Miao sighed.

"This Spirit Bone is useless to me. If my benefactor needs it, I will give it to you." Chi Jue felt no reluctance and offered it respectfully to Su Xi.

Su Xi hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands, "No. Besides, if my Master knew I seized someone else's aptitude, he would kill me. By the way, I haven't told you yet, have I? I am the Young Sect Leader of the Southern Dao Sect. That Zhong Yi was actually expelled from the sect by my Master long ago; this is something the entire Ling Yu knows."

Chi Jue was so shocked he couldn't speak, "This lowly one failed to recognize Mount Tai; please forgive my offense."

As he spoke, he prepared to kowtow to Su Xi.

Su Xi stopped him, "How old is your sister?"

Chi Jue shook his head, "I heard from Xue Fuyi that my sister is now married. I do not wish to disturb her. If the Young Sect Leader does not mind, I am willing to be your servant and slave, and I will go through fire and water to repay the debt of saving my life."

"No, no, you possess a Spirit Bone and are very suitable for cultivation; whether it is Immortal Cultivator or demonic cultivation, it is no problem." Su Xi was a bit conflicted.

【Er Miao, he is a demonic cultivator in *Yuan Jun Zhuan*; can he be changed into an Immortal Cultivator?】

【Of course, Host can take him as a disciple.】

【Don't, I haven't even figured out my own cultivation yet; if I dare to take a disciple, my Master will beat me.】

【Has Master become so irritable over these years?】

【Who's to say he hasn't? A perfectly good, humble gentleman has turned into a hot-tempered chili pepper.】

【If Master knew you described him like that, he would definitely beat you.】

【...】

"If you want to join the Southern Dao Sect as a disciple, you can; I will introduce my Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters to you," Su Xi said to Chi Jue.

Chi Jue looked at her, "No, I have a place I want to go."

"Then please make sure you don't let Xue Fuyi catch you, otherwise she will find me through you. You have seen her methods; she killed the great-uncle who raised her without a second thought, and even sacrificed his Soul to the banner... I almost forgot about this thing." Su Xi took the Xuanhuang Banner out from the System Space.

"I will take a drop of your heart blood to help you refine it; from now on, it is yours."

Chi Jue hurriedly tried to refuse, but Su Xi added, "If I use this thing, Xue Fuyi will definitely find me. If you use it... it's best you don't use it for a short time, or if you have a way to re-refine it, just don't let her see through it."

Only then did Chi Jue reluctantly accept the Xuanhuang Banner.

Su Xi also gave him a Storage Bag containing some Spirit Stones and demonic stones, "When traveling outside, you can't do without these."

Chi Jue held the Storage Bag and watched Su Xi use Teleportation to leave.

She... what could she possibly want from him?

Chi Jue did not believe in kindness without reason.

But this time, even if she wanted his life, his Soul, he would give it to her without hesitation!

【Congratulations to the Host! Obtained Reversal Points: 【Number】, promoted to Level 1 Cannon Fodder.】

【I leveled up?】

Su Xi hurriedly stopped, waiting for Er Miao's next reward.

But Er Miao stopped talking.

【And then?】

【There is no "and then." The Host is still a cannon fodder. Oh, there is a ranking list, the Host might want to know. You are ranked last on the System Host Ranking; simply put, you are dead last!】

【... No, let's not talk about the ranking list first. Then why did you get so many rewards when you leveled up, and I got nothing?】

【Cannon fodder gets no rewards.】

【Er Miao, I've decided! From now on, all Reversal Points belong to you! After I reverse my fate, we will split them fifty-fifty. Of course, all point expenditures during this period will also be covered by you.】

【Very well, Host.】 Er Miao was extremely happy, 【Reversal System promotion to Level 4 requires 300,000 Reversal Points.】

Su Xi, who was just about to leave, felt her legs go weak and almost fell to the ground!

【How much?】

【300,000!】

Su Xi returned to the Southern Dao Sect, dejected.

Seeing Rong Shou meditating, she threw herself directly into his arms...

"Master! Your disciple is ranked dead last! I haven't brought you any glory."

"... What last place?"

"It's—strength!" she said through gritted teeth!

"It is rare for my disciple to have such self-awareness; you are indeed in last place within the Inner Sect."

"Eh?!" Was she also in last place in the Inner Sect?

"Master, your disciple cannot go on living!" Su Xi burrowed back and forth in Rong Shou's arms, just like a cute young beast, acting spoiled and throwing a tantrum.

Rong Shou sighed and gently patted her back, "Since you have returned, cultivate well; starting tomorrow, you will begin fasting and seclusion."

"...!!!" Su Xi immediately stood straight and tidied her hair, "In reply to Master, your disciple just missed you and came back to take a look. Disciple promised Feng Yan Di to help him investigate the case of the mass disappearance of commoners in Huang He Nan Yu. Also, regarding the Ghost Clan, does our sect have any inside information?"

"You mean the disappearance of the commoners is related to the Ghost Clan."

"Yes, Master!"

"Go find Hua Qing; he has a disciple who has taken a Ghost Clan woman as a partner."

"... Senior Brother Hua Qing is truly the leader of our generation; his breadth of mind can contain the heavens and the earth..."

Rong Shou flicked his sleeve, sending his only disciple flying off to the Zhanglao Ge.

?? Good night~~