"Such a good life…"
Ilyas had always considered himself one of the lucky ones. Born into wealth, he never had to worry about money. He had a loving family, won multiple lotteries, and once, he even scored a $100 million jackpot. Life, for the most part, was perfect—until the age of 25.
"Another cultivation novel finished," he sighed. "I truly dread the day when there are no more good novels to read."
Since he didn't need to work for a living, he spent his days devouring martial arts novels—particularly the ones about cultivation and immortality. He could lose himself for hours in those worlds, imagining what it would be like to rise through the ranks of the strongest, defeat enemies, and eventually achieve eternal life.
"Living in such a world would be amazing. Rising through the ranks, defeating foes, and finally achieving eternal life... I wish I could live in such a world."
But even as he thought this, he couldn't help but scoff. "Well... living in a dog-eat-dog world is depressing. Only a lunatic would truly wish for that."
With a yawn, he turned off the light. "Guess I'll sleep for now. Tomorrow's another day of reading."
He closed his eyes, and the darkness quickly consumed him. But then… something strange happened.
Some minutes later...
"Sigh, when will I wake up? This is taking longer than usual. Oh well, I'll just sleep again."
…
…
…
"What the hell?!"
Ilyas's eyes snapped open, but the world around him was nothing like his bedroom. His senses were disoriented. The air smelled of hay and animals, and his body felt strange—thin, nothing like the well-built, muscular form he had always been proud of. He sat up, panicked.
"Where am I? Why am I in a horse stable? And why do I feel so different?"
Just as the questions flooded his mind, a strange mechanical voice echoed in his head.
Ding…
[System Initialized]
[Welcome, host. You have been chosen by fate. With the system, you will rise to heights no other cultivator has ever reached. Work hard, and you will achieve immortality.]
[Status]
Name: Tao Jiang
Age: 16
Cultivation: Qi Condensation, 5th Level (50,000/300,000)
Root: 5 Element Root (Low Grade)
Skills:
Heavenly Veil [High Saint Grade] Perfection Level
Talent:
1- [Hidden] [Restricted] Absolute Luck: You possess an overwhelming, inescapable blessing of limitless luck. The odds of the universe bend in your favor. Impossible challenges become mere stepping stones, and adversaries are no match for your ability to defy the laws of probability.
- Activation Condition: Wish strongly, or repeat your desire ten times, and the universe will grant your wish.
OR
- Activation Condition: User need to initiate doing something to get activated.
1- Sword Master Level 1 (0/100): A novice in swordsmanship, but with practice, you will unlock tremendous power.
2- Stealth and Escape Supreme (MAX): You learn stealth and Escape techniques 10,000 times faster than the average genius.
"Wait, what?!" Ilyas—or rather, Tao Jiang, as the system now called him—was speechless. His mind was reeling as fragments of new memories began to flood his consciousness. The weight of his past life crashed down on him all at once.
He was not Ilyas anymore. He was the son of the Tao family, a prestigious lineage in this world—a family that commanded immense power. Tao Jiang was supposed to inherit everything. Wealth. Resources. Status. But there was one problem: He had no talent for cultivation.
Everyone around him envied his resources, his birthright, The resources he consumed are enoghf to get someone with average talent to Golden Core relam. But in this world, it was strength that mattered above all else. His father, the mighty Tao Clan Leader, had long since reached the peak of his cultivation at the Nascent Soul level, and he couldn't go any further. In search of a way to break through, his father had ventured into the Abyss—a forbidden region where the greatest dangers and the most powerful secrets resided more than one time. On one fateful day, his father's life imprint was destroyed, marking his death.
And with his death came chaos.
The Tao Clan dissolved into infighting, with each faction gunning for the position of Clan Leader. Tao Jiang had become a target almost immediately. His family wanted him dead to claim his wealth, and worse yet—his father's treasure….. so I left with no chose I stole the whole family treasury.
Using the secret technique Heavenly Veil his father gave him, he had snuck into the Clan's treasury and stolen everything. All the priceless resources, the artifacts, the knowledge—all of it was now safely hidden in his space ring. Not even a Nascent Soul cultivator could detect him.
Sitting in the dim light of the stable, Tao Jiang's heart raced as he took in the situation. It had been two days since he had escaped the chaos of his family's slaughter.
"Now what?" he whispered to himself. "I've got the Tao family's treasures, but the whole clan is after me. Even if they don't know where I am or that I have the family treasury, they'll set a bounty on my head. If I stay here much longer…"
He sighed. "What should I do?"