By sunrise, Dustwind Hidden Valley Sect was already awake—
not because they wanted to be, but because **fear of dust** drove them.
Lin Ruyin scrubbed a tile for the fifth time.
Jin Haru polished a cabbage until he could see his reflection.
Gu Wenhai practiced bowing in the mirror ("Deeper… deeper… not deep enough…").
Meanwhile, Miyu sat in her room hugging her pillow, watching a dust mote drift in the air.
"…Dirty."
The mote sensed danger and fled.
But Miyu followed.
She stood up.
Dustwind panicked instantly.
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⭐ 1. DISASTER CHORE #1 — THE KITCHEN INCIDENT
Miyu wandered into the kitchen.
Jin Haru, who was preparing breakfast, froze mid-stir.
"A-Ancestor…! W-What brings you here…?!"
She pointed at the stove.
"…Dirty."
Jin Haru turned pale.
"No, Ancestor, please—!"
But Miyu had already touched it.
The system chimed:
> [DETECTED: LOW-QUALITY STOVE]
> [HOST DISGUST LEVEL: MEDIUM]
> [UPGRADE SKILL ACTIVATED]
The stove glowed.
The metal twisted.
The flames reshaped.
Spiritual inscriptions carved themselves.
The chimney straightened itself out of shame.
Then:
> ✦ DIVINE EVER-CLEAN PHOENIX STOVE ✦
Automatically purifies food.
Turns ingredients into cultivation medicine.
Never burns anything.
Will explode if dirty.
Jin Haru screamed.
"THE STOVE IS DIVINE NOW! I CAN'T COOK HERE ANYMORE—IT'S JUDGING ME!!"
Miyu nodded.
"…Better."
The stove puffed a small flame of approval.
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⭐ 2. DISASTER CHORE #2 — COURTYARD SWEEPING
Miyu, still sleepy, picked up a broom from the courtyard.
Lin Ruyin spotted her and whispered in horror:
"S-She's sweeping. RUN."
Miyu swung the broom once.
WHOOM—
A tidal wave of wind roared across the valley.
Clouds above the sect scattered in terror.
The sky turned bright blue.
A small storm forming on a distant mountain evaporated.
Two migrating geese reached enlightenment.
Minn documented it calmly:
"Note: Sweeping motion triggered localized weather correction."
Gu Wenhai knelt to the heavens.
"She's… she's sweeping climate change away…"
The broom glowed faintly in Miyu's hand, proud of itself.
Miyu frowned.
"…Still dust."
She swept again.
The sky straightened.
A rainbow formed.
An immortal watching from a cloud choked on his tea.
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⭐ 3. DISASTER CHORE #3 — GARDENING GONE WRONG
Miyu wandered to the cabbage patch.
Gu Wenhai sprinted after her.
"Ancestor, please! The cabbages are all we have—"
But she had already crouched down.
"…Ugly," she mumbled, touching a cabbage leaf.
The system activated instantly.
> [UPGRADING PLANT]
> [UPGRADING…]
> [UPGRADING…]
> [HOST OVERPOWERING THE SYSTEM—PLEASE SLOW DOWN—]
A flash of gold filled the field.
BOOM—!!
The cabbages glowed.
Their roots hummed with qi.
Leaves expanded.
Stems thickened.
Their spiritual density surpassed low-tier beasts.
> ✦ DIVINE IMPERIAL CABBAGES ✦
Benefits:
• Boost cultivation
• Heal minor injuries
• Cure emotional instability
• Taste good with soup
• May develop sentience if overwatered
Jin Haru fainted from excitement.
Lin Ruyin fell to her knees.
Gu Wenhai wept into the soil.
"Our cabbages… ascended…"
One cabbage wiggled proudly.
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⭐ 4. THE WORLD REACTS (AGAIN)
While Dustwind reeled from cabbage miracles, the outside world continued to panic.
In the nearest city, Stonebrook:
A merchant reported:
"I saw a streak of light from Dustwind! Is another divine child arriving?!"
A scholar declared:
"Impossible. That was clearly a sect-wide breakthrough."
A drunk man shouted:
"No, Dustwind is secretly a hidden imperial sect! I saw the cabbages glowing!"
Rumors evolved:
• "Dustwind now cultivates vegetables."
• "Their crops heal injuries."
• "Their stove performs miracles."
• "Their ancestor commands the wind."
• "Dustwind is blessed by heaven."
Every sect from the region began sending spies.
They returned cleaner than they arrived.
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⭐ 5. A CELESTIAL CLUE
Far above, in the upper heavens…
The Sterility Immortal paused mid-sterilization of a cloud.
He sensed it again.
That ripple of pure, uncontaminated order.
He frowned.
"This aura…
It cannot be…
Her?"
He clenched his fist.
"That child dares return to MY world?"
Lightning flashed around him, though everything under his control immediately sanitized itself.
He stood.
"The Realm of Purity must not be tainted by her chaos of cleanliness."
A contradiction, but he didn't care.
He vanished from the heavens.
Dustwind had gained a cosmic enemy.
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⭐ 6. BACK IN THE VALLEY
Miyu stared at the cabbage she had upgraded.
It sparkled.
She patted it gently.
"…Good."
All the disciples bowed instantly.
"THANK YOU, ANCESTOR MIYU!!"
Miyu blinked, hugged her pillow, and wandered back indoors.
"…Nap."
As she lay down, a soft wave of energy washed across the valley—
restoring qi, purifying toxins, and making the disciples' clothes slightly shinier.
Gu Wenhai fell to his knees yet again.
"This… This is no ancestor…"
Jin Haru whispered, voice trembling:
"She is… She's our divine catastrophe."
The valley glowed into the night, sparkling proudly.