Dustwind Hidden Valley woke to… silence.
No earthquakes.
No glow-storms.
No disciples blasting through roofs.
No cabbages ascending.
Not even a nervous bird exploding into qi.
Too quiet.
The disciples peeked out of their rooms one by one, trembling.
Lin Ruyin clung to a pillar.
"Why… why is it NORMAL? Is this a heavenly warning?!"
Jin Haru whispered as if speaking would offend reality:
"Maybe the Ancestor already destroyed the world in her sleep and reset it…"
Gu Wenhai clutched prayer beads.
"Great heavens… let today be merciful…"
Yang Ming pointed shakily.
"Look!"
Near Miyu's room, the sect maid—not an attendant, just a mortal girl—was sweeping calmly.
Three leaves.
Exactly three.
A sign Miyu had not sleepwalked and caused devastation.
The disciples exhaled—
Until the maid said:
"Ancestor slept peacefully for six hours."
Everyone froze.
Lin Ruyin collapsed to the ground.
"SHE SLEPT PEACEFULLY?! WE'RE DOOMED!"
Jin Haru screamed,
"She didn't sleepwalk! SHE DIDN'T SLEEPWALK!!"
Gu Wenhai trembled.
"When an all-powerful being sleeps quietly… THAT is the truly terrifying thing…"
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⭐ 1. Miyu Awakens — And a Past Returns
Inside her room, Miyu blinked awake slowly.
Her head felt… clear.
Quiet.
Still.
Lazy-chan floated above her.
"Good morning, Host! Memory Integration is increasing!"
Miyu rubbed her eyes.
"…Memory?"
Then—
A flash.
Her adult self.
Sitting at a spotless desk in a tiny apartment.
Sorting files.
Color-coding folders.
Re-folding laundry three times.
Adjusting picture frames by millimeters.
Her coworkers whispering:
"She's such a perfectionist."
"Her apartment must be a temple."
"If she sees dust on your keyboard, run."
Another flash—
Her last morning alive.
Wiping down her kitchen counter for the fifth time.
Fixing her bag strap while crossing the street.
Bright lights.
A scream.
Sudden impact.
Darkness.
Miyu gasped softly.
Lazy-chan whispered gently,
"More pieces will return soon. You're stabilizing."
Miyu held her head.
"…I was strict. Very strict."
She remembered:
Cleaning until 1 A.M.
Organizing shoes by height
Alphabetizing her books by color gradient
Living alone
Trying to control chaos by cleaning it
Her throat tightened.
"…I really was a neat freak."
Lazy-chan nodded.
"Yes! You were terrifying then too!"
Miyu glared.
Lazy-chan hid behind a pillow.
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⭐ 2. The Ancestor Steps Outside — Different Aura
When Miyu walked into the courtyard, the entire sect gasped.
She felt… older.
Calmer.
Focused.
Lin Ruyin whispered,
"Her aura… matured overnight…"
Jin Haru gulped.
"She looks like she gained ten years of wisdom!"
Gu Wenhai bowed instantly.
"Ancestor, your soul seems… deeper today."
A wandering guest cultivator—who came to deliver morning greetings—stiffened.
"That is… reincarnation aura. But she is so young…"
Even Yang Ming, once a rogue cultivator, trembled.
"She is remembering something…"
Miyu blinked sleepily.
"…Hungry."
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⭐ 3. The Sect Panics Over Normal Sleep
Liang Yuefeng mustered the courage to speak.
"Ancestor… forgive my boldness… but you did not sleepwalk last night."
Silence.
Then panic.
Lin Ruyin grabbed Jin Haru.
"That means she SAVED energy! We're going to explode today!!"
Jin Haru wailed,
"She's resting up for a bigger disaster!!"
Gu Wenhai knelt.
"Ancestor, if you are suppressing your divine strength, we will support any decision!"
Miyu stared at them blankly.
"…I just slept."
The entire sect:
"JUST SLEPT?!"
The guest cultivator fell to his knees.
"Divine Senior… even your sleep radiates profound pressure…"
Miyu frowned.
"…No."
They interpreted:
"NO means YES!! SHE'S PREPARING FOR SOMETHING BIG!!"
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⭐ 4. System Notification (Misinterpreted Hilariously)
A faint glow pulsed around Miyu.
> [SOUL STABILITY +12%]
Sleepwalking episodes decreasing.
Lazy-chan whispered,
"You're regaining control. Becoming more like your old self."
But only Miyu saw the message.
The disciples saw—
A glowing aura.
Jin Haru screamed,
"THE ANCESTOR IS ASCENDING AGAIN!!"
Lin Ruyin fainted on the spot.
Gu Wenhai fell to his knees praying.
Yang Ming bowed, trembling.
The guest cultivator whispered,
"That is the light of a reincarnated expert regaining memories…"
Miyu exhaled.
"…No. Just remembering simple things."
The sect collectively interpreted:
"SIMPLE THINGS = HEAVENLY LAWS?!!"
---
⭐ 5. Miyu Teaches a Perfectionist Technique
The system chimed again.
> [Daily Quest: Teach Any Technique]
Miyu sighed like an exhausted office worker on Monday morning.
"Sit."
Everyone scrambled to the ground.
Uneven rows.
Unaligned knees.
Crooked spacing.
Miyu frowned.
"…Your lines are crooked."
The disciples flinched.
"S-SORRY ANCESTOR!!"
"We'll fix it immediately!!"
They rearranged themselves into PERFECT straight rows instantly.
Miyu nodded.
"Better."
Yang Ming whispered:
"She speaks like a strict teacher…"
Jin Haru added:
"She must have been a legendary master in her past life!"
Miyu raised one finger.
"Today's technique… Precision Dust Removal Method."
Everyone's eyes widened.
"A dust technique?!"
"Is it symbolic?"
"A metaphor for purifying the heart?"
"A heavenly body technique in disguise?!"
No.
Miyu just hated dust.
She flicked her finger.
A razor-thin blade of qi shot forward—
And removed ONE speck of dust on a distant statue.
Perfectly.
No damage.
No cracks.
No wasted qi.
The disciples SCREAMED internally.
"That level of precision…"
"It could slice mountains if she wanted!"
"She only cleaned ONE SPECK!"
"This is a divine micro-control technique!!"
Yang Ming tried it.
BOOM!!
He sliced a tree in half.
Lin Ruyin tried.
The training wall exploded.
Gu Wenhai flicked gently—
A crater formed.
Miyu buried her face in her hands.
"…Too strong."
The guest cultivator gasped.
"Her standards… are impossible."
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⭐ 6. A Painful Memory Surfaces
As the disciples continued accidentally destroying property, Miyu sat quietly.
More images flickered:
Her spotless living room
Color-sorted folders
Organizing the fridge at midnight
Feeling lonely
Trying to control her life by making it clean
Trying to stay perfect so no one would reject her
Being exhausted every day
Feeling like she had to do everything alone
Her chest tightened.
She whispered:
"…I was always cleaning alone…"
Gu Wenhai approached gently.
"Ancestor… are you remembering more?"
Miyu didn't respond.
But her silence was an answer.
The wandering cultivator bowed.
"She truly is a reincarnated expert… carrying great burdens."
Yang Ming clenched his fists.
"We must protect her. She carries heavy pain."
Jin Haru sobbed.
"Our baby ancestor suffered…"
Miyu just felt tired.
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⭐ 7. Ending — Miyu Sleeps Normally Again
That night, Miyu curled into bed quietly.
She pulled the blanket up.
Closed her eyes.
Fell asleep peacefully.
No shockwaves.
No earthquakes.
No purification explosions.
Just… rest.
The sect panicked anyway.
Lin Ruyin: "WHY IS IT QUIET AGAIN?!"
Jin Haru: "SHE'S GATHERING POWER FOR TOMORROW!!"
Yang Ming: "We're doomed…"
Gu Wenhai: "Silence! This is divine reincarnation slumber!"
The wandering cultivator whispered:
"Her soul is awakening… and the world will shift."
Above the valley, the stars shimmered—
as the reincarnated perfectionist slowly awakened.
END OF CHAPTER 12