Chapter 1: The Talentless One Awakens
Darkness. Silence. Then—pain.
A searing headache split his mind as memories not his own surged like a crashing tide. Scenes of humiliation, struggle, rejection. A name echoed through it all—Lin Xuan.
When his eyes finally fluttered open, Lin Xuan found himself lying on a cold stone floor, a faded robe clinging to his sweat-drenched skin. Around him, laughter echoed—mocking, sharp.
"Trash like you should just give up."
"Barely passed the entrance trial. You'll be sweeping floors before long."
"Another outer disciple with no talent. What's new?"
Their words cut, but not as deeply as the realization that he was no longer in his own world. Lin Xuan—once a university student in the modern world—had transmigrated into the body of a cultivation realm youth who shared his name but not his fortune.
This Lin Xuan had barely qualified to join the Cloudsky Sword Sect, scraping by on the outer disciple trials with the weakest cultivation recorded in decades. No talent. No spirit root affinity. No prospects.
Until now.
A sharp ding echoed in his mind.
> [Transdimensional Upgrade System Activated]
Welcome, Host: Lin Xuan
Talent assigned: [SSS-Rank: Everything Can Be Upgraded]
Passive bonus unlocked: [MAXIMUM LUCK]
Newbie Gift Pack Available—Would you like to open it?
Lin Xuan blinked. Was this… real?
He mentally confirmed.
> You have received:
– [Low-grade Cultivation Manual: Cloud Gathering Technique]
– [Basic Fist Art: Iron Wall Smash]
– [Low-grade Movement Art: Wind Treading Steps]
– [Upgrade Tokens x3]
– [Status Panel Unlocked]
"Upgrade tokens?" Lin Xuan whispered under his breath, then instinctively focused on his body.
> [Status Panel]
Name: Lin Xuan
Cultivation: Body Refinement Level 1
Constitution: Mortal
Spiritual Veins: Fragmented
Elemental Affinity: None
Talent: [SSS-Rank Upgrade Everything]
Passive: [MAXIMUM LUCK – Universal Grade]
He grinned. "Then let's begin."
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Step 1: Physique Upgrade
> Target: Mortal Physique
Upgrade using Token?
→ Upgraded to: Divine Body – Root of All Paths
His body instantly burned with an intense, golden glow. His muscles compressed, bones solidified, and qi channels expanded rapidly. He collapsed to the ground, gasping as power surged through his veins.
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Step 2: Spirit Veins
> Target: Fragmented Spirit Veins
Upgrade using Token?
→ Upgraded to: Celestial Vein Array – Endless Flow
He felt his meridians mend, reconnect, and expand into intricate runes. Qi could now cycle without bottleneck—like an eternal river flowing through his core.
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Step 3: Elemental Affinity
> Target: None
Upgrade using Token?
→ Result: Triple Affinity—Fire, Lightning, Space
"Space?!" Lin Xuan gasped. "How is that even—"
> MAX LUCK has amplified result. Congratulations!
He laughed aloud. If this was a dream, he hoped never to wake.
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Step 4: Techniques
> Target: [Cloud Gathering Technique]
→ Result: Mystic Grade: Origin Chaos Sutra
> Target: [Iron Wall Smash]
→ Result: Heaven Grade: Sky-Breaking Tyrant Fist
> Target: [Wind Treading Steps]
→ Result: Heaven Grade: Void Phantom Movement Art
His dantian trembled as the upgraded cultivation manual imprinted itself onto his soul. The chaos energy formed a black-gold core, pulsing like a star in his gut.
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Breakthrough
Lin Xuan sat cross-legged under the moonlight, his body absorbing ambient qi like a bottomless pit. Following the Origin Chaos Sutra, he guided the spiritual energy into his newly awakened meridians.
Crack.
Crack.
CRACK.
Each sound marked a breakthrough. Muscles swelled with power. Skin grew tougher. His body vibrated with unrestrained strength.
> [Body Refinement 1 → 9]
The entire process took only one night. But it came with a side effect—
A nauseating stench erupted from his pores as black sludge bubbled onto his skin, forming a thick, oily layer. The impurities of his old mortal body had been expelled.
Nearby, groggy disciples began waking.
"What the hell is that smell?!"
"Did something crawl in here and die?!"
"Ugh, it's in my mouth!"
Face burning with embarrassment, Lin Xuan wrapped himself in a spare robe and darted away before anyone could identify him. He didn't stop until he reached a remote spring near the forest edge.
Slipping into the water, he sighed with relief as the warmth washed away the filth of his old self.
The trash had died that night.
A monster was born in his place.
Tomorrow, the sect would learn the name Lin Xuan anew.