1: Chapter 1 Turning Against Each Other

"Lin Yi, as a Disciple of the Xuantian Sect, you framed a fellow Disciple and deliberately plotted to accuse Xiao Cheng of stealing the Spirit Fruit. Do you know your crime?"

Lin Yi's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, his good brother Xiao Cheng had brought him the Spirit Fruit, intending to help him cleanse his marrow and enter the Fifth Grade of Qi Refining.

Yet in the blink of an eye, it had somehow turned into him framing Xiao Cheng for stealing the Spirit Fruit.

"Elder, I..."

Lin Yi felt bitter in his heart and was about to explain the reason, but before he could finish, he was interrupted.

"Master, he deceived me, saying this was some kind of Licorice Fruit. I treated him like a brother, who knew he would treat me like this!"

"Master, you must uphold justice for me; your Disciple is wronged!"

Xiao Cheng wept bitterly, his eyes red, his face full of grievance, looking as if Lin Yi had truly deceived him.

The old man beside the two was named Master Chen Xuan, who was Xiao Cheng's master.

Master Chen Xuan snorted coldly and cast a sidelong glance with cold eyes.

"According to the Sect rules, today I will cripple your cultivation and expel you from the Sect!"

A terrifying force, accompanied by the sound of thunder, gradually approached, and the aura of death flooded into Lin Yi's heart.

Only now did Lin Yi realize that the Xiao Cheng he knew had become a complete stranger ever since entering the mountain gate; they were no longer the best of friends who were closer than brothers.

Filled with grief and indignation, Lin Yi could not help but roar out.

"I want to challenge him to a Life and Death Arena!"

"You?"

Master Chen Xuan's palm stopped an inch from Lin Yi's face, a playful glint appearing in his cold eyes.

"Do you know that Xiao Cheng is already at the Ninth Grade of Qi Refining, just one step away from a Breakthrough to the Qi Sea Realm? And you think you can?"

Thick contempt and disdain poured from Master Chen Xuan's mouth.

Reflecting on the past, if there had been any sliver of hope for survival, Lin Yi would never have requested a Life and Death Arena, but now he had no choice.

Lin Yi raised his head, his eyes bloodshot. There was not a hint of hatred in his eyes, only a faint indifference.

"A mere Ninth Grade of Qi Refining is not enough to make me fear!"

"Good! Then it shall be as you wish. Three days from now, you and he will face each other in the arena. We shall determine life and death, and clear the truth!"

Master Chen Xuan laughed loudly, then reached out and tapped the air, and a stream of light appeared beneath his feet.

"If you dare to run, I will kill you even to the ends of the earth!"

After speaking, he leapt onto his Flying Sword, leaving behind only a cold and arrogant silhouette.

Xiao Cheng also summoned his Flying Sword, but as he brushed past Lin Yi, a mocking sneer spilled from his lips.

"Lin Yi, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too close to Senior Sister Yun Lan!"

Boom!

Lin Yi stood blankly in place, his pupils constricting.

Everything today was actually because of Senior Sister Yun Lan, and in order to gain her favor, Xiao Cheng had not hesitated to plot against him, his good brother.

At this moment, his heart was filled with grief, indignation, and despair.

Xiao Cheng and he had entered the Sect at the same time, but their Aptitude was worlds apart. He was merely an Outer Sect Disciple who had luckily saved Senior Sister Yun Lan, which was why he was noticed. Even so, after five years, he was only at the Fourth Grade of Qi Refining.

In contrast, Xiao Cheng not only had the guidance of an Elder and countless resources and Spirit Pills, but was now at the Ninth Grade of Qi Refining, ready to enter the Qi Sea Realm at any time, laughing at his peers.

"Xiao Cheng, oh Xiao Cheng, I trusted you so much. Back then, when you were heavily injured, I carried you thousands of miles to join the Sect, and now you treat me like this for a woman."

"I was truly blind!"

Lin Yi slumped to the ground and laughed bitterly.

He couldn't run, and with three days left, he didn't want to implicate his family. Now, his only thought was how to die quickly.

Just as he was pondering how to survive, an ethereal female voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Child of Destiny System bound successfully!"

"System?"

Golden Finger?!

Lin Yi's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Could it be that his luck had finally turned, and the benefits of a Transmigration had finally arrived?

"Detected that the host's Cultivation Technique is the Green Wood Art. To match the Child of Destiny's cultivation, it will automatically be replaced by the Nine Cauldrons Spirit Refining Method. Starting empowerment now."

The female voice vanished, and Lin Yi immediately sensed a change; his Dantian felt like it was burning, and every inch of his Meridians was snapping.

The heart-wrenching pain made it impossible for him to breathe. His whole body curled into a ball, and the surface of his skin began to crack inch by inch, as terrifying as being skinned alive!

"Damn it, what is happening?"

In the midst of the intense pain, he could only let out a roar.

"Detected that the host has no defensive Cultivation Technique, forcing the cultivation of the Golden Scale Art!"

"Detected that the host's combat Move is too weak, forcing the cultivation of the Four Symbols Thunder Fist!"

"..."

The System's voice was ethereal, devoid of any emotion, continuously repeating the empowerment operation.

He didn't know how much time had passed when Lin Yi opened his eyes. He felt the changes in his body, and the expression on his face was incredibly vivid.

His injuries had all recovered, his Meridians had widened by more than ten percent, and even his Qi Sea had become much fuller.

"Empowerment complete. The host is currently at the Half-Step Ningdan Realm. Please use your full strength to help the Child of Destiny achieve a Breakthrough!"

Hearing the System's voice again, Lin Yi suddenly snapped back to reality.

"Ningdan... helping the Child of Destiny achieve a Breakthrough, what the hell is this?"

Lin Yi repeated the System's words in a daze, his mind blank.

He had a System, yet he had to help the Child of Destiny achieve a Breakthrough?

"Yes, the host's mission is to help the Child of Destiny achieve a Breakthrough and raise his cultivation and Realm!"

"Current Child of Destiny, Xiao Cheng! Please give the opponent life-and-death pressure to help him achieve a Breakthrough to the Qi Sea Realm!"

After saying this, the System fell silent, and no matter how Lin Yi called out, there was no response.

Lin Yi's expression stiffened, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. The various sword techniques, defensive methods, and Cultivation Techniques in his mind were actually meant to help Xiao Cheng achieve a Breakthrough.

But suddenly, his expression changed, and his eyes became wicked.

The System didn't say how to help, nor did it say he couldn't kill him; it only prompted him to apply pressure, preferably life-and-death pressure, to help Xiao Cheng achieve a Breakthrough.

Lin Yi felt the cultivation within his body again, and the smile on his lips grew more pronounced.

"Very good, Half-Step Ningdan Realm. My dear Junior Brother Xiao, feel the loving comfort from your good brother!"

Lin Yi got up, intending to find Xiao Cheng, but halfway there, he stopped.

Since Xiao Cheng wanted to kill him on purpose because of Senior Sister Yun Lan, he might as well make things even more extreme and humiliate Xiao Cheng in front of Senior Sister Yun Lan.

As for offending Master Chen Xuan, ever since this matter began, he had no room to turn back.

Thinking of it, he acted on it. Lin Yi took out the sound transmission talisman that Senior Sister Yun Lan had given him and began to transmit his voice.

A moment later, a figure descended from the sky, holy and ethereal, as if walking out of a painting.

"Junior Brother Lin, you summoned me in such a hurry, is there something else?"

Senior Sister Yun Lan had a cold temperament, standing faintly on a lotus pedestal.

"Senior Sister Yun Lan, it seems my Junior Brother Xiao Cheng has ruined his brain from practicing cultivation. You happen to understand the Dao of pills and medicine, so I would like to ask you to go and take a look for me."

"Xiao Cheng, very well then!"

Senior Sister Yun Lan frowned slightly, but she did not refuse. Instead, she stepped aside to let Lin Yi stand on the lotus pedestal.

After the two stood firm, Lin Yi suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around Senior Sister Yun Lan's waist.

"You!"

Senior Sister Yun Lan's beautiful eyes widened, her teeth biting her lower lip; clearly, she was startled by Lin Yi's action, yet in an instant, it was as if nothing had happened.

"Stand still, the wind is strong!"

Lin Yi curled his lips into a smile; just as he had guessed, Senior Sister Yun Lan had long been interested in him.

"Junior Brother Xiao, the woman you like is now in my arms. Don't get so angry that you die later!"

As the two spoke, the lotus pedestal flew rapidly toward Qingyun Peak, where Xiao Cheng was.