A loser's rise to success? I'm really not!

The Cultivation World, Taixuan Holy Land.

Yuhua Peak.

The mountain soared ten thousand fathoms high, enveloped in spiritual mist.

Qi Yuan, who had just been confirmed as the Holy Land Dao Child, hurriedly descended from the sky and quickly walked towards his residence.

Along the way, all Holy Land Disciples who saw him stepped aside and bowed respectfully:

"Greetings, Dao Child."

Qi Yuan did not stop, waved his hand to dismiss their salutations, and then rushed directly into a massive, luxurious Immortal Cave, tightly sealing the entrance door.

Only after entering the room did he sigh in relief. With a thought, a line of clearly visible small characters reappeared before his eyes:

[Waste's Counterattack System Binding Progress: 99/100]

"Waste's Counterattack?"

Looking at these four gleaming characters, Qi Yuan's expression gradually turned strange, feeling faintly that something was amiss.

The next moment, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Ding! Binding complete! Congratulations to the Host for Awakening the Waste's Counterattack System. This System will help the Host, who is a waste, reshape their glorious life and embark on a path of counterattack."

Qi Yuan was stunned.

Wait!

He had been Transmigrated for four or five years now. Although he didn't have a Golden Finger, relying on his Heavenly Spiritual Root and an Innate Pure Yang Dao Body, he had sailed smoothly through Taixuan Holy Land.

Foundation Establishment in one year, Core Formation in three years, and now he was even the esteemed Holy Land Dao Child, a candidate for the future Sect Head. In no way could he be considered a "waste"... The System's voice continued to echo:

"You were born into a Cultivation Family, but due to your status as a concubine's son and the poor Aptitude of your Trash Spiritual Root, you suffered scorn within the Family."

"Until you fell victim to the vicious stepmother's scheme, had your cultivation crippled, and were driven out of the Family, forced to wander outside with your sister, enduring hardship and suffering the world's misery."

"Now over twenty years old, you still have achieved nothing. With your Meridians completely destroyed, you cannot even Cultivate the most basic Cultivation Technique, forced instead to toil as a laborer in a mine."

"Are you truly willing to accept this? Don't you want to change your fate? As long as you complete various counterattack missions, Cultivation Techniques, Divine Weapons and Treasures, peerless Medicinal Pills... all will be within your grasp."

The System spoke extremely fast, and the content was highly persuasive and full of Gu-like temptation.

Qi Yuan, mouth slightly agape and face blank, was completely dumbfounded.

Trash Spiritual Root?

Meridians completely destroyed?

Unable to Cultivate?

Qi Yuan finally reacted and said, both laughing and crying:

"Tongzi, you seem to have made a mistake. None of the things you described match my life."

"Upon verification, Host identity is confirmed to be correct."

"No, I'm only twenty-one and already at the Golden Core Peak. I am definitively the number one among the younger generation of Taixuan Holy Land. In terms of status, I am only beneath the Sect Head and the Grand Elders. How much more do I need to counterattack? Should I just start a rebellion?"

"Upon verification, Host identity is confirmed to be correct."

Damn!

Qi Yuan sighed helplessly and rubbed his forehead.

"Ding! Information verification complete. The Novice Gift Pack has been automatically issued to the System Reward Space. The Host may retrieve it at any time."

"Congratulations on obtaining 10 High Grade Qi Gathering pills."

"Congratulations on obtaining 1 Basic Cultivation Technique for the Qi Refinement Stage, 'Purple Sun Art'."

"Congratulations on obtaining 300 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

...Gazing at the dazzling gift pack items before him, Qi Yuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth a few times.

Isn't this Novice Gift Pack a bit too novice?

High Grade Qi Gathering pill?

As the Sect Master of the Holy Land's Closed-Door Disciple, even when he was in the Qi Refinement Stage, he consumed Supreme Grade Qi Gathering pills. Their medicinal power was purer and more perfect, equivalent to ten High Grade pills.

He could easily produce hundreds of copies of a rudimentary Entry-Level Cultivation Technique like the Purple Sun Art. Among them were even better Secret Manuals for Cultivation, complete with experiences, annotations, and insights from various Senior experts.

Forget the Entry-Level Purple Sun Art, his current Storage Bracelet holds 'Purple Qi Comes from the East Art,' a superior Cultivation Technique to the Purple Sun Art, and it's a treasured edition personally written by the founder of the technique.

As for three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, that's even more outrageous. Is he trying to send away a beggar?

Qi Yuan was speechless.

Although these low-level items are good for Cultivators who are just starting Qi Refining, he was about to form a Nascent Soul. Why would he need a pile of junk!

Just as his face was covered in black lines, rows of small characters reappeared on the System interface:

"The Novice Mission is now open. Upon mission success, the Host will receive exclusive Counterattack Points and mission rewards. If the mission fails, subsequent missions will not be unlocked."

Novice Mission:

"To solve the problem of food and clothing, you toil tirelessly every day at the Azure Cloud Town mine, but you are constantly oppressed and bullied by the Black Tiger Gang, with most of your income going towards protection fees.

"Not long ago, Xu Biao, the Black Tiger Gang Hall Master, took a fancy to your sister and threatened to forcibly marry her as a concubine. Please, Host, rise up and stop him."

"Mission Content: Defeat Xu Biao, the Black Tiger Gang Hall Master (Third Level of Qi Refining), within three days."

"Mission Difficulty: Four Stars (Difficult)"

"Mission Reward: 50 Counterattack Points, repair the Host's damaged Dantian and Meridians."

...This Trash System clearly got the wrong person!

Staring at the massive amount of text on the System panel, Qi Yuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth a few times.

Setting aside the completely mismatched mission description, he, the dignified Holy Land Dao Child at the Golden Core Realm Perfection, was actually asked to deal with a Black Tiger Gang Hall Master hiding in some poor, remote village.

What kind of counterattack is this?

The so-called mission reward was even more ridiculous. His Dantian and Meridians were rock-solid and completely problem-free. Why the hell would he need them repaired!

He was about to Break through to Nascent Soul. Where would he find the time to care about some damn Black Tiger Gang? Let someone else handle it... Qi Yuan cursed inwardly, and just as he was about to dismiss the System's idiotic mission, he suddenly paused.

Because he noticed a virtual button appearing in the upper right corner of the interface, labeled [Points Mall].

Since it's already here, why not click in and take a look?

Thinking this, Qi Yuan moved his mind and opened the Points Mall.

Swoosh—

A flash of light appeared before his eyes, and a dazzling array of Heaven and Earth Treasures was displayed in his view.

'Chaos True Art,' Dao-Grade Cultivation Technique, priced at 100,000,000 Counterattack Points.

Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, Innate Grandmist Supreme Treasure, priced at 80,000,000 Counterattack Points.

Further down, Desolate Holy Body, Primordial True Dragon Bloodline, creation mending heaven pill... one rare treasure after another was strikingly displayed before Qi Yuan, making him widen his eyes and causing his breathing to quicken slightly.

Holy crap!

The dog system actually has some good stuff!

Qi Yuan took a deep breath, calming his agitated emotions.

Although this so-called Waste's Counterattack System wasn't very reliable, it was still an Opportunity bestowed by Heaven. Giving up on it now would be a shame.

The Immortal Road is long, and the Dao path is perilous.

With the System as a reliance, the hope of reaching the Peak would surely increase.

Moreover, the System generally releases missions from easy to difficult, step-by-step. As long as he keeps completing missions, the rewards will eventually reach a level that is helpful to him... After long deliberation, Qi Yuan finally made up his mind.

"I'll do it!"

Having made his decision, he exited the Mall interface, then took out a Jade Slip from his sleeve and injected a wisp of Divine Sense into it.

This Jade Slip contained a detailed map of this world.

The region of the Cultivation World where Taixuan Holy Land was located was vast, with Sects standing like forests. If Azure Cloud Town was too far, three days would likely not be enough time to reach it.

Using his Divine Sense to search, Qi Yuan quickly pinpointed the exact location of Azure Cloud Town.

Fortunately, Azure Cloud Town happened to be located on the periphery of Taixuan Holy Land's sphere of influence.

Although it was over a hundred thousand miles away from the Holy Land's core region, he could reach it in just one day by relying on the Teleportation Array inside the Holy Land.

The thought of traveling thousands of miles to "challenge" a small fry at the Third Level of Qi Refining made Qi Yuan feel somewhat embarrassed.

In fact, he could easily send any junior Disciple to beat the mission target into a mess, but according to the System, it definitely required him, the Host, to personally take action for it to count. Thus, this errand was unavoidable... If this matter were to leak out, Taixuan Holy Land would surely lose all face... The next day.

Azure Cloud Town.

Qi Yuan glanced over the bustling, lively mortal streets. The powerful Divine Thought of a Golden Core Cultivator instantly enveloped the entire town; no rustle of grass or movement within dozens of miles could escape his notice.

"Found it!"

He quickly located the Black Tiger Gang's position, and with a flicker of his body, he silently vanished from the spot without attracting any attention.

At the same time.

In front of a newly piled grave.

"Little wench, your brother promised you to me before he died. From now on, as long as you obediently listen to me, I guarantee you endless wealth and glory. Otherwise... humph!"

The speaker was a bearded man in his thirties or forties. At this moment, he sneered, looking flirtatiously at the young girl before him.

"Pah! You beast! My brother was framed and killed by you! I wish I could kill you right now and avenge my brother!"

Qi Yao's eyes were filled with tears, and she bit her silver teeth as she angrily rebuked him.

"Heh, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Come on, get her! Take her alive."

The bearded man let out a sinister laugh, raised his palm like a cattail leaf fan and waved it forward. Two burly men beside him pounced on the girl like wolves and tigers.

"Bitch, it's your fortune that I fancy you. I'm going to take you right here on your brother's grave; let's see how arrogant you can still be!"

As he spoke, the bearded man's face was full of smugness.

Seeing the two Black Tiger Gang henchmen getting closer, Qi Yao was frightened pale and retreated repeatedly.

Just then, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended. The surrounding air instantly solidified, freezing the Black Tiger Gang members on the spot, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Qi Yao stared blankly for a moment, then turned her head. Her startled gaze fell upon a young man who had suddenly appeared not far away.

The man was wearing a moon-white brocade robe. He had handsome features and an extraordinary temperament. Just standing there gave him an ethereal aura.

Seeing her look over, the young man smiled slightly, his gaze falling upon the simple wooden plaque standing before the grave. His expression shifted to one of sudden realization as he said:

"Your brother is called Qi Yuan, right? What a coincidence, I also share that name."

This Retarded System, it really did get the wrong person!