How to play when you die immediately at the start?

The Great River Flows East

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Chapter 1: How Do You Play When You Die Right at the Start?

[The host's karma from the first life has been reset!]

[Please choose one item to inherit from the Magic Treasures, Cultivation, or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the first life!]

[First life Magic Treasures: None, Cultivation: None, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures: None.]

[Nothing to inherit for now.]

[Second life has begun!]

A voice echoed in his subconscious.

The next moment, Qin Yang's eyes snapped open.

His gaze was filled with immense terror and lingering fear, as if he had just woken from an incredibly vivid nightmare.

It was only then that he realized his clothes were completely soaked in cold sweat!

"System?!"

"I'm not dead?!"

"Everything that just happened… was it all just a dream?!"

Qin Yang took a deep breath, still shaken.

He had transmigrated to this strange world sixteen years ago.

He was born in a place called Qin Family Village.

His parents died when he was young, entrusting him to his only uncle and aunt, Second Uncle and Second Aunt.

And so, sixteen years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Six months ago, an Alchemist suddenly arrived in Qin Family Village, claiming to be looking for children with Spirit Roots to inherit his legacy.

Qin Yang was one of only two people in Qin Family Village with a Spirit Root, and he was immediately chosen.

Initially, Second Uncle and Second Aunt didn't want the Alchemist to take him away; after all, having an extra person at home made work less strenuous.

However, the Alchemist offered too much.

One hundred taels of silver successfully bought Qin Yang!

Even the villagers of Qin Family Village were genuinely happy for him. To be able to follow an Alchemist and cultivate Immortal Arts was something many ordinary people dreamed of.

Little did they know, that Alchemist was no good person. Strictly speaking, he was an evil cultivator who practiced wicked arts.

His true intention in buying Qin Yang wasn't to pass on his legacy, but because Qin Yang possessed a Spirit Root, which could be used for alchemy and cultivation!

Just moments ago, Qin Yang had truly experienced a brush with death.

The feeling of being thrown into an alchemy furnace and refined to death still left him as jumpy as a startled bird.

Looking at everything around him now.

The familiar cave dwelling, and the equally familiar peers who were bought as "talent" beside him, indicated that he was still in the Alchemist's demonic lair!

"So, everything that just happened was actually real."

"It's just that the system awakened the moment I was about to die in my previous life, allowing me to reset my karma and return to before I was refined into medicine!"

Qin Yang calmed down slightly.

The system's sudden arrival had also awakened his memories of his past life.

Most importantly, it was the system's function.

Simply put, the system could help him reset his karma after death, allowing him to return to the very beginning and start the next life anew.

Furthermore, after each karma reset, he could choose one item to inherit from what he had obtained in the previous life.

A choice of Magic Treasure, Cultivation, or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

Since he gained nothing in his first life, there was naturally nothing to choose for inheritance.

It was then that Qin Yang noticed he also had a status panel.

[Host: Qin Yang] [Cultivation: None] [Magic Treasures: None] [Immortal Arts: None]

[Lifespan: 16/20]

[Spirit Root: Fire (Low Grade)]

"It's normal that I don't have cultivation, but what the hell is this lifespan? How is there only four years left?!"

Qin Yang was utterly bewildered.

If it weren't for the system panel, he wouldn't have known he was destined to die young, with less than four years to live!

What was going on?

As he was pondering, a slightly hoarse, incredibly cold voice sounded, pulling Qin Yang back to reality.

"Qin Yang, come here."

"Master is going to teach you Immortal Arts!"

The person who spoke was sallow and thin, short in stature, with sunken eyes that were lifeless, like an emotionless messenger.

His name was Bai Feng, and he was the same age as Qin Yang and the others.

Most importantly, this person was the "Master's" third disciple.

Qin Yang remembered that he had personally witnessed this person tear apart a mountain tiger weighing eight to nine hundred pounds!

"Teach Immortal Arts..."

Qin Yang gritted his teeth. After everything that had happened in his previous life, how could he possibly believe such nonsense?

Moreover, even the disciples who hadn't personally experienced it could see many clues.

Every disciple who went to be taught Immortal Arts by the Master disappeared without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth. Anyone who wasn't an idiot knew something was definitely wrong.

However, Qin Yang had personally gone through the process of refining pills and knew exactly what was going on!

"Qin Yang, what are you waiting for?"

Bai Feng raised his voice, becoming even sharper.

The atmosphere grew so cold that no one dared to breathe heavily.

Under the numb and gloomy gazes of the other disciples, Qin Yang cautiously stood up.

Bai Feng walked over and patted his shoulder, saying, "You should be happy that Master is teaching you Immortal Methods. We all went through this."

"Hurry up, Master is already waiting for you."

Happy?

Happy my ass!

Qin Yang thought to himself, unable to resist rolling his eyes.

His personal experience told him that this was no teaching of Immortal Arts; they were clearly using him as raw material!

Alas, Qin Yang had no choice at all.

Not to mention the terrifying strength of Bai Feng before him, there were also two other senior disciples by the Master's side, who possessed abilities far beyond ordinary people. Killing an ordinary person was no different from crushing an ant.

Even with the system now, Qin Yang didn't dare to act rashly.

Because he knew very well that even if he could restart infinitely, as long as he couldn't survive and escape, this place would be endless torment for him.

The only way forward was to find a way to survive through repeated resets of cause and effect!

"This is insane. I just came back to life and now I'm about to be thrown into a cauldron as material. How am I supposed to find a way out of this?!"

Qin Yang gritted his teeth, his mind racing as he followed Bai Feng.

Fortunately, he actually remembered what he heard just before dying in his previous life.

"I miscalculated. This brat has a fire-element Spirit Root, which conflicts with the medicinal ingredients in the cauldron. I wasted a whole batch of medicine."

Conflicting properties!

Qin Yang immediately felt like he had grasped a lifeline.

Perhaps he could use this to escape this ordeal!

"I can't worry about that anymore. With the system, I have plenty of room for trial and error. At worst, I'll just restart next life!"

Qin Yang's gaze became firm, his mind made up.

It was at this moment that Bai Feng led him to their destination.

This was a side room within the cave dwelling. The stone chamber was not large, cramped and gloomy.

A faded alchemy cauldron, more than a person tall, was set up in the center, with blazing fires burning beneath it.

Turning his head, he saw an Alchemist sitting cross-legged in the corner.

His cheekbones protruded, his face was gloomy, and his emaciated body was clad in a loose Daoist robe, exuding a faint aura of Yin.

Rumble!

The stone door behind Qin Yang slammed shut, the sound startling him.

And the Alchemist, who was sitting on the futon, opened his bloodshot eyes!