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"System! Stop! This isn't somewhere I can come!" Pei Ling hurriedly shouted in his heart. As a behemoth among Devil Dao Sects, Chongming Sect had always been overbearing and vicious.

The Pei Manor might wield enormous influence in Luquan City, able to summon wind and rain with a wave of its hand, but in Chongming Sect's eyes, the entire Pei Manor was no more than an ant.

He had heard plenty of such rumors before: some young master of a certain aristocratic family failed to bow upon seeing a Chongming Sect Disciple, and his entire household was exterminated overnight, every Clan Member's skin stripped off and hung from trees; a Chongming Sect Disciple took a fancy to some family's young lady, and when that family did not proactively deliver her to his doorstep, every member of the clan was drained dry of blood essence...

Most frightening of all, everyone—including the people of Luquan City—believed that the Chongming Sect Disciples were not at fault. Those aristocratic families were.

As for the reason?

It was simple: weakness was the original sin.

The weak were prey to the strong; it was the way of Heaven and earth. After generations of taming, the people born and raised on Chongming Sect territory, whether they had joined the sect or not, had mostly accepted Chongming Sect's values deep in their bones. They were accustomed to them and wholeheartedly agreed with them.

One could only imagine how dangerous this Jade Wutong Courtyard was right now!

Seeing that the system remained unmoved, Pei Ling felt his entire consciousness about to split apart. "Fuck, I don't want you to cultivate anymore! Stop! Stop right now! Fuck fuck fuck, stop already, did you hear me???"

Perhaps sensing his breakdown, the system thoughtfully chimed. "The Intelligent Cultivation System is wholeheartedly at your service. One-Click Managed Cultivation, intelligent cultivation!"

Pei Ling nearly spat blood. He was now completely unable to control his own body and could only watch helplessly as the system steered him straight toward the main room on the west side of Jade Wutong Courtyard.

Chongming Sect Disciple Zheng Jingshan was currently staying there.

This time, two Chongming Sect Disciples had come to Luquan City at the invitation of sect scion Pei Hong Nian and were lodging in Jade Wutong Courtyard.

One of them had never shown himself before anyone. His appearance, cultivation, and temperament were all unknown, which was one thing.

But Zheng Jingshan's cultivation was profound, and his fierce reputation was just as outstanding as his cultivation. Rumor had it that, in order to compete for the position of Inner Sect Pulse Master, he had not hesitated to scheme against and kill his own father, then perform Soul Extraction and Spirit Refining, refining him into a bloodline divine ability far more powerful than ordinary ones. He had shone brilliantly in Chongming Sect's Inner Sect grand competition, becoming famous after a single battle.

Bang!

The next moment, Pei Ling watched helplessly as he kicked Zheng Jingshan's door open, then swaggered inside.

"Fuck!!!" Pei Ling felt his vision go black as he roared in his mind. "System! Are you fucking dissatisfied with me and looking to switch Hosts???"

His thoughts spun frantically as he tried to seize back Body Control, but the system remained unmoved, and his struggle was clearly useless.

At that moment, Pei Ling recalled the terror of being dominated by all kinds of artificially idiotic intelligences in his previous life.

The system directed his body briskly around the screen by the entrance. Beyond it lay an extremely spacious room, lavishly furnished. A beaded curtain hung from the carved moon-gate leading into the Inner Chamber, swaying slightly and making a pleasant sound.

"Sys..." Pei Ling still refused to give up on persuading the system to calm down when he suddenly sensed someone staring at him from the doorway.

Zheng Jingshan?!

Pei Ling's heart jolted violently!

But he quickly realized something was wrong, because there seemed to be more than one gaze fixed on his back.

And if Zheng Jingshan were here, given this Chongming Sect prodigy's temperament and cultivation, Pei Ling would likely have died on the spot the moment he kicked down the door.

After transmigrating from a society of prosperity, democracy, civility, and harmony into this world, he had relied on sheer perseverance to cultivate the Bone Forging Art to the level of Half-body Iron Bone. Though the Idiot System had caught him completely off guard, he instead calmed down quickly at this critical moment. "System, watch out—what's behind us?"

The system paid no heed to his warning. It controlled his body as it swiftly walked to a corner, purposefully opened one of several chests carelessly scattered across the floor, took out a porcelain bottle, and deftly poured out ten grayish-white pills.

These were evidently Bone Quenching Pills.

"Ding-dong! Ten Bone Quenching Pills gifted. Gift complete! The Intelligent Cultivation System will continue cultivating for you..."

You called this gifting Bone Quenching Pills?!

Wasn't this delivering a head from a thousand meters away?!!

Pei Ling nearly spat blood!

Then something even more terrifying happened. His body showed no intention of leaving. It merely turned around, walked to a meditation cushion nearby, assumed a cultivation posture, swallowed all ten Bone Quenching Pills, and began circulating the Bone Forging Art.

This position happened to give Pei Ling a view of the entrance. The fucking system had not even closed the door!

Pei Ling: "..."

Motherfucker! Motherfucker! System, did you hear that?! Motherfucker!!!

But he soon had no time to worry about the door, because he discovered the source of the many gazes upon him: the screen at the entrance.

The translucent screen, like merman silk from the mortal world, was embroidered with over a hundred lifelike beauties, graceful and slender or plump and voluptuous, every one exquisite in her own way. Some held fans, some chased butterflies, some cradled pipa instruments, some lightly plucked zither strings, some broke off branches to tease cats... Their poses varied.

Yet no matter what they were doing, all their eyes were focused on Pei Ling.

Under normal circumstances, being watched by beauties—especially when any one of these beauties could be called a peerless beauty capable of toppling kingdoms—was a stroke of fortune that no straight man would refuse.

The problem was that these beauties were not normal.

Though they were embroidered figures, the feeling of being stared at closely by living people was almost tangible.

Even though Pei Ling could not control his body now, he still felt a chill rise from the depths of his heart.

"Chongming Sect..." His heart sank. A Devil Dao Sect was indeed sinister and unfathomable.

Though he did not know what was wrong with this screen, it was clearly no harmless thing.

If it had been up to him, he would have turned around and left long ago, going as far away as possible.

No—if he had known the Idiot System's method of "gifting," he would never have given it the chance to control him and bring him into Zheng Jingshan's room in the first place.

Now, he could only hope that no matter how vicious Zheng Jingshan was, since he had accepted Pei Hong Nian's invitation to visit, he would at least show some consideration for his fellow disciple. While absent from his room, he must have left some means to restrain this screen, lest it accidentally harm someone from the Pei Manor.

With this thought, Pei Ling turned his attention back inside his body.

He discovered that after taking the Bone Quenching Pills, the Bone Forging Art was circulating more than ten times faster than before.

Furthermore, the rooms the Pei Family used to entertain distinguished guests had all been outfitted with special arrays. The spiritual energy here was far richer than in Pei Ling's own courtyard. He could clearly sense his cultivation rising furiously at an unprecedented speed!

Time trickled by... Pei Ling gradually immersed himself in the pleasure of his strength constantly growing. Especially when a burst of metallic clanging rang out, his muscles and bones trembled, every pore opening as a layer of dark-red filth like grease was expelled. The next instant, Pei Ling felt himself abruptly break through a barrier. His entire body seemed to cast off some restraint, and he was filled with inexhaustible strength.

It felt as if, so long as he wished it, he could punch a huge hole through the room's stone wall.

"Ding-dong!" At the same time, Pei Ling regained control over his body. The system's prompt sounded by his ear. "This cultivation session has been completed. Thank you, Host, for using the Intelligent Cultivation System. One-Click Managed Cultivation, ascend without worries! We look forward to your cultivation review. If satisfied, please give us a five-star rating!"

A panel appeared. The familiar five stars awaited the Host's choice.

"Qi Refining Layer 3, Iron Bone achieved!" Pei Ling's heart trembled. He had even forgotten that he was not in his own room as a look of shock crossed his face.

He had begun tempering his body at age five. At age eight, after the family elders tested his aptitude, he had been granted the Bone Forging Art. Soon afterward, he drew qi and opened his meridians, becoming a Cultivator at Qi Refining Layer 1.

In terms of talent, he was one of the most outstanding members of the Pei Family's younger generation, no worse than Pei Hong Nian.

However, as a member of a collateral branch, he had few resources and was also suppressed by his stepmother. Moreover, cultivating the Bone Forging Art was excessively brutal. He had needed to save spirit stones to activate the system, so throughout his cultivation he had not even been willing to use nourishing medicinal herbs. Relying solely on his body's recovery ability, he had endured it all by force.

Thus, it had taken him a full ten years to reach Qi Refining Layer 2 two months ago.

Among his peers in Luquan City, that was already considered above average.

And now, after only a few hours of cultivation, this system had taken him from Half-body Iron Bone at Qi Refining Layer 2 to Full-body Iron Bone, breaking through into Qi Refining Layer 3?!

No wonder the ancients said that cheating was exhilarating for a moment, and cheating forever was exhilarating forever.

At that moment, Pei Ling lightly clenched his fist and felt the surging power throughout his body. Suddenly, the system did not seem quite so hateful anymore?

But the unrelenting gazes from the screen quickly brought him back to his senses.

Pei Ling frowned. Without time to think further, he swiftly rose and left.

As he passed by the screen on his way out, he tried hard to keep his distance, but from the corner of his eye, he saw several of the beauties in the screen stretch out their hands, seeming to want to tug at his robe.

Fortunately, the moment their arms extended one foot beyond the screen, they struck an invisible barrier. They let out delicate cries as though in pain and withdrew their hands with extreme reluctance.

Though they could not attack Pei Ling, the eyes of every beauty remained fixed on him.

Even after Pei Ling climbed over the wall and left Jade Wutong Courtyard, he could still feel over a hundred people quietly and intently watching his departing back.

For some reason, although that feeling of being watched gradually faded as Pei Ling went farther away, he still vaguely sensed that he seemed to have caused some huge trouble...

"I can't stay in the Pei Manor. I have to leave immediately!" Pei Ling's heart sank. He had no time to worry about the screen. The system's method of gifting was far too deadly. Though Zheng Jingshan had not caught him red-handed, this man was a Devil Dao prodigy—who knew whether he had some means of discovering Pei Ling's intrusion and theft?

If he remained in the Pei Manor, then once Zheng Jingshan made a move, he would have no ability to resist.

The most urgent task was to flee a thousand miles away at once, avoiding the impending disaster of death.

Silently reciting the Survival Art, Pei Ling casually gave the system a one-star bad review and decided to rush back, pack his things, and run.

However, just as he returned to his courtyard and packed his luggage at top speed, before he could even leave the Pei Manor, a servant caught up to him and called out, "Seventh Young Master, the family head has ordered all the young masters and young ladies to go to the main hall at once."