Refuse to Live Off a Woman; Strongest System in the Map; Ascend to Nascent Soul

Zhao Kingdom.

Hengyue Sect.

Miscellaneous Affairs Office.

A youth with a face like polished jade and a handsome, refined appearance, dressed in the yellow robes of an Outer Disciple, sat cross-legged, practicing his breathing exercises.

With every inhalation and exhalation, two faint wisps of white qi emerged from his nose and mouth, flickering in and out like a pair of tiny dragons.

"Junior Brother Qin Hao!"

Suddenly, a woman's voice rang out.

A woman appeared, riding a flying sword as she soared over from the distance.

She looked to be about thirty years old and was dressed in black. Her appearance was neither stunning nor ugly; she was the type whose looks grew on you the more you watched her.

Qin Hao opened his eyes, and upon seeing who it was, he hurriedly stood up and bowed. "Greetings, Senior Sister Pan!"

"Between us, there is no need for such formalities!"

Senior Sister Pan asked with a beaming smile, "Junior Brother Qin, have you given any thought to that matter?"

Qin Hao pondered for a moment before replying, "Senior Sister Pan, I am currently single-mindedly focused on the Dao and have no interest in matters between men and women. I hope you can forgive me!"

"Junior Brother Qin, as long as you agree to become my Dual Cultivation Companion, you can immediately become a Red-robed inner disciple."

Senior Sister Pan tried to persuade him earnestly, "At that time, not only will you obtain more cultivation resources, but you will also have a master at the Foundation Establishment Realm to guide you. Isn't that much faster than practicing in isolation?"

"Furthermore, once we become companions, we can practice dual cultivation Secret Methods. With my cultivation at the fourteenth layer of Qi Condensation to nourish you, your progress will be twice as effective with half the effort!"

"I apologize, Senior Sister, but I cannot agree!"

Qin Hao spoke once more, then sat back down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

"Hmph!"

Senior Sister Pan let out a cold snort, thinking to herself, Truly ungrateful. If it weren't for the fact that so many other junior and senior sisters were eyeing you, I would have dragged you away for dual cultivation myself!

Seeing that he was ignoring her, she had no choice but to depart on her flying sword.

"Sigh, sometimes being too handsome is also a fault!"

Once she had left, Qin Hao opened his eyes, his face filled with helplessness.

In the two and a half years since he joined the Hengyue Sect, he didn't know how many female disciples had wanted to become his Dual Cultivation Companion.

However, as a Transmigrator, Qin Hao had his own dignity.

How could he ever stoop to being a kept man?

Of course, the most critical reason was that these female disciples were far too plain.

If it were Stunning Beauties like Liu Mei, Li Muwan, or Hong Die, he would have given in long ago.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host is currently in the first map of this world; the Strongest System in the Map has been activated!]

"Hmm? A system? It finally arrived!"

Hearing the sudden, cold electronic voice, Qin Hao's face lit up with joy, and his heart surged with immense ecstasy.

As a Transmigrator, he naturally understood the power of a system.

Without delay, Qin Hao began to inquire about the system's functions.

[Strongest System in the Map: The host who possesses this system will become the strongest in all categories within any newly unlocked map they step into.]

[Categories include: cultivation, physical body, divine sense, intent, divine abilities, magical treasures, wealth, etc.]

Wait, does this mean I'm directly invincible? Qin Hao thought as he read the system description.

[Notes!!!]

[1. The system functions will only trigger in maps that the world's protagonist, Wang Lin, has set foot in.]

[2. Only those who grew up in the current map or were cultivated within it will be included in the statistics; those who appear or join halfway through do not count.]

[For example, the current map is the Hengyue Sect map. Situ Nan is not a member of the Hengyue Sect, so he is not included in the statistics.]

[3. The world's protagonist, Wang Lin, can be included in the statistics an infinite number of times.]

"Understood. So this is basically designed to fleece Wang Mazi for all he's worth!"

Qin Hao stroked his chin, fully grasping the system's purpose.

In the world of Xian Ni, the most Heaven Defying person was the protagonist, Wang Mazi.

It could be said that as long as he kept finding Wang Mazi, Qin Hao could become an expert of the Tatian Realm in a few thousand years at most.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the current strongest person in the Hengyue Sect is Liu Wenju, who possesses the cultivation of the peak late Core Formation stage. The host's strength has been raised to the Nascent Soul Early Stage!]

[Detected that the current strongest alchemist in the Hengyue Sect is Dao Xu, who possesses a Tier 3 Alchemy Skill. The host's alchemy level has been raised to Tier 4!]

[Detected that the strongest magic treasure currently in the Hengyue Sect is at the Nascent Soul Realm; host has obtained one Spirit Transformation stage Artistic Conception magic treasure!]

[Detected that the best storage bag currently in the Hengyue Sect is an Intermediate Storage Bag; host has obtained one High-grade Storage Bag!]

[Detected that the wealthiest Cultivator currently in the Hengyue Sect is Liu Wenju, possessing eight thousand High Grade Spirit Stones; rewarded with ten Supreme Grade Spirit Stones!]

[Detected that the strongest auxiliary magic treasure currently in the Hengyue Sect is the Heavenly Reversal Bead; host has obtained one Chaos Bead!]

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As the system's voice faded, Qin Hao felt his cultivation base soaring rapidly.

He had originally been only at the third layer of Qi Condensation, but within a few short breaths, he had already broken through the fifteenth layer of Qi Condensation and entered Foundation Establishment.

Following that, he condensed a Golden Core, and then directly shattered the core to form a Nascent Soul!

Feeling the vast power within his body, Qin Hao could not help but exclaim, "As expected of power boosted by the system; it is truly as steady as a rock, unlike the kind of Weakened, unbearable foundation one gets from self-cultivation!"

"Hum!"

Just as his cultivation base finished rising, Qin Hao felt a vast amount of knowledge regarding alchemy appear out of thin air in his mind.

It was as if he had truly studied under an alchemist; knowledge of various herbs and the Pill Recipes for all sorts of medicinal pills appeared simultaneously.

In addition to this, a storage bag, a wooden sword exuding an ancient aura, and a bead appeared out of thin air in front of Qin Hao.

Qin Hao checked the storage bag; the space inside was immense, containing ten crystals rich in spiritual energy, which were clearly Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.

The wooden sword looked ordinary, yet Qin Hao could sense that it contained a power that could be described as terrifying.

The quantity of this power was not large, but its quality was truly terrifying.

Qin Hao grabbed the wooden sword from a distance, and as he channeled his spiritual power, an invisible ripple suddenly surged forth.

"Go!"

Qin Hao controlled the invisible ripple to sink into the nearby area, where the flowers, plants, and trees withered rapidly, turning into fly ash almost in an instant.

In an instant, Qin Hao sensed a strange power of vicissitudes and decay.

"This is... Years!"

Qin Hao's eyes lit up; he knew what this power was.

Years belonged to a type of time-based power, capable of causing any object or living creature to decay.

For those Old Monsters with little Lifespan remaining, this power was absolutely the most terrifying existence.

"What a treasure!"

Qin Hao looked at the wooden sword in his hand and thought happily, "This wooden sword is called an Artistic Conception magic treasure, and it carries an inherent Years Intent."

"If one were to contemplate this intent for a long time, one could directly step into the Spirit Transformation stage by relying on this intent!"

But soon, Qin Hao shook his head.

Attaining Spirit Transformation by contemplating another's intent was, after all, a minor path.

Even if one could promote to Spirit Transformation, one would be trapped at the early stage of Spirit Transformation for life.

For Qin Hao, he would either contemplate the intent to reach Spirit Transformation himself or obtain it directly from the system.

Contemplating another's Spirit Transformation was something he absolutely must not do.

Qin Hao opened his mouth wide and inhaled the wooden sword into his abdomen, using his Nascent Soul to refine it.

Then, his gaze turned toward the Chaos Bead.