System Activation

Late at night, in the public mortuary in Prosperity Township, Qiusheng, Uncle Nine's eldest disciple and the master of the mortuary, lay tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

"Three days already. I somehow transmigrated to this world three days ago, but why hasn't my cheat appeared yet? This is giving me a real headache."

The reason Qiusheng couldn't sleep wasn't that he was feeling particularly restless. He was waiting for a miracle to happen.

But that miracle had appeared once three days ago, and there had been no sign of it since.

Three days ago, Han Qiusheng had been an ordinary loser in the new century, playing games and singing. Then, for some inexplicable reason, he had suddenly transmigrated.

And he'd ended up in the world of Mr. Vampire, where zombies roamed everywhere. Since Qiusheng had no professional knowledge of this sort of thing in his previous life, he was in an awkward position.

If he accidentally got himself killed, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

In his previous life, he'd been a virgin. He couldn't let himself transmigrate to this world only to get eaten by zombies before he'd even lost his virginity.

As he was thinking about all this, the brows of Qiusheng, who was lying in bed, suddenly lifted.

"Ding. The Exorcism-to-Strengthen System has been successfully activated."

"Ding. Host account successfully bound. You may claim one beginner's gift pack. Please check it as soon as possible."

"Hahaha, I've finally been waiting for you!"

Hearing the notification beside his ear, Qiusheng sprang out of bed and shouted.

"What are you yelling about? Do you know what time it is? Go to sleep! Are you planning to slack off during tomorrow's training again?"

Before Qiusheng had much time to celebrate, a furious shout rang out. It was clearly Uncle Nine, who was staying in the inner room of the public mortuary.

Seeing that his strongest ally in this world was angry, Qiusheng didn't dare act up any further. He immediately suppressed his excitement, lay back down, and began to study his system.

"System!"

As Qiusheng thought the word, an interface appeared before his eyes.

Looking at the familiar interface in front of him, Qiusheng rubbed his eyes.

Damn, no wonder the system's name had sounded familiar. Wasn't this the personal system from the last ghost-hunting upgrade game he'd played in his previous life?

Feeling that familiar sense of nostalgia, Qiusheng habitually opened the character attributes list in the system interface.

This was, in fact, the core of the system. It was just about the only useful part.

Character: Qiusheng (personal disciple of the Maoshan Sect).

Cultivation: Occultist (early-stage peak).

Exorcism Points: 0.

Taoist Arts: Talisman Drawing (beginner), Shangqing Dongxuan Record (entry-level), Maoshan Basic Martial Arts (beginner).

Lifespan: 60.

Looking at this extremely simple attribute list, Qiusheng's lips twitched. Sure enough, it was just as crude and straightforward as the game he'd played in his previous life.

"Open the beginner's gift pack!"

After checking his attributes, Qiusheng immediately opened his beginner's gift pack.

"Ding. Congratulations, host. You have received 50 Exorcism Points."

"Ding. Congratulations, host. You have received one entry-level thunder technique inheritance."

Two system notifications sounded, and Qiusheng immediately saw a series of changes in his attribute list.

First, his Exorcism Points had gone from 0 to 50. Then, a new Taoist art had appeared in his list: entry-level Palm Thunder.

That's right, the entry-level thunder technique inheritance was Palm Thunder.

Seeing Palm Thunder listed among his Taoist arts, Qiusheng grinned from ear to ear.

The system's thunder technique inheritance contained nine entry-level thunder techniques.

Of them, Palm Thunder was the easiest to use and the most powerful.

He couldn't believe he'd gotten so lucky and drawn it right away. He was thrilled.

After celebrating for a while, the extremely excited Qiusheng forced himself to calm down and began considering how to use the 50 Exorcism Points he'd just received.

After thinking it over, Qiusheng focused on his cultivation attribute.

Qiusheng understood the system's cultivation attributes very well.

They followed the cultivation realms of the Taoist tradition, with five levels from lowest to highest: Occultist, Occult Master, Human Master, Earth Master, and Heavenly Master.

At present, Qiusheng was only at the peak of the early Occultist stage. He hadn't even reached the middle stage.

Once his cultivation broke through to the middle stage of Occultist, a faint strand of magical energy would form inside him. Only then would he truly have set foot on the path of cultivation.

Looking at the attribute list before him, Qiusheng unhesitatingly invested all 50 Exorcism Points in his cultivation.

In an instant, his cultivation changed from peak early-stage Occultist to entry-level middle-stage Occultist.

With that change, his Exorcism Points were reduced to just 10.

But what he'd gained was a faint yet genuine strand of magical energy that began circulating through his body.

"Nice."

He gave a quiet cheer inwardly and immediately invested all his remaining Exorcism Points in his martial arts.

Afterward, his Maoshan Basic Martial Arts advanced to the intermediate level.

However, this change didn't give Qiusheng any tangible feeling. He supposed he'd have to wait until he practiced his martial arts tomorrow to sense the difference.

Once Qiusheng had finished all that, a heavy wave of sleepiness washed over him. Before he knew it, he had drifted off.

In his dream, with the system he'd awakened, Qiusheng punched zombies, kicked demonic spirits, married Ren Tingting, and rose to the pinnacle of life!

But just then, someone woke him up.

Qiusheng felt a sharp pain in his thigh. He stopped worrying about how alluringly Ren Tingting was begging him to stay in his dream and opened his eyes.

"Huh? Master, you're up so early."

Opening his eyes, Qiusheng saw his master, Uncle Nine, standing before his bed in a short martial arts outfit. He immediately greeted him with a grin.

"Early? Take a look at the time! The sun's nearly at its zenith, and you're still sleeping. Why did I end up with a lazy disciple like you?"

Looking at the still-drowsy Qiusheng, Uncle Nine grew even angrier. He wondered what sins he'd committed in his previous life to end up taking on two disciples, neither of whom amounted to anything. They were nearly driving him mad.

Qiusheng in particular was the worst. The boy had considerable talent for cultivation, but he was lazy by nature and refused to put in the hard work.

Otherwise, with his talent and Uncle Nine's careful guidance, it wouldn't take more than seven or eight years for the boy to inherit his master's teachings and graduate.

The more Uncle Nine thought about it, the angrier he became. Seeing Qiusheng still dawdling in bed, he immediately barked,

"Get up and wash your face! We've got a client today, so we need to go out!"