Gamblers Never Die Well

Heavenly Pivot Continent.

Divine Firmament Sect.

It was early morning.

The four suns in the sky rose slowly; since the best time for cultivation was at dawn, practicing now would yield twice the result with half the effort.

Inside a courtyard.

Yu Ke slowly rose, yawning.

He then sat cross-legged on his bed, hands resting gently on his knees, assuming a meditative posture.

Not long after.

He collapsed onto the bed like an old tree with tangled roots.

It was not until the sun was high in the sky.

Sunlight shone through the window onto Yu Ke's face.

It was warm and actually quite comfortable.

...Damn... overslept, I'm late for work!

Yu Ke woke up with a start.

He bolted up from the bed, performed a sliding tackle, and then froze.

Oh... I transmigrated, so that's fine.

It was his fourth day since transmigrating, and he still had some stress reactions.

Recalling his past life, Yu Ke had been a fine, upstanding youth with ideals, ambitions, and a first time for everything.

But as he grew older.

At eighteen, he firmly believed that his fate was his own to decide, not heaven's.

At twenty-four, he was like, "If you say three thousand, then three thousand it is."

Since he had transmigrated, he might as well settle in.

This was a fantasy world where cultivators could fly through the heavens and burrow into the earth, fill seas and move mountains; they were omnipotent.

As for the original owner, being an Outer Disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect, his cultivation had already reached the perfection of the Second Heavenly Ladder, a decent level of strength among the outer disciples.

After reaching perfection, one could forge a Dao Foundation.

However, the original owner was simply too eager to "make progress."

Having only cultivated for four years as an outer disciple, he wanted to forge a High-Grade Dao Foundation to prepare for joining the inner sect!

I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in such a hurry.

And so... he was gone.

Without a solid foundation, he had forced a Foundation Establishment, resulting in his soul scattering and Yu Ke arriving!

Yu Ke sat back on the bed and sighed, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

The worst part was!

"The original owner's Dao Foundation is destroyed, his body is severely injured, and a High-Grade Foundation Establishment has become a pipe dream. Even a standard Foundation Establishment will be incredibly difficult in the future; it will be almost impossible to cultivate further."

"Three months from now is the four-year outer sect assessment. Those who excel will receive sect rewards, while those who fall behind will be demoted to Servant Disciple."

The progress of this batch of outer disciples was highly valued by the sect, and the rewards were unprecedentedly generous.

This was also one of the reasons the original owner had been so desperate to establish his foundation.

Now that his Foundation Establishment had failed and his cultivation had plummeted, he would likely be unable to escape the fate of being demoted to a Servant Disciple.

Being a Servant Disciple meant being busy with trivial chores all day long with no time to cultivate.

He would be at the beck and call of outer and inner sect disciples, living a life of mediocrity forever.

A flicker of unwillingness flashed in Yu Ke's eyes; who would want to be a beast of burden for their whole life?

This young master wants to cultivate immortality!

Fortunately, there were still over three months left; perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope.

What Yu Ke was most anxious about right now was!

To succeed in his Foundation Establishment, the original owner had exhausted all his savings from the past five years and sold every treasure he owned to purchase the necessary supplies.

He had put all his eggs in one basket!

In the end!

He had even fleeced everyone around him, racking up a massive debt.

In his past life, he had just graduated from university, carrying dreams of roaming the world with a sword, only to find that after being beaten down by society, well.

The sword was gone, but the bills were still there.

He had thought that after transcrossing, he could shake off the shackles of mortgages and car loans to gain a new lease on life.

Once again, my fate is determined by me, not by the heavens!

Who would have expected that he would have to walk the same path all over again.

Could it be that he possessed the Innate Debt-Ridden Physique?

"As expected, gamblers never die well; going all-in harms both oneself and others."

"Foundation Establishment failed, and all my treasures were destroyed."

"Aside from the two Spirit Stones left in my pocket, I am left with absolutely nothing."

"What a Heavenly Collapse of a start!"

Recalling the series of operations performed by his predecessor, Yu Ke could no longer help but curse and swear!

Divine Firmament Mountain was no charity house!

Within such a mountain of immortals, even for an Outer Disciple like him, desiring to cultivate, eat, sleep, study martial arts, or even seek guidance to resolve doubts regarding cultivation.

Everything required an exchange of goods, and these goods were not the gold and silver of the mortal world, but the "wealth" of cultivators—Spirit Stones.

In short, he had to spend money.

Without money, one cannot move a single step!

His predecessor had thought that if he succeeded in a high-grade Foundation Establishment, he would be able to receive generous rewards within the sect.

A nice thought... don't think it again next time.

Just at this moment.

His mind erupted like a volcanic explosion, filled with ten thousand rays of auspicious light.

Damn, damn, damn, what is going on!

Yu Ke was at a complete loss.

A small cauldron shrouded in chaotic currents appeared within his mind.

"This... isn't this the thousand-year-old antique I bought on a second-hand platform in my past life for 9.9 with free shipping? I could even get 3 back for a good review."

He had only unwrapped the package when the cauldron vanished, and he had lamented it for a long time.

When he went to buy it again, it cost 99,999.

This... it wasn't a discount before, it was a discount that turned it into ashes!

So he let the matter drop.

Could this be his golden finger?

Behold!

The small cauldron was engraved with countless patterns; the mountains and rivers depicted looked as if they were real, the birds and beasts seemed to leap off the surface, and the trees and flowers were so lifelike and masterfully crafted that they were breathtaking.

The name of this object naturally surfaced in his heart.

Its name—[Kun Void Cauldron]

It was an object inherited from the Kun Void World; one cauldron, one world.

Countless obscure runes appeared in his mind, golden light flickering, seemingly urging him to look.

This... he couldn't understand any of it.

The golden light changed, turning into talismanic scripts resembling the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

Damn! His grandmother's, he still couldn't understand it.

The divine artifact had a spirit, and suddenly, it changed again.

Boom!

[Cauldron Master: Yu Ke]

[Can perform Celestial Reincarnation into the Kun Void World.]

[After each reincarnation ends, the Cauldron Master will receive a Heavenly Mandate bonus and all memories and insights.]

[Acquiring reincarnation... acquisition successful]

[Reading "Identity", "Fate", "Talent"!]

Yu Ke finally understood, his heart inexplicably excited.

This so-called Celestial Reincarnation was actually a magical method capable of simulating reincarnation.

Through it, he could reincarnate a set virtual character into the Kun Void Cauldron, which was the so-called Kun Void World.

And in this world, as long as one could achieve something, one could obtain generous rewards.

Wasn't this just a replica of clearing levels and fighting monsters in his past life?

Kun Void World—a game dungeon.

Celestial Reincarnation—game character.

Identity, destiny, and fortune!

What exactly are these three things?

The light screen continued to cycle.

[Please select your identity?]

1. [Righteous Sect]

2. [Dynastic Clan]

3. [Demon Sect]

Time to choose a character!

Yu Ke rubbed his hands together; the familiar feeling had returned.

After only a brief hesitation, he selected 1, Righteous Sect.

In the memories of this life, the Divine Firmament Sect was also a member of the righteous path. Nowadays, the righteous and demonic paths were irreconcilable; if he wanted to obtain rewards, it was best to align with a righteous sect.

If he were to obtain a Demon Sect reward later, the sect would immediately "dispatch the police" and arrest him on the spot.

No way!

With the Demon Sect ruled out, as for [Dynastic Clan], it didn't look like a good option at first glance; that thing was all about being born into the right family!

After the selection was made, the light screen changed.

[Destiny and fortune are heavenly numbers that cannot be altered or chosen; currently being acquired.]

[Acquisition complete...]

Destiny: [Late Bloomer]

Talent: [Insight into People]

Yu Ke looked at these two terms, lost in thought.

They were of no benefit to martial arts or cultivation, but they were decent enough, hovering just above the passing grade.

[Character has been generated; do you wish to begin Celestial Reincarnation?]

Yu Ke did not hesitate; success or failure would be decided this time!

"Ori... gi..."

A low voice involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Wrong channel.

"Destiny Reincarnation initiated!"

The Kun Void Cauldron trembled violently. A scarlet speck of light quietly slid down, plummeting into the cauldron like a shooting star and stirring up a ripple.

[Celestial Reincarnation has begun. Every choice you make represents a fork in the road of life; please choose carefully.]

[One day in the mortal world, ten years in the cauldron.]

[Location refreshed...]

[Kun Void Realm, Central Lands, Qing Kingdom.]

[Emperor Huizong of Qing, Zhou Jie, ascended the throne. During his reign, treacherous officials and eunuchs controlled the government, extorting the people's lifeblood. The imperial court was corrupt beyond measure, and the common folk lived in dire misery.]

[Emperor Huizong was obsessed with Taoism, establishing twenty-six ranks of Taoist officials and granting them generous stipends.]

[The people could no longer make a living; officials forced them into rebellion. Uprisings broke out everywhere, and the flames of war filled the sky.]

[The nomadic North Wind Profound Kingdom in the north seized this opportunity, sending two armies, east and west, to march south with the intention of annexing the Qing Kingdom.]

[Emperor Huizong of Qing placed his hopes on the Taoist Guo Jin, foolishly attempting to defeat the enemy with the "Six Jia Method," but his divine troops were routed, and the North Wind army captured the capital.]

[On the day the city fell, Emperor Huizong of Qing, along with his consorts, the imperial clan, thousands of officials, as well as court musicians, skilled craftsmen, imperial carriages, ceremonial regalia, antiques, and maps of the empire's provinces, were escorted to the north. The public and private wealth of the capital was looted clean, and the Qing Kingdom perished.]

[With the north lost, righteous men and women across the land scattered their family wealth to organize volunteer armies to resist the North Wind.]

[When the news reached the south, the younger brother of Emperor Huizong hastily declared himself emperor, adopting the era name Yongxiang to herald a new age.]

[In the first year of Yongxiang, during the late spring, you were born.]