Chapter Three, Qingcheng Sect

I did not expect that it would indeed be as I wished; this task is quite unique. After carrying him for a while, I inexplicably caught the eye of that damned dwarf, who regarded me as possessing exceptional talent and innate spiritual roots, and then took me into his fold.

Why am I so unlucky? Tell me, why have I been unfortunate twice in a row?

Wooden sword, made from ordinary peach wood, possesses the effect of warding off evil, with an attack speed of 5 to 8, a quality of 10, and sharpness of 7

The matchmaker introduced to me by my mother said at a critical moment that she could not come due to important matters. As for her hope for another opportunity, that is purely polite talk. Perhaps she already has a boyfriend and has no intention of meeting me, a stranger.

At a moment of great frustration, the communicator suddenly rang. Upon opening it, I found it was my friend Qing Teng Qing Wu, with whom I often exchanged disparaging remarks on the forum. I usually enjoy reading online novels, and in moments of enthusiasm, I have donned a pseudonym to criticize various books on several caustic forums, declaring which ones are particularly terrible and which are the worst of the worst. As a result, I have gained a bit of notoriety on mhetushu.com and made quite a few like-minded friends. Before the closed beta began, these individuals had already been circulating among themselves, organizing a guild before the game was even launched, named "The Useless Group from Another World." I usually enjoy reading online novels, and in moments of enthusiasm, I have donned a pseudonym to criticize various books on several caustic forums, declaring which ones are particularly terrible and which are the worst of the worst. As a result, I have gained a bit of notoriety on mhetushu.com and made quite a few like-minded friends. Before the closed beta began, these individuals had already been circulating among themselves, organizing a guild before the game was even launched, named "The Useless Group from Another World."

Blue Tooth Demon King, level 18, has a fierce temperament and enjoys consuming human blood

I am quite annoyed, but I cannot vent my anger on Qing Teng Qing Wu. This task will take at least two to three months to complete, yet the rewards are pitifully small. Moreover, this task has a damn time limit; if it is not completed by the deadline, I will lose 10,000 merit points.

As the saying goes, one who climbs the mountain often encounters ghosts; having made such efforts to search, I naturally found one quite quickly

This reward... aside from the legendary flying sword that Zhu Mei supposedly used to subdue demons, there is nothing else... As a devoted fan of "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain," I have never heard anything remarkable about this old miser's flying sword. If it were the Ziying Sword, the Qingsuo Sword, or the Qixiu Sword... that would be a different story

As a disciple personally accepted by the Qingcheng Sect and the *Tu* Master, I have an additional task compared to players who follow the system's regulations to ascend the mountain and pay their respects to a master, which is to accumulate good deeds. According to the system, Zhu Mei has practiced sufficiently and is ready for ascension, but the promised good deeds have not reached the required quota, and he has grown impatient with continuing this endeavor. Therefore, I, as his direct disciple, have to take on this burden.

Qing Niu! Have you arrived? Everyone is leveling up at the foot of Mount Emei! You should come too!

"One hundred thousand merit points?" Qing Teng lightly danced, first in astonishment, then she giggled charmingly and said, "You are the luckiest player from the Qingcheng Sect on that forum! You received the direct teachings from Zhu Mei, wow! That's truly amazing! Accumulating one hundred thousand merit points will grant you the core techniques of the Qingcheng Sect... Haha! Hahaha!"

I weakly said to Qing Teng, "I won't be going to Mount Emei. I happened to take on a task that claims to be the most bizarre in Shu Mountain, which requires me to accumulate one hundred thousand merit points."

After joining the Qingcheng Sect, one will receive a beginner's manual gifted by the system, which contains several fundamental techniques of the Qingcheng Sect. Once this beginner's manual is equipped, the system presents a choice: "How much of the experience you have gained would you like to allocate to the skills you are cultivating?" I casually selected twenty percent and begrudgingly set off to level up.

I cut off the call with Qing Teng Qing Wu and made an effort to hunt monsters and level up in several areas at the foot of Qing Cheng Mountain where various demons and spirits appeared. These unpredictable demons and spirits are of low level, ranging from level 7 to around level 10, and are categorized as Qing Liao Gui, Chi Fa Gui, Yin Gui, and so on.

Indeed, my luck has turned around, as I encountered one of the two most detestable dwarfs in Shushan, "Dwarf Elder Zhu Mei." This esteemed leader of the Qingcheng Sect is pretending to be a destitute beggar at the foot of the mountain! Moreover, I reviewed the introductions on the forum, and the probability of this dwarf's appearance is even lower than my chances of winning the lottery ten times in a row.

This is truly perverse and at a third level

In the Shushan Mountains, if one's merit value falls below a certain threshold, it will trigger a heavenly tribulation. Depending on the severity of the negative value, the heavenly tribulation is categorized into different levels, ranging from ordinary lightning tribulations and fire tribulations to the most extreme, world-destroying Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, each of which is distinctly present. If one's power is insufficient, they will be immediately struck down and forced to reincarnate; however, if one's power is adequate to withstand the heavenly tribulation, there will also be additional rewards.

Having taken on this task, I automatically became a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, shattering my dream of becoming a disciple of Emei. The punishment for defecting from the sect is indeed too severe, deducting 2,000 merit points, and I can no longer join any righteous sect. Other than silently enduring this, I could only rely on the system's lack of mind-reading abilities to curse Zhu Mei from her ancestors to her distant relatives. However, this old man has not been reported to have any legitimate relatives, so cursing him is ultimately in vain.

Qingteng Qingwu is a well-known female member on the forum. According to some members of certain lecherous groups, they have previously requested photos from her, and indeed, she is a light beauty. I have not been so lewd myself and rarely chat endlessly with girls online, so I am somewhat skeptical of this claim. However, Qingteng Qingwu has a particularly playful personality and often enjoys making bets, always winning whenever she does. She once bet on the World Cup with someone on the forum, using the forum's currency to place her bets, and ended up bankrupting a group of lecherous members who then found themselves in significant debt. Since then, whenever anyone buys a lottery ticket, they will ask Qingteng Qingwu for her input, which has indeed increased their chances of winning. However, Qingteng Qingwu has a particularly playful personality and often enjoys making bets, always winning whenever she does. She once bet on the World Cup with someone on the forum, using the forum's currency to place her bets, and ended up bankrupting a group of lecherous members who then found themselves in significant debt. Since then, whenever anyone buys a lottery ticket, they will ask Qingteng Qingwu for her input, which has indeed increased their chances of winning.

Looking at the blue Daoist robe I was wearing and repeatedly checking the message in the system that said, "Congratulations on becoming a disciple of Qingcheng," I couldn't help but feel resentful towards the heavens, my anger rising to the top of my head, filled with regret beyond words

When I heard that dating beautiful women was hopeless, I declined my mother's request for me to come home for dinner, and ran back to my little nest to continue my quest on Mount Shu. Unexpectedly! Unexpectedly! ... I happened to see a short beggar by the roadside and felt a pang of compassion ... . ... In fact, I thought this NPC might give me a hidden quest or something similar

In a narrow encounter, when I saw it, it also saw me, and there was no time to escape. Faced with such a predicament, I could only shout out loudly, unleashing a ball of fierce fire, and took out the wooden sword that I had purchased with all my savings, wielding it with the most clumsy Qingcheng Sword Technique.

Oh my! I'm only at level 2, how could I encounter such a terrifying monster all of a sudden