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Chapter 1: The Holy Son Xu Ze:
Five years ago.
The Gu Family Mansion.
A rainy night.
A fierce storm raged with thunder and lightning. The rain washed away the bloodstains on the ground.
Corpses covered the courtyard, revealing a gruesome sight. Not a single member of the thirty-person Gu family survived.
Amidst the rain, A girl stood with a vacant gaze, her body covered in fresh blood.
Droplets of blood dripped from the dagger in her hand.
It was impossible to tell if it was rainwater or tears.
Choking back sobs, she muttered softly. "Don't blame me... Father, Aunt..."
"I don't want to be beaten anymore..."
"I don't want to starve anymore..."
Clang.
The dagger slipped from her hand, falling into the bloody water.
The girl, lost and dazed, staggered toward the exit of the courtyard.
Rumble...
A flash of lightning illuminated half the sky.
The bright light reflected the girl's numb, shattered face...
...
Five years later.
The Heavenly Dark Sect.
The Sect Hall.
"He's coming, the Holy Son is coming!"
On the roadside, a group of female disciples gathered, their eyes filled with admiration as they watched a tall figure approaching from afar.
The man walking toward them wore snow-white robes, his face as handsome as jade, and his eyes as bright as stars.
He looked as if he had stepped out of a painting!
Every move he made exuded effortless grace.
"Ah~ Holy Son!" Several female disciples screamed on the spot, their eyes twinkling with infatuation, frantically waving at the man.
The man responded with a gentle wave, causing the girls to squeal in delight.
"Ahhh! The Holy Son just looked at me!"
"Ah! The Holy Son is so handsome! I wish I could bear his children~"
The man smiled, his expression tinged with helplessness.
At that moment, a girl among the disciples, who was silently sweeping the ground with her head down, caught his attention.
She seemed oblivious to the man's presence.
Her face was cold, her eyes empty.
It was as if nothing in the world could interest her.
The man found it surprising but didn't pay her much attention.
After the Holy Son left, the female disciples gradually calmed down from their excitement.
"Ah~ The Holy Son is so handsome. I wish I could be his cauldron."
"Don't even think about it. As a low-level disciple, you're lucky if he even looks at you!"
"Ugh, I'll be content just to see him from a distance."
During their conversation, one of the female disciples noticed the girl who was sweeping the floor.
"Hey, who is that? The Holy Son passed by, and she didn't even look at him."
"Humph, just a servant disciple. I heard she was an orphan brought back by the sect leader a few years ago."
"Is she trying to act aloof to get the Holy SOn's attention? I've read that kind of tactic in those cheap novels countless times."
"As if the Holy Son would notice someone like her. Servant disciples are a hundred times lower than low-level disciples. Pathetic."
The group of female disciples left arrogantly.
Only the girl with empty eyes remained, silently sweeping the hall as if she hadn't heard anything.
...
"Master, disciple Xu Ze requests an audience."
"Come in, Ze'er."
Hearing the cold response from inside, Xu Ze steadied his nerves and pushed open the door.
Inside the room, the furniture was simple and antique.
By the window, at a desk, stood a woman dressed in luxurious robes.
Her back was turned to Xu Ze.
Her bare shoulders and alluring figure were enough to stir any man's fantasies.
Even just her back was captivating enough to make men across the world dream about her.
She held a wolf-hair brush, writing something on a sheet of rice paper.
Xu Ze felt nervous but had no choice but to step forward.
"Master, is there something important you need me for?"
The woman's brush paused, and then she slowly turned around.
Her perfect face, which could overshadow any woman's beauty, appeared before Xu Ze.
Xu Ze's heart skipped a beat. Despite his firm resolve, he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
This woman, no wonder she was known as the 'Ruthless Supreme,' who had reached the pinnacle of the mystical path hundreds of years ago, abandoning all personal desires.
Her perfect beauty and icy demeanor indeed made her seem as if she could conquer the world!
He quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak.
"Ze'er, you have been neglecting your cultivation recently."
Leng Youran glanced at Xu Ze coldly. "It's been six months since you made any progress in your realm."
Xu Ze trembled, a sense of fear rising in his heart.
"Disciple has been stuck at the peak of the Integration Realm, unable to break through. I am ashamed to disappoint you, Master."
Seeing Xu Ze admit his fault, Leng Youran spoke icily, "Ze'er, as the Holy Son of the Heavenly Dark Sect, second only to me, yet stuck at the Integration Realm for half a year, it would bring shame to the sect if word got out."
"I will give you another half month. If you can't break through, your position as Holy Son..."
She paused, seemingly unwilling to speak too harshly.
After all, Xu Ze was someone she had personally nurtured since childhood.
Though they had no blood relation, Xu Ze held a significant place in her heart.
People might call her the 'Ruthless Supreme,' but that didn't mean she had no feelings at all.
Xu Ze was startled, and quickly cupped his fists. "Yes, I promise to make a breakthrough within half a month and not bring shame to you or the sect!"
"Hmm, you may leave."
Leng Youran nodded in satisfaction, her tone cold.
Xu Ze left the room in a state of fear, only to realize he was drenched in sweat.
"It's over. Master's serious this time..."
"If I don't breakthrough in half a month, my position will really be gone..."
"But breaking through a bottleneck isn't easy... I've struggled for half a year without any progress."
"I've been in this world for twenty years, working hard to get to where I am. Is it all going to end now?"
Xu Ze clenched his fists, filled with reluctance.
[Detecting emotional fluctuations in the host]
[Random Task System activated!]
-To be continued!
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