Originally, Lu Xueqi hadn’t thought much of the matter.
But just two days ago, something mentioned during a casual chat with a senior sister instantly put her on high alert.
At that time, the senior sister had excitedly recited a few lines of poetry—verses meant to praise a woman’s beauty.
Influenced by those poetic lines, Lu Xueqi’s senior sisters dramatically changed their impression of Qi Hao, now seeing him as a cultured and refined man.
They rushed over to Lu Xueqi, eager to share this “delightful surprise” with her.
However, as Lu Xueqi listened to those verses, she only felt a chill run down her spine.
Because she realized that the lines Qi Hao had recited were actually well-known works from her previous life.
The moment Lu Xueqi understood this, she instantly suspected that Qi Hao was very likely a transmigrator.
What’s more, it was obvious he had set his sights on her.
After all, in this life, her identity was that of the most beautiful woman in this world, and she was also the primary female lead in the original story.
How could any transmigrator who arrived in this world possibly overlook her?
At this thought, Lu Xueqi let out a faint sigh. At this moment, she found Qi Hao’s request for an audience extremely troublesome.
It wasn’t that she feared Qi Hao, but rather she was worried that he might possess one of those typical transmigrator systems or cheats.
Those system-like cheats were often ridiculously overpowered and left one defenseless.
Whether it was some succubus physique, or a sign-in system, or a binding system—if she got caught in Qi Hao’s schemes, her future might be in serious danger.
This thought filled Lu Xueqi’s heart with bitterness.
She had already been in this world for a full eighteen years—and today was her eighteenth birthday.
Yet over those eighteen years, aside from retaining memories of her past life, she hadn’t discovered any kind of cheat.
She was nothing more than a blank-slate transmigrator at the very bottom of the ladder. How was she supposed to compete with someone like Qi Hao in such a state?
At this point, Lu Xueqi even felt a moment of despair.
“So tired. Let it all burn.”
She closed her eyes in helpless resignation.
Just as she was about to give up, a mighty voice suddenly rang out in her mind.
【Ding! Transmigrator from Blue Star, you have now been in this world for eighteen years. Your transmigration has attracted the attention of the Will of Chaos. You have received its blessing and been granted the talent—Heaven-Defying Comprehension.】
Hearing this voice, Lu Xueqi was momentarily stunned.
“Heaven-Defying Comprehension?”
A surge of joy arose within her, to the point that her normally serene and cold expression almost faltered.
Was this her golden finger finally arriving?
“Heaven-Defying Comprehension... Is this real?”
Lu Xueqi never expected such a twist of fate. Just when she was ready to give up, the Will of Chaos noticed her and granted her this extraordinary talent.
Thinking of this, Lu Xueqi could barely contain her eagerness to test out her new 《Heaven-Defying Comprehension》.
Though it wasn’t a system-type cheat, the talent itself was still remarkable.
She couldn’t help but recall the cultivation method of the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》.
The moment the thought formed, the details of the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》 surfaced automatically in her mind.
【Ding! You are recalling the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》. Dissatisfied with its cultivation speed and power, you attune yourself to the Dao of Heaven and Earth and derive a new method—the 《Tai Chi Profound Immortal Scripture》.】
Once the voice faded, a grand and vast cultivation manual appeared in Lu Xueqi’s mind—the 《Tai Chi Profound Immortal Scripture》.
This manual consisted of nine layers, enough to cultivate all the way to the Immortal Realm.
The first three layers corresponded to the Jade Purity, Upper Purity, and Supreme Purity Realms from the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》;
The fourth layer corresponded to the Nascent Soul stage of the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
The fifth layer: Divine Transformation;
The sixth layer: Void Refinement;
The seventh layer: Unity;
The eighth layer: Grand Perfection;
The ninth layer: Tribulation Crossing.
After carefully studying the first layer of the 《Tai Chi Profound Immortal Scripture》, Lu Xueqi discovered that although it bore some resemblance to the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》, the spiritual power cultivated from the 《Tai Chi Profound Immortal Scripture》 was far purer.
At the same realm, the spiritual energy it contained was several times more concentrated than that of the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》, and the power unleashed during use was also vastly superior.
Having comprehended the 《Tai Chi Profound Immortal Scripture》, Lu Xueqi was overjoyed and immediately closed her eyes to begin cultivating.
As she practiced, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted around her, wildly devouring the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Inside her body, her cultivation pathways were continuously transforming, and her aura grew increasingly deep and terrifying.
Until finally, Lu Xueqi slowly opened her eyes, golden light flashing within them.
“Not bad!”
After sensing her current condition, Lu Xueqi nodded in satisfaction.
She had finally fully converted all of the 《Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao》 in her body into the 《Tai Chi Profound Immortal Scripture》, and her strength had increased by several folds accordingly.
Now, at last, she had some measure of confidence to face the transmigrator Qi Hao.
Meanwhile, on the front mountain of Xiaozhu Peak, Qi Hao was smiling broadly while chatting idly with a junior sister who was guarding the peak.
He was recounting some amusing tales from his previous life, causing the junior sister to giggle endlessly.
Qi Hao kept a straight face as he watched the Xiaozhu Peak junior sister laugh at his stories, but his heart was filled with lascivious thoughts.
At that moment, he was already fantasizing about subduing this junior sister on the spot.
However, he was well aware that he had yet to win over Lu Xueqi, so he had to maintain a good impression in her eyes.
Thus, even though his heart was restless, he kept a serious appearance in front of these junior sisters of Xiaozhu Peak.
At the same time, Qi Hao’s thoughts drifted back to a month ago.
Back then, he had been just an ordinary shut-in from modern society.
His favorite thing to do was stay holed up at home, sipping soda and obsessively watching domestic anime, relishing those leisurely moments.
However, after binge-watching anime and novels for three days and nights straight, he suddenly died from exhaustion—and subsequently transmigrated into this world.
When he first arrived, Qi Hao learned that he had become the top disciple of Longshou Peak and already possessed the Eighth Level of the Upper Purity Realm. His heart was overjoyed.
Compared to the mediocrity of his previous life, becoming the top disciple of Longshou Peak, possibly inheriting the seat of Peak Master, and even marrying a peerless beauty like Tian Ling’er—he had already felt immensely satisfied.
But before long, he recalled the countless stunning beauties in this world.
In an instant, his ambition changed—not only did he want to marry Tian Ling’er.
He also wanted to claim all the great beauties of this world for himself, including Lu Xueqi of Xiaozhu Peak in Qingyun Sect and Bi Yao of the Ghost King Sect.
Just imagining this made Qi Hao’s heart race with excitement.
At that moment, a majestic voice rang out in his mind.
It turned out he had been bound to the Infinite Binding System.
As long as he bound himself to others, any improvement in their cultivation would multiply his own strength several times over.
After understanding how the system worked, Qi Hao immediately began considering the strongest figures among the younger generation in this world.
After a brief moment of thought, his gaze locked onto Lu Xueqi.