Chapter 2: Using Cheats Feels Refreshing

Lin Xuan could wait no longer. After offering a few simple words of encouragement to the younger generation of the Lin family with a beaming smile, he immediately made an excuse about being tired and returned to his room.

Back in his room, he locked the door tight and began to study his Destiny System!

As for the guests at his sixtieth birthday banquet?

Damn it, are you kidding me? My system has finally come online!

Lin Xuan had no heart left for celebrating his sixtieth birthday. He had just activated a cheat; he could just throw a grand banquet for his hundredth birthday instead!

With a cheat, living for another few hundred years shouldn't be a problem, right!?

In the Great Desolate Empire, the hierarchy was strict.

Qi Gathering, Origin Opening, Origin Pellet, Three-Pass Divine Realm, True Martial...

The Origin Pellet stage was divided into Small Origin Pellet and Great Origin Pellet, while the Three-Pass Divine Realm was divided into Form-Passing, Spirit-Passing, and Profound-Passing.

Once one reached the Origin Pellet stage, with proper care, one could live to be a hundred and twenty.

Breaking through to Form-Passing brought one’s lifespan to two hundred years, Spirit-Passing added another hundred, and Profound-Passing added yet another hundred. It was said that upon reaching True Martial, one could live for eight hundred years!

Lin Xuan was already getting excited. If he could break through from the Great Origin Pellet stage to the Three-Pass Divine Realm, most of his hidden injuries would be healed, and he would gain an extra hundred years of life. Just thinking about it was thrilling!

Lin Xuan immediately sat cross-legged on his bed and began to carefully perceive the system.

"System?"

[Martial Dao System activated]

Suddenly, Lin Xuan felt as if he had entered another world—a world that was truly miraculous.

"System, hurry and help this old man cheat!"

Even at sixty, Lin Xuan felt like a young man in his twenties at this moment.

Because this was truly a case of "after passing through the dark willows and bright flowers, one finds another village."

He had been one foot in the grave, but now that he saw hope, how could he not be shocked and overjoyed!?

[Martial Dao System, at your service.]

[The host only needs to defeat powerful enemies, complete missions, and contend for great destiny to receive various unexpected rewards.]

Lin Xuan was slightly stunned. What was this?

[Open Host Panel]

Host: Lin Xuan Identity: Head of the Lin Family, Disciple of Jixia Academy Cultivation: Mid-stage Great Origin Pellet Sub-profession: None Personal Destiny: Orange Grade (Low) Family Destiny: Red Grade (Low) Martial Arts: Heavenly Shadow Spirit Sword Art (Spirit Grade Low), Shadow-Stepping Footwork (Mortal Grade 8), Earth Fiend Palm (Mortal Grade 9)... Weapon: Heavenly Shadow Sword (Mortal Grade 9) Family Rank: Unranked family in the Great Desolate

Lin Xuan looked at his profile and nodded slightly; it was indeed quite accurate to his true self.

As for destiny, Lin Xuan understood it now. There were nine grades: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Silver, and Gold. He was only at the second grade, which was truly pathetic.

Even worse was his family, which was only Red grade—simply unsightly.

Of course, destiny could be changed.

[Newcomer Gift Pack has arrived, please accept it.]

Lin Xuan was overjoyed. This was exactly what he was waiting for. Without a newcomer gift pack, it wouldn't be easy to climb higher; after all, he didn't have many years left to live.

"Open Newcomer Gift Pack!"

Lin Xuan couldn't wait any longer.

[Newcomer Gift Pack opened. Obtained: one Marrow Cleansing Pill, one Spirit Grade Low-tier body-refining martial art: Profound Desolate Battle Body, ten Origin Opening Pills, three Small Origin-Breaking Pills, and one Great Origin-Breaking Pill.]

A massive haul!

This newcomer gift pack was truly impressive. It was worth the sixty-year wait.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill was the most important of these rewards. The name didn't sound like a high-level pill, but in reality, it was the opposite. The Marrow Cleansing Pill was a super-rare item throughout the Great Desolate; it was a divine object capable of improving a cultivator's innate constitution and meridians.

Lin Xuan had never even heard of anyone at Jixia Academy possessing a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

His master, Old Man Wine, had once desperately tried to find one for him, only to return empty-handed.

And now, he had actually obtained one.

Furthermore, a Spirit Grade Low-tier martial art was also worth a fortune!

Martial arts in the Great Desolate were mainly divided into Mortal Grade and Spirit Grade.

Mortal Grade had nine ranks, while Spirit Grade was divided into Low, Mid, High, and Supreme.

The only Spirit Grade Low-tier martial art Lin Xuan possessed, the Heavenly Shadow Spirit Sword Art, was learned at Jixia Academy, taught by his master.

It was because of this art that Lin Xuan was considered the top combat power in Cloud Mist City, allowing him to make the Lin family the fifth great family single-handedly!

The other great families had been drooling over his Spirit Grade martial art for years.

Now, the system had directly given him a Spirit Grade Low-tier martial art. More importantly, it was a body-refining martial art, which was even more precious!

As for the Origin Opening Pills, they were also invaluable, as they could raise an Origin Opening cultivator by one rank!

As for the Small and Great Origin-Breaking Pills, they were even easier to understand: they were divine pills that could raise one's cultivation by a small stage within the Great Origin Pellet and Small Origin Pellet realms!

Lin Xuan didn't hesitate for a second and swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Suddenly, warmth enveloped his entire body, and black impurities began to ooze from his pores.

There was no pain, only comfort!

Feeling this warm energy, Lin Xuan suddenly let out a long roar toward the sky.

Fortunately, his residence was in the back courtyard.

Lin Xuan stood up, his entire being appearing more refined and spirited.

"Hoo~~"

Lin Xuan let out a long breath and couldn't help but clench his fist, punching into the empty air.

"Boom~~" A series of sonic booms echoed.

"Refreshing!"

Lin Xuan let out a soft cry.

The hidden injuries in his body had been mostly healed by the Marrow Cleansing Pill. It truly deserved to be called a divine pill within the Great Desolate.

Lin Xuan immediately went to the pond in the back courtyard, sat in the water to wash off the impurities, and then swallowed the Origin-Breaking Pill.

Lin Xuan naturally broke through to the late stage of the Great Origin Pellet realm!

At this level, Lin Xuan could walk sideways in Cloud Mist City!

The strongest person in the Xiao family of the City Lord's Mansion was only at the Great Origin Pellet Great Perfection stage, but he didn't know any Spirit Grade martial arts. If they fought, it would likely be a draw.

Oh wait, Lin Xuan was now confident he could beat the old patriarch of the Xiao family to death!

After breaking through to the late stage of the Great Origin Pellet realm, Lin Xuan felt refreshed and returned to the front hall.

"Family Head Lin."

"Family Head Lin."

Seeing Lin Xuan walk in, everyone bowed respectfully.

Lin Xuan just nodded slightly in response.

"Damn, why do I feel like Family Head Lin looks much younger!?"

"I feel it too. It’s like he has more authority now!"

"Didn't they say he had severe hidden injuries? This doesn't look like someone with hidden injuries at all."

"Incredible, simply incredible."

"..."

Amidst the chatter, Lin Xuan sat in his seat as the family head.

"Third brother, what is this!?"

His eldest brother, Lin Wen, looked at Lin Xuan, slightly stunned.

The Lin Xuan before him seemed like a different person from the one an hour ago—full of vigor and spirit, not at all like a sixty-year-old man, but more like a man in his prime in his forties.

"Haha, I had a sudden realization just now and made a little progress."

Lin Xuan replied with a smile.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu were overjoyed, feeling happy for Lin Xuan from the bottom of their hearts.

The Lin family was not large, and its population was small. Compared to the other four great families, the Lin family was relatively small and had a weaker foundation.

However, this made the Lin family more united.

Although Lin Xuan had left Cloud Mist City at the age of nine, he had always had a good relationship with his brothers.

The younger generation of the Lin family also respected Lin Xuan deeply as their head.

Even when Lin Xuan was nearly dying from his hidden injuries, the family had worked together to stabilize the situation and protect both the family and Lin Xuan.

Only such a united family was worth developing.

"Family Head!"

Suddenly, a servant ran in, looking a bit flustered and hurried.

"People from the Spirit Martial Sect of the Eastern Province have arrived!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

The Spirit Martial Sect of the Eastern Province was the hegemon of the entire Eastern Province!

It was said that even an Origin Pellet realm cultivator was only a disciple there; the elders were all in the Three-Pass Divine Realm, and even the lowest-ranking stewards were at the Great Origin Pellet stage!

In front of the Spirit Martial Sect, the five great families of Cloud Mist City were a joke. The sect could crush them with a single finger!

"Hurry, invite the envoys of the Spirit Martial Sect in."

Lin Xuan didn't dare to be negligent. Although he had a cheat now, he hadn't grown strong enough yet; he still had to be cautious regarding the Spirit Martial Sect.

The other four families also stood on both sides, very curious about why the Spirit Martial Sect had come to the Lin family.

Could it be that Lin Xuan had made connections with the Spirit Martial Sect!?

Thinking of this, the people from the other three families, excluding the Xiao family, couldn't stay calm.

If that were true, the Lin family might unify Cloud Mist City in the future!

As everyone craned their necks in anticipation, a flag with the characters "Spirit Martial" came into view.

"What a grand display. There are over a dozen people from the Spirit Martial Sect this time, and even the weakest one is at the Small Origin Pellet stage!"

An elder of the Wu family gasped.

"I can't see through the two leaders; they must be at the Great Origin Pellet stage!" an elder of the Jia family said solemnly.

"And that girl in the lead, she's so beautiful!"

The others began to whisper even more.

As expected of a giant in the Eastern Province of the Great Desolate, one of the five great sects.

Lin Xuan also took a secret look.

There were fifteen Small Origin Pellet cultivators, two Great Origin Pellet cultivators, and a young, beautiful woman who looked to be sixteen or seventeen, yet she had already reached the Origin Opening stage!

Lin Xuan was shocked.

Sixteen was a watershed. To enter the Origin Opening stage at sixteen or younger meant one was a true genius!

And this girl was likely such a genius!

"Bai Yuran, the eldest daughter of the Bai family, greets Uncle Lin."

The woman stepped forward and bowed slightly to Lin Xuan.

The crowd was stunned.

This genius of the Spirit Martial Sect actually called Lin Xuan "Uncle"!