The Child of Destiny, Me, is Bound to the Villain System? - Chapter 4

"The Child of Destiny, Me, is Bound to the Villain System? - Chapter 4: Check-In at the Zhengqi Sect?"

Chapter 4: Check-In at the Zhengqi Sect?

"Jie jie jie... Host, you really are one of those people! There's a saying in the system realm—people from your Blue Star never follow conventional rules!"

"You're supposed to be the Chosen One, but what you just did... tsk tsk tsk... it's no different from being an evil villain!"

"..."

Hearing the system's words, Lin Ye was left speechless for a moment before angrily retorting, "You're the one who corrupted me! I'm a dignified Chosen One—why would I need to act like some villain?! I'll uninstall you right now!"

"What?!?"

Now it was the system's turn to get angry. "You've already received my starter pack, and I even went through the trouble of giving you an extended system! Is this how you treat me?! Call me sweet names when you need me, and toss me aside when you don't? What kind of idle gameplay is this?! I don't care—I'm sticking with you! A villainous system assisting a Chosen One—this is a first in history!"

"Don't pull that 'pretend you don't know me after I've done everything for you' nonsense! I don't care! I don't care!!!"

The system threw a tantrum in Lin Ye's mind, its voice making his head throb.

"Alright, alright, I get it. Stop yelling. Why are you acting like such a brat? Are you a female system or something?"

"..."

After a brief silence, the system finally spoke. "I am genderless."

"Oh, so you're a yin-yang system?"

"How rude of you! Lin Ye, @!%#&$......"

Upon hearing that stream of nonsensical gibberish, Lin Ye immediately shut down the system.

Back in his room, he began carefully examining everything provided by the starter pack.

The Primordial Dao Body—it sounded incredibly impressive, surely an overpowered constitution. The Sword Heart Clarity and Gold Core stage cultivation base, along with the Chaotic Sword Manual, were all things that could drive people mad with envy.

Therefore, he needed to establish some background for himself. Either find an extraordinary master or join a prestigious sect.

After all, being the Chosen One came with an automatic hate-attracting feature!

His fate was already twice as turbulent—it was truly a hellish start. Without some "powerful figures" to assist him, wouldn't he just get beaten up the moment he stepped outside?

Although Chosen Ones ultimately became the main characters of the world, that was only after they had grown strong enough!

Before reaching that point, they'd just get pummeled!

Honestly, Lin Ye felt that he was quite afraid of pain.

Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Lin Ye felt the changes in his body. This Primordial Dao Body was indeed incredibly useful—spiritual energy from the world was continuously flowing into him.

However, there was something strange. Through internal observation, Lin Ye noticed that the golden core in his dantian seemed a bit unusual.

Even though he had never reached the Gold Core stage, he was familiar with the concept: after Foundation Establishment came the Gold Core.

A cultivator's gold core was formed by condensing their own spiritual energy.

Gold core—by its very name, it should be golden, right?

Why was the one in his body black?!

And this gold core was nearly half the size of his dantian. Was this really a gold core or some kind of power pill?

"Activate the system!"

Noticing the anomaly, Lin Ye immediately reactivated the system and began questioning it. "System, is there something wrong with your starter pack? Why is my gold core so huge, and why is it black?"

"What do you mean?! What are you talking about?!"

As soon as Lin Ye asked, the system went ballistic.

"Why isn't it a gold core? Let me ask you—have you ever dug out someone else's gold core?"

"Uh... no."

"There you go then! Gold cores can be black! Since you have the Primordial Dao Body, it's perfectly reasonable for your gold core to be larger than usual. Isn't that logical?"

"Logical... I guess?"

Lin Ye wasn't entirely sure since he had never actually seen a gold core—he had only heard others talk about them.

In his previous life, he often saw netizens say, "Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving."

Had he misunderstood the system?

"Let me tell you something! We're buddies, and I would never deceive you. Just trust me!" The system said smugly.

"But this gold core..."

"Ding dong!"

Before Lin Ye could ask further, an electronic voice rang out in his mind.

"Host, please proceed to check in at the Zhengqi Sect. Rewards for checking in are unknown..."

"The Zhengqi Sect?"

Just the name sounded grand and prestigious—it must be a leading righteous sect, perfect for a Chosen One like him to join.

"System, you're quite considerate, aren't you?"

"Of course! We're buddies—I'll help you no matter what! Just use me properly, and you'll see how useful I am. I have plenty of functions!" The system's tone was full of pride.

This time, Lin Ye didn't argue with it. After all, the system had arranged a check-in reward and given him a starter pack.

He might as well treat it like an ordinary system for now. Who knew how long it would take for the Ring Grandpa to wake up?

If not for the system's timely intervention,

Facing Tang Xueqin, all he could do was spout the line, "Don't look down on the poor young ones."

But what if the Ring Grandpa never woke up? Would it become, "Don't look down on the poor middle-aged ones"? Or "Don't look down on the poor elderly ones"? Tears of grave robbers!

Feeling the endless flow of spiritual energy converging into his body, Lin Ye couldn't help but mutter,

"This feels amazing!"

...

Over the course of the night, Lin Ye continued to consolidate his cultivation.

By dawn the next day, he prepared to head to the Zhengqi Sect. Though he still didn't know where it was, with the system guiding him, what was there to worry about?

However, as soon as he entered the living room, before he could say anything, his father walked over with a serious expression.

"Ye-er, by now, the entire Yu City—and even the surrounding areas—knows that you've reached the Gold Core stage. The Tang Family has already sent representatives to apologize. What are your plans?"

"Father, I want to go to the Zhengqi Sect."

"The Zhengqi Sect?"

Lin Zhentian frowned, searching his mind for the name. After a moment, he said, "Ye-er, there's no such sect near Yu City. Where did you hear about it?"

"Not nearby, huh..."

Thinking about it, it made sense. If earning rewards were that easy, wouldn't he have skyrocketed already?

"Father, I happened to learn about this sect. It's called the Zhengqi Sect. From the sound of it, it must be a respectable place, so I want to join it."

"Is that so? Then listen carefully, Ye-er—you need to leave immediately! The sects around Yu City will soon send envoys to recruit you. If you reject them outright, who knows what might happen..."

Lin Zhentian didn't finish his sentence, but both father and son understood the consequences of rejecting every sect.

An untrained genius was still just a genius.

At this point, Lin Ye didn't have the qualifications to refuse anyone.

The sects weren't fools—if you refused to join them, what would happen if one day Lin Ye clashed with their interests?

This was a remote city, so if he wanted to go elsewhere, he needed to leave as soon as possible.