Eastern Wilderness.

The Sky-Mending Sect.

In a dilapidated little wooden shack on top of Purple Clouds Peak, Ye Qiu sat quietly on the bed, lost in thought.

“I’m done for, out of luck…”

“It seems like…I have traversed to another timeline.”

He opened the nearby window and looked at the sky outside, which was displaying a purple twilight.

In the distant horizon, people flew by occasionally presenting a prosperous scene common to celestial sanctuaries.

After spending half a day in contemplation, Ye Qiu finally accepted the reality.

He had indeed crossed over, and what’s more, he had ended up in a primordial wilderness world.

At this moment, his identity was one of the seven peak leaders of the Sky-Mending Sect, the eighteenth generation leader of the Purple Clouds Peak…

“My status seems quite noble, but alas, it's without any backing.”

Shaking his head, Ye Qiu muttered to himself.

His master, the True Man of Mysterious Heaven, was a virtuoso in the cultivation world and pursued the immortal way with all his heart. Despite exhausting his life's energy, he did not manage to become an immortal. On his deathbed, unwilling to have the Purple Clouds Peak heritage severed, he took Ye Qiu as his disciple.

In reality, Ye Qiu knew that his potential was just ordinary. His master accepting him as a disciple was merely because he was left with no other choice.

In the end, he didn't teach Ye Qiu for long before he ascended to immortality, leaving behind only the inheritance of the Purple Mist Peak and a position as the head.

The successfully ascending Ye Qiu, although noble and ranking first, this was a world that valued absolute strength.

When his master was alive, everyone had to give him face, once the master passed away, no one respected him anymore.

"Hmm, strength is a shortcoming! I need to come up with a way to compensate..."

Thinking clearly about this, Ye Qiu suddenly felt a shudder in his heart.

[Ding...]

[The Ten Thousand Times Return system is currently binding.]

"Hmm? A system..."

Ye Qiu's eyes lit up, he calmed down and studied it carefully.

[The Ten Thousand Times Return system, for host to teach or gift disciples, elixirs, secret martial arts skills, or cultivation, you can get high multiple critical returns, the crit rate is random, and it can reach up to ten thousand times.]

After listening to the system's introduction, Ye Qiu suddenly started laughing.

"Wow, this is interesting! Ten thousand times returns, that's quite a silver lining..."

"So does that mean, if I take on a disciple and give him decades worth of cultivation, can I get hundreds, or even thousands of years of cultivation?"

Upon saying this, Ye Qiu suddenly didn't feel troubled anymore.

[System detection.]

【Host: Ye Qiu...】

【Cultivation Level: Xuan Pointer level two. With low cultivation level, just another insignificant cultivator, the type you wouldn't find in a crowd.】

【Divine Skill: None...】

【Potential: Mediocre, dull in nature, unlikely to amount to much.】

【Appeal/Charm Rating: 99, that's decent, passable attractiveness.】

Ye Qiu: "..."

Suddenly, he felt an overwhelming urge to drag this system out and beat it.

【Congratulations, host. You've received a beginner's gift pack. Would you like to open it?】

"Open it."

【Successfully opened the gift pack. Received a superior mortal-grade marrow cleansing pill and ten years' worth of cultivation.】

As the system's cold voice rang out, a mysterious power suddenly surged into Ye Qiu's body.

"Oh… that feels good."

This power quickly integrated into his spirit spring after entering, raising Ye Qiu's cultivation level to Xuan Pointer level three...

"Just level three? System, are you kidding me? Ten years for only level three!"

【Reply to host, there's no mistake.】

Cultivation strength returned proportionally to years, is not estimated based on the strength you have obtained through ten years of hard work.

Instead, it is calculated on the basis of the strength that an ordinary person might have gained in ten years.

The strength of a normal person obtained in ten years, that's about it...】

Ye Qiu: "...."

Rising only one rank in ten years, what a wasted effort.

However, it is also understandable, as the deeper the cultivation, the more time it takes to move up a level.

This is very normal. In the vast wilderness world, time is the most abundant. Each seclusion varies, ranging from several months to several years, which is all very standard.

【Host, please accept a disciple as soon as possible, complete the task, and earn a high critical rate return.】

Holding a Marrow Cleansing Pill in his hand, Ye Qiu has no intention of consuming it. This thing might be useful later.

And then...

Knock, knock, knock...

"Uncle Master Ye, are you in there?"

A knock came from outside and Ye Qiu paused, replying: "Come in..."

The dilapidated wooden door was pushed open, and a handsome and chic young man walked in.

Ye Qiu knew this man, wasn't he Liu Qingfeng, the head disciple of Jade Clear Hall?

He has a cultivation level of three ranks of Heavenly Phase, higher than Ye Qiu by a major stage, making him the top-notch among this generation of disciples.

In terms of his personality, he's not bad, approachable and doesn't put on airs.

Perhaps because he is the future sect leader's inheritor, he thus has a very good relationship with the head of each lineage, elders, and fellow disciples.

According to Ye Qiu, this man is a wheeler-dealer, establishing good relationships even before he assumes his position.

“Teacher Ye, the sect leader has asked me to notify you, requesting you to immediately depart for the Jade Purity Hall for a meeting,” he said.

Given the seniority of Ye Qiu's teacher, his lineal position is actually on par with the sect leader and many other heads.

It wouldn't be too much for Liu Qingfeng to call him teacher.

"Did Sect Leader Brother mention what the matter is?" Ye Qiu asked, puzzled.

This place where even birds don’t do their businesses, usually devoid of people, why has a sudden summon come today for a meeting?

Liu Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before saying, “It's about the beast uprising that took place in the village at the foot of the mountain yesterday.”

"The surviving orphaned children from the incident have awaken, and the teacher has summoned all the heads to discuss the causes and consequences of the beast uprising, as well as the issue of arranging for these surviving orphans."

"Ah, I see..." Ye Qiu nodded. He did have some recollection of yesterday's uproar downhill, though not much.

As for their so-called arrangements for the destitute orphans, it probably points to a simple ceremony to take them as disciples.

"Ah, perfect! Let's see if I can casually pick up a cheap apprentice for testing."

Because of the existence of the ten thousand times return system, Ye Qiu was keen to take on an apprentice.

Quite surprisingly, the opportunity just came to him.

"Alright, I got it! You can go back first."

"Uncle Master, Qingfeng takes his leave."

Liu Qingfeng bowed slightly and quietly exited the small wooden cabin. Before leaving, he glanced back towards the few wooden cabins on the Purple Cloud Peak and shook his head.

Moments later, Ye Qiu flicked his folding fan and leisurely walked out of the cabin.

A change from his usual laziness, a divine glow now emanated from his brow, exuding an extraordinary aura.

If one didn’t know any better, they would think he was some high-ranking individual from a secluded world, but in reality, he was just a little cultivator at the third-grade Mystical Finger stage.

Summing a Purple Cloud Sword with a casual wave of his hand, Ye Qiu demonstrated the sword arts he had learned just a few days ago, and flew towards the Jade Purity Palace.

The Purple Cloud Sword was a supreme treasure passed on to him by his master, immensely rare and valuable.

Possibly, this might be the only valuable item on Ye Qiu now.

Hard-earned, indeed hard-earned.

In no time at all, Ye Qiu arrived at the Jade Purity Palace. As soon as he entered the grand hall, he noticed a group of people standing below.

These people must be the fortunate survivors of this time.

"Junior Brother Ye, you sure know how to make an entrance, making all of us wait for you?"

Before Ye Qiu had the chance to return to his own seat, the head of the Cangjian Peak and concurrently the Law Enforcement Elder of the Bǔtiān Sect, Qi Wuhui, said with an odd mix of sarcasm and resentment.

Ye Qiu glanced at him, immediately noting the elder's disagreeable disposition.

He knew very well that among this crowd, not a single one held him in high regard.

The only reason they waited for him was to preserve the rules of order.

Among the head members of the seven vein, this Qi Wuhui, with his peculiar manner and the Sect Leader, were the exceptions.

The rest of the heads bore an air of indifference, not even bothering to exchange greetings with him.

So, Ye Qiu chose to disregard them and addressed the Sect Leader, Meng Tianzheng.

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, I apologize for my tardiness. The journey from Xianxia Peak is quite long. I appreciate your understanding..."

"No need for apologies."

Meng Tianzheng waved his hand casually. As the leader of the Bǔtiān Sect, although he also looked down on Ye Qiu, he responded for the sake of harmony in the sect.

After being ignored by Ye Qiu, Qi Wuhui became even more enraged.

"Hmph, you're nothing more than an insignificant second-tier spiritual scholar with low cultivation. And moreover, you're incredibly arrogant.

If you hadn't lucked into becoming the disciple of the Elder Xuantian, and consequentially taken over Xianxia Peak,

you wouldn't even have the right to speak in front of me."

Everyone in the field knew how Ye Qiu managed to acquire the position of head. From the deepest corners of their hearts, they despised him.