dkrc Chapter 69 He'd be better off without any cultivation.
Chapter 69 He'd be better off without any cultivation.
When Cheng Xiao opened his eyes again, he found himself in a secluded courtyard.
This place is very similar to where he lives, and for a moment he even thought he hadn't entered the instance yet.
Not only the room resembles it, but even...
Cheng Xiao looked at himself dressed in white, just like he was outside.
He once again entered the instance with his cultivation level.
It seems that everything Chen Tianbao prepared for him before was wasted; he can use it next time.
Cheng Xiao felt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him, and its density was even greater than that of Shenhe Prefecture where he was located!
"No wonder they dared to let me in with my cultivation level," he muttered to himself.
Given the density of spiritual energy, there might be people with higher cultivation levels than him, making it impossible for him to have the same ability to observe the world's affairs as in the first instance.
He just released his divine soul, and someone will probably notice it soon.
However, he was not worried. He was at least at the Great Ascension stage, so how bad could he be?
Just as Cheng Xiao was about to take action, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
He then remembered that in the setting of this instance, he was infected with a demonic worm by the Blissful Sect and then sent to the Supreme Dao Sect, a righteous sect, as an undercover agent. If he disobeyed, the other side would activate the worm to kill him.
According to the backstory, he definitely couldn't do anything about the Gu worms.
But with his cultivation level, even the person who drives the Gu worms would explode and die with just a little effort.
"Come quickly, to the usual spot in the southwest corner, new mission."
The Gu worms inside Cheng Xiao's body suddenly made a sound.
If he had been any later, he would have digested the Gu worm directly.
He never expected that this was not only a means for the Bliss Sect to control him, but also a communicator. Fortunately, he didn't rush to take action.
Based on the location that appeared out of thin air in his memory, Cheng Xiao found the "old place" mentioned in the telepathic message.
He picked up a piece of paper from the ground, and began to read its contents.
"Tomorrow is the sect's grand ceremony. We will assassinate the Heavenly Sword Pavilion members who are to be married to the Holy Maiden, and sabotage the marriage."
The task was concise and to the point. As soon as Cheng Xiao finished reading it, the note turned into a ball of fire and disappeared without a trace.
He understood that the "saintess" written on the note must be the female protagonist of this instance.
What does that marriage alliance mean?
Isn't this saintess cultivating the path of ruthlessness?
Even in the ruthless world of mortals, one would still get married?
Cheng Xiao sensed the Gu worms within his body; there were still twelve hours, or exactly one day, before they would erupt.
The mission given to him by the Blissful Sect was to assassinate the person who was to marry the Holy Maiden. If he failed, he would be devoured by the Gu worms and die.
But sending an undercover agent to assassinate someone in that kind of place is basically just watching him die, isn't it?
Suicide attack?
After receiving the mission, Cheng Xiao returned to his courtyard.
To avoid arousing unnecessary suspicion, he began his regular duties.
Water the spiritual plants in the yard.
Yes, his status here is merely that of an ordinary handyman disciple who looks after spiritual plants; he can't even enter the inner sect.
It's quite pathetic that an undercover agent ended up like this.
In this instance, his current identity is vastly different from that of the female protagonist.
Forget about gaining trust or increasing that so-called "selfish value," even figuring out a reasonable way to meet them is a huge problem.
Cheng Xiao understood that if he couldn't make a good first impression, it would be much more difficult to win him over later.
There are two things facing Cheng Xiao now.
He had to find a way to gain the female lead's trust while also maintaining his identity as an undercover agent for the Paradise Gate.
While Cheng Xiao was pondering a strategy, Hakimi suddenly spoke up: "Big brother, trust me, this time we definitely can't follow your previous methods. You find a way to get close to the Holy Maiden, and I'll teach you how to fall in love with her. With the two of us working together, even the most difficult dungeons are no problem."
"Dating? She cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness. How could you possibly let someone who cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness date you?" Cheng Xiao retorted.
Hakimi refused to give up: "So what if she's heartless? We can destroy her Dao heart, and then we can naturally make her fall into the mortal realm!"
"Forget it, I'll figure it out myself. No one understands the ruthless way better than me."
After that, he ignored whatever Hakimi said.
Although this guy is noisy, he's absolutely right about one thing.
In this instance, he can no longer use the same tactics as in the previous two instances.
Previously, whether it was Chu Ning or Long Yingxue, they all knew each other when they were still in their early days. He led them step by step forward, and even if they didn't fall in love, their favorability would naturally increase.
But this time is different.
Since that saintess was able to become the saintess of the Supreme Dao Sect, her cultivation level must be quite high.
But now he's just a menial disciple, and he can hardly think of a reason to meet.
Cheng Xiao felt that the previous dungeon was easier.
Although his cultivation was sealed and his body was dismembered, at least he and Long Yingxue were lying together.
But right now, he doesn't even know what the female lead looks like.
After Cheng Xiao used his magic to water the spiritual plant, he sat in a rocking chair and leisurely basked in the sun.
Actually, if we disregard the mission, this place is not much different from when he was in the Qingyun Sect.
He had just thought about it carefully and decided that perhaps he should start with the marriage alliance.
"Cheng Xiao! Are you slacking off again? How about that? I caught you!" A clear female voice rang out from outside the courtyard.
Without waiting for her consent, the girl pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in.
Cheng Xiao raised his head from the recliner and immediately saw a girl with long, flowing hair.
The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with delicate features and a bit of baby fat on her face. She looked very cute, but she also had a pair of beautiful, bright phoenix eyes.
Cheng Xiao remembered.
The girl's name was Shen Qingci. Her status in the Supreme Dao Sect was slightly higher than his, a menial disciple. She was considered a formal disciple and could focus on cultivation without having to do any chores.
As far as I can remember, the two met a year ago.
Shen Qingci would often come to his place to look at the spiritual plants, saying that she was very interested in these things, and the two became familiar with each other over time.
As an undercover agent for the Blissful Gate, Cheng Xiao obtained much of his intelligence from this girl.
Of course, it was all trivial information.
Perhaps the Paradise Gate thought he was too useless, so they wanted him to launch a suicide attack on tomorrow's marriage, in order to squeeze out the last bit of remaining value.
To avoid unnecessary suspicion, Cheng Xiao feigned a lazy demeanor: "Aren't you just making baseless accusations? Which eye of yours saw me slacking off? I'm just quickly recovering my spiritual energy so I can work more efficiently."
Shen Qingci was indeed amused by Cheng Xiao.
She walked to the spirit plant, squatted down, and touched the leaves and water droplets: "Don't worry, tomorrow's marriage is such a big event, all the managers are already too busy to find their way, they have to prepare everything, no one has time to care about you. As long as you don't say anything, and I don't say anything, no one will know you're slacking off."
Upon hearing the words "marriage alliance," Cheng Xiao immediately became interested.
He sprang up from the recliner and squatted down next to the spiritual plant, just like Shen Qingci.
Cheng Xiao first complained, "Be careful, you can't afford to pay for it if you break it."
After a brief response, she asked the question she had been wanting to ask: "You know, our Holy Maiden clearly cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness, so why is she still involved in a political marriage?"