I Have an Omen System

"Once you’re back at the Holy Sect, just take this to the Contribution Hall."

Wei Qingyi smiled. "We’re in desperate need of manpower right now. About eight hundred Immortal Seedlings can be exchanged for two acres of Spiritual Fields."

He swept his Divine Sense over it.

Understanding dawned on Qin Xuan.

’Well, what do you know. It’s a special-issue Task Talisman Decree for internal use.’

This Talisman Decree was completely different from an ordinary mission Jade Tube. Spiritual light was contained within it, faintly emanating a powerful pressure. It was clearly of a higher grade, so the rewards it offered were naturally far more generous.

The average Incense Master wasn’t qualified to receive one.

’Four thousand people... that’s enough to trade for ten acres of Spiritual Fields!’

And it wasn’t just about the Spiritual Fields.

’All these youths with Five Spirit Roots could be inducted into my Plague Poison Altar as Demon Disciples!’

’Damn it, I hate the privileged class. They’re just parasites, sucking the blood of the lower-level Cultivators.’

’Oh, wait, I guess I’m part of the privileged class now. Never mind, then...’

Qin Xuan put away his Soul-devouring Banner and plastered a brilliant smile on his face. "Thank you, Senior Brother Wei."

He had just been wondering why Wei Qingyi hadn’t tried to screw him over yet this time.

Just then, Wei Qingyi’s eyes darted about slyly. "No need to thank me. I actually have a small favor to ask of you, Junior Brother. I hope you won’t refuse!"

’Of course. There’s no such thing as a free lunch.’

"Please, Senior Brother, just ask. I would go through fire and water for you, I’ll give it my all," Qin Xuan said, patting his chest.

Of course, Qin Xuan’s words were just lip service; he had no intention of actually agreeing to whatever Wei Qingyi wanted.

If there was nothing in it for him, he’d gladly accept the sugar-coating and send the cannonball right back.

’Everyone knows our Holy Sect is a well-known moral cesspool!’

Wei Qingyi’s expression turned solemn, and the aura around him seemed to condense. He said seriously, "Junior Brother Qin, are you aware that the Cyan Cloud Sect has shamelessly started a war in the Cultivation Realm?"

A glint flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes. "I’ve heard a little about it. Is the favor you’re asking related to the cultivation war?"

To his surprise, Wei Qingyi’s answer was rather unexpected.

He wore a cryptic half-smile as he said meaningfully, "There’s no rush. Junior Brother Qin will find out in due time."

Since Wei Qingyi didn’t elaborate, Qin Xuan didn’t press him.

But one thing was certain.

’That old fox Wei Qingyi is probably trying to screw me over again!’

’You’re a real piece of work. If your Cultivation wasn’t higher than mine, I’d run you through with my sword.’

Staring at Wei Qingyi’s broad back, Qin Xuan felt an urge to act.

Wei Qingyi felt a prickling on his back and whipped his head around.

Qin Xuan gave him a simple, honest smile.

"Hiss..." Wei Qingyi sucked in a sharp breath, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

’Why do I have this nagging sense of unease? Could it be that Junior Brother Qin has figured something out?’

At this thought, the spiritual light from the Dark Cloud Spiritual Artifact under his feet flared, and his speed suddenly increased as he turned into a streak of dark light.

Each lost in their own thoughts, the two vanished over the horizon in the blink of an eye.

...

By the time he returned to the Holy Sect, it was late at night.

Qin Xuan suddenly heard a piece of shocking news.

’Senior Brother Ji Bochang... he actually succeeded in opening his Purple Mansion?!’

Hou Qi’s face was full of envy. "That’s right. And they say the one Senior Brother Ji opened is a Star Mansion of the highest grade."

Qin Xuan subconsciously looked up.

In the vast expanse of the sky, countless stars glittered brightly.

Among them, a fiery red Life Star was now blazing with a dazzling radiance, its light so brilliant it could almost rival the bright moon in the sky!

A vast pressure of Star Power faintly permeated the air, heralding the birth of a new Purple Mansion Cultivator.

’The father forms his Nascent Soul one moment, and the son opens his Purple Mansion the next...’

Qin Xuan was incredibly envious, his expression complex.

’Who’s next? The Vast Qi Tower’s Master, Xiao Yan’Er, forming her Golden Core?’

At that very moment, Qin Xuan, who had absorbed over two hundred Purple Mansion Star Orders, suddenly seemed to feel the faint call of a Life Star himself!

However, the call was extremely weak and vanished in an instant.

’Too bad I’m not a Demon Second Generation,’ Qin Xuan thought, realizing he had just missed a crucial moment of enlightenment.

’Speaking of which, are there any Venerable Divinity Transformation experts out there who need a child to support them in their old age?’

’I’m available for adoption!’

Hou Qi also sighed with emotion. "Truly, when one person attains the Dao, their whole household ascends with them!"

At this moment, Hou Qi still had the appearance of a dwarf.

His body was short and twisted, his face ugly and vile, looking even more grotesque in the dim light of the Cave Mansion.

Yet for some reason, Qin Xuan found that a hideously ugly Demon Cultivator like Hou Qi was actually more reassuring to look at.

In contrast, someone like Ji Boyan, from a family of handsome and devilishly charming people, filled Qin Xuan with a deep sense of dread.

Hou Qi felt his skin crawl under Qin Xuan’s gaze and quickly changed the subject. "Senior Brother Qin, has your Task Talisman Decree arrived yet?"

"Not yet..." Qin Xuan let out a soft sound of surprise and asked curiously, "Has yours come?"

Hou Qi gave a bitter smile. "It has. The Sect wants me to go deep into the heart of the Daqian Northern Border, to Prince Yan’s Mansion of Youzhou, and spy on a Golden Core True Monarch!"

"What?"

Qin Xuan’s eyes widened as he looked Hou Qi’s scrawny, Foundation Establishment Fourth Level body up and down.

"You..."

"Spying on a True Monarch?"

’You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.’

’That’s completely impossible!’

A Golden Core True Monarch’s Divine Thought is like an inescapable prison, covering a radius of thousands of miles. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator is nothing but an ant before them.

A single sweep of their Divine Thought is enough to crush thousands of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Not to mention, he would be a Demon Cultivator invading the heartland of Daqian.

’Spying on them? Bullshit.’

’This is clearly a suicide mission!’

"Can’t you just not go?" Qin Xuan asked.

"I have to... Who else but someone with my low Cultivation? I’m ’not easily discovered,’ they say."

A bitter smile touched the corner of Hou Qi’s mouth. "If I didn’t have a backlash Divine Technique placed on me, I’d rather go to the front lines in Canglin Country and fight for my life against Righteous Dao Foundation Establishment Cultivators. At least then I’d be facing cultivators of the same realm."

"The good news is, any piece of information related to the Golden Core True Monarch will count."

"The main point is to cross-reference it with intel the Sect gets from its internal sources. They don’t have high standards for whether the information is actually true."

Hearing this, Qin Xuan felt slightly more at ease.

But just as Hou Qi said, fighting to the death on the front lines was the safer option of the two.

’Risk my life? Risk my ass... A miserable life is better than a glorious death. I have to find a way to hole up inside the Holy Sect. That’s my number one priority!’

Time passed slowly.

Raising turtles, walking mushrooms, practicing his Positional Divine Techniques...

「Several more months passed.」

Qin Xuan, for his part, was living a carefree life.

The ten acres of Spiritual Fields he was owed were also successfully transferred to him.

However, the war between the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Blood Demon Sword Sect escalated further.

It was said that even Chen Xuanba had been injured!

The atmosphere within the Holy Sect grew increasingly tense.

Like a massive, intricate war machine, it slowly began to turn its gears.

Numerous Incense Masters, their expressions hurried, transformed into streaks of light and rushed to the battlefield.

At the same time, many other Cultivators were sent back, either dead or wounded in battle.

The Blood Pool Sword Tomb was almost piled high with Lifebound Longswords, which radiated a baleful, evil aura.

Saint Cultivator Examinations, Blood Pool Trials, Incense Master Promotions... all the various, complex stages of training a Demon Cultivator were simplified and condensed.

All for the sole purpose of mass-producing Demon Cultivators who could be sent to the battlefield!

’In terms of Golden Core combat power, we might be lacking. But when it comes to the sheer number of Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the Cyan Cloud Sect could never hope to outlast our Holy Sect.’

In just a few short months, Qin Xuan had personally sent out three batches of nearly a hundred Mid-stage Qi Cultivation Demon Cultivators.

All of them had started as complete novices with no Cultivation whatsoever.

In the Cyan Cloud Sect, they probably wouldn’t even reach the Qi Cultivation Second Layer in a few months.

Just as Qin Xuan’s mind was wandering...

BOOM!

A grand, indifferent voice suddenly rang out in his mind, "Vice Incense Master of the Plague Poison Altar, Qin Xuan, heed this order! By the decree of the Talisman Decree Hall, you are to receive a Task Talisman Decree!"

Qin Xuan’s heart went cold.

’It’s here!’

The next moment, a streak of silvery-white light appeared on the horizon and arrived in an instant.

It transformed into an exquisite, silvery-white Jade Talisman that hovered slowly in front of Qin Xuan.

Talisman Decree Task: Executioner

Task Details: Proceed to the Punishment Hall and become the Chief Incense Master of the Slaughter Altar. You will be responsible for interrogating spies from the Cyan Cloud Sect. Any who refuse to comply may be executed on the spot!

Upon seeing the details, Qin Xuan was overjoyed.

’Is this my lucky day?’

Talk about perfect timing.

’Now I can stay safely within the Holy Sect without having to go out!’

However, before Qin Xuan could celebrate for long, he saw Wei Qingyi approaching like a shark that had scented blood.

Dressed in a ghastly green robe woven from Ghost Vine, he came over with a sleazy grin.

"Junior Brother Qin, how about we trade Task Talisman Decrees?"

As he spoke, Wei Qingyi leaped down from his Dark Cloud Spiritual Artifact.

He opened his palm, revealing two Jade Talismans lying quietly within.

One was blood-red, the other purplish-black.

The smile on Qin Xuan’s face instantly froze.

His expression turned ugly.

For a simple reason: behind Wei Qingyi stood a burly Purple Mansion Altar Master!

"Young friend Qin, I am Wei Qingshan, the Altar Master of the Ten Thousand Laws Altar in the Talisman Decree Hall."

Wei Qingshan was dressed like a blacksmith. He stood nine feet tall, his build as burly as a mountain. His body was a mass of knotted muscles, and his skin was bronze.

His eyes were slightly narrowed, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile played on his lips. "I wonder if you know Zheng Qi? He is a Vice Incense Master under my command. Perhaps he has mentioned me to you."

Hearing this, Qin Xuan felt his scalp tingle with dread!

As his mind raced, the contents of a Divination from three years ago, one he had almost forgotten, suddenly became clear in his mind.

’The Purple Mansion True Demon is Wei Qingshan!’

In an instant, Qin Xuan understood the threat hidden in those words.

If he was unwilling to trade missions...

...the result would be a single word: Death!