Chapter 1 : Chapter 1
Chapter 1: The Bloody Case of Peach Blossom Alley
Adoptive father check-in spot.
Adoptive mother check-in spot.
Brain check-in spot.
...
Peach Blossom Alley, dusk.
Under the corner of a damp green-brick wall, Lu Zhan slowly woke up.
Hiss!
It hurt so much!!!
It felt as though every bone in his body was about to fall apart.
Where am I?
Lu Zhan stared at the unfamiliar surroundings before him. Before he could figure out what was going on, a large hand suddenly hauled him straight up off the ground.
Li Zhu demanded furiously, “Talk!”
“Where did you hide the other Qi Condensation Pill? Did you steal it and eat it yourself?”
As he said this, Li Zhu glared with bulging eyes, killing intent flickering in them.
“I already warned you. If you dare steal and eat one again, I’ll beat you to death.”
A Qi Condensation Pill? What was that?
Before Lu Zhan could speak, bam— a fist slammed viciously into him.
Pain!
The other man was absurdly strong.
“Damn it!”
He had no idea what was happening right now.
But Lu Zhan was furious. Ever since he was little, it had always been enough that he did not bully others. Since when had anyone dared bully him like this?
Just as he was about to retaliate, his mind suddenly churned.
Streams of unfamiliar memories flooded into his head like a rapidly spinning lantern.
“The Demon Extermination Bureau, demon beasts, martial artists...”
“Wait, what kind of messed-up nonsense is this? Could it be...”
He seemed to understand what was going on.
That was right. He had transmigrated!!!
That already sounded outrageous, but what was even more outrageous was this world.
The country he was in was called Great Xia. It resembled modern-day Earth, but unlike Earth, this place had never developed highly destructive nuclear weapons.
Because the people here had embarked on the path of cultivation.
As for the owner of this body, he was also named Lu Zhan. He came from a single-parent family and had grown up with only his father.
His father had once been a Demon Exterminator, but he had died during a mission.
Because of that, Lu Zhan was entitled to receive a portion of cultivation resources from the Demon Extermination Bureau every month, for a total of six months.
However, every time those resources were distributed, Zhang Tie and Li Zhu would snatch them away.
The original Lu Zhan had tried all kinds of resistance before, but it had been useless. In the end, he had already given up on himself.
But today was the last time he could collect those resources, so he wanted to make one final gamble.
As a result, Li Zhu accidentally beat him to death on the spot.
The moment he thought of that, Lu Zhan burned with anger.
“Damn it. Sooner or later, I’m going to kill him... No, I’m going to kill him right now.”
He calculated silently in his heart.
According to the original owner’s memories, the cultivation ranks from low to high were: Qi Condensation Realm, Aperture Opening Realm, Divine Sea Realm, Yuan Gang Realm, Myriad Manifestations Realm...
And each realm was further divided into nine heavens.
Li Zhu had only just awakened. At best, he was only at the First Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm.
Even if he was stronger than an ordinary person, that strength was still very limited.
At most, he just had more brute force. If his vital points were struck, he would still die the same.
Just as Lu Zhan was considering how to kill him, a translucent electronic screen suddenly popped up before his eyes, and the numbers on it began to jump nonstop.
95%, 96%, 97%... 100%
Could this be a system?
Lu Zhan’s eyes lit up. This cheat had arrived at the perfect time.
The moment the number reached 100%, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
[ Ding! ]
[ The host is detected to have awakened. The Slaughter System has been activated. A beginner gift pack has been issued. Do you wish to claim it? ]
“Claim it!”
Lu Zhan did not hesitate in the slightest.
[ Congratulations. Claim successful. Please check the personal panel. ]
[ In the world of cultivation, the weak are prey to the strong. Please follow the law of the jungle and begin a feast of slaughter. ]
[ Friendly reminder: as long as you kill, you can obtain Slaughter Points. Slaughter Points can be used to raise your realm and deduce martial arts. ]
[ Scanning host information... ]
[ Scan successful. ]
Name: Lu Zhan
Spirit Root: Mortal Spirit Root
Cultivation Method: Basic Qi Refining Art
Slaughter Points: 600
“System, go all in. Raise my realm.”
[ The host consumes 600 Slaughter Points and begins cultivation. ]
[ No cultivation resources beneficial to the host are detected. Entering an unceasing cultivation state... ]
[ Cultivation complete. This cultivation session has opened 6 Primary Meridians in total. ]
[ Current realm: Third Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm. I hope the host continues to work hard and keep it up, ദ്ദി˶•̀֊•́)✧ ]
As the cultivation ended, in that very instant, a dense surge of spiritual power began circulating wildly through his body.
Now that he had become a martial artist as well, it was time to settle some accounts properly.
Lu Zhan suddenly raised his head and stared coldly at Li Zhu, his tone sinister as he said, “So, you little bastard, you really enjoyed beating me up just now, didn’t you? Come on, come on, let’s have another round.”
Lu Zhan’s eyes were ice-cold.
He was not the original owner, with his timid and submissive temperament. When it came to vile people, Lu Zhan had always answered with his fists.
“Lu Zhan, what did you say? You think you’re worthy of trading blows with me? You’re asking to die!”
Li Zhu sneered disdainfully.
But then he thought it over. Lu Zhan was useless now anyway, so since that was the case, he might as well kill him outright.
The moment killing intent rose in Li Zhu’s eyes, a fist came crashing down.
Bang!
Then the blows came like a violent storm, one punch after another.
The hand that had been holding Lu Zhan up was broken on the spot.
Li Zhu did not even have time to react.
Crack!
A crisp sound of bones breaking rang out, and bright red blood slowly dripped down from the fist.
“Ah! Lu Zhan, I’m going to kill you!”
Li Zhu lashed out with a savage kick at Lu Zhan. If an ordinary person were hit by it, they would be gravely injured for sure.
But Lu Zhan did not dodge at all. My realm is already higher than yours. Why the hell would I be afraid of you?
Crack!
In an instant, Li Zhu’s thigh was stomped apart.
“Ah!”
The intense pain made Li Zhu scream involuntarily.
“Lu Zhan, you awakened? Impossible! I only awakened after eating so many of your resources. How did you awaken so easily?”
Li Zhu’s face was full of disbelief.
Lu Zhan ignored him and merely fixed him with a hostile stare.
Li Zhu seemed to realize something, and panic immediately flooded his face.
“Lu Zhan, don’t be rash. I was wrong... Spare me. I swear I’ll never take revenge on you in the future.”
Lu Zhan gave a cold laugh. “Were my resources useful?”
Li Zhu’s whole body trembled, and he hurriedly shook his head.
“Oh? If they weren’t useful, then why did you steal them?”
Li Zhu immediately nodded like a pecking chicken. “Useful. Brother Lu’s things were definitely useful.”
“Heh. Since something so useful was stolen by you, me taking one life from you isn’t too much, is it?”
“Lu Zhan, no, you can’t kill me. If you kill me, Brother Zhang won’t... let you off.”
Just then, an angry shout rang out: “Stop!”
The one who had arrived was Zhang Tie. Because he had been refining Lu Zhan’s pill just now, he had still been some distance away from this place.
By the time he noticed that something was wrong, everything was already too late.
Stop? The corners of Lu Zhan’s lips lifted slightly. If these people did not die, would he even be able to sleep tonight?
So without the slightest hesitation, he directly twisted Li Zhu’s neck with a sharp crack.
His neck broke!
“Oh, Brother Zhang, I’m really sorry. My hand slipped by accident just now.”
He called him Brother Zhang with his mouth, but his gaze was wildly provocative.
It was as though he were saying, Hurry up, hurry up, come kill me.
At the next moment, the system interface suddenly lit up:
[ Ding! Congratulations, host. You have achieved the First Kill accomplishment, activated the title First Showing of One’s Edge, and received the weapon—Longevity Saber. ]
[ The host is detected to have slain a martial artist at the First Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm. Reward: 100 Slaughter Points. ]