Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

Author's Note: A Letter to Readers

Originally, I thought it was just a minor surgery, but when the doctor told me in a heavy tone about the possible consequences, the author, Ji, a young person who had never experienced such a major life decision, decisively chickened out.

But she wouldn't back down, and with her mother, grandmother, and doctor all present, the author, Ji, maintained her fearless spirit and signed the consent form with a smile.

However, I still have to inform all the readers who are waiting for the next installment that the moment that will determine the fate of this book for the author, Ji, will be Wednesday, or perhaps Thursday, because after the general anesthesia, it will take Ji a whole day to fully recover.

In short, this book may end without a conclusion.

Perhaps the author, Ji, didn't regain her breathing when the general anesthesia wore off, so she died.

Perhaps the doctor made a mistake, causing a fat embolism, which led to the author Ji's blindness, and the book was lost.

Perhaps nothing will happen, and this short passage will be deleted after the author, Ji, is discharged from critical condition on Thursday.

That's all for now. From today until things settle down, I, the author, will probably not be updating. If I don't return, just consider this my own time travel; at least this ending isn't so tragic.

A gentle smile appeared on Gao Zhun's face, but his words made the captain of the second squad feel as if he were seeing a vampire demon.

"Hand over all your number plates."

Gao Zhun spoke with great confidence. The captain of the second squad, seeing that he was powerless to change the situation, could only sigh and order several vice captains to collect the team members' number tags. Finally, he handed the storage bag full of number tags to Gao Zhun.

The captain of the second squad originally thought that was the end of it, but Gao Zhun weighed the storage bag in her hand and then said softly, "All personnel, listen to my command, set up camp on the spot for twelve hours."

The captain of the second squad felt a sudden, overwhelming shock. What had he just heard?! Twelve hours?!

If their second squad is surrounded here for twelve hours, their entire squad will be eliminated!

The second squad leader's eyes were bloodshot and bulging with rage. He gritted his teeth, making it extremely difficult for him to speak: "Gao Zhun, do we really have to go this far and kill them all?"

This time, it wasn't Gao Zhun who answered him, but Gao Chengyuan, the captain of the third squad.

"After all, the fact that our three teams are working together is top secret. We're doing this to prevent you from leaking information. Besides, if you want to follow suit, aren't we just creating a powerful enemy for ourselves?"

Gao Chengyuan's words made the captain of the second squad realize reality. He sat down on the ground with a dejected expression, muttering, "I never thought I would be defeated in the first round."

Just when everyone thought the other side had given up, the captain of the second squad suddenly sprang up, his Azure Light Sword aimed straight at Gao Zhun's vitals. It seemed that the other side had realized that the core of the three squads' alliance was Gao Zhun. If Gao Zhun could be eliminated, the alliance would inevitably fall apart. Besides Gao Zhun, who else could command respect?

Gao Zhun was also surprised that the other party was so bold as to point the Biguangzi Sword at her head. How long had it been since a cultivator of the same generation dared to draw his sword at her?

Gao Chengyuan, Gao Jieming, Gao Qi, Gao Yaobing, and the other vice-captains reacted immediately, but apart from Gao Zhun, no one made a sound.

Rather, these people had long wanted to see just how strong Gao Zhun, who was rumored to be the number one Nascent Soul cultivator in the Gao family, really was. After the first round of joint operations, the advancement of the three teams (3, 7, and 9) was inevitable. So, everyone would be the enemy from now on. It was a good opportunity to see in advance what kind of strength the most threatening enemy had.

Just as everyone was secretly praising the second squad leader's self-destructive act, Gao Zhun lived up to expectations and made her move. She also drew her Biguangzi sword, pointing the tip at the opponent's fierce sword attack.

No one saw what Gao Zhun did clearly; at least everyone thought she simply raised her sword. However, this simple action seemed to isolate her from the enemy. When the second squad leader's sword tip was five meters away from Gao Zhun, it could no longer advance even an inch.

"Since you're in such a hurry, I'll send you out for now." Gao Zhun ignored the shock of the crowd behind her. She simply swung her sword lightly, and the captain of the second squad coughed up a mouthful of blood. He flew backward and disappeared with a "bang," clearly having been teleported out of the arena.

With just a casual swing of his sword, Gao Zhun severely injured the captain of a ten-thousand-strong squad, forcing him to withdraw from the competition. Has Gao Zhun's skill reached such a level?

Those who wanted to see Gao Zhun's strength ended up not even seeing how he made his moves, and a battle that was expected to escalate into a fierce contest ended abruptly.

On the projected screen outside the venue, the live comments started flashing wildly once again.

"I may have watched a fake battle between Nascent Soul stage cultivators."

"A person who can serve as the captain of a team of 10,000 people must be very strong. It's a pity that he ran into Gao Zhun."

"Unfortunately, I ran into Gao Zhun x1."

"Let's light a candle for the other six squads. It's too terrible to be enemies with Gao Zhun."

"The pressure on this year's Nascent Soul stage cultivators is really immense; their brilliance must be overshadowed by Gao Zhun alone."

"Gao Zhun's sword strike just now transcended the realm of sword intent and sword momentum. It seems we seniors should also strive to improve."

"It seems that the person upstairs is a senior. I wonder what the senior has noticed?"

"Hehe, once you reach the corresponding level, you'll know what realm Gao Zhun has reached. But is she really in the Nascent Soul stage?"

Regardless of the commotion outside, the third, seventh, and ninth teams inside the arena, totaling 30,000 people, leisurely set up camp around the earthen wall, leaving the onlookers speechless once again.

Over the next few days, the team of 30,000 people almost repeated the same approach as the first day. As a result, Gao Zhun led the three integrated teams to advance to the second round of the competition without any doubt, while the other seven teams were all eliminated!

When the results of the first round of the family competition were delivered to the elders' council, a group of elders surrounded Elder Lei, praising him for taking on a good disciple. However, Elder Lei, with a gloomy expression, held a specially made communication talisman in his hand, ignoring the elders' compliments. After thinking it over, he still went to Elder Yan, the first elder.

Elder Yan was still dressed in a purple robe, engrossed in handling the affairs of the Gao family.

Noticing Elder Lei's arrival, she raised an eyebrow slightly: "What is it?"

After obtaining Elder Yan's consent, Elder Lei used a telepathic technique to convey the message obtained from the communication talisman to Elder Yan.

Elder Yan frowned upon hearing this. After a moment of contemplation, she threw down her pen and shouted in the elders' courtyard, "All elders, assemble! Meeting!"

The first round of assessments was successfully completed, and with little time left before the Dragon and Phoenix Gathering, coupled with the fact that the Nascent Soul stage cultivators generally did not suffer significant depletion, the Gao family unanimously decided to immediately convene the second round of assessments.

Unlike the team elimination system of the first round of assessment, the second round of assessment will be conducted on an individual basis. Participants will enter secret realms of corresponding levels that the Gao family has prepared in advance, and a points ranking system will be implemented to obtain points by hunting monsters of different levels.

The elimination rate in this round is even higher than in the first round. Out of 30,000 Nascent Soul cultivators, only 300 will be able to enter the third round of the arena competition, resulting in an elimination rate as high as 99%!

In the secret realm corresponding to Nascent Soul stage cultivators, even the weakest magical beasts are at the Golden Core stage. Hunting a Golden Core stage magical beast only yields a pitiful one point, and hunting a Nascent Soul stage magical beast of the same level as a Nascent Soul stage cultivator only yields ten points.

Of course, there are also Nascent Soul stage magical beasts in the secret realm that are equivalent to 100 points, and even Fusion stage magical beasts that are equivalent to 10,000 points. As long as you have that strength, you don't need to hunt low-level magical beasts to obtain that pitiful little bit of points.

Before entering the secret realm, each cultivator will be given a bracelet. Every time a magical beast is hunted, the bracelet will automatically record the points. Of course, if the beast is hunted, the bracelet holder's points will be added to the bracelet. The hunted cultivator will automatically exit the secret realm. These cultivators will not die, but they will definitely be weakened for a period of time.

P.S.: The author, Ji, is a graduate school entrance exam taker, so updates will likely be weekly from now on. Readers who can't wait can choose to wait until the chapters are finished. With weekly updates, there will still be about 10,000 words a month!

Clearly, even for Gao Zhun, who had made ample mental preparations, the brutality of the Juyi Inn far exceeded her expectations.

How dare they treat a core disciple of a first-class sect like this, even giving him such a lousy name as "Er Gou"? You should know that even a powerful and domineering family like the Gao family would not humiliate a first-class sect to this extent. This is a blatant slap in the face. Anyone would be furious in this situation.

However, it's likely that the person involved in this incident, once they achieve the Nascent Soul stage and escape this sea of ​​suffering, will not speak of this humiliating period of their life.

I wonder what this kid did to offend Ju Yiri. She should take this as a warning. After all, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Besides, have you ever seen such an overbearing snake? This guy is practically a local dragon.

Looking at Comrade Er Gou with some sympathy, whose face was filled with humiliation and forbearance, this matter had probably destroyed his Dao heart. Perhaps achieving the Nascent Soul stage was the pinnacle of his life, and there was no possibility of further advancement.

But she still wanted to give a thumbs up to the manager of Ju Yiri and the forces behind it all. It was unbelievable! They even made that person wear the core disciple's robes of their own sect every day! Didn't that make it obvious to all the outsiders? How could that person and their sect ever hold their heads high again? Although she wouldn't say anything, she couldn't resist the urge to speak up…

Having made up her mind, Gao Zhun decided that after leaving Yongcheng, she would pay close attention to the Luo Yun Sect. She was really curious about the reaction of such a large first-class sect after learning about this matter. This would play a great role in her research on the entire Immortal Spirit Continent and would influence her way of dealing with people in the future to a certain extent.

As for Ju Yiri, in the end, they were just fearless because their foundation was in Yongcheng. Even if you were only at the Nascent Soul stage, you couldn't get in, and if you did, you'd be kicked out immediately. Even if they wanted to retaliate, they would only send a bunch of Golden Core disciples, but that would be useless. Compared to Ju Yiri, which was rooted in Yongcheng, in terms of resources, even the Gao family would probably not fare well, given their limited combat strength at the Golden Core level. Moreover, given the Gao family's secretive attitude towards Yongcheng, she seriously suspected that someone in the Gao family had suffered a great loss here. The more Gao Zhun thought about it, the more reliable her guess seemed. She secretly strengthened her resolve not to offend Ju Yiri Inn. She didn't want to lose her wings in Yongcheng before she could even take off in the Gao family.

"Hey, gentlemen, please wait a moment. Look at my memory, getting old is no good. You two haven't registered your identity information with us yet."

Just as Gao Zhun and A Zhong were about to disappear around the corner under Er Gou's guidance, the shopkeeper's voice pierced through the space and entered Gao Zhun and A Zhong's bodies.

When Gao Zhun first heard the shopkeeper call out to the two of them, she stiffened, fearing that she would end up like Er Gou. After hearing the shopkeeper's complete words, she breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.

Thinking this, Gao Zhun didn't dare to delay. He rushed down the stairs with lightning speed and arrived in front of the shopkeeper. His speed was comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator at the early stage. Ah Zhong, who was following behind him, couldn't help but gasp. With a cultivation level higher than Gao Zhun's, he could naturally see that the other party's current cultivation level was stuck at the peak of Foundation Establishment and could not go any higher. The speed he showed this time was obviously due to his fear. Hehe, he didn't expect that his master would be so afraid of this shopkeeper who lived there for a day. However, it was also within his expectations.

As for registering her identity, she had already decided during her nearly two months of seclusion that she would just use Huangzhu. This was a name she had randomly generated while playing a game years ago, and it had accompanied her for almost her entire gaming career. She used that name for every game afterward. After writing down her name, age, and other basic information, Gao Zhun turned to look at Ah Zhong and said sullenly, "Ah Zhong, what's your last name again? It can't be just 'A', can it?"

To ease the awkwardness, someone told a very stupid and unfunny joke. It was the first time Ah Zhong had seen Gao Zhun like this. His usual cold expression almost gave way, and he could only helplessly say, "Master, I'll write it myself. I believe you don't know my age or other such information."

Gao Zhun nodded and solemnly handed the calligraphy brush to Ah Zhong without even asking if he could write. But since he had made such a request, wouldn't it be even more ridiculous if he couldn't read?

The blunder didn't happen. Ah Zhong, who had taken the brush, quickly wrote "Gao Yunzhong, 129 years old" in the register the shopkeeper had brought out. Gao Zhun, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but marvel. Ah Zhong also had the surname Gao. She wondered what his relationship was with the Gao family. But she figured it was because he had become a servant of the Gao family that he had taken the surname Gao. However, the fact that he was 129 years old made Gao Zhun feel a deep sense of admiration for this world of immortals and heroes. Ah Zhong, who was 129 years old, looked like a young man. It was like eternal youth. For a woman who loved beauty, this was undoubtedly the most beautiful wish in the world. And now it seemed that she had achieved it. No matter how she thought about it, it felt like a dream.

Actually, what's more important is that Ah Zhong's calligraphy is vigorous and powerful. With each stroke, Gao Zhun felt that this person's calligraphy skills were far superior to her calligraphy teacher on Earth. The fact that such a person was her servant made Gao Zhun feel incredibly lucky, and she developed an even stronger desire to abduct this peerless servant from Yongcheng back to the Gao family. After all, Ah Zhong also has the surname Gao, doesn't he? Someone thought to herself.

As a local cultivator, it's astonishing that he was able to cultivate to the peak of the Golden Core stage in such a barren and harsh environment in Yongcheng. That's right, Ah Zhong's cultivation level is not as high as the middle-grade Golden Core stage stated in the letter.

Of course, it would be more accurate to say that the "middle-grade Golden Core" mentioned in the letter was Ah Zhong's cultivation level at the time the letter was written. Now, nearly a hundred years have passed, and Ah Zhong has long since broken through to the middle and upper grades, reaching the peak of the Golden Core realm. The fact that he could see this was thanks to Gao Zhun's eyes, which seemed to be able to see through everything.

She didn't know if this counted as a cheat, but for her, who had already resumed normal cultivation, the usefulness of these eyes had been greatly reduced. Calling them a cheat wouldn't be an exaggeration, she just didn't know how she got them.

In short, Gao Zhun believed that Ah Zhong's talent for cultivation must be extraordinary. If he could leave Yongcheng with her and return to the Gao family after the matter was accomplished, Ah Zhong's achievements after years of hard work would surely be remarkable.

It's important to understand that, lacking a solid foundation, what she and her daughter, Madam Zhu, desperately need right now is a powerful and competent bodyguard. Madam Zhu, having lost her cultivation, truly needs someone to protect her personal safety, unlike the time when the module invaded, and even the 'former Gao Zhun,' who hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, rushed out to protect her, ultimately resulting in his soul being scattered...

Gao Zhun now cherishes his life immensely. In a world where the strong are revered, the lives of the weak are worthless... (166 Reading Network)