I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

Di Ting summoned the Scroll of Fortune; a burst of golden light appeared, and the scroll unfolded magnificently. Di Ting first clicked on the character introduction:

Name: An Xin

Age: 22 (29 years old)

Height: 168cm

Basic abilities

Learning ability: 82 (just a top student)

Physical fitness: 70 (Strength 29, Speed ​​27, Endurance 14)

Skills: Advanced painting, intermediate musical instrument, low-level light-based supernatural ability (level 3)

Realm: Qi Refining Realm (Advanced Qi Refining Stage)

Supernatural Power: Divine Eye

Fortune Value: 188

Merit value: 98

Faith value: 0

Looking at the contents of the scroll floating in the air, An Xin asked curiously, "Xiao Jiu, so the original owner of this body shares the same name as me~"

"Strange, why did I initially think that the original owner's name was simply covered by the scroll of fortune?"

"Perhaps it's because you can't foresee what will happen to me. Don't overthink it, Xiao Jiu. Things will work themselves out. Once I'm stronger and my cultivation level is higher, and you've recovered, everything will become clear."

"Okay, thank you for comforting me, Xinxin~" Touched, Diting wagged its tail and circled around Anxin.

Seeing the adorable dog happy again, An Xin picked it up and hugged it tightly. Pointing to the stats on the description, she said, "Little Jiu, look, a new realm has been added! I've already reached the advanced stage of Qi Refining! Haha, I'm such a little genius! If I work hard, maybe I can cultivate to the Great Ascension stage or even transcend tribulation and ascend to the upper realm, just like in the novels!"

"Dream on. Forget about it in this world. Although spiritual energy has recovered in this world, it's not much. There's also the yin energy and resentment from the ghost realm. You'll be lucky if you can even reach the Foundation Establishment stage. And even if you can reach that ascension stage, if your spiritual power, mental state, or merit and virtue are all below standard, you won't be able to truly ascend to the Heavenly Dao. At most, you'll just be an Earth Immortal."

"Alright, alright, I won't be discouraged. My ultimate goal isn't to ascend to godhood. I want to go back to my original world and save myself and my mother!" In fact, An Xin's ambitions were not great. She always had a clear goal, so her mind was not swayed by external things.

“Yes, that’s right, cultivation is about first saving yourself!” Di Ting agreed with An Xin and added, “Xin Xin, look, your blessings and merits have increased a lot all of a sudden, and we haven’t done anything recently. If we’re only talking about what you gained from cultivation, that’s not enough.”

"Could it be because you saved Qi Mingxuan and Wei Ran that time?"

"It's possible, but the numbers are still far off!"

"Hehe, who cares? What's wrong with the numbers rising fast?"

"Well, okay, let's leave it at that for now," Di Ting felt that after spending so much time with An Xin, even his easygoing nature had been affected.

"Let's look at the map; we haven't seen it since we got here."

"Hmm!" Di Ting switched the scroll to the map page of this world. "Huh? Why is the map name 'Spirit and Ghost World'? Could it be that the two worlds have merged?"

“It probably hasn’t completely merged yet. Look at the map, a large part of it is covered by fog. I suspect that’s another world of the Ghost Path.” An Xin started scrolling through the huge 3D map again. Until she dragged the map to the edge of the fog-covered area, “See, right? This fog has a boundary, but here, here, and here, the fog is spreading to the other side of the boundary. This must be the weak point of the boundary wall.”

An Xin pointed to the edge of the black fog on the map, where there were obvious signs of what looked like a toxic gas leak.

"Hmm, it seems we need to hurry up with our cultivation progress, as well as the tasks to increase merit, fortune, and even faith points." Di Ting started scrolling again. "Cultivation techniques, cultivation techniques... Oh, I've got them! There are a few elemental techniques, like the five elements, but right now we only have the corresponding metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Xin Xin's light element is rather special, so these don't seem suitable. There's also a sword technique and a saber technique here, but they don't seem suitable for Xin Xin either..."

"No, no, no... I'm good at both swordsmanship and saber techniques... If I master them, I'll be an invincible master in my level! Hahaha, can I see these two books?"

An Xin secretly rejoiced: This is perfect for showing off! I always thought sword cultivators and saber cultivators were incredibly powerful when I read novels. If they added body tempering, they would be practically invincible in the later stages!

A sword can split a mountain in two, a blade can cleave the sea in two – that's what I call exhilarating.

Aside from being poor, it seems like sword cultivators or saber cultivators have no other drawbacks!

Di Ting was stunned, his dog eyes wide open: "Are you sure? You need to understand, you're just a little girl, and a 'nanny' with only light-based abilities!"

"Don't look down on 'nannies,' or your readers will send you razor blades!!!" An Xin swung her little fist and patted the muscles on her arm. "Look, I'm strong, and I even have biceps. You have no idea how invincible a 'nanny' would be if she had combat skills. Once I've mastered swordsmanship and sabers, I'll sing 'Invincible' to you every day!"

"Tch, alright, alright, just don't get obsessed with these two practices. You need to train your body for both at the same time, or you'll end up as a bodybuilder..."

"So what if I'm a female bodybuilder? Just enjoy it!" An Xin raised her head, looking defiant and asking for a beating.

Actually, Di Ting was worried that the little girl wouldn't be able to endure the hardships of body tempering and the tedium of practicing swordsmanship or saber techniques. Sigh, what could he do? She was his own daughter; he could only go along with it. He'd see how long she could persevere.

“Alright, let me take a look… The sword technique is the Nine Styles of Thousand Leaves, which requires 100 Luck Points, and I also need to find a suitable sword… Uh, the cheapest one costs 88 Luck Points…” Di Ting and An Xin leaned their heads together, their eyes fixed on the scroll.

"Little Jiu, Little Jiu, look at the swordsmanship section. This technique also costs 100 luck points, but this Miao sword is so cheap! Yes, this one is only 18 luck points... Is it a discounted item? It's so cheap!"

"No, look at the materials and names. Those swords are all famous swords, such as Xuanyuan, Tai'a, Ganjiang, Moye... Which one isn't one of the most famous swords in history?"

"Oh, so that means it's a good knife. It's just that it's not well-known, right? Okay, that's the one!"

"Your logic is weird! It's clearly because we don't have that much luck value to squander. If we learn swordsmanship, even with this Miao sword, we'll still have 70 luck value left over. We won't be broke, right?"

"Oh my, you really know me inside and out! Anyway, you look so cool with knives and swords, hehe~" She covered her mouth, completely unashamed. "Xiao Jiu, hurry up and open that knife and take a look!"

"Good! Haha~ I got you a bargain. This is the Qi Family Sword. It's the Miao sword that Qi Jiguang improved to fight against Japanese pirates. Goodness, this is a powerful weapon."

"Wow, wow, wow~ This is amazing! Xiao Jiu is the best! The scroll is the best! Quick, quick, Xiao Jiu, give me the knife and the martial arts manual!"

And so, amidst An Xin's excited cheers, Di Ting took out the One-Sword Thief Slayer (a technique where the thief doesn't refer to a thief, but rather to all afflictions, delusions, suffering, attachments, ignorance, and all things that hinder enlightenment) and the Qi Family Knife.

An Xin picked up the knife, ready to swing it a few times to test its power, when Di Ting hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Grandma, this is indoors! Indoors! Don't ruin the room in your excitement!"

"Oh! Okay, I'm really too excited. It seems I need to find a secluded and spacious place to practice my swordsmanship."

"Buzz buzz buzz..." A phone vibration interrupted An Xin's plan.

When she saw it was Qi Mingxuan calling, she immediately put down the knife and picked up the phone: "Hi~ Dr. Qi, hello! Calling me so early, is something wrong?"

"Yes, I told you before that I was going to contact the Xuanmen Master. I just received news that the Xuanmen has issued a rallying order. An event will be held at Fengtian Pavilion tomorrow evening. Most of the Xuanmen Masters will be there. Our Qi family has already received an invitation. My father and I will be attending. Would you like to come?"

"Great! Thank you so much, Dr. Qi! I'll definitely be there!"

"Okay, then I'll pick you up at 5 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, Dr. Qi, that's all for now, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow!"

After hanging up the phone, An Xin picked up Di Ting again and spun her around: "Little Jiu, Little Jiu, I'm so excited and nervous to meet the big boss of the Xuanmen Sect tomorrow!"

"..." Listening made him dizzy, listening left him speechless.

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The following afternoon at 5 pm

Qi Mingxuan had the driver park the car in front of the An family villa. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw An Zongping and Wen Lan standing at the door. He went up to them and said, "Uncle An, Aunt Wen, hello!"

"Yes, yes, that's great too. We heard from Xinxin that you're taking her to that Xuanmen event today to broaden her horizons. We're so grateful. We feel at ease with Xinxin with you!" An Zongping trusted this younger man quite a bit, and his face showed a more sincere smile.

"Yes, Mingxuan, that's what Auntie thought too. Thank you so much for taking care of Xinxin... Oh~ Xinxin is here." Wen Lan looked into the room and her eyes lit up.

Qi Mingxuan followed Wen Lan's gaze and looked inside, where he saw a graceful young woman approaching.

She wore a dark-colored, diagonally-buttoned top, paired with a gradient ink-wash landscape skirt with subtle cloud patterns. Her jet-black hair was loosely tied up, simply secured with a jade-white hairpin, with a few wisps of hair framing her face, giving her a youthful yet lively appearance. Her small, bare face, without any makeup, was radiant and fair, adorned with a touch of red lipstick, making her look refined yet dignified.

"She's even more beautiful now..." Qi Mingxuan's eyes widened in surprise and stunnedness for a moment. By the time he came to his senses, An Xin was already beside him.

"Good afternoon, Dr. Qi! Let's go! Mom and Dad, I'm going to have some fun. Don't worry, I'll be home early!"

An Xin waved to her parents like a child, then turned and got into the car with Qi Mingxuan.

Qi Mingxuan sat down next to An Xin, paused for a moment, and then said, "Xin Xin, just call me Mingxuan or A-Xuan. Calling me Dr. Qi feels a bit too distant..."

"Ah? Then I'll call you Mingxuan, okay?" An Xin thought that Qi Mingxuan might have accepted her and was no longer hostile to her because of her transmigrated identity. She thought they could become friends in the future, so she happily nodded and called out "Mingxuan" with a bright smile.

"Mm!" The man nodded at her, his reddened ears revealing Qi Mingxuan's ulterior motives.

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Miyin has something to say:

I'd like to specifically mention this in the article: while it touches on a lot of traditional cultural content, it also contains many of the author's personal interpretations. Please don't read it with a critical or judgmental eye.

Also, I originally wanted to use the Taoist cultivation system for the content on cultivation, but since I don't know much about it and have never been exposed to it, and I also felt that it was a bit niche and would take a lot of time to introduce. Moreover, the cultivation inner workings will run through the entire article, so I will obediently use the cultivation system to present this content to everyone.

However, those interested can also look for some content about Taoist self-cultivation and mind cultivation, which is also quite good. Of course, there will also be a lot of familiar cultivation content later on. I will try my best to do extensive research and be careful when writing. Any issues are just my own personal interpretations and do not involve real life. Anyway, you are responsible for your own karma.

And also, everyone should check out the Miao Dao (a type of Chinese sword). Seriously, it's incredibly cool! It's a weapon with over two thousand years of history, and later it was improved by Qi Jiguang as an anti-Japanese weapon. You absolutely have to see it, it's so awesome!