Chapter Fourteen: Please Don’t Abandon Me

"Ye Xueyan!"

Hearing Chen Xuan’s words, Ye Dahai cast a dark, venomous glare at Ye Xueyan.

It was all her fault.

He had already sold off this unlucky star, yet she returned to ruin him again.

"I'll beat you to death, you cursed wretch!" Ye Dahai lunged fiercely at Ye Xueyan.

Terrified, Ye Xueyan trembled uncontrollably and immediately crawled to Chen Xuan’s feet, clinging tightly to his thigh.

“Chen Xuan, no, Father, I was wrong.”

“I truly realize my mistake. Please don’t abandon me, I beg you. You’ve raised me for over ten years; even if I were a dog, you wouldn’t just throw me away. I swear, from now on, I’ll obey you in everything. Whatever you ask, I’ll do.”

“I will wholeheartedly dedicate myself to the sect.”

“I will serve you dutifully.”

“Father, from now on, you are my only father...”

“Please don’t leave me behind...”

Ye Xueyan wept and wailed.

She was filled with regret.

How could she have ever thought that a beast who sold her to human traffickers in her childhood would care about so-called blood ties and choose to abandon Chen Xuan, who had painstakingly raised her?

She was truly wrong.

She regretted it deeply.

Her gaze then shifted to Chu Lingyun standing nearby, as if an idea struck her:

“You took Chu Lingyun in because she’s pretty, because she keeps you company. I’m beautiful too, and I can keep you company as well. Whatever she can do, I can do.”

“You raised me for over ten years; our bond is deeper than hers.”

“More interesting than hers.”

Saying this, Ye Xueyan provocatively swayed her body, trying to seduce Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan looked down at her.

Indeed, Ye Xueyan was beautiful, and after his tireless cultivation, her aura even surpassed Chu Lingyun’s.

But Chen Xuan’s gaze was cold and unmoved.

He was past the age of being blinded by lust.

Beauty no longer tempted him.

He had raised her for over a decade, imparting all his knowledge without reservation, yet in her heart, he was no match for the parents who had sold her.

Having lived through a previous lifetime, he no longer believed in so-called feelings.

Now, he lived only for himself.

“You should know that since the moment you threatened to sever ties with me, there has been no father-daughter relationship between us,” Chen Xuan said coldly. “Take care of yourself.”

“Lingyun, let’s go.”

With his task completed, Chen Xuan took Chu Lingyun’s arm and left without hesitation. He would never take Ye Xueyan in again.

“No!”

“Chen Xuan, I was truly wrong, please don’t treat me like this...”

Ye Xueyan sobbed heart-wrenchingly.

She knew that once Chen Xuan left, she would have no way out. Her so-called biological parents would sooner wish to devour her alive.

“Cursed wretch! It’s all your fault! I’ve already sold you off, so why do you come back to ruin the Ye family?”

“It’s all because of this cursed wretch!”

“Beat her to death! Beat her to death!”

...

Above the clouds.

Chen Xuan held Chu Lingyun’s small hand when a system notification appeared before his eyes.

[Ding! The Ye family is tearing itself apart. Congratulations to the host for completing the system task. Reward: Sect System.]

Completed!

Everything proceeded exactly as he had predicted.

“Sect System?”

Chen Xuan curiously opened it, and a brand-new panel appeared before him.

Sect: Xuandan Sect
Sect Leader: Chen Xuan
Level: 1
Fortune Children: Gold: 1, Red: 0, Orange: 0
Filial Disciples: 1
Ordinary Disciples: 50/50
Filial Points Output: 250/day
Bonus: None
Upgrade Requirement: 10,000 Filial Points
[Construction] [Status]

“Automatically producing filial points every day?”

Chen Xuan’s eyes brightened. He asked, “System, how are the filial point bonuses calculated?”

[Ding! Gold fortune: 50 points/day; Red: 30 points/day; Orange: 20 points/day.]
[Filial value of 100 points qualifies as a filial disciple, producing 100 points/day.]
[Ordinary disciples produce 1 point/day.]
[Sect level increases bonus by +100% per level.]

“I see.”

Chen Xuan suddenly understood.

Right now, Chu Lingyun was his only gold fortune child. The disciple Liyangzi had filial points exceeding 100.

There were many ordinary disciples, but only 50 are counted at Level 1 sect; extras do not count.

Otherwise, if Chen Xuan recruited ten thousand disciples casually, he’d earn ten thousand filial points daily.

The system’s benefits weren’t that easy to exploit.

Chen Xuan browsed the [Construction] tab.

He discovered it was a brand-new shop.

[Immortal-level Divine Palace]
Effect: Increases cultivation speed below Immortal level by 5 times inside the Divine Palace
Price: 100,000 Filial Points
(Level 3 Sect unlock)

[Immortal-level Spiritual Vein]
Effect: Increases spiritual energy within the sect domain by 50%
Price: 100,000 Filial Points
(Level 3 Sect unlock)

[Immortal-level Enlightenment Mountain]
Effect: Improves enlightenment effect below Immortal level by 50%
Price: 200,000 Filial Points
(Level 3 Sect unlock)

[Immortal-level Sect Protection Array]
Effect: Immunity to all attacks below Immortal level
Price: 200,000 Filial Points
(Level 3 Sect unlock)

[...]

All items were for enhancing the sect—spiritual veins, scripture libraries, mountain-protection arrays...

However, prices were exorbitant, reaching as high as 200,000 Filial Points.

The cheapest items still cost thousands.

And they required meeting certain sect levels before purchase.

Clearly, these were beyond his current means.

He would need to recruit more fortune children first.

Chen Xuan then examined the [Status] feature.

Upon clicking, a huge map appeared before him.

Except for the Xuandan Sect, the map was shrouded in darkness.

Near the sect, a small golden dot moved.

As the golden dot advanced, the dark areas of the map gradually brightened, revealing place names.

Above the golden dot was the name Chu Lingyun.

That must be her current location.

“Could this be the world map? As Chu Lingyun explores, the map unlocks place names?”

Chen Xuan pondered.

If he had enough disciples, he could control the entire world from home.

He clicked the golden dot again.

A new profile page opened.

Name: Chu Lingyun
Cultivation: Early Qi Refining
Fortune Value: Gold
Spiritual Root: Perfect Ice Spiritual Root (Fragmented)
Physique: Profound Yin Body
Comprehension: Quick to understand
Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Frost Ice Art (Heaven-grade Superior)
Filial Value: 95
Summary: Possesses the bloodline of an Immortal Emperor and a rare Profound Yin Body, only able to cultivate Yin techniques. If she reaches Nascent Soul stage, seizing her primordial Yin will yield great benefits.
Current Status: Admires the host

“Admires me?”

Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Chu Lingyun beside him, noticing her face flushed prettily, stealing glances at him from the corner of her eye.

This little girl.

He ordered her to show filial respect, yet she actually admired him.

Chen Xuan couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Still, this feature was quite interesting—he could always know what his disciples were doing.

After some study, Chen Xuan was about to close the map.

However, a golden question mark appeared where they had just passed.

Curious, Chen Xuan wondered what the question mark represented.

“Sect Leader, where are we going?”
Seeing Chen Xuan change course and head toward the ground, Chu Lingyun asked with curiosity.

“Let’s go take a look.”

Chen Xuan offered no further explanation.

Lingyue City.

A thin young man was arguing with a group of people.

“Kid, I said this thing belongs to me,” a young man dressed in fine clothes said arrogantly.

“This jade pendant I clearly priced at 100,000 spirit stones, but you want to buy it for 1,000? I won’t sell it to you.”

Luo Hao clutched a jade pendant tightly to his chest.

He was once a royal prince, but his country had been wiped out by an enemy nation, leaving him as the sole survivor of the royal family. He had been hiding here and there.

Recently, rumors spread that the Xuandan Sect was recruiting disciples. Those successfully chosen would receive saint-level cultivation techniques.

Saint-level techniques were extremely precious.

Even their royal family didn’t have any.

If he could cultivate a saint-level technique, it wouldn’t be long before he could avenge his country.

Therefore, he planned to sell the only valuable thing he had—the jade pendant—and buy treasures to enhance his strength, preparing for the sect’s disciple competition.

But unexpectedly, the man opposite wanted to buy it for just 1,000 low-grade spirit stones.

...