"Ding, the main quest 'Unification of the Three Realms' has been initiated."
The very first line made Jiang Cheng feel as if he was struck by lightning, both inside and out.
We're talking about the Three Realms here, and he had just begun, yet was given such an enormous task; clearly, it seemed impossible to complete!
Fortunately, the system soon provided an explanation.
"This task is not time-limited and can be completed in stages."
"For each stage completed, the host will receive Points Value."
"Points Value can be used to upgrade the system or choose a lottery draw."
The so-called system upgrade and lottery points were not unfamiliar to Jiang Cheng, and he found it easy to accept.
However, what puzzled him was how the unification of the Three Realms was determined, and what were the standards?
If it meant becoming invincible in the world, that would only require personal power.
But unifying the Three Realms required a massive force; one person couldn't accomplish that.
The system clearly intended for him to establish a force.
And upon stages, how would one know if a stage was completed?
He discovered that a progress bar indeed appeared on the system interface.
Level: 1
Points: 0/1000
Available Points: 0
Current Skill: Can resurrect once per day (non-cumulative), able to defeat enemies post-resurrection.
Subordinate Skill: Resurrection times increased to twice per day (non-cumulative), able to defeat enemies post-resurrection.
Wow, so the resurrection times per day could actually increase!
Jiang Cheng was not calm anymore.
Being able to resurrect once a day may not be all that secure for a newbie like him who just left the Newbie Area.
For example, having just killed Yao Yunxuan's group, if an even stronger enemy than the Soul Splitting Realm Third Layer came, he'd still be done for.
Unless he could escape and survive until the next day's number recovers.
Resurrecting twice per day would be much more stable.
This level, Brother Cheng was determined to level up!
The problem was how to level up, and at this crucial moment, the system chose to play dead without providing even a basic introduction.
Having no other options, Jiang Cheng decided to try whether spirit stones and pills could be of use.
Upon opening the Storage Ring, he found there had indeed been a change.
The spirit stones and Qi Gathering Pills in the ring all had redemption options appear.
He then saw the exchange ratios.
1 point of points = 100 top-grade spirit stones = 10,000 middle-grade spirit stones.
1 point of points = 10 bottles of Soul Refining Pills = 100 bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.
1 point of points = 1 Tier Three Spiritual Artifact.
Excitedly, Jiang Cheng entered the exchange interface but withdrew in disappointment.
The system did accept everything, but after calculating fully, the spoils he had just gathered were only enough for less than 4 points of Points Value.
Leveling up required 1000 points, isn't that just absurd?
It seemed completing the first stage of the Unification of the Three Realms task might still be more reliable.
He looked back, and Ji Linghan was still standing near the cave entrance.
"Your sect was wiped out?"
"Mm!"
Speaking of this, Ji Linghan's tears almost fell, as if recalling the tragic events of that day.
That night, her master, martial uncles, and martial aunts all died before her eyes.
The Four Sects' siege had been planned for a long time, and the Feixian Sect had no power to resist.
If not for the sect leader using her last means to send Ji Linghan out of the encirclement before her death, she too might have perished.
"Do you want revenge?"
"Of course I do!"
Ji Linghan replied without hesitation.
Although she had a gentle disposition, it didn't mean she was a complete pushover without any temper.
Jiang Cheng pondered for a moment before proposing, "I can help you."
"Ah!"
Ji Linghan was overjoyed.
"Really?"
"If senior is willing to help me seek revenge, I am willing to repay with my utmost..."
She was both expectant and moved.
In her eyes, Jiang Cheng was a Celestial Fate Realm expert, a level far beyond Qinglan Dao's ceiling, seeking revenge should be just a breeze for him?
Jiang Cheng waved his hand.
"I don't need you to repay me with servitude, I just need you to agree to one condition."
"What condition?"
"I want to be the sect leader of the Feixian Sect."
He had thought it through; to unify the Three Realms, one must first set a small goal.
For instance, start by flattening Qinglan Prefecture.
How to flatten it?
Rushing into others' mountain gates for slaughter without reason?
That wouldn't hold the moral high ground and might even provoke a supposed righteous sect attack.
Having the banner of avenging the Feixian Sect would make it justified and honorable.
Moreover, the task itself required developing his own force, becoming the sect leader was only natural.
"Huh?"
Ji Linghan was stunned.
What kind of move was this?
With the Feixian Sect annihilated, what meaning was there in becoming the sect leader now?
There seemed to be no benefit in it, right?
Moreover, the Four Sects were still hunting down survivors, anyone revealing the Feixian Sect banner would just attract trouble.
"If you don't agree, then we part ways!"
In the Cultivation Realm, fighting and killing happened daily; obliteration of sects was common, and he couldn't possibly intervene every time he encountered it.
Seeing that this 'senior' was about to leave again, Ji Linghan hurriedly followed up.
Repeatedly saying, "I agree!"
"Having senior take the role of Feixian Sect's sect leader in this time of peril is our fortune!"
As a true disciple, she originally didn't have the authority to decide on the sect leader's succession.
However, with the previous sect leader dead and hardly anyone left in the sect, there wasn't much to consider.
"Great, then I will take on this cause and effect!"
"From now on, I, Jiang Cheng, am the sect leader of the Feixian Sect!"
Only now did Ji Linghan know his real name.
Watching his resolute eyes, her heartstrings trembled, and she knelt down gracefully.
"Ji Linghan, true disciple of the Feixian Sect, pays respect to Sect Leader!"
Jiang Cheng was about to help her up when a system prompt sounded in his head again.