Chapter 142

Chapter 142: System Stats
Ye Cong Xin snapped at the System: “System, you have no idea how terrifying a Divine Transformation cultivator is!”

What Ye Cong Xin worried about had never been the System itself being discovered. What she feared was that the strange changes on her body would catch the eyes of Master Qing Yan, Sect Master Ji Yuan, and the others.

Once they grew suspicious of her, whether they had proof or not would not change how they chose to deal with her.

Ye Cong Xin secretly hated that she had been too impulsive back then. She should not have raised her Affinity so much in one go. Now she had forced herself into a corner, unable to advance or retreat.

She pleaded with the System: “System, hurry and think of a way. If I die, there will be no one left to do your missions.”

The System was silent for a while, then gave a compromise: “Ding. The System can unlock the System Mall for the Host ahead of time. The Host can use Luck Value in the mall to exchange for a special skill, Concealment. Once the skill is activated, the Host can adjust her aura as needed, which will make it easier for her to disguise herself.”

“System Mall?”

Ye Cong Xin’s eyes lit up.

She closed her eyes and silently called “System” in her heart. A mysterious light screen rose up in her Sea of Consciousness.

On the right side of the screen was her own portrait, and below it was a row of stats.

Name: Ye Cong Xin

Spiritual Root: Gold-Water-Wood triple spiritual root

Cultivation Level: Late Foundation Establishment

Appearance: 70

Comprehension: 40

Constitution: 20

Affinity: 90

Not yet unlocked…

Ye Cong Xin’s eyes went wider and wider.

Before this, she had always done trades with the System through consciousness alone. This was her first time seeing her own stats laid out like this.

Then the number after “Comprehension” stabbed at her eyes.

40 points?

She only had 40 points.

And those 40 points even included the comprehension she got after devouring that Rogue cultivator’s Fortune and trading it with the System.

Ye Cong Xin felt very unhappy.

She complained to the System: “System, how could my comprehension be this low? What about Yu Zhao? How many comprehension points does Yu Zhao have?”

The System answered in its flat, mechanical voice: “Ding. The System cannot check the stats of someone who is not bound. Based on a reasonable guess, Yu Zhao’s comprehension is at least 60 points.”

The System’s tone did not change at all, but Ye Cong Xin felt like it was mocking her.

She took a deep breath, pressed down the emotions rising in her heart, and said: “Open the System Mall.”

The light screen flashed, and a gray picture appeared.

The picture was made up of countless little squares. Only the first square gave off a faint golden light. The rest were all dark. The contrast was very clear.

Ye Cong Xin frowned and asked: “System, what is going on?”

The System explained: “Ding. The Host has not yet met the normal conditions to open the System Mall. Considering the Host’s current trouble, the System has opened permission to buy special skills as an exception.”

Ye Cong Xin looked more closely. Sure enough, below the first square were the words “Special Skill – Concealment”.

She kept reading.

Special Skill – Clone Technique.

Special Skill – Death Escape Technique.

Special Skill – Duplication Technique.

…

Her eyes started to blur from staring, and her heart burned with excitement.

If she could learn all these skills, would she not be able to run wild through the whole Cultivation World?

The System seemed to sense the change in her mood and spoke at just the right time to encourage her: “Ding. All trades between the System and the Host are fair. The Luck Value the Host gathers will all be returned to the Host in the end. It will help the Host reach the peak and become the number one person in the Cultivation World.”

Ye Cong Xin had a feeling the System was not telling her the whole truth, but she never asked more.

Her relationship with the System was not really a partnership. It was more like dependence.

She was the one who needed to depend on the System to survive.

Even if she guessed that there were deeper secrets hidden behind the System, she acted like she did not know. She had always had only one goal.

To stay alive.

She asked: “Can I buy the Concealment skill now?”

The System replied: “Ding. Yes. Once the trade is complete, it cannot be canceled. The Host’s Luck Value will also be fully emptied. The System hopes the Host will keep working hard and unlock the full System Mall as soon as possible.”

Ye Cong Xin nodded and said: “Buy the skill.”

As soon as she spoke, the golden square on the light screen turned into a streak of golden light. It flew out of the screen and poured straight into her dantian.

A moment later.

She opened her eyes in surprise, quickly formed a hand seal with her right hand, and summoned a water mirror to check herself from side to side.

In the water mirror, she still had the same brows and eyes as before, but for some reason, she no longer looked lively and spirited. Instead, she seemed a bit dull, as if a thin veil had been laid over her face, hiding all her natural charm.

Ye Cong Xin was overjoyed.

The Concealment skill was even more useful than she had expected.

She started to feel curious about the other special skills as well.

She especially kept thinking about the Clone Technique. If she could have one more clone, would that not mean she would have one more life?

Ye Cong Xin’s eyes shone, and she looked forward to the coming Cultivation World Grand Tournament even more.

…

Greenwood Sect.

Mu Ye walked out of the alchemy room with a deep frown, her face full of impatience as she snapped: “Did I not tell you not to bother me when I am doing alchemy?”

There was less than one month left until the Disciple Assessment. She had to put all of her focus on alchemy and did not dare relax even a little.

Because of this, she had warned her fellow disciples ahead of time that unless something urgent happened, they must not come to the alchemy room to look for her.

But she still got disturbed. Right now her annoyance was at its peak.

The little Junior Brother clearly saw that Mu Ye was in a bad mood. He shrank his neck and said nervously: “Senior Sister Mu, I did not mean to. It is an old friend of yours who came to visit. The elder asked me to come tell you.”

“Old friend?”

Mu Ye was a bit surprised.

She almost always stayed in Greenwood Sect doing alchemy and rarely went out. Where would an old friend come from?

She was about to ask if they had the wrong person when a thought flashed through her mind, and she suddenly remembered a possibility.

She asked quickly: “Is it someone from Five Elements Dao Sect?”

The little Junior Brother nodded in a timid way: “Yes. It is Senior Sister Yu from Five Elements Dao Sect.”

Mu Ye’s face bloomed with a smile.

“Haha, why did she come here all of a sudden? Come on, hurry and take me to her!”

Once she knew Yu Zhao had come, Mu Ye stopped thinking about alchemy at all. She followed the Junior Brother out with a big smile on her face and even kept urging him to walk faster.

At that moment, Yu Zhao was sitting in the guest hall of Greenwood Sect, drinking tea. An elder was sitting beside her, keeping her company.

The reason she got treated so well was not only because she was a disciple of Five Elements Dao Sect, but also because the gift she brought when she came to visit was very generous. The elder of Greenwood Sect looked at Yu Zhao with clear kindness in his eyes.

When Mu Ye arrived, Yu Zhao was sharing her experiences in Marsh Forest with the elder. The elder was listening so closely that he did not even notice Mu Ye and the Junior Brother walk in.

Yu Zhao saw Mu Ye first. She stood up and greeted her with a smile: “Mu Ye, long time no see.”

Mu Ye cried out in surprise: “Yu Zhao, it is really you! You finally came to see me! This is great!”

The pressure had been so heavy on Mu Ye these days that her emotions had been pushed down for a long time. When she saw Yu Zhao, she could not control herself. She grabbed Yu Zhao’s hand and would not let go, laughing and crying at the same time, so moved that she did not know what to do.

The elder saw this and knew the story Yu Zhao was telling would not continue today. He waited until Mu Ye calmed down a little, then reminded her, in short, to take good care of her friend who had come from far away.

Mu Ye nodded again and again.

To her, Yu Zhao and Zhou Jin Yue were the only two friends she had outside the sect, and she treasured this friendship very much.

After saying a few more words to Yu Zhao, the elder took Junior Brother Mu with him and left, giving the two young women space to talk.