The Undying Immortal System Chapter 11: Life 17, Age 16, Martial Disciple 1

I opened my eyes. I was kneeling in the courtyard surrounded by children.

My mind was processing everything.

The mories from my last life had not faded, but they were… different. Separate, maybe. It was like everything from my last life had been put together in sothing like a computer folder and compressed. The mories were still accessible, but they were a layer removed. I felt like the original , not the at 90 years old. At least, I thought I did.

Then, I began thinking about everything that had just happened. I willingly threw myself into torture. I was happy about being tortured. I wanted it. I wanted to be tortured for that bastard Rudy.

In front of the crowd, like always, was a middle-aged man. I looked at him.

It was Su YuanFei.

Rage filled . Rage at everything that had happened over eight long decades. Rage at this damn clan and everything it stood for. One way, I could try to beco a warrior and be brutally murdered ti and ti again. Another path led to eternal enslavent.

Oh, I know, I could invest everything to beco a valued and hard-working mber of the clan.

Fuck that! Fuck this clan!

I stood.

“Sit back down!” yelled the elder.

“Fuck you!” I yelled as I charged him.

YuanFei didn’t even flinch. He simply waved his hand, and a small bolt of qi shot toward .

You have died.

I opened my eyes.

I looked at the children that surrounded . I saw the red-robed bastard who killed on my first day. I acted.

Before I even got close to him, a small bolt of qi hit in the side.

You have died.

I saw the eighth-ranked elite disciple.

You have died.

System Warning: Quick, repeated, intentional deaths detected. Further actions may result in an administrative response.

I looked at YuanFei.

You have died.

You have died.

You have died.

System Warning: Quick, repeated, intentional deaths detected…

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Total Credits: 270

“System, what is the value of Rank 1 pills and their ingredients!”

Complete knowledge of Rank 1 pills prices. The cost is not possible to calculate at this ti.

“Fuck off! What is the local price of Low-Purity Basic Rank 1 Qi Gathering Pills, Qi Gathering Powder, and blue peonies!”

The cost of that knowledge is 1 credit.

“Purchase!”

Purchase confird. 269 credits remaining.

The market price of Low-Purity Basic Rank 1 Qi Gathering Pills is 5 silver, Qi Gathering Powder is 2 silver, and blue peonies are 50 copper each.”

“Gods fucking dammit! System, I want the ability to appraise pills.”

The cost of an ability to appraise all pills is not possible to calculate at this ti.

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“Mother… System, I want the ability to appraise all Rank 1 pills.”

The cost of an ability to appraise all Rank 1 pills is not possible to calculate at this ti.

“Not the ti! System, I want the ability to appraise most Rank 1 pills.”

The cost of an ability to appraise a majority of Rank 1 pills is 5,000 credits.

“Shut up! I want the ability to appraise so Rank 1 pills.”

The cost of an ability to appraise a limited set of Rank 1 pills is 10 credits.

“Purchase!”

Purchase confird. 259 credits remaining.

I waited, seething.

Again, I received the Guided Fla Mantra and was sent to study under Master RuDi.

I did my best to remain composed. I tried my best to mimic my actions from the previous life. It was hard, damn hard, and I know it wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough. Eventually, Rudy sent out to cultivate the damn slave mantra.

I did not cultivate. I waited several hours. When I was confident the main hall was clear, I snuck in, grabbed a blue peony, and headed to the pill room.

I was only Level 1, so I did not have much energy in my body, but I had decades of experience. I was as efficient as I could be at lting the flower, burning off the chaotic qi strings, and forming it into a pill. It took everything I had, and the result was far from what I had been able to achieve at my peak, but I was able to successfully form a pill.

I used my new skill at appraisal and looked at it.

High-Purity Rank 1 Basic Qi Gathering Pill, 84% dicinal Efficacy. Value: 20 silver.

You mother fuckers.

For the first ti, I ran up the stairs to the second floor. I was going to hurt soone.

You have died.

I opened my eyes and saw the bastard YuanFei.

You have died.

You have died.

System Warning: The adminis—

You have died.

…

System Warning: The administrator has been notified of repeated infractions. Please Wait.

Total Credits: 419

My anger burned itself out, and I sat alone in my house. My anger was replaced with a sense of emptiness.

“Is this it? Is this all I have left? Is it going to continue like this forever? I can try to do better, but does it even matter?”

I didn’t have an answer.

“System,” I said softly, “how much to just end this?”

There was only silence.

“How much to make this stop?”

I waited.

.

.

.

“Are you done?” asked an imperious voice.

My eyes shot up. There was a man standing in my house. No one had ever entered this house before. This… This was different.

I looked at him, but it felt like he didn’t fit into this world, like he was outside it. He wore a vibrant red hanfu with gold embroidery that shone with its own light. My mind went back to the young, red-robed youth that had killed long ago. This man was what that kid wanted to be.

It took a long mont to respond. “Who… who are you?”

“I am the power that controls this world. I am the incarnation of the Earthly Dao. The being given mind and form to carry out the will of the Dao. Everything within this world is under the purview of the Earthly Dao, and I am its hand.

“You were blessed,” it continued, “I am the one who blessed you. I chose you. Due to your circumstances, I was able to grant you a uniquely powerful blessing. One which will empower to improve and advance this wretched world.”

It glared at .

“Allowing you ti to acclimate to your new situation was necessary, and your early deaths were acceptable. However, continued imdiate suicide upon your rebirth will not be tolerated. I gain nothing if you do not survive for at least a few years.”

I wanted to respond, to just say sothing, but I couldn’t put any words together.

“If you continue to act in this manner, your blessing will be revoked.”

I looked at the incarnation. The despair I had felt earlier was replaced with anger. “So, you and the Earthly Dao are just using ?”

“Yes. This world, like every other, is about benefits. I, we, use everything in this world to push it forward toward advancent. I want you, and everyone else, to thrive. Not because I care about you, but because when you thrive this world thrives.”

I thought about what he was telling . How much of it could I trust?

“System, I would like to spend credits. Is everything this being told true?”

You wish to know if everything said by the being known as the incarnation of the Earthly Dao is true. Cost… cost paid for by external entity.

Yes. The incarnation’s words are true.

‘Yes.’ Did that an it was actually true? Not at all, but it did an the ‘incarnation’ and the System were on the sa page.

“Okay, fine. You put here, and you don’t want to die over and over countless tis. Then, answer so goddamn questions.”

“No, go through the System. That is its purpose.”

“No! At least tell what is happening to my mind!”

The incarnation squinted its eyes.

“Very well,” it said with a derisive snort. “The short answer… is nothing. Your mind and body are here. Any damage to either mind or body is not repaired when you die. It never existed. Only your soul is sent back in ti. The mories you have of previous lifetis reside within your soul. That is why they feel disconnected. The only mories that are ‘real’ to you are the ones currently in your mind. You don’t have to worry about any damage to either your mind or your body. When you die, your soul will be brought here and any damage to your mind will have never existed. Damage to your soul is a different story though, and it doesn’t need to be attacked directly for you to cause damage to it yourself.”

After saying this, it gave a dismissive look.

“That is the only question I will answer,” it said firmly. “We will not be having this sa conversation again. Leave this place. Explore this world. Try not to die.”

He began to walk away but then looked back at .

“Oh, one last thing,” he said, “in the past, you have received ‘discounts.’ That was . I used the energy of the Earthly Dao to make up for the shortfall in credits. This was only because forcing you into a situation where suicide was your only option served no purpose. Don’t expect any such favors in the future. Handle everything from here on out by yourself.”

With that, the incarnation vanished.

Credits expended. Transaction Complete. 356 credits remaining.

Damn…