The Undying Immortal System Chapter 202: Life 71, Age 16, Martial Disciple 1

I opened my eyes and looked around at my small house in the Su Clan. There was a lot to do here, and it would take a long ti for to get it all done. I didn’t know when I would be able to see my friends again. I only knew that I would.

I took a few monts to breathe deeply, in and out, calming my mind.

Then, I thought through the entire encounter on the Summit from start to finish.

Everything had been too… fast. There were things that I had missed, things that didn’t register as important at the ti that I needed to fix in my mory.

My mind returned to the beginning of the encounter, and I took out my journal to record my thoughts.

I arrived at the Summit. I passed through the gateway. The four Sovereigns and the Saint’s emissary were already waiting for .

I paused. When I started writing again, it was much slower.

Why? The mont I stepped through, they were all already waiting for . Is that normal?

My mind flipped forward in the encounter.

I entered a small room, and Yan was waiting for . He looked like he had been waiting there for quite so ti. Why? How?

My mind sorted through every possibility I could think of, but one stuck out above all others.

How long had it been between when I stepped into the portal and when I stepped out of it? Was my mory wiped? Was it sothing else?

From previous experiences, I had to guess that this had been the standard mory wipe protocol from the sect’s Exams, but that wasn’t guaranteed. Nothing was guaranteed. But I was damn sure the four most powerful n on the continent weren’t just waiting around for to visit them. Sothing had happened between when I entered the portal and when I exited it.

I marked these notes for later review and then returned to working my way through the encounter.

The emissary used a ‘truth stone’ so that everyone could see if anyone was lying. It stayed white the entire ti, but it’s unclear if it was real or if it was just a fabrication to encourage to be honest. The reactions from the Sovereigns suggest it was real.

Truth. How can a stone detect ‘truth.’ What is ‘truth?’

If the stone was real, it’s unclear what its actual properties are. The Sovereigns would have known the limits of the object and would have known exactly how to skirt such limitations without triggering it. Case in point, Zhuge YeDu promised to ‘start’ giving karmic energy within the year while not including any information about when I would have enough to actually ascend.

Also, Ning ZeKun said that all my friends would be allowed to join at the Ning Clan and was forced to correct himself. The stone hadn’t reacted to that slip-up.

The truth stone was strange… How was it created? How did it work? At the mont, I only had one place I could turn to for answers.

“System, can the truth stone used by the Saint’s emissary really distinguish truths from lies?”

Cost of that information is not possible to calculate at this ti.

“Right… fine. Give as much information on such truth stones as I can buy for one billion credits.”

Purchase confird. Cost 1 billion credits.

Truth stones are a product of the Central Continent. They are considered a naturally forming ore. It is believed that when a lie is told around such a stone, it will darken. The greater the lie, the blacker the stone will beco.

The size of such a stone does not appear to be important. Many organizations rely on small shards of truth stone ore to detect deceit.

Credits partially expended. 967 million credits refunded. Transaction complete.

1,052,280,110,550 credits remaining.

That… that was a lot of hedging. No solid information about the stone itself, just information about what people think about the stone. It was also the first ti my credits had been rejected in such a way.

After considering the situation, I thought I understood the System’s pricing. I was trying to buy information about a strange stone with mysterious properties that could sohow detect ‘truths.’ I wouldn’t have anywhere close to the credits needed to buy solid information about such an item.

After noting everything down in my journal, I put the problem to the side. If I wanted to learn more, I would need to get my hands on a stone and study it.

I returned to docunting my encounter at the Summit.

Emperor Li had worried at certain points, but he and his blessing were giving solid warning signs to escape as soon as possible. He is a dangerous person, but I don’t believe he is an enemy.

Ning ZeKun seems honest and is soone I might be able to work with. Zhuge YeDu is a snake.

The Sect Master was from the Jiu Clan. The emissary was from the Jiu Clan. With a different pronunciation, Jiu ans nine. Possible clan connection to the ‘Nine’ Rivers Saint. Highly dangerous

Finally, I turned my thoughts to the true problem I would need to overco.

According to Emperor Li, to ascend to Martial Sovereign, I will not need a cultivation technique, but I will need karmic energy from a bloodline connected to both my body and soul. Swearing an Oath and joining one of the four existing Sovereign clans is an option, but it should be a last resort.

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Two other options exist. Find a new path to the Central Continent or create a new Sovereign clan of my own. For the latter, becoming a ‘true chosen’ of the sect may be a necessity.

“System, what is the cost of teleportation to the nearest city on the Central Continent?”

Cost is not possible to calculate at this ti.

“Okay then, how much to purchase information about the cost?”

Cost of information related to the pricing of teleportations to the Central Continent. 275 billion credits.

I shook my head. I could afford it, but it wasn’t sothing I was willing to spend credits on at the mont. So, I returned to my journal.

Cost of direct teleportation unknown, likely extrely high. The best option available for reaching Sovereign appears to be raising a new clan.

I paused in my writing as I considered this.

Advancing the Su Clan may be the best option. It already has a connection to my body, but it may not be connected to my soul. This is a potential problem. Still, it appears to be the best option available at the mont. This should be investigated further upon returning to the Wastes.

I marked down a few more thoughts and observations, but eventually, I put my journal away. The Summit held many dangers, and if I ever went there again, I would need to be more careful, but that wouldn’t happen for a long ti.

With my reflections on recent events complete, I allowed my attention to turn to an important decision I had to make.

Over my last two lives, I had earned a substantial number of credits that could help in countless ways. However, keeping them all to myself didn’t feel right. I wouldn’t have been able to reach the heights I had without my friends. Not in this last life, and not in the one before it.

I needed to repay them…

No, that was wrong. I needed to stop framing everything as a debt.

I wanted to help them.

How much should I give them? What was appropriate? Importantly, what would be the cost of making such gifts permanent?

I had already learned that if I wanted to give soone else a permanent enhancent, I would need to first purchase a boost for them and then shift my reset point. I wasn’t overly fond of continually advancing my permanent reset point because any ti I lost was ti I would never be able to get back. So, I had to make my purchases carefully.

“System, what would be the cost of improving Yan’s cultivation comprehension by 100 credits the mont right after I return from my next death and then shifting my permanent reset point to the mont right after that boost is applied?”

Processing… Cost 2,000 credits.

“What would be the cost of boosting ng LuYao’s light affinity in the sa way? Applying it imdiately after I return and then shifting my permanent reset point to the next mont.”

Cost 2,000 credits.

Those prices were a bit painful, but they told what I needed to know. Applying permanent boosts to others would cost 20 tis what it did to apply them to myself.

Looked at another way, this ant that comprehension boosts for my friends were only 5% as effective as they would be if I purchased them for myself. For affinities, the math was a little nicer since I only needed to buy them ‘temporary’ affinities which were a tenth the price of ‘permanent’ ones. After locking them in, the final cost would only be twice what I had to pay to permanently raise my own.

So, how much should I spend? I ran so numbers and finally decided on an answer that I was satisfied with. Maybe I should have given more. Maybe I was giving too much. Either way, I was satisfied, and that’s all that mattered.

“System, as soon as I return from my next death, I want the following purchases to go into effect.”

I took a mont to gather my thoughts.

“First, boost the following comprehensions by 2 billion credits each: Zhuge Yan’s illusions, Chai JiaQi’s beast taming, Lin LiTing’s soul cultivation, Shi YuLong’s teaching, Jin ZiHan’s alchemy, and Cai XiaoYu’s fighting. Then, boost ng LuYao’s light affinity to mid five-star and her cultivation and illusion comprehensions by 1 billion each.”

I thought through and confird all of those numbers.

“Finally, I want to shift my permanent reset point to the mont right after those boosts are applied.”

Cost 287,323,552,000 credits.

“Purchase.”

Purchase confird. 764,956,558,550 credits remaining.

I lifted my head and stared at the exit of my house. A small smile crossed my face.

Dealing with existences at the level of the Sovereigns was dangerous and exhausting, but I had left that world and returned to the Wastes. My friends would be waiting for when my tasks here were complete, but I didn’t need to rush to return to them. I could take my ti and do things right.

It had been a long ti since I had dealt with the madness of the Su Clan. At that ti, I was new to this world, had no idea what I was doing, and was fated to be thrown away as trash.

The clan hadn’t changed, but I had.

It was ti to repay my oldest debts, and that was where I would start.

However, before I could begin, I needed to visit an old acquaintance to help lock in all the gifts I had just bought for my friends.

I exited my shack and went to the large red door that kept us from leaving the training area.

I pulled on it with all my strength, but I already knew my efforts were futile. Thankfully, my old buddy yanked it open for .

“What are you doing? No one is allowed out,”

I punched him in the face.

He punched in the chest.

You have died. Calculating…

You died as a Martial Disciple 1 – 10 credits awarded.

Total Credits: 764,956,558,560

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Complete Status Page

Affinities

Peak Four-Star – Earth, tal, Lightning

Peak Five-Star – Wood, Fire, Water, Wind, Light, Dark

Peak Seven-Star – Karmic Energy

Peak Eight-Star – Space

Resistances

ntal Effects (Cultivation Techniques) – 25,000,000 credits

ntal Library

Capacity – Rank 6

Journal (with ntal Input) – Rank 6

Perfect Transcription – Rank 6

Touch Reading – Rank 6

Comprehension Boosts

Cultivation:

Cultivation Techniques – 100 billion credits

Soul Techniques – 100 billion credits

Qi Control – 100 million credits

Teaching – 100 million credits

Professions:

Alchemy – 1 billion credits

Formations – 100 billion credits

Herbalism – 20,000 credits

Martial – 1 billion credits

Social:

Reading Emotions (True) – 25,000,000 credits

Skills

Talisman Artistry – Rank 4 (Continent-Wide Expert)

Soul Formation Concealnt – Rank 6

Enhanced Soul Growth – 20,000 credits

Pill Appraisal – Rank 3 (Comprehensive)

Formation Appraisal – Rank 3 (Comprehensive, Detailed)

Technique Appraisal – Rank 3 (Earth)

Language (Western Han)

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End of Volu 3.