The Dao Sect's inner court, nestled among the mist-shrouded peaks of the Great Yan Empire, had been Lin Feng's home for a year since his triumph in the outer court ranking battle. Now thirteen, he stood at the Form Creation Realm, Initial Stage, his Star Sovereign System 2.0 a silent engine of growth. The **Starforge Spear** gleamed in his hand, its starlit shaft a testament to his rise. Guided by the system's shop, instant technique mastery, and Breakthrough Points (BP), Lin Feng had honed skills like **Starshatter Step** and **Iron Star Fist**, keeping his power hidden as he chased the legend of Lin Dong, the Martial Ancestor, the only hero he knew in this lower realm. Unaware of the Great Thousand World's luminaries—Xiao Yan, Zhou Yuan, or Mu Chen—he sensed the Dao Sect's fragility, its end now unfolding like a storm.
The system's latest mission pulsed: **[Mission: Uncover a Dao Sect Relic Before Its Fall. Reward: 150 BP, High-Tier Martial Art.]** With a BP balance of 50 and a debt of 80, Lin Feng needed this success. Whispers of betrayal had grown louder—rival sects, the Nine Heavens Palace and Iron Cloud Sect, had bribed elders, sowing discord. The Abyssal Monarch's servant, Xue Wuya, fueled their greed, his crimson eyes fixed on the Love Crystal hidden in the Blackwater Forest, soon to draw Zhou Qingyue, Lin Feng's destined first wife.
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### Treachery Unleashed
The night was shattered by a deafening explosion. Lin Feng, meditating in his inner court chamber, snapped upright as the system blared: **[Disturbance Detected: Dao Sect Under Attack. Neutralize Threats to Earn BP.]** He grabbed his spear and rushed to the courtyard, where flames licked the ancient halls. Disciples screamed, clashing with black-robed invaders bearing the sigils of the Nine Heavens Palace and Iron Cloud Sect. Leading them was Elder Qian, a Dao Sect traitor at the Nirvana Realm, his face twisted with greed. "The relics are ours!" he roared, wielding a blood-red saber.
Lin Feng's heart sank. The Dao Sect, Lin Dong's cradle, was crumbling, just as his ancestor had faced crises in his era. Xiao Liyao, her fiery sword blazing, fought a Nirvana Realm invader, her flames a beacon in the chaos. Mu Lingshan, her energy waves crashing like tides, defended a group of younger disciples, her serene facade unbroken. Neither knew their ties to Xiao Yan or Mu Chen, nor that Lin Feng's system marked this as his crucible.
A petty villain emerged—Lei Hao, now a lackey of Elder Qian, his Thunder Serpent Strike crackling as he targeted weaker disciples. The system pinged: **[Disturbance Target: Lei Hao. Reward: 20 BP.]** Lin Feng darted forward, **Starshatter Step** blurring his form. **[Purchased Starlight Lance (Offensive Skill, 40 BP). Instant Mastery Applied. Debt: 120 BP.]** His spear thrust, glowing with starlight, pierced Lei Hao's lightning, striking his shoulder. Lei Hao screamed, fleeing into the fray. **[Disturbance Neutralized: 20 BP. Current BP: 30 (Debt: 100).]**
Elder Wu Yun rallied the inner court, his Form Creation Realm peak power clashing with Elder Qian. But the invaders outnumbered them, and Xue Wuya's black mist loomed at the sect's gates, his Nirvana Realm aura chilling the air. "The relics and the path to the Love Crystal are mine," he hissed, unaware Lin Feng was his true obstacle.
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### The Relic's Secret
Lin Feng slipped through the chaos, guided by the system's mission. He reached the Ancestral Hall, a crumbling shrine to Lin Dong's legacy. A hidden rune glowed beneath the altar, and Lin Feng pressed it, revealing a stone tablet pulsing with Yuan Power. **[Item Acquired: Celestial Crescent Tablet. Contains Lin Dong's Martial Insight. Reward: 150 BP, High-Tier Martial Art—Celestial Crescent Slash.]** The tablet's knowledge flooded his mind, and the system instantly mastered the slash, a crescent-shaped attack rivaling Nirvana Realm strikes. **[Current BP: 180 (Debt: 100). Cultivation increased to Form Creation Realm, Middle Stage.]**
As he emerged, Xue Wuya materialized, his black spear aimed at Lin Feng. "The tablet is useless without the crystal," he sneered. Lin Feng, outmatched, used **Starlight Mirage**, his form flickering, and **Starlight Veil** to deflect a grazing blow. Xiao Liyao and Mu Lingshan arrived, their attacks—flames and energy waves—forcing Xue Wuya back. "You delay the inevitable," he spat, vanishing in mist.
The Dao Sect's defenses collapsed. Elder Wu Yun fell, wounded, and Elder Qian's saber claimed the sect's main hall. The invaders looted relics, declaring the Dao Sect dissolved. Lin Feng, Xiao Liyao, and Mu Lingshan escaped with surviving disciples, retreating to a hidden valley. The system chimed: **[Hidden Mission Complete: Survive the Dao Sect's Fall. Reward: 50 BP. Current BP: 230 (Debt: 100).]**
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### Ashes and Ambition
In the valley, Lin Feng clutched the Celestial Crescent Tablet, its power a spark of Lin Dong's legacy. Xiao Liyao, her face grim, vowed to rebuild. Mu Lingshan, silent, tended to the wounded, her eyes hinting at deeper motives. Lin Feng, his system a secret, felt the weight of his ancestor's path. The Dao Sect's fall mirrored Lin Dong's trials, and he would rise from its ruins.
In three years, at sixteen, he would venture to the Blackwater Forest, meeting Zhou Qingyue, Zhou Yuan's granddaughter, whose Love Crystal would bind them as his first wife through dual cultivation. Her conflict and his vow to marry her in the Great Thousand World awaited. His second and third wives, upper-realm prodigies tied to Xiao Yan and Mu Chen, remained distant, their paths converging only later. The Abyssal Monarch's schemes, with Xue Wuya as its blade, threatened the Love Crystal and the Myriad Realms.
Lin Feng spent BP to clear his debt: **[Purchased Yuan Essence Elixir (50 BP), Starforge Armor (50 BP). Debt: 0. Current BP: 130.]** The elixir and armor strengthened him for the road ahead. As stars gleamed above, he practiced **Celestial Crescent Slash**, its arc lighting the valley. Like Lin Dong, he would forge a legend from ashes, his system's power a hidden star guiding him to the Great Thousand World.