...
"Ding! Strongest Sect System bound successfully!"
When Lin Yan opened his eyes, a mechanical voice exploded in his mind.
He was lying on a patch of grass. Above him was a clear blue sky, and a faint floral scent lingered in the air.
"Did I... transmigrate?"
Lin Yan sat up and rubbed his temples.
In his previous life, he was a 996 programmer who worked overtime until 3 AM and died of a sudden heart attack.
And then, he ended up here.
[Ding! The host is currently located in the Tianyuan Continent, Eastern Region, Azure Cloud Mountain Range.]
[System Prompt: Please proceed to the "Tianyan Sect" as soon as possible to take over the sect and complete the novice mission!]
Lin Yan froze for a moment as a stream of information surfaced in his mind.
This system was called the "Strongest Sect System." Its core function was singular: everyone in the entire sect, from top to bottom, would transfer one year's worth of cultivation base to him every single day.
Note, that's every person, every day!
In other words, if the sect had a hundred people, he would receive a hundred years of cultivation in a single day!
A hundred years!
While others relied on bitter training to cultivate immortality, he relied on the entire sect working for him.
What kind of godly system was this?
Lin Yan gasped, his eyes gradually lighting up.
"Tianyan Sect... Just hearing this name, it sounds grand! Majestic! It's obviously the kind of sacred sect with a legacy spanning tens of thousands of years!"
"There must be at least a few thousand people, right? That's thousands of years of cultivation in one day. If I stay for a month... Hiss, I'll ascend directly?"
Just thinking about it made Lin Yan feel his blood boiling.
He couldn't wait to call up the system panel.
[Strongest Sect System 0.0]
[Host: Lin Yan]
[Sect: Tianyan Sect (Pending Activation)]
[Current Mission: Arrive at the Tianyan Sect (Map guiding...)]
[Mission Reward: One Novice Gift Pack]
...
"Novice Gift Pack? Good stuff!"
Lin Yan rubbed his hands together and took large strides in the direction guided by the system.
Fortunately, the Tianyan Sect indicated by the system wasn't far away.
Otherwise, as an ordinary transmigrator without the strength to tie up a chicken, in this fantasy world filled with danger, his startup might collapse halfway before it even began!
"Almost there, almost there. Soon I'll have thousands of people working for me..."
Lin Yan's footsteps were brisk; he wished he could fly.
However—
Half an incense stick's time later.
Lin Yan stood before a mountain, the smile on his face gradually freezing.
At the end of the mountain path was a... dilapidated Daoist temple.
A plaque hung crookedly on the door frame, with three words written on it: "Tianyan Sect."
The paint was peeling and the handwriting was blurred. If he hadn't looked closely, Lin Yan would have almost misread it as "Dayan Sect."
Half of the courtyard wall had collapsed, revealing the wild grass inside, the tallest of which almost reached his waist.
Only one leaf of the courtyard door remained; the other was nowhere to be found. There was even a fist-sized hole in the door panel.
When the wind blew, the door panel creaked, "creak—creak—", as if mocking him.
Lin Yan: "..."
"System."
[I am here, Host.]
"You're telling me this is the Tianyan Sect?"
[Yes, Host. The Tianyan Sect was founded three hundred years ago. At its peak, it had over thirty disciples.]
"Over thirty people? At its peak?" Lin Yan's mouth twitched.
"You call this a sect? This isn't even as good as a martial arts dojo!"
[Although the sect is small, the system's functions are unaffected! As long as the host recruits disciples, you can enjoy the core benefit of 'one year of cultivation per person per day'!]
Lin Yan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Good news: Everyone in the entire sect gives him one year of cultivation every day.
Bad news: There's no one!
Let alone a hundred people, there isn't even a ghost.
He squatted on the ground, holding his head in his hands, feeling that his dream of ascension had shattered before it even began.
"System, can't you just give me a few disciples? Even a fool would do!"
[Host, please recruit disciples yourself! The system does not directly provide disciples, but it will provide necessary assistance.]
"Necessary assistance? Where?"
[After completing the novice mission, the host can obtain the novice gift pack.]
Lin Yan abruptly stood up.
Right, the novice gift pack!
He looked around, confirming that he was already standing in the courtyard of the Tianyan Sect, and silently muttered in his heart, "System, I'm here! The novice mission is complete!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for arriving at the "Tianyan Sect"!]
[Novice mission completed!]
[Obtained one Novice Gift Pack!]
The moment the mechanical voice sounded, an illusory blue light screen popped up in front of Lin Yan, displaying an exquisite gift box pattern.
He didn't hesitate to mutter silently: "Open!"
[Ding! Novice Gift Pack opened successfully! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the following rewards!]
[1. Tianyan Sect Core Courtyard (Customizable Version): Can freely choose the architectural style, maximum floor area of 1000 square meters, supports one-click renovation and reconstruction, adapts to all terrains!]
[2. Sect Master Exclusive Trait: Guarding the Mountain Gate! Trait Effect: Within a one-mile radius of the Tianyan Sect, the host is immune to any form of damage. Invulnerable to all magic, unharmed by weapons, unaffected by poisons and Gu (excluding birth, aging, sickness, death, and natural exhaustion of lifespan)!]
[3. Sect Start-up Funds: 100 taels of silver. 1 tael of silver = 1000 copper coins, enough for an ordinary family of three to live comfortably for a whole year.]
Looking at the contents of the gift pack, Lin Yan's heart, which had just gone cold, instantly burned hot again. His whole person perked right up!
Holy crap!
This gift pack is too amazing!
So what if there are no disciples?
So what if it's a dilapidated temple?
Starting off with a 1000-square-meter mansion, plus a hundred thousand copper coins!
The most outrageous thing is this Guarding the Mountain Gate trait!
Immune to all damage within a one-mile radius of the Tianyan Sect?
Isn't this just an invincible safe zone?
"System, I admit I was a bit too loud just now."
[It's fine.]
[Congratulations to the host for formally binding the Tianyan Sect. A new panel has been opened for you.]
[Strongest Sect System 1.0]
[Host: Lin Yan]
[Cultivation: 0]
[Sect: Tianyan Sect]
[Sect Level: 1-Star Sect]
[Sect Master Trait: Guarding the Mountain Gate]
[Sect Scale: 1/3]
[Sect Points: 0]
[Disciple Trait Library: Empty]
[System Shop: Not Opened]
[Sect Buildings: Pending Activation Custom Core Courtyard x1]
...
Lin Yan glanced at the new system panel. As a ten-year veteran bookworm, he understood it at a glance.
It was just...
[Sect Scale: 1/3]...
"System Bro, I... I also count towards the number of people in the sect?"
[Why wouldn't you?]
F*ck (a type of plant)!
"System Bro, no, System Daddy, there were too many people outside just now..."
Lin Yan wished he could kneel down to the system!
This system was too good!
That meant, even if he was the only one in the sect right now, he could still gain one year of cultivation every day!
Coupled with the trait Guarding the Mountain Gate, if he just laid low here for a year or half...
[Ding! Sect level unlocked, main mission updated synchronously!]
[New Main Mission: Initial Establishment of the Sect]
[Mission Requirement: Within three days, recruit one official disciple who meets the requirements.]
[Disciple Requirement: The disciple must voluntarily and sincerely perform the apprenticeship ceremony, initial loyalty >= 60%.]
[Quest Reward: 100 Sect Points, Unlock the System Shop, Unlock one building, Free Disciple Trait Draw x1]
...
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