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Su Qingyue's nails dug deeply into her palms, the pain keeping her tethered to her last shred of consciousness.

Qin Hao took one final look at Su Qingyue, as if trying to engrave the stubborn girl's image into his heart. Then, without any further hesitation, he turned and walked away.

He did not use any flashy movement techniques. Like an ordinary disciple, he walked step by step down the bluestone path, heading toward the mountain gate of the Xuantian Holy Land.

Su Qingyue stood rooted to the spot, motionless. She gazed blankly in the direction Qin Hao had vanished, staring until his blurry silhouette disappeared completely.

Ding! The rental order has ended. Please rate this rental service from poor to excellent, on a scale of one to ten stars.

An electronic voice rang out from the jade pendant worn at Su Qingyue's waist. She trembled all over, then infused her rating into the pendant.

The evening breeze picked up, carrying a chill. Unable to hold on any longer, Su Qingyue slowly squatted down and buried her head in her arms, her shoulders trembling incessantly.

This time, there was no warm embrace or reassuring voice to comfort her anymore.

From now on, she would have to walk this path alone.

......

Ding! Detected that the client Su Qingyue has submitted a rating.

Rating Level: Ten Stars (Perfect)!

Ding! Finalizing the settlement for the order of Su Qingyue...

Ten-star positive review received. Obtained a portion of the client Su Qingyue's karmic luck: one peck. Obtained the Nine Tribulations Sword.

Nine Tribulations Sword: Can block nine certain-death tribulations for the host. With each block, a crack will appear on the sword's blade, and the power of the Nine Tribulations Sword will double. After nine tribulations, it will transform into a supreme Dao weapon.

On his way back to the Qin family, Qin Hao heard the sound of the order settlement and could not help but raise an eyebrow.

"Oh, this is quite interesting. The Nine Tribulations Sword can block nine certain-death tribulations for me, and its power doubles each time. Moreover, it won't disappear after blocking nine tribulations; instead, it becomes a supreme Dao weapon. This is a bit overpowered!"

Qin Hao nodded in approval. As expected, anything produced by the system was bound to be top-tier.

"It's just that this karmic luck is a bit lacking, isn't it? A ten-star review only gives one peck of karmic luck? Qingyue has a full five piculs of karmic luck. If I want to reach the same level of karmic luck as her, I still have to complete forty-nine more orders?"

The system did not clear up Qin Hao's confusion, but instead asked coldly:

Ding! The order has ended. Would you like to start a new order immediately?

Qin Hao pursed his lips. After a moment of silence, he let out a faint sigh.

"So soon? Give me some time to recover. My mind is full of Su Qingyue right now. After spending a month with her, I got a little too into character. This will seriously affect my performance in my next relationship."

Qin Hao admitted that he had caught feelings. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so willful as to use up a life-saving trump card like the Immortal King Trial Card just to forge a protective weapon for Su Qingyue.

Therefore, he felt he should give himself a vacation to take a breather and move on from this relationship.

"Alas, it seems I still have a long way to go before I reach the realm of wandering through a myriad of flowers without a single petal clinging to my body."

Ding! A new order will be issued in three days. Please adjust your mindset as soon as possible, Host.

Qin Hao activated the jade pendant at his waist and was instantly teleported to the Qin family's ancestral land.

With a leap, Qin Hao hopped onto his spirit bed, which was crafted from ten-thousand-year-old warm jade. The spiritual energy of the warm jade surged into his body along his meridians.

Having obtained one peck of karmic luck, Qin Hao's karmic luck had now returned to zero. He was finally no longer the unlucky bastard who owed the Heavenly Dao a peck of karmic luck.

He no longer suppressed his cultivation. As the shackles faded, his body felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted. Every cell cheered, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

His Innate Dao Body circulated the Primordial True Resolution of the Great Dao. His Dual Pupils activated on their own, the chaotic halos in the depths of his eyes guiding the spiritual power within his body, allowing it to surge along the most perfect trajectory that aligned with the Great Dao.

Boom—

Everything fell into place naturally. His Golden Core dissolved and ultimately reconstructed into a lotus flower.

The lotus slowly bloomed. Inside sat a tiny figure with distinct facial features, looking exactly like Qin Hao, sitting cross-legged with its eyes closed.

The Nascent Soul was formed!

Qin Hao slowly exhaled a breath of impure air. "Finally, I don't have to keep suppressing my cultivation."

Just as Qin Hao was experiencing the profound mysteries of the Nascent Soul realm, his heart suddenly stirred. Sensing something, he looked up toward the deepest part of the Qin family's forbidden grounds. That was where his cheap father, the current Immortal Emperor of the Qin family, Qin Wuya, cultivated in seclusion.

While Qin Hao was puzzled about where this feeling came from, two figures appeared in his room.

"Lord Emperor Son, the Patriarch wishes to see you."

"Why does Father want to see me?" Qin Hao's heart skipped a beat. To be honest, he was quite in awe of Qin Wuya. That was an Immortal Emperor, a supreme mighty figure capable of reversing time and space and crossing different worlds. Surely such a mighty figure wouldn't see through him as a fake at a single glance, right?

Ding! Please rest assured, Host, and do not trouble yourself over nothing.

The system's prompt made Qin Hao's face twitch uncontrollably. What the hell do you mean, trouble myself over nothing? This is clearly a perfectly reasonable deduction!!!

However, since the system said so, Qin Hao felt relieved. He straightened his clothes and followed the two Immortal Lord-level guards to the place where Qin Wuya cultivated in seclusion.

Qin Hao did not know how much time had passed. He only felt as though he had passed through countless folded spaces. After quite a while, his vision suddenly cleared.

Before him was a desolate expanse. There was nothing at all, only a vast whiteness.

"The Emperor Son has been brought here!"

The two guards bowed, and then their figures gradually blended into the surroundings and disappeared.

Qin Hao looked around but saw no one. Steadying his nerves, he took a step forward and bowed to the empty air.

"Father, you asked for me?"

"Your karmic luck has returned to normal, your Nascent Soul is newly formed, you possess the Innate Dao Body and bear the Dual Pupils. Xiao Hao, you have obtained a rather remarkable fortune!"

"It was merely a stroke of luck," Qin Hao replied cautiously, his mind racing to figure out what this cheap father wanted with him. Could it be that seeing his karmic luck had returned to normal, he wanted to snatch away his fortune?

Qin Hao felt this was not impossible. After all, this Old Geezer was capable of forcibly borrowing the karmic luck of his descendants. If it weren't for him, the original owner of this body wouldn't have died mysteriously right after turning eighteen.

Clearly, in Qin Wuya's heart, descendants were nothing more than tools. Otherwise, how could he do such a thing?

Just as Qin Hao was trembling with fear, unsure of Qin Wuya's purpose for summoning him, Qin Wuya's voice echoed from all directions:

"Being able to break free from your shackles and step onto the right path is your good fortune. You must cherish and make good use of this heaven-defying opportunity to change your fate. Do not squander it."

At this point, Qin Wuya's tone shifted:

"However, walking the Great Dao alone is the true path. The word love is the most disruptive to one's Dao heart. It entangles you in karma and could even brew a disaster that no one can withstand."

Qin Wuya's words made Qin Hao's heart sink. What did he mean? Did the Old Geezer figure out that I have been restoring my karmic luck by renting Dao Companions? Walking the Great Dao alone is the only true path? That basically means he wants me to end up as a lonely old bachelor!

Thinking of this, Qin Hao cupped his hands toward the empty air:

"Your son does not understand. Please enlighten me, Father."