My Text-Based Cultivation Game

[In the third year, you turned the village upside down again, and as a result, the schoolteacher whipped your hands with a cane until they were raw, but you showed no remorse and seemed to intend to continue doing so the following year.]

[At the same time, during this year, you studied with your teacher, who praised you for your intelligence and said that you might have the opportunity to pass the imperial examinations when you grow up.]

Your parents are very pleased and have decided to support your participation in the imperial examinations of the Great Qian Kingdom when you grow up.

[Divine Attribute +1]

In the fourth year, the children of your age in the village had grown up, and you, being precocious, became the leader of this group of children.

You've completed another year of lessons under the village teacher's tutelage and have learned to read and write. However, for some reason, no matter how much you practice, you just can't seem to improve your handwriting.

[Divine Attribute +2]

[Spirit Attribute +1]

In the fifth year, you studied with the village teacher for another year, and you became a child prodigy renowned in the surrounding villages.

[Divine Attribute +2]

[Spirit Attribute +1]

[Reputation in a remote village in the Great Qian Kingdom +30]

Suddenly I'm feeling a bit bored.

When Yunyang finished playing around 2 a.m., he turned over and felt a little sleepy.

Wasn't this supposed to be a cultivation game? How come it's gradually turning into a game about imperial examinations and scholars?

"Ha~"

After yawning, Yunyang decided that if nothing interesting happened in another year, he would go to sleep.

In the sixth year, you prepared to participate in the provincial examination of the Great Qian Kingdom, officially embarking on the path of a scholar. But at this moment, an old man riding on auspicious clouds flew in from the horizon. This old man claimed to be from the Xuan Tian Sect, a cultivation sect.

The old man gave you and a little girl from your village a token each, instructing you to go to the Xuantian Sect for an entrance examination when you turn sixteen. If you pass the examination, you will become disciples of the Xuantian Sect and officially become cultivators.

The little girl's name is Su Muxue.

Oh! Here it comes!

The opportunity to embark on the path of cultivation has arrived!

As for the little girl named "Su Muxue", Yunyang didn't care much.

Women? They'll only slow down the speed at which you draw your sword.

In the seventh year, it seems that because you have become a candidate for immortal cultivation, your behavior has become much more refined and easy-going than before.

At least the village wasn't completely ransacked by you this year.

broken!

Yunyang then remembered that he hadn't searched the village last year!

What a loss!

Flip it over! Flip it over! Every extra egg counts.

Anyway, there are still so many empty spaces in my backpack.

In the eighth year, your personality seemed to have changed again, and you started "scavenging" the village once more. This time, however, you had a little follower with you—the same little girl chosen by the immortals along with you—Su Muxue. Your relationship seemed to have become even closer.

...You just said that women would only slow down your sword-drawing speed, and this trashy virus game makes you get closer to a little girl, right?

[In the ninth year, your relationship with Su Muxue has improved. You practice daily training and meditation, beginning various preparations for your future cultivation path.]

[In your tenth year, your daily practice of exercise and meditation has resulted in a significant improvement in your mental and spiritual attributes.]

[The eleventh year...]

【…】

In the sixteenth year, you and your childhood sweetheart Su Muxue arrived at the gates of the Xuantian Sect. However, on the day of the entrance examination, you noticed that your childhood sweetheart Su Muxue was acting a little strange...

……

Outside the gates of the Xuantian Sect on the Tianxuan Continent.

Today is the annual time for the Xuantian Sect to recruit disciples, so the foot of the Xuantian Sect mountain is packed with people.

In the crowd, a person who looked exactly like Yunyang and also had the same name yawned.

Why are there so many people?

Rubbing the token between his fingers, Yunyang remarked, "So it turns out we're not the only ones with tokens, there are so many others too."

"..."

"Hey! Mu Xue, why are you so quiet today?"

Standing beside Yunyang, Su Muxue looked towards the towering Xuantian Gate in the distance, her face calm and her eyes deep.

I... I was actually reborn?

Reborn into the Xuan Tian Sect, it was also the day before I embarked on the path of cultivation.

I really miss those days...

In her past life, she endured countless hardships before finally ascending to the position of the Female Immortal Emperor.

Even if one becomes an Immortal Emperor, one is still one step away from the legendary Sainthood and cannot truly achieve transcendence.

In the end, he couldn't escape his fate.

But now that he has been reborn, he will embark on the path of cultivation again and ascend to the legendary position of saint!

Moreover, he will also make up for the regrets of his past life, and... the hatred he did not avenge in his past life!

Thinking about it, Su Muxue narrowed her eyes and looked at Yunyang beside her.

The first target of his revenge was the person he had admired since childhood, the only person he had ever been attracted to in his past life, his childhood sweetheart—Yunyang!

After entering the Xuantian Sect, this man, in order to become an inner disciple, conspired with an inner disciple who had improper thoughts about him, using his youthful longing for him to try to trick him into bed with that inner disciple!

What scum!

snort!

Su Muxue turned her head away; even glancing at this man would be an insult to her.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Several distant chimes echoed from the Xuantianmen Mountain Gate.

An elderly man with white hair and a long beard, exuding an air of Taoist immortality, flew out from the high mountain, hovering above the crowd, and spoke to them using amplification magic:

"The Xuantianmen Mountain Gate is open. Those with Xuantianmen tokens can directly ascend the 'Stairway to Heaven' for the entrance examination. Those without Xuantianmen tokens should go to have their spiritual roots tested. Those who have their spiritual roots tested can ascend the 'Road to Heaven' for the entrance examination."

"No disturbances allowed! Anyone who disrupts will be expelled from the Xuantianmen assessment!"

"Now, the mountain gates are open!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, a wide staircase made of golden light descended from the Xuantianmen mountain gate. This staircase was hundreds of feet wide and stretched straight into the clouds.

It truly resembles a "ladder to heaven"!

Damn!

Feeling the pain in her right foot, Su Muxue gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath.

Why didn't I respawn the day before? That way I could have avoided spraining my ankle.

Although the Heavenly Ladder test mainly assesses the talent and perseverance of the participants, there is no doubt that a good physique is also essential if one wants to climb upwards as much as possible.

In my previous life, I sprained my ankle, which prevented me from achieving good results in the Heavenly Ladder challenge and meeting the requirements to become an outer disciple. Instead, I became a menial disciple.

Meanwhile, on Earth.

At three in the morning, Yunyang gasped as he watched the stunning performance on his phone screen.

A golden ladder, hundreds of feet wide, cascaded down from the sky like a waterfall, radiating light and accompanied by faint celestial music.

Is this really a virus game?

After the golden ladder descended, the crowd at the foot of Xuantianmen Mountain began to move.

To Yunyang's surprise, despite the large number of people, they were very orderly divided into two teams: one team went to test their spiritual roots, while the other team directly began to ascend the golden ladder.

in Apple pie order.

[We are about to enter the 'Stairway to Heaven', please prepare!]

Huh? Yunyang was a little confused as he looked at the notification that suddenly appeared on the screen.

Isn't this like cultivating immortality through words? What preparations should I make?

As the queue on the game screen grew shorter and shorter, I got closer and closer to climbing the ladder, but just as I was about to enter...

As you approach the Heavenly Ladder, you notice your childhood sweetheart from the same village walking unsteadily. Upon closer inspection, you realize she seems to have sprained her right ankle.

[Would you step in to help her, and help her climb the "ladder to heaven" together?]

[Note: If you help, the difficulty of the "Climbing the Ladder" level will increase.]