The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Author: Holding Rain© WebNovel
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Martial Arts Inheritance System
After fresh rain on the barren mountain, the weather brought the autumn late in the day. After the rain, Beicang Mountain's air was exceptionally fresh.
Time had slipped into the afternoon, and at a mid-mountain path, within a small Taoist Temple, Qing Yu opened the window to gaze at the few pine trees still dripping with rain, drawing a deep breath of the clean air.
Catching a few droplets of water dripping from the eaves outside the window in his hand, Qing Yu murmured, "It's already been ten years." His words carried strands of vicissitude unbecoming of his current age.
Although he had come to this world, which still felt very strange to him, fifteen years ago, Qing Yu couldn't forget that blue planet. On that planet, Qing Yu had lived through trials and tribulations for over thirty years, finally scraping together a livelihood, yet before he could begin the life he always dreamed of, he was stricken by illness. Various chronic conditions accumulated from years of hardship erupted all at once, and after struggling on his sickbed for several days, Qing Yu passed away.
Qing Yu had thought he would just die like this, never expecting to wake up as if from a nightmare. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the snowy town, fallen in the street corner as a small beggar. The poor beggar had barely survived the harsh winter, only to collapse from the sudden drop in temperature after the snow had stopped.
Qing Yu didn't know whether he was reborn through body seizing or whether that collapse had awakened memories of reincarnation. Back then, all Qing Yu knew was the desperate need to survive. The thirst for life during his second chance was beyond any ordinary person's imagination. Begging along the street, being chased by other beggars for not joining any groups, competing with stray dogs for food, Qing Yu tried everything, just to stay alive.
Lady Luck finally smiled upon Qing Yu in his tenth year, when a master from the True Martial Dao took him in. The master brought him to Zhenwu Mountain, accepted him as a disciple, and gave him the Daoist name Qing Yu. Thus, Qing Yu finally had a new name. When he was a beggar, the other beggars had called him a mongrel, to the point where Qing Yu even wondered if he had turned into Shi Potian.
As it turned out, Lady Luck had only favored Qing Yu for a minute. After becoming an apprentice, Qing Yu, who had thought his fortunes were finally turning around, dreamed of learning peerless martial arts and reaching the pinnacle of life. However, after accepting him, his master threw him aside to compete for the position of Sect Leader of the True Martial Dao. It turned out that taking in Qing Yu was just a show to enhance his reputation in the struggle for the sect leadership. Without Qing Yu, there would be another beggar child taken as a disciple, who might also be named Qing Yu.
With no other choice, Qing Yu could only console himself: if his master succeeded, he would be the Sect Leader's disciple; but even if his master failed, the True Martial Dao was still a righteous sect. Surely one doesn't die just because of failing to become Sect Leader.
By the way, Qing Yu's master had the Daoist name Xuanfa, and he was a man with a lot of ideas; otherwise, he wouldn't have come up with the strategy to take in a pitiful little beggar to boost his prestige. Xuanfa did have ideas indeed, but after failing to secure the sect leadership, he plotted to seize power by force, gathering a clique to stage a coup. Alas, having ideas is one thing, and having the force to back them up is another. Defeated by the new Sect Leader, Xuanfa lost hope and took his own life. Several of Qing Yu's senior brothers and sisters whose names he didn't even know also died, even earlier than their master, their deaths unknown at the hands of which fellow sect members.
As a result, Xuanfa's lineage was left with only Qing Yu, who had just begun his entry-level training. What to do with Qing Yu became a dilemma for the newly appointed Sect Leader. To eradicate thoroughly was one option, but the True Martial Dao was not a demon sect and couldn't cultivate such ruthless actions. Furthermore, Xuanfa had left some followers who were wooed over after his death. Those who could be influenced by Xuanfa to assist him in the struggle for the leadership were no small fish. These individuals had their own status within the True Martial Dao, and if Xuanfa's lineage was directly eradicated, they would surely anticipate retribution from the Sect Leader. Yet keeping Qing Yu was also problematic. Just looking at him was irritating, not to mention the possibility of him gathering Xuanfa's former followers to cause trouble in the future on Zhenwu Mountain.
After a year of debate, they finally came up with a solution that was not much of a solution: they decided to send Qing Yu to a subordinate Taoist Temple to oversee the incense offerings. Thus, Qing Yu, who had been idle for a year, was sent to this remote and desolate little temple in the mountains. The temple was so dilapidated that its nameplate was unreadable, and who knows how the Sect Leader even knew it belonged to the True Martial Dao Sect. Moreover, although Qing Yu had been with the Zhenwu Sect for over a year, he hadn't even learned the entry-level cultivation method, and claiming he was the temple master of a True Martial Dao Sect temple was hardly believable to anyone.
And so, Qing Yu settled down in the Wuming Taoist Temple. In his past life, he was an adult, and in this life, he had transitioned from a beggar, so he wasn't afraid of starving to death. Probably not fully at ease, the Sect Leader left someone at the foot of the mountain to observe, while Qing Yu never left the temple, planting his own vegetables and prematurely starting his retirement life.
He had lived like this for three years—Qing Yu was now fifteen and it had been ten years since that snowy morning. Lately, Qing Yu had grown increasingly restless. No matter his mental age, he was still young at heart, and the invisible cage firmly fixed him within the small Taoist Temple. An Observer perhaps existed at the foot of the mountain, having monitored him for three years; the new Sect Leader should be at ease by now. If Qing Yu wanted to leave the mountain, he could do so at any time. But what was the point of leaving? With his past experiences as a beggar, Qing Yu knew the world outside the mountain was not peaceful, and being utterly powerless, would he continue to beg if he went down the mountain?
With these thoughts, Qing Yu suddenly clenched his fists in frustration.
" Ding, adaptation to the current world's laws complete. System loading in progress: 10%, 30%, 60%, 100%, loading complete. Host, welcome to the use of the Great Martial Arts Inheritance System," a voice suddenly echoed in Qing Yu's mind.
Chapter 2: Chapter 1: Martial Arts Inheritance System_2
"Who are you?" Qing Yu asked doubtfully.
"The system is named 'Great Martial Arts Inheritance System', it exists for the inheritance of martial arts, and you, are the current host," the voice replied in a standard mechanical tone.
"So, you're my Golden Finger?"
"You could say that," the system replied.
"What can you help me with?" Qing Yu asked impatiently. Regardless of whatever purposes this so-called 'Great Martial Arts Inheritance System' had, as long as it could help him, that was good enough for Qing Yu. He was tired of a prison life so isolated he didn't even have fellow prisoners.
"The system can provide the host with the inheritance of all characters from the worlds of martial arts. Host, do you confirm to activate it?" the system still replied in its mechanical voice.
The flat mechanical voice made Qing Yu's veins bulge and his heart rate accelerate, he urgently said, "What are we waiting for? Turn it on now."
"Wait a moment. Before activating the inheritance, please choose your future path."
"Righteous Sect, or, villain."
"Although it seems clear, to be safe, system, you'd better explain what the differences between the two paths are," Qing Yu calmly asked the system at that moment.
"It's simple, the two paths represent the life choices of the host in the future. Choosing the Righteous Sect path means all inheritances will come from Righteous Sect characters. Likewise, choosing the villain path means all inheritances will come from villain characters. The ways to acquire inheritance points, the methods of inheritance, and the content of related tasks also differ," the system explained succinctly and clearly.
"Then I choose the villain path," Qing Yu said without hesitation. "Do I even need to think about it? Except for a few works, in most works, the combat power of villain bosses is higher than that of the protagonist. If the protagonist wins against the villain, it's either by good luck or because the villain dies talking too much. With my luck, having obtained the system, I guess it's already overdrawing my luck for the rest of my life. As for other Righteous Sect characters? What are they? Righteous Sect characters win only because they have the protagonist, right? As for those so-called Righteous Sect leaders, if they aren't killed by the villain boss to enhance the villain's credibility, they are hidden bosses. Villain characters definitely have a higher value than Righteous Sect characters," Qing Yu thought to himself logically.
"Ding, the host has chosen the villain path. Inheritance points changed to Villain Points, the host can obtain Villain Points through villainous actions, inheritance characters are from villain characters."
"System, how do I accept the inheritance?" Qing Yu asked.
"The host can participate in a monthly character card lottery, character cards drawn will be within the same realm as the host, for example, if the host's strength is in the Postnatal Realm, the character card's strength range will be from Postnatal First Layer to Ninth Layer. The system will occasionally release tasks, the host can earn Villain Points by completing these tasks. Every 100 Villain Points can be exchanged for one low-level lottery, every ten low-level lotteries can be exchanged for one intermediate lottery, and every ten intermediate lotteries can be exchanged for one high-level lottery. The super lottery cannot be exchanged and can only be obtained by completing system tasks. The lottery includes all objects and character cards from the villain characters of the martial arts world, divided into six levels (one-star through six-star), low-level lottery can draw unranked to one-star prizes, intermediate lottery can draw two-star to three-star prizes, high–level lottery can draw four-star to five-star prizes, six-star is Breakthrough Level, only super lottery can draw," the system elucidated at length.
"Then how many lotteries do I have right now?" Qing Yu seriously asked after listening.
"System startup, gift one low-level lottery. Additionally, there is one monthly character card lottery."
"Draw them all for me," Qing Yu waved his hand dramatically, having waited this long just to get some help.
"Initiating monthly character card lottery. Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a one-star character card—Duke Lu Ding, Wei Xiaobao.
Name: Wei Xiaobao
Realm: Non-stream
Item: Special Strong Lime Powder, Short Pistol (comes with three firearm bullets), golden silk vest, Mystic Iron dagger
Martial Arts: 'Divine Transformation,' 'Beauty's Three Moves,' 'Hero's Three Techniques'
Evaluation: Villain among the protagonists, protagonist among the villains. PS: A weakling among villains, a loser with a combat power less than 5, it was not easy to find a character matching the host's realm."
A character card appeared before Qing Yu's eyes, framed in copper, similar to the General Card from Three Kingdoms Kill in his previous life. From the top to bottom on the left side, it read 'Duke Lu Ding, Wei Xiaobao,' six characters on the right were a picture of a character in a Daqing Duke Official Uniform, looking like a small delinquent, and below the picture were the items and realm introductions.
"Is Wei Xiaobao considered a villain too? Right, the so-called meaning of a villain is not being a good person. By Wei Xiaobao's actions, he is certainly not a good person. But, system, your evaluation seems a bit cheeky," Qing Yu said to himself as he looked at the character card floating in midair.
"What is this realm about?"
"This realm is about martial arts. It is divided into six realms, Postnatal, Innate, Divine Origin, True Pill, Divine Communication, Tao Realm. Below the Postnatal is the Non-stream, Postnatal Realm corresponds to Non-stream and one-star, Innate Realm corresponds to two-star, and so forth," the system explained.
"It seems I'm really trash. Oh well, continue with the lottery."
"Initiating one low-level lottery. Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a one-star character card—Dragon Knight, Yin Zhiping.
Name: Yin Zhiping
Realm: Postnatal Fourth Realm
Item: None (only displays obtainable items)
Martial Arts: 'Quanzhen Heart Method,' 'Quanzhen Swordsmanship,' 'Golden Wild Goose Skill'
Evaluation: If I could absorb resentment, I would have become a Buddha long ago. Decades of resentment, from several generations of people, concentrated on one body, the most cursed villain character in the history of martial arts (verified)."
Looking at the character card's introduction in front of him, Qing Yu's mouth twitched slightly, "System, as cunning as Li Shizhen. By the way, how does one inherit from this character card?"
"The world of villains has no etiquette or courtesy, only the law of the jungle. To use the character card for inheritance, the system will open a mental space, manifesting the spirit body of the character for the host.
Inheritance method: Defeat him, kill him, and you will obtain everything you want from his corpse.
Failure: Killed by the opposing character. Spiritual weakness for one day, the weak have no rights, the character card will permanently disappear."
The system's voice remained cold as ever, but its words couldn't hide the bloody reality. At that moment, the villain path finally lifted its veiled facade in front of Qing Yu, unveiling its cold yet powerful essence.
"Truly, it's quite brutal. But, it suits me just fine," Qing Yu's mouth formed a cold arc. His sudden illness and death in his previous life, the life of a beggar in this life, and the confinement he had endured, had long since turned his heart cold and hard. Choosing the villain path was not just because villain characters had more value than those from the Righteous Sect, but also because Qing Yu knew that he was not fit to be a good person, and even if he chose the Righteous Sect, he wouldn't be able to fulfill the roles required by the Righteous Sect path. He might have a moment of kindness, but he never minded using any means necessary to achieve his goals.
"My stomach is really hungry, let's go have dinner first." Unbeknownst to him, it was already the time when the moon hung over the willow tops outside. Qing Yu chuckled and turned to prepare dinner. The coldness that had briefly appeared on his face seemed like an illusion, yet his movements carried an ease and composure that he had never possessed before.
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
9 Power
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