Kael wakes up in the middle of a public humiliation. He has just possessed the body of a "trash" disciple who is being kicked out of his Sect.
The first thing Kael felt was pain. A sharp, stinging sensation across his cheek that rattled his teeth.
"Are you even listening to me, you piece of trash?"
Kael blinked, his vision swimming. The sterile white ceiling of his hospital room was gone. Instead, he was staring at jagged stone tiles. The smell of antiseptic was replaced by the scent of burning incense and ozone.
Where the hell am I?
He tried to stand, but his legs felt like lead. Memories that weren't his flooded his brain like a tidal wave. Cultivation... The Azure Cloud Sect... The Outer Disciple Trial... Failure.
He was Kael Vance. No, he was in Kael Vance. The notorious "Waste of the Vance Family." A guy who had consumed ten thousand gold coins worth of spirit herbs but couldn't even break through the first layer of Body Refining.
"Look at him," a sneering voice echoed from above. "He's so pathetic he can't even stand up after one slap."
Kael looked up.
Standing over him was a woman who could only be described as a "Jade Beauty"—the kind you only saw in high-budget anime or edited photos. She had flowing black hair, skin like porcelain, and cold eyes that looked at him like he was a bug on her shoe.
This was Elder Lin. The disciplinary elder. And apparently... the woman who had just slapped him.
"Kael Vance," she announced, her voice amplified by Qi so the entire crowd of disciples could hear. "For failing the assessment for the third year in a row, and for wasting the Sect's resources, you are hereby expelled from the Azure Cloud Sect."
The crowd erupted in laughter.
"Finally!"
"The leech is gone!"
"Good riddance to the trash!"
Kael's jaw tightened. The emotions of the previous owner—shame, rage, despair—were boiling in his chest. But the modern Kael didn't feel shame. He felt annoyance.
I just died and woke up in a fantasy world, and the first thing that happens is I get evicted?
He struggled to his feet, wiping a trickle of blood from his lip. He looked Elder Lin dead in the eyes. Most disciples cowered before her. He just stared.
"Are you done?" Kael rasped.
Elder Lin blinked, surprised by his lack of fear. She stepped closer, her oppressive aura weighing down on him. She was close enough that he could smell her scent—like winter frost and lotus flowers.
"You have no shame," she whispered, leaning down to intimidate him. "Get out of my sight before I cripple your cultivation permanently."
She poked a finger against his chest to shove him backward.
And that was when it happened.
As her finger made contact with his skin, a mechanical blue screen flickered into existence before Kael's eyes. Time seemed to freeze.
[DING!]
[System Initializing...]
[Contact with 'Elite Target' Detected.]
[Target: Elder Lin (Spirit Realm Cultivator)]
[Yin Energy Detected: Pure Frost Type]
[System Activated: The Lust Sovereign System]
[Reward for First Contact: +10 Sovereign Points. +1 Strength.]
Kael stared at the blue screen floating in the air. The words were glowing, translucent, and completely invisible to everyone else.
Lust Sovereign System?
A surge of heat rushed through his veins, starting from his chest and flooding into his limbs. It felt like downing a shot of high-proof liquor. His muscles tightened. The lethargy from the previous owner's weak body vanished instantly.
[Strength +1 Applied.]
[Current Strength: 6 (Average Mortal: 5)]
"Are you deaf as well as useless?" Elder Lin's voice cut through his thoughts. Her beautiful face was twisted in annoyance. "I said, get lost."
She pushed him again. This time, she used a fraction of her Spirit Qi, intending to knock him flat on his back to humiliate him one last time.
Thud.
Kael didn't fall.
He staggered back half a step, digging his heels into the stone tiles. His new strength flared. He caught his balance and stood straight, his eyes locking onto hers.
The entire courtyard went silent. A mortal "trash" resisting a cultivator's push? Even Elder Lin's eyes widened slightly in shock.
"You..." she started, confusion flickering in her gaze.
Kael smirked. The system was real. And if just touching her finger gave him power, imagine what else he could get from her.
"I heard you, Elder Lin," Kael said, his voice steady. He brushed off the spot on his chest where she had touched him, as if she were the dirty one. "I'm leaving. But keep this seat warm for me. I'll be back for it... and for you."
A gasp ripple through the crowd.
Did he just flirt with the Disciplinary Elder? Is he suicidal?
Elder Lin's face flushed—not with attraction, but with pure fury. Her hand went to the sword at her hip. "You dare—"
"You already expelled me," Kael interrupted, turning his back on her. "I'm not a disciple anymore. Your rules don't apply."
He walked away before she could decide whether to kill him or not. He could feel her gaze burning a hole in his back, but he didn't turn around.
As he exited the Sect gates and entered the dark forest outside, the adrenaline finally wore off. He leaned against a tree, his heart pounding.
"Okay," he whispered to the empty woods. "System. Open."
[DING!]
The blue screen expanded.
[Welcome, Host. You have survived your first encounter.]
[Status:]
Name: Kael Vance
Sovereign Points: 10
Cultivation: Mortal (Rank 1)
Skills: None.
[Alert: You have one (1) Newbie Gift Package available. Do you wish to open it?]
[System Acknowledged.]
[Opening Newbie Gift Package...]
A golden light flashed in front of Kael's eyes, blinding him for a second. When his vision cleared, two items were floating in the air. One was a jade scroll, and the other was a glowing orb of pink energy.
[Item Obtained: Sovereign's Dual Arts (Rank: Earth Class)]
Description: A forbidden technique lost for centuries. Allows the user to cultivate 10x faster by circulating energy with a partner of the opposite sex.
[Skill Obtained: Yin Eyes (Rank 1)]
Description: Passive Skill. Allows the host to see the flow of Yin energy in female targets. Reveals weak points, cultivation bottlenecks, and arousal levels.
"Yin Eyes?" Kael muttered. "Let's see what that does."
He reached out and touched the pink orb. Instantly, it shot into his forehead.
"Argh!"
Kael grabbed his face as a burning sensation seared through his eyes. It felt like someone had poured hot pepper water into his sockets. He fell to his knees, gritting his teeth to keep from screaming.
Is this a gift or a torture device?!
The pain lasted for ten seconds, then vanished as quickly as it had arrived. It was replaced by a cool, refreshing feeling, like ice water.
Kael blinked. He opened his eyes.
The forest looked... different.
The trees were grey and dull. The rocks were colorless outlines. But in the distance, about fifty meters away behind a thick bush, he saw a bright, glowing silhouette.
It was a figure shaped like a human. A woman.
Through the [Yin Eyes], her clothes were translucent, appearing only as faint mist. He could see the heat radiating from her body. He could see the blue streams of Qi flowing through her meridians.
But more importantly, he saw the Blockage.
A dark, knotted mass of energy was stuck near her heart. The blue flow was struggling to get past it.
[Target Detected.]
[Name: Unknown Disciple]
[Cultivation: Body Refining 9th Stage (Injured)]
[Status: Qi Deviation. Vulnerable.]
Kael stood up, dusting off his robes. A wicked grin spread across his face.
"An injured cultivator suffering from Qi deviation," he whispered. "If I help her fix that blockage using my new technique... she'll owe me her life. And maybe more."
He began to creep toward the glowing figure.
As he got closer, he saw who it was. She was leaning against a rock, coughing up blood. She wore the white robes of the Frozen Lotus Sect—the rival sect to his old home. She was beautiful, with silver hair and a chest that rose and fell rapidly as she struggled to breathe.
She didn't know he was there.
Kael stepped out from behind the tree, intentionally snapping a twig.
Snap.
The girl's head whipped around. Her eyes were hazy, but she raised a dagger with trembling hands.
"Who... who is there?" she wheezed. "Stay back... or I'll kill you."
Kael didn't flinch at the dagger. Instead, he slowly raised his empty hands, palms open, showing he held no weapon.
"Put that away," he said calmly, his voice smooth and low. "If you try to channel enough Qi to throw that knife, your heart meridian will rupture. You'll be dead before the blade hits me."
The girl's eyes widened. Her grip on the handle tightened, knuckles white. "You... how do you know about my meridian?"
Kael tapped his own chest, right over his heart. "Frozen Lotus Art, third stage deviation. The cold energy is trapped three inches below your clavicle. It's freezing your blood, isn't it?"
It was a bluff—mostly. He didn't know the name of her technique, but the [Yin Eyes] showed a massive blue knot of energy right where he pointed.
The girl's defiance crumbled. She coughed violently, a fresh splatter of blood staining her white robes red. The dagger clattered to the forest floor.
"Help..." she gasped, clutching her chest. "It burns... like ice."
Kael stepped forward, closing the distance. He knelt beside her. Up close, she was even more stunning than Elder Lin, though clearly younger. Her skin was pale as moonlight, and she smelled of rain and iron.
"I can save you," Kael whispered, leaning close to her ear. "But my method is... unorthodox. I need to guide the energy out manually. I have to touch you."
The girl looked at him. In the cultivation world, a man touching a woman's body—especially her chest—was a taboo unless they were married. But desperation clouded her judgment.
"Do it," she wheezed. "Just... stop the pain."
[System Alert]
[Permission Granted.]
[Target 'Disciple Yue' has accepted physical contact.]
[Quest Triggered: First Conquest.]
[Objective: Stabilize her Qi using the 'Sovereign's Dual Arts'.]
Kael's hand hovered over her chest. He could feel the cold radiating off her skin.
"This might feel strange," he murmured.
He placed his palm flat against her sternum, right over her heart.
Whoosh.
The moment skin met skin, the Sovereign's Dual Arts activated automatically. It didn't just push energy in; it created a suction force. Kael felt a rush of cold, pure Yin energy flood into his arm, pulled from her body into his.
To her, it must have felt like a hot iron branding her skin—intense, invasive, but undeniably effective.
Her back arched off the tree trunk. Her lips parted in a silent gasp, her eyes rolling back slightly. A flush of color returned to her pale cheeks.
"Hngg..." A soft, involuntary sound escaped her throat.
Kael smirked. The System wasn't lying. This wasn't just healing; it was cultivation through pleasure.
"Easy," Kael said, his voice dropping an octave. "We're just getting started. The blockage is deep. I need to go... lower."
Kael felt the icy blockage begin to melt under his touch. But as the energy flowed into him, it didn't just disappear—it transformed. The system was converting her frozen pain into a warm, pulsing power that settled deep in his gut.
"What... what are you doing to me?" Yue whispered, her voice trembling. Her hands, which had been trying to push him away, now clutched at his shoulders for support.
"I'm saving you," Kael replied, his eyes glowing with a faint, predatory light. "But the debt for a life isn't paid in words, Disciple Yue. It's paid in energy."
He leaned in, his breath hot against her neck.
[System Alert]
[Yin-Yang Resonance: 15%... 30%... 50%...]
[Warning: Host's body cannot contain the excess energy alone. Rapid discharge via Dual Cultivation is recommended.]
Kael felt a surge of raw, untamed strength. The forest around them seemed to fade away, leaving only the heat between them.
"I hope you're ready," Kael murmured, his hand sliding lower. "Because once we start this, there's no turning back until the dawn."
Yue's eyes fluttered shut, a soft moan escaping her as she surrendered to the overwhelming sensation.
[DING!]
[Dual Cultivation Ritual: INITIATED