I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 2

When everyone heard that it was for the sake of repaying a kindness, the expressions on their faces relaxed. No one disliked a disciple who knew how to return a favor.

After hearing Zuo Wuyi’s explanation, Xuan Shuang’s gaze towards her softened slightly. “It is our duty as cultivators to eliminate disruptive demonic beasts. You don’t need to choose me solely for this reason.”

“Your talent is excellent. The Ice Spirit Root is very suitable for cultivating both swordplay and spells,” Xuan Shuang said in a calm tone. “Among the Elders present, most, except for me, are proficient in both aspects. If you choose me as your master, I may only be able to teach you swordplay and not much in the way of spells.”

Although the few of them primarily cultivated the Dao of the Sword, Xuan Shuang was the only one who truly specialized in it. Out of appreciation for talent, Xuan Shuang did not want a gifted person to choose and bind themselves to her solely because of gratitude.

“This disciple has carefully considered this. The only Dao this disciple wishes to cultivate is the Dao of the Sword.” Zuo Wuyi’s attitude was firm, ignoring the warning sound in her mind about deviating from the plot. In her previous life, she knew nothing and was led around by this foolish system. Now that she had a second chance, how could she miss this opportunity again?

Xuan Shuang’s gaze lingered on Zuo Wuyi for a moment. Seeing the resolute look on her face, she nodded. “Good. From now on, you will be my final disciple.”

As Xuan Shuang spoke, Zuo Wuyi felt a force lifting her. She did not resist, allowed the force to raise her to her feet, and then bowed and greeted, “Disciple Zuo Wuyi pays respects to Master.”

Seeing Zuo Wuyi successfully take Xuan Shuang as her master, Xuan Min felt a slight displeasure in his heart, but with so many people present, he couldn’t say anything. He could only maintain a cold expression and didn’t mention the matter of accepting a disciple at all.

There were more than thirty disciples brought in, but only eight were truly valued by the Elders and taken as personal disciples. The rest would serve as ordinary Inner Sect disciples and be taught by other specialized teaching Elders.

After the selection of disciples was over, Xuan Shuang left with Zuo Wuyi. After giving her a few instructions and a storage bracelet, she temporarily entrusted her little apprentice to Mo Xiao and Yun He, as she still had some matters to attend to.

Yun He was very fond of her new junior sister, Zuo Wuyi. As soon as Xuan Shuang left, she gave Zuo Wuyi a storage ring as a welcome gift, and then enthusiastically introduced her to the situation of their master sect.

“Junior Sister, you rank fifth in the sect. Barring any accidents, Master probably won’t accept any more disciples,” Yun He said. “Your Senior Sister is in closed-door cultivation striving for the Nascent Soul stage. This is your Second Senior Sister, Yun Mu. I am your Third Senior Sister, Yun He. We are both at the Golden Core stage. Your Fourth Senior Brother is currently out traveling and won’t be back for a while.”

“Greetings, Second Senior Sister. Greetings, Third Senior Sister.” Zuo Wuyi pinched the corner of her robe and dutifully greeted them one by one.

“Before you reach Foundation Establishment, Yun He and I will teach you cultivation,” Mo Xiao said. She had been secretly observing this Junior Sister the entire way, wondering why she changed her name and became her Junior Sister instead of taking Xuan Min as her master.

“Exactly! You can always come and ask me anything you don’t understand. I won’t be leaving the sect for a while!” Yun He said. She had just broken through to Golden Core and needed to consolidate her foundation in the sect.

A smile appeared on Zuo Wuyi’s face. She looked up at Mo Xiao with moist, wide eyes. “Then can I also seek guidance from Second Senior Sister?”

Although the expression on Mo Xiao’s face hadn’t changed much, meeting Zuo Wuyi’s expectant gaze, her heart softened, and she nodded in agreement. “You may.”

The Dao Seeking Sect was vast. Based on different cultivation methods, it was roughly divided into five areas: the Sword Pavilion for cultivating swordplay, the Spell Pavilion for cultivating spells, the Pill Pavilion for cultivating alchemy, the Artifact Pavilion for cultivating the Dao of Artifact Forging, and the Body Cultivation Pavilion for cultivating the Dao of Body Tempering. Each pavilion had a Pavilion Master and Elders. Xuan Shuang and Xuan Min were two of the Elders of the Sword Pavilion.

Compared to Mo Xiao, who was either in closed-door cultivation or heading to closed-door cultivation, Yun He was much clearer about the internal structure of the Sword Pavilion. She flew on her sword and took Zuo Wuyi on a tour, introducing the general layout of the Sword Pavilion.

“Junior Sister, this entire area is made up of empty courtyards. You can choose one you like, and it will be your cultivation abode from now on,” Yun He finally stopped near the center.

“Can I live next to Senior Sister?” Zuo Wuyi looked up as she spoke, her gaze directed at the silent Mo Xiao.

Yun He raised an eyebrow, slightly confused by Zuo Wuyi’s choice. “Junior Sister, why don’t you want to live next to me? Is it because I’m not as powerful as Second Senior Sister?”

Zuo Wuyi pursed her lips and smiled, saying with a hint of embarrassment, “Because I feel like Second Senior Sister looks a lot like my elder sister from before, so I want to live close to her.”

“Is that so?” Yun He didn’t think much of it. “Then you really are very fated with us, Junior Sister. First, you were saved by Master, and then you met Second Senior Sister.”

A slightly shy smile appeared on Zuo Wuyi’s face. She kept looking up at Mo Xiao, her eyes full of anticipation.

After hearing Zuo Wuyi’s words, a few more doubts arose in Mo Xiao’s heart, but because she couldn’t clearly recall the plot, she didn’t dwell on it, assuming she had simply forgotten this detail.

“My residence is relatively secluded, and there are no large courtyards nearby,” Mo Xiao said seriously. “If you want to live next to me, you can only choose a small courtyard. That is not good for you. You should choose a different place.”

“But, but I want to live near Senior Sister.” Zuo Wuyi pouted, seemingly disheartened by Mo Xiao’s words. “Does Senior Sister dislike me and think I’m useless…”

“That’s not what I meant.” A hint of helplessness crossed Mo Xiao’s expression, and she began to explain. “Every courtyard has a Spirit Gathering Array inside. The larger the courtyard, the larger the Spirit Gathering Array. So, it is better for you to choose a larger courtyard.”

Hearing Mo Xiao’s words, Zuo Wuyi blinked blankly, seemingly not understanding what she said. “Is there any benefit to having a larger Spirit Gathering Array?”

“The larger the Spirit Gathering Array, the higher the spiritual energy concentration around you, and the faster your cultivation speed will be,” Mo Xiao patiently explained. “If I remember correctly, there is a good courtyard on the east side, about the same size as mine. You can choose that as your abode.”

Meeting Zuo Wuyi’s gaze, which held a trace of dependence, Mo Xiao added, “That place is not far from my residence. Once you learn to fly with your sword, you can come to me quickly.”

“Okay,” Zuo Wuyi nodded in agreement, her right hand still gripping Mo Xiao’s sleeve.

“Senior Sister, I haven’t handed in the mission I accepted yet. I’ll leave Junior Sister in your care for now. I’ll take my leave first.” Noticing that Zuo Wuyi seemed to rely more on Mo Xiao, Yun He not only didn’t feel ignored but was happy that the two could grow closer.

In Yun He’s impression, her Second Senior Sister, Yun Mu, was too focused on cultivation, living a life like an ascetic monk, not leaving any time for relaxation or fun. Now that the new Junior Sister was so attached to Second Senior Sister Yun Mu, perhaps she could change the current situation.

As soon as Yun He left, Zuo Wuyi no longer needed an excuse to cling to Mo Xiao and held on even more righteously.

Mo Xiao sighed inwardly, reached out and grasped Zuo Wuyi’s small wrist, gently applying force to make her release her sleeve.

“Hold tight,” Mo Xiao said, taking out her personal sword. She shielded Zuo Wuyi, who was standing in front of her, with one hand, then propelled the flying sword eastward.

Zuo Wuyi tightly clutched Mo Xiao’s arm with both hands, lowering her head slightly to hide the emotions in her eyes.

[Warning! The plot trajectory has deviated! Please host, immediately take Xuan Min as your master!] The mechanical electronic voice kept ringing in Zuo Wuyi’s Sea of Consciousness from time to time, but it did not affect Zuo Wuyi’s state at all.

Take Xuan Min as my master? What a joke. It’s already showing great restraint that I haven’t stabbed him a few times. If it weren’t for this foolish system, I wouldn’t have missed Mo Xiao at the very beginning and nearly spent my entire life unable to find the person I was looking for.

[Warning! The host’s thoughts are extremely dangerous! Punishment sequence initiating!] The so-called system rambled on for a while and then began counting down.

“System, your data hasn’t been formatted, has it?” Zuo Wuyi communicated with the system in her mind with an expressionless face. “If you don’t have the sense to stop popping up, I will immediately perish together with Xuan Min.”

As soon as Zuo Wuyi spoke, the system went silent. After about a minute of silence, the originally mechanical electronic voice gained emotion, sounding somewhat aggrieved. [It was you who agreed to help me complete the mission at the start.]

“It is true that I agreed to you, but that was in the last life,” Zuo Wuyi communicated with the system in her Sea of Consciousness. “Didn’t I complete all the missions you issued to me in the last life?”

[But, but you ultimately killed Xuan Min, causing the world to collapse. That absolutely does not count as completing the mission…] The system retorted. After it couldn’t help but recall Zuo Wuyi’s deranged appearance, its voice grew softer and softer.

The system was already very clear about what kind of person Zuo Wuyi was. If the system’s data had truly been erased, it might have disregarded her words. But the opposite was true—the system had perfectly preserved the data related to Zuo Wuyi. Therefore, the system knew very well that if Zuo Wuyi hadn’t seen Mo Xiao at the last moment, the result of starting over would only be the accelerated destruction of the world.

“Don’t forget, my original request was for you to help me find Mo Xiao, but what was the result?” Zuo Wuyi snorted inwardly. “Three hundred years passed, and there was no news of Mo Xiao at all. If I hadn’t stabbed Xuan Min a few times, I’m afraid I would have died without ever seeing her, right?”

The system didn’t know what to say and could only keep quiet, hiding in Zuo Wuyi’s Sea of Consciousness and playing dead.

Zuo Wuyi looked even more disdainful of the system. If it weren’t for the fact that this so-called system was actually useful in some ways, she would have found a way to resolve it a long time ago. She would never have left it in her Sea of Consciousness, becoming a minor threat.

“We’ve arrived,” Mo Xiao was focused while traveling and did not notice the change in Zuo Wuyi’s mood along the way. With a slight force of her arm, she placed the person steadily on the ground. “Take a look first. If you don’t like it, I’ll take you to choose another place.”

“Okay, thank you, Senior Sister.” Zuo Wuyi released Mo Xiao’s hand, looked at the courtyard in front of her with some curiosity, and then shifted her gaze back to Mo Xiao. She pinched her sleeve, her large, watery eyes open wide. “Senior Sister, if I can’t fly with my sword, how am I supposed to come and see you?”

The corner of Mo Xiao’s mouth curved slightly. She couldn’t resist reaching out and stroking Zuo Wuyi’s head. “Before you reach Foundation Establishment, Yun He and I will take turns coming over to teach you. Once you complete Qi Condensation, I will give you some sound transmission talismans, and you can contact Yun He and me.”

“Okay, thank you, Senior Sister.” Zuo Wuyi said, giving Mo Xiao a brilliant smile. Taking advantage of the fact that Mo Xiao’s hand was still on her head, she rushed forward and hugged Mo Xiao’s waist, rubbing her head against her.

Mo Xiao was somewhat unaccustomed to Zuo Wuyi’s closeness, but remembering Zuo Wuyi’s words about resembling her elder sister, she restrained her instinctual reaction and remained still, allowing Zuo Wuyi to embrace her.

The system hiding in Zuo Wuyi’s Sea of Consciousness saw this scene and was enraged but did not dare to speak.

So hateful! Why does the host have two completely different faces when dealing with me and when dealing with Mo Xiao! I didn’t even do anything to the host, except for verbally threatening her at the very beginning!