Chapter 5 - Transmigrated as a Fake Daughter in Cultivation Novel

Chapter 5 For no other reason, a few unscrupulous disciples were injured. Song Zhi Xia stayed there not only because she couldn't sleep well, but also to avoid being harmed by them. Song Wei Zhi remembered that in the original book, the original body instructed various people around her to design and shatter the heroine's spirit. "Sister, isn't this the way to my residence?" Song Zhi Xia reminded Song Wei Zhi from behind. "Of course, I know. However, those outer disciples are not good people. From now on, don't live together with them," she said, leading Song Zhi Xia to a room. When the disciple saw it was Song Wei Zhi, he quickly stood up and greeted respectfully, "Senior Sister, do you need anything?" The incident where Senior Sister released her pressure was still fresh in Hou Ping's memory. He wouldn't dare to provoke Song Wei Zhi. "It's nothing major. Zhi Xia is the Sect Master's daughter and shouldn't live with those scum. Prepare a separate room for Zhi Xia," Song Wei Zhi instructed. Hou Ping immediately responded, "No problem, Senior Sister. I'll arrange it right away." Shortly after, Hou Ping led Song Wei Zhi and Song Zhi Xia to a room that was significantly better than the one Song Zhi Xia had been staying in. "Senior Sister, is it suitable for Song Junior Sister to stay here?" Hou Ping asked with a smile. Song Wei Zhi only gave him a cold glance without a word, sending shivers down Hou Ping's spine. He quickly explained, "Senior Sister, Tian Ming Senior Brother was the one who arranged the room for Song Junior Sister. I truly didn't know about it." Song Wei Zhi simply looked at Hou Ping coldly without saying a word. Then, she turned to Song Zhi Xia and said, "Go back and rest for a few days. You've just arrived and need to adapt to the environment here." Hou Ping immediately understood Song Wei Zhi's intention and added, "Yes, Zhi Xia, don't do any work for the next few days. Just take a good rest." "Then I'll leave. I'll come to see you in a few days," Song Wei Zhi said before reminding Song Zhi Xia a few more times before she left by sword. Entering this room, Song Zhi Xia felt a little happy. Back when she lived with her foster parents in the village, one room was for her parents, the other for her brother, and she could only rest on a bed in the woodshed. This was the first time she had her own room. Song Zhi Xia lay on the bed, reminiscing about her life during these few days. Even though her biological parents didn't want to acknowledge her, at least her Senior Sister didn't dislike her. Right after Song Wei Zhi returned to her residence, she heard a prompt from the system: "Congratulations to the host for completing the task. Reward: 10 points. Current points: 30. Do you want to redeem the reward?" Song Wei Zhi thought for a moment but decided not to redeem the reward. With only 30 points, she was far from being able to purchase those precious items. She decided she should save them and consider it later. Her current cultivation was at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. In this world, there were a total of ten major realms, each divided into three stages: initial stage, comprehension stage, and perfection stage. According to the original book's description of the city, there should be people in the city with a higher cultivation level than the Foundation Establishment realm. To ensure her and the protagonist's safety, Song Wei Zhi had to continue to focus on her cultivation. However, she currently didn't feel close to breaking through to the next stage. It seemed she was still far from reaching the perfection stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. Song Wei Zhi calmed herself, set up a protective barrier in the room, and began to meditate with the Frost Soul Technique. After circulating her spiritual energy through her meridians for a few cycles, she felt more at ease. Just as she was about to begin another round of meditation, the system transmitted a mechanical voice in her mind: "Host, please quickly go to the martial arts arena to help the female protagonist. Otherwise, if the protagonist's spirit is shattered, the main task will become more difficult to complete. The reward for completing the task is 100 points. Host, please take immediate action." Song Wei Zhi recalled the plot of the original book. At this time, several disciples from the inner sect were probably about to attack the female protagonist. She was startled. If the protagonist's spirit was shattered, how could she complete the main task of collecting the protagonist's other spirits? Hence, Song Wei Zhi immediately summoned her Fleeting Frost Sword and hurried towards the martial arts arena. In fact, this meditation had already lasted for three days. During these three days, Song Zhi Xia had been living peacefully without any trouble. However, on the morning of the fourth day, an inner disciple came and informed Song Zhi Xia to go to the martial arts arena to start her cultivation practice. Seeing other outer disciples heading in the same direction, Song Zhi Xia didn't have any suspicions and followed the crowd towards the martial arts arena. "Hey, have you seen how well-groomed the Sect Master's daughter looks when she puts in a little effort?" A male outer disciple remarked to his companion. "She's just a country bumpkin. She's a useless person the Sect Master doesn't even want to acknowledge. Cultivation is about strength, not just looks. What's the use of being pretty? A mere ornament?" a female outer disciple said disdainfully. "Exactly, finding a partner also requires similar strength. She's probably struggling even with qi cultivation since she's just arrived," another outer disciple added. As the onlookers kept whispering, Song Zhi Xia started to feel uncomfortable under their scrutinizing gazes. She furrowed her brows and continued following the crowd toward the martial arts arena. Three inner disciples were already standing on the high platform of the arena, responsible for guiding the outer disciples in cultivating their qi, as was usual on such days. However, the motives of the three of them were not pure, especially Chen Li, the lead figure. In the original book, he was a notorious bootlicker by Song Wei Zhi's side. He resented Song Zhi Xia for occupying the position of the Sect Master's daughter, and with Song Wei Zhi's instigation, he treated Song Zhi Xia as his top enemy. However, the current Song Wei Zhi had never instructed them to do such things, yet the plot had still developed to this stage. Under the clear blue sky, the Song Clan's martial arts arena appeared particularly solemn. The disciples quickly stood in formation and waited for the inner disciples to begin their guidance. However, Chen Li and the others seemed reluctant to conduct the usual lessons. "Everyone, quiet down. Before we begin today's lesson on qi cultivation, I'd like to invite the new junior, Song Junior Sister, on stage. When we joined the sect, we all had our spiritual roots and spirit beasts tested. Song Junior Sister was in a hurry when she joined, but she still needs to follow the rules," Chen Li announced, looking at Song Zhi Xia in the crowd. At this moment, Song Zhi Xia didn't even know what her spiritual roots and spirit beast were. Based on her biological parents' attitude, her spiritual roots likely weren't good. While Song Zhi Xia was contemplating, whispers started to echo from the audience in the martial arts arena. "Hey, what do you think Song Zhi Xia's cultivation level is? Her elder brother, who is a fellow sibling, has already reached the initial stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. They share the same mother, so Song Zhi Xia must be close to him." "You don't know anything. I bet she's far from being as strong as her elder siblings. If not, why would the Sect Master leave her in the outer sect?" "Perhaps the Sect Master wants to temper her?" "Forget it, she's definitely useless. Just watch." "Why do I have to go down to invite you up, Song Junior Sister?" Chen Li coldly looked at Song Zhi Xia. As the one who caused Senior Sister's current unstable situation, she was now in a position where anyone could step on her, since the Sect Master had thrown her into the outer sect, it meant anyone could humiliate her. Observing the male disciple speaking on the high platform, Song Zhi Xia realized she was at a point of no return. Despite the uncomfortable glances from the public, she stepped onto the stage of the martial arts arena. On the platform, there was a huge black stone block about two meters high. Chen Li sneered and made a gesture, "Song Junior Sister, please come and try your spiritual roots." In this world, pure single spiritual roots were the most superior, followed by dual, triple, and quadruple spiritual roots. As the number of spiritual roots increased, the quality became more mixed, and once it reached five or six, they were considered trash spiritual roots, similar to half-spiritual roots. Such spiritual roots were not suitable for cultivation due to inherent deficiencies or mixed attributes. According to the Song Clan's rules, after the quadruple spiritual roots, disciples with more than four spiritual roots wouldn't be accepted as they had no value to cultivate. Chen Li circulated his spiritual energy, causing the black stone block to emit a radiant glow. He urged Song Zhi Xia, "Please proceed, Junior Sister, and test your spiritual roots." Song Zhi Xia could only step forward and place her hand on the black stone block, silently hoping for a favorable result. After a moment, a line of words appeared on the black stone block: "Song Zhi Xia, half-fire element spiritual roots." As soon as these words appeared, the audience in the martial arts arena erupted into chatter. "I told you. She's just a waste. No wonder the Sect Master never mentioned acknowledging her." "Exactly, she's being protected by her Senior Sister, but in the end, she can't even enter the sect. It's disgusting. Where does she get the face to claim she's our Senior Sister's fellow sibling?" "Luckily, the Sect Master made a mistake in bringing her in, otherwise, this waste wouldn't have the nerve to claim she's our Senior Sister." The outer disciples below were already in chaos. Pushing down his excitement, Chen Li was ready to thoroughly humiliate Song Zhi Xia. He smiled and said, "Even as a half-spiritual roots cultivator, don't be discouraged, Junior Sister. Perhaps your spirit beast is a high-grade one? You should summon your spirit beast and reveal it." Continued in the next message. From the disdainful expressions of the audience below the platform and the contemptuous gazes from the three inner disciples before her, Song Zhi Xia had already sensed the belittlement. Although she didn't understand the significance of these spiritual roots, she could guess that her own spiritual roots were certainly not favorable. "I think it would be better to postpone the testing of my spirit beast until after the class. It would indeed be a waste of time for the other senior brothers and sisters in this manner," Song Zhi Xia said after going through the spiritual roots test and didn't wish to undergo any examination of her spirit beast at this moment.