I, Luo Qingyu, was a miserable college senior who died suddenly after staying up all night to finish my thesis.
I thought I would be dragged away by the Black and White Impermanence to be reincarnated, but unexpectedly, a sudden flash of white light filled my vision. When I opened my eyes again, I found that the familiar dormitory was gone. In its place was a dense forest.
The familiar hum of the air conditioner and the crisp clacking of my roommate's mechanical keyboard were gone. Instead, the relentless chirping of insects filled the air, grating on my nerves.
“Where... am I?”
“I clearly remember staying up all night to write my thesis and dying suddenly. I should have gone to the Underworld for reincarnation. How did a flash of white light drop me in the middle of nowhere?”
Luo Qingyu was utterly bewildered. Before she could organize her thoughts, she instinctively raised her hand to rub her aching head.
But the moment her hand entered her field of vision, she froze.
“Holy crap! My... why are my hands so small?”
Luo Qingyu stared at the pair of hands that clearly didn't belong to her. The backs of her hands were chubby, her knuckles were caked with dirt, and they were covered in gray dust with black grime stuffed under her fingernails. They were as tiny as chicken claws.
She bolted upright. Moving too fast, she nearly face-planted into the nearby bushes.
Looking down, she saw she was wearing a faded, coarse cloth tunic. Her pant legs were rolled up several times, revealing a pair of short, mud-splattered legs.
Luo Qingyu was completely dumbfounded. She instinctively reached up to touch her chest—it was as flat as a board.
“Ahhhh—where are my long legs and my chest?!”
“How did I shrink like this?!”
Before she could digest this terrifying reality, a rush of foreign memories was forcefully shoved into her mind.
The cultivation world, the Five Great Sects, Luo Qingyu...
Ten years old, an orphan, raised on the charity of various villagers.
At this point, the memories ground to a sudden halt.
“Luo Qingyu...” she muttered, her lips twitching. “How is this name exactly the same as mine in the modern world?”
She shook her head, trying to dig up some highlight moments from the body's previous owner—like some peerless talent or a hidden bloodline.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
The original owner's memory stopped at "living off charity," as if her ten years of life existed solely to serve as a background canvas for this very moment of transmigration.
“You've got to be kidding me!” Luo Qingyu couldn't help but wail. “When other people transmigrate, they get golden fingers—either a portable space or some peerless cultivation method.”
“Why did I end up as a little beggar with no decent background to speak of? Where is the justice in this?!”
She indignantly patted the dirt off her clothes, but her palm accidentally brushed against something hard.
“Huh?”
Luo Qingyu paused, reaching deep into the folds of her tattered tunic. Her fingertips brushed against a hard, cool object.
Startled, she pulled it out of her shirt. It was a thumb-sized jade pendant, milky white and carved with a budding lotus. It felt warm to the touch and faintly glowed with a soft light.
“Was this... kept close to the original owner's body?” she muttered, a trace of doubt rising in her heart.
How could a little beggar raised on charity possess such an exquisite jade pendant?
Before she could wrap her head around it, a mechanical voice rang in her ears:
【Ding-dong! Key token "Pure Lotus Jade Pendant" detected. System successfully activated!】
【Welcome, Host, to binding "System No. 007."】
Luo Qingyu's hand jerked, nearly dropping the jade pendant.
Her eyes widened as she stared incredulously at the empty forest around her. “A... System? My golden finger is actually here?!”
【Hello, Host! I am System 007. It is a pleasure to meet you.】
Luo Qingyu took a deep breath, trying to look like a transmigrator who had seen it all. She tentatively replied:
“Um... hello, 007. Can you first tell me where exactly this is?”
“I clearly remember dying suddenly from staying up all night to write my thesis. Then a flash of white light happened, and I was brought here.”
【007: Host, there is no need to be surprised. Everything that has happened is my doing.】
【After all, you are my chosen host. I simply did not expect you to die so suddenly.】
【Out of options, I could only take your soul and place you into the body of this child.】
“Huh?!” Hearing 007's words, Luo Qingyu nearly choked on her own spit.
“But couldn't you have given me a different body? This current state is incredibly inconvenient.”
007 felt a bit embarrassed.
【007: Apologies, Host. Currently, only this child has a 99% soul compatibility rate with you.】
【Only when the original owner of this body died could I place your soul inside. There are temporarily no other suitable vessels for a replacement.】
After listening to 007's explanation, Luo Qingyu instantly deflated, her head drooping dejectedly.
Seeing her downcast expression, 007 couldn't help but chime in.
【Host, do not be discouraged. Although you have transmigrated into a child's body, this System was custom-made for you! I am the prestigious "Tenfold Expansion System"!】
“Tenfold Expansion System?” Luo Qingyu was stunned, the irritation of transmigrating into a child's body instantly vanishing.
Strange images flashed through her mind. “Huh? What kind of ridiculous name is that? It sounds like some kind of illegal advertisement...”
【Host, please do not question this System's professionalism!】 007 immediately countered.
【To put it simply, this System features a unique gacha function. Any item the Host draws using points—whether it is a cultivation method, a weapon, or a pill—can undergo this System's processing to achieve a tenfold expansion in either volume or efficacy!】
Luo Qingyu's pupils shrank, and she couldn't help but say, “Well, that's actually pretty impressive.”
She secretly pondered, Though the name sounds sketchy, if this function actually works, and I expand any weapons or pills I draw by ten times... wouldn't that be absolutely amazing?
【Of course!】 007's tone carried a hint of pride. 【To celebrate the Host successfully binding this System, a "Newbie Gift Pack" is now being issued! Would you like to open it immediately?】
“Open it! It's a must!” Luo Qingyu answered without hesitation.
Since it was the Tenfold Expansion System, the Newbie Gift Pack was bound to have good stuff. She even began to fantasize: would she directly get a top-grade spirit sword, or perhaps some top-grade spirit stones?
【Ding! Newbie Gift Pack successfully opened!】
【Congratulations, Host, on obtaining: Teleportation Talisman (Basic Version) x1.】
【Congratulations, Host, on obtaining: Inedia Pill Trial Pack (Strawberry Flavor) x1.】
【Congratulations, Host, on obtaining: A shop in Cloud City.】
【Congratulations, Host, on obtaining: Gacha Draw x1.】
Luo Qingyu looked at the rewards listed by the System, a flash of joy crossing her eyes.
The Teleportation Talisman could be used to travel in emergencies, the strawberry-flavored Inedia Pill solved her current eating problem, and Cloud City was a core city for cultivator trade.
Getting a shop out of thin air was equivalent to having a stable source of income, plus a free draw. The value of this Newbie Gift Pack far exceeded her expectations.
She calculated in her mind: the first three items were already a massive win, and with a gacha draw to boot, she might get an even rarer treasure.
Immediately after, a System prompt rang in her sea of consciousness:
【Newbie Gift Pack has been issued: Free Gacha Draw x1. Would you like to use it immediately?】
“Use it! Absolutely use it!” Luo Qingyu shouted in her heart without hesitation. “Give me something big!”
【Drawing card for you now...】
Suddenly, a white card pool that only she could see appeared before Luo Qingyu's eyes. It looked similar to games in the real world, except the pool page displayed it as a basic card pool.
Please, please! It must be gold! Luo Qingyu prayed frantically in her heart.
【Ding! Congratulations, Host, on your explosive luck!】
【You have drawn: Low-grade spirit sword — "Floating Light Sword" x1.】
As soon as the words fell, a small sword glowing with a faint white light appeared out of thin air in Luo Qingyu's hand.
The blade was only the length of a palm. It was exquisite, but no matter how she looked at it, it resembled a toy. It wasn't even as long as her current arm.
“...That's it?” Looking at the “Floating Light Sword” in her hand, which was shorter than a chopstick, Luo Qingyu's lips couldn't help but twitch.
“007, is this what you call explosive luck? Is this sword meant for giving mosquitoes a pedicure?”
【Host, do not worry!】 007's voice was filled with temptation.
【Do not forget this System's core function! This is a low-grade spirit sword, but once it undergoes this System's "Tenfold Expansion," its quality will undergo a qualitative leap!】
Luo Qingyu's eyes lit up instantly. “You mean...”
【That is correct! Now, please silently chant "Tenfold Expansion" and witness the moment of miracles!】
Luo Qingyu took a deep breath, gripped the small sword tightly, and chanted in her heart: Tenfold Expansion!!
Buzz—!
A visible wave of golden ripples instantly enveloped the small sword in her hand.
【Ding! Expansion successful!】
【Congratulations, Host, on obtaining: Top-grade Floating Light Sword】
【Note: The blade comes with the "Awe-Inspiring Floating Light" special effect, possessing a natural, absolute suppression and counter-effect against all evil spirits and demonic energy.】
“Holy crap...”
Luo Qingyu looked at the sword in her hand, which was currently emitting a soft yet holy white light, and couldn't help but swallow hard.
“Absolute suppression?” The image of her swinging this sword and chasing down demonic cultivators to hack them to pieces instantly popped into her mind.
“Tsk tsk, this golden finger is thick enough.”
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