I'm not that convinced that I'm powerful

I sat atop the Second Peak, staring up at the cloudless sky in thought.

'Miss Hua was saved by my predecessor on a whim when he went outside the sect to accomplish a mission. As I recall based on his memories,'

"A pure, breathtaking beauty untainted by the world."

I sighed in exasperation. He was too shy and did not know how to talk to her so he walked off but not before giving her a jade ring in a fluster.

Miss Hua was a mediocre third-grade talent and yet she managed to obtain the heart of my predecessor who could have thousands of heavenly beauties lusting for him. The aura of a protagonist indeed. It is only a matter of time before her "cheat" item appears.

My mother, Zhao He was a legendary cultivator that could ascend the realms. I am not aware of the means to contact her yet but when I do, I will be sure to tell her to treat Miss Hua as if she was her own daughter. The main character will always repay their dues whether it was kindness or enmity. Hopefully, she will allow me to have some benefits worthy of a helpful side character-

"Young Master."

I heard a respectful male voice call out to me from behind. Accepting my Young Master status, I dawned on the image of a profound genius.

"Speak," I lightly said.

I have yet to learn how to use the so-called "Divine Sense" I've heard before in these cultivation novels so I did not who was speaking to me but I assumed it was the middle-aged man who I first met in this world.

"It will be that time of the year again Young Master. The Martial Gathering of the Eight Sects will begin soon in a month."

Ah, I have to show off some skills as the young generation of my sect, don't I? Well shit.

He continued, "The Burning Armor Sect's genius, Zhang Yong has also achieved a breakthrough to the Xiantian, still incomparable to the Young Master who has already begun to show signs of forming the Core."

Huh...?

Oh, right. It seems to me that I'm am in fact, a genius.

~~~

It has been two weeks since my transmigration and I've concluded that I am here to stay. (Lol this felt so funny to write.)

Besides the non-stop drug-induced feelings from cultivation, I've also practiced some auxiliary skills required from a cultivator such as releasing my spiritual aura; an aura that will have those weaker than me in my presence, dominated. Flying on a sword, and the incredible Divine Sense. Thankfully, the processes were made much, much easier with the vivid memories of my predecessor.

Spiritual aura was like killing intent. If I thought about wanting to pressurize this area with my power, it would be so. Flying on a sword, well, I picked that up very quickly as I was also extremely motivated to do so. Flying. On. A. Sword. I do not believe that requires much explanation?

Divine Sense was tricky to grasp at first but I thought of having a field of vision 360 degrees that could see through walls, much like the Byakugan in Naruto except that once infused with my Inner Qi, it would be able to 'feel' more. That is the best way I could describe it.

It's like touching with your eyes. Weird right?

I, of course, practiced all of this in seclusion so the image of a profound genius my predecessor built wasn't destroyed.

Now that I have mastered the art of bullshitting as a powerful prodigy cultivator that is in no way comparable to the Main Character, I've decided to make a plan for when I attend the Martial Gathering.

It seems that my predecessor has never attended a Martial Gathering as a participant due to his incredible talent. None doubted his future though. The heir of the Li Family and the son of Zhao He with a ninth-grade talent. His future was limitless. His only goal was to cultivate to reach the level of his mother.

However, a few years back, Zhang Yong of the Burning Armor Sect, a genius second only to this heaven-defying Li Jie, requested a duel with my predecessor for when he was to advance to the realm of Xiantian. Of course, losing was to be expected against my predecessor but a genius was prideful and would not accept defeat until they tried. Any of the participants in the Martial Gathering came from all corners of the continent and each corner they came from, they were at the top of the pecking order.

To hear of this prodigal genius that was born from a legendary cultivator and heir to the Li Family, they could not suppress their fighting intent to prove themselves worthy of recognition.

As of right now, I may have the martial skills and the muscle memory required to use these skills from my predecessor but I do not believe I could execute them in profound fashion. This could break my image that I must retain in order to be charming to Miss Hua.

So I've decided to bring back the 101 of Xianxia.

To win with absolute, bad-ass, domineering strength. None could refute that.

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Miss Hua's POV

It was strange.

The Lightning Lotus Stem...

When I absorbed it, I felt injuries that I never thought I'd had before healing. I felt my cultivation breakthrough to the latter stages of the Heart Tempering Stage and had begun to solidify a foundation for the Bone Forging stage.

Truly a heaven-defying plant. I can finally become a true disciple of the Nine Peaks sect albeit an outer disciple. Nonetheless, I will finally be able to thank Young Master Li for that day.

You've saved me and had gifted me this ring...

It was light blue with intricate waving lines in its design of the base. There was a lightning emblem on its top. A remarkable sight to behold. I am not a hopeless girl in love to believe that you wanted to have a relationship with me as I am but a grain of dust compared to your brilliance but even if I do not understand why you gifted this to me, a gift is a gift and I will thank you immensely for it. If possible, I would love to be worthy enough for you-

As I was deep in my thoughts, a sudden jolt ran through me.

The remaining raw lightning Qi from the Lightning Lotus Stem that I was planning to refine for later suddenly traveled through my meridians to the ring.

A large wave of pain and memories ran through my mind.

I was a young girl with no talent except for some affinity with lightning. There was a flash. Then, I stood atop a thunderstorm, looking down on all beings with disdain. Then there was another flash.

I struggled against them, I tried but failed. I was scared. However, when He saved me and when He gifted me this ring, I was but a hopeless girl in love.