A Blessing or a Curse?

"Phew!"

Shu exhaled a huge deep breath after making a short plan on how to live without making anyone suspicious of him.

"Hahh, seems like things would get a little bit challenging from now on," he thought to himself.

He then glanced at Mei Qi, who was currently standing beside him like a statue.

"Mei... can I call you Mei?" he asked.

"Your word is an order, young master. You didn't have to ask," she instantly replied.

Shu made a complex expression on his face as he didn't like how she phrased it. Even if she's a maid, she is still a human being.

"You have been assigned to serve me, right?" he asked.

"Yes, young master," she replied.

"And that means you work for me, right?" he continued.

"Yes, young master," she answered.

"You also said my word is an order, didn't you?" he asked.

"Yes, it is," she replied.

"Then from now on, I forbid you to say such a thing ever again," Shu spoke with a smile on his face.

After hearing this, Mei suddenly became dumbfounded as he's different from the rumors that were said about him.

There's a rumour going around in the sect that the Shu Family prodigy is cold-blooded and doesn't talk much with people. That's why Mei has been so obedient and serious; she's scared she might get scolded by him.

"W-w-what do you mean by that, master?" she asked instantly.

"What do you mean? I said what I said," he replied.

Hearing this, Mei grew more dumbfounded by her master's actions. Baffled by him, she unconsciously nodded.

Seeing her reaction, Shu smiled at her, which suddenly made her flustered.

He then looked at her and said, "Mei, can you leave me alone for a bit? I have something I need to take care of."

The already flustered young lady grew more flustered, as she had misunderstood what Shu meant. Her face turned beet-red like a fresh tomato.

Noticing her reaction, Shu suddenly panicked and said, "N-NOO, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!"

Mei, who was currently too flustered and blushed, couldn't stand being in the room anymore and instantly took a step before running toward the door and walking out of the room.

Bang!

She accidentally slammed the door. Suddenly, a soothing, soft voice resounded across the hallway.

"Ehh, Meimei? Is that you? Why did you slam that room door? Also, why did your face become all red?" A young lady with an elegant dress, who seemed to be a bit older than Mei, asked.

"Young Lady Shu? What are you doing here?" Mei replied.

"I have just returned from my training and am about to go for lunch. How about we go together? Have you eaten?"

"I haven't," Mei replied.

"That's good! You should keep me company. Let's go take lunch together!"

Mei got dragged by her before saying even a single word. Both of them then could no longer be seen near Shu's room.

Meanwhile, Shu was dumbstruck with his own words. He froze for a few seconds before releasing a huge sigh.

"Shit! I messed up. Why did I say it like that? Now she totally got the wrong idea and might as well think of me as some kind of idiot perverted young master," he said with a perplexed look on his face.

Baffled by the situation, he then decided to let the matter go for a while.

"Ahh, forget it. I would think of a few solutions later. For now, I have to try to cultivate first. After all, I need to know at what realm I'm currently in now."

Without any delay, he immediately sat down in a lotus position and calmed himself down. Half a minute later, he started by absorbing the surrounding world that was lingering inside the room. He could feel his body surging with Yuan Qi.

Immortal Sword Index. That was the sword art that Shu Haoyu cultivates before reincarnated. It was an art that he created on his own after reaching the peak of sword arts. It's a direct path to divinity, a foundation of sword arts teaching.

There were countless sects and mighty figures who would always be wary of him in the past. As his sword arts were known as the deadliest and most powerful ever to exist.

Currently, now that he has been reincarnated, he needed to start from scratch. However, it wouldn't be a big problem for him as he has already built a foundation inside him. Precisely to be said is the foundation itself is his soul, the sword arts that he created already bounded to his own soul.

However, the progression of learning still needed great talent. In the past, he had a talent that was blessed by the heavens, and that's why he managed to achieve many great feats. It was all thanks to his talent and luck.

Meanwhile, Shu Haoyu, who was currently focusing on cultivating, could feel a pure energy flow through his entire body.

Body Tempering 1st stage...

3rd stage...

5th...

7th...

9th...

"Huh, peak of the Body Tempering stage? What a prodigy you are. Let's see what kind of talent you have," Shu Haoyu thought to himself.

He could feel his body overflowing with pure energy.

Qi Gathering 1st stage...

2nd stage...

5th...

7th...

9th stage...

"Another peak level? You sure are blessed by the heavens. Reaching such a realm at a young age," he thought to himself.

With so many things on his mind, he relaxed and continued to focus.

Suddenly, he felt a mysterious and mystical feeling in his mind.

Half a minute later, a wave suddenly formed followed by a sea that was created out of nowhere, and in the middle, a flower bloomed with a crystal red color. One petal after another slowly bloomed until there were nine completed petals, and when all of the petals were completely bloomed, a majestic aura suddenly descended inside his mind, surrounding the bloomed flower.

"WAIT? ISN'T THIS THE KNOWLEDGE SEA? AND THERE'S ALSO A SOUL DIVINE LOTUS INSIDE!" he was extremely shocked at the moment.

As he was shocked by the divine lotus that suddenly bloomed inside his knowledge sea, his cultivation base continued to skyrocket.

Buzz!

He reached the Qi Refining Realm.

Qi Refining 1st stage...

2nd...

3rd...

...

...

"Hah, so this is the limit? Qi Refining 3rd stage at such an early age? What kind of monstrous freak are you? It's just a pity that you were born here instead. If I had to compare it with my past, you're not far from me. If given enough time, you might as well reach the same height as me," he said to himself as he slowly opened his eyes.

"And that Knowledge Sea, plus the Soul Divine Lotus... that was a treasure that I obtained in the past... why is it here?" he mumbled, confused.

"Or is it because it got attached to my soul?"

He continued asking himself many times as he wondered if this was either a blessing or a curse. After all, great power comes with great responsibility.

At least that is what he believed.

"Oh dear heavens, did you really favor me that much?" he said to himself. One question after another suddenly popped up inside his mind, but he discarded all of them as he knew he wouldn't get the answer he sought.

He said to himself, one by one, questions suddenly popped up inside his mind, but all of them got discarded as he knew he wouldn't get the answer he sought.

He knew the only way to get answers is by getting stronger. Not just typically stronger, but stronger than his old self.

In the meantime, while he was lost in thought, suddenly a door knocking sound echoes in the room.

*knock* *knock*