Year 2017, Hong Kong

In this city of heaven towering skyscrapers and thick smog, the YuLing Company’s skyscraper was quite unassuming. However, an incident had occurred today that would cover the headlines tomorrow.

At the top of the building, in the Chairman’s Office, the founder of the company was laid down on the seat as if he was fallen asleep. However, he was fated to never awaken, poisoned to death!

“I wonder who this Chairman pissed off, to have his silent execution be ordered.” The girl who was suited in a black suit looked like an Office Lady leaving for lunch was actually the poisoner, Langya! Clutched within her hands was a jade box that she had taken from the Chairman’s secret locker.

Swiftly weaving through the streets of Hong Kong, she arrived at a prearranged meeting point. At that area, a youth awaited. This was the young master of the Long Family that ‘employed’ her, Cheng Ting.

“As expected of the Clearjade Mist, you completed the mission without fail. Did you get the jade box?” The voice was tinged with avarice and lust, something that filled her with disgust.

Instead of deigning him with a response, she simply nodded.

“Good then. In this decade, you are the best assassin of the 9th generation of our Assassination Pavilion. Your poisoning technique can kill one in a crowd of hundred without witnesses! That is certainly worthy of aplomb.” Hearing this praise would have normally flattered her, but hearing Cheng Ting’s slimy voice nearly made her gag.

“Thank you for the praise, young master…” But Cheng Ting hadn’t finished speaking.

“If you are willing to make some sacrifices, you can join the faction of an Elder. After putting in some effort, you can enjoy a cushy job of supervising assassinations, no need to go out and kill! You can even be promoted to an Elder of you put in more effort!” Cheng Ting’s lecherous gaze that scanned her from top to toe, as if trying to strip her with willpower alone was enough for her to know what ‘sacrifices’ and ‘effort’ meant.

“No thanks. I prefer killing and assassination for now.” The ‘for now’ was simply a concession she hurried added to placate Cheng Ting.

“How unfortunate. I was wondering how you would warm my bed. I suppose some flowers can only be gazed at, not plucked.” After saying these words, Cheng Ting regretfully shook his head.

Just when Langyu was thinking of rushing home and scrubbing her body clean from Cheng Ting’s dirty gaze, her instincts triggered and she jumped back. The top of her suit was slashed. The culprit was the ancient sword in Cheng Ting’s hands!

“See, you are rising too quickly so I have no choice but to put you down. But it would be a pity for such a flower to rot away untouched, right?” Disregarding his banter, Langyu’s eyes fell on the sword.

It was a sword of ancient make, pure white blade gleaming with a black hilt. But what surprised her more was that the lustful Cheng Ting was holding it like a sword master!

After that, Cheng Ting didn’t make another sound, letting his sword play. Despite being a master herself, Langyu specialized in poison and furthermore didn’t have a weapon! But she still expected to put up a battle for ten rounds or so.

However, unexpectedly she collapsed without being able to move a finger!

“If I chop you too much, raping your bloody figure won’t be too exciting. That’s why I poisoned my blade with a paralytic. Of course, I know you have some resistance so this dose was a bit costly.” The battle over, Cheng Ting returned to bantering. However, Langyu could no longer respond.

Considering something, he walked upto her and began stripping her to find something. Finally retrieving the jade box, he opened it up with a single finger strike. Grabbig the clear jadestone within, he played with it before putting it away in a pocket. “So the Clearjade is here… Do you know, this one object will guarantee my position as the successor? I have you to thank for fetching it for me. Well, time to reward you.”

The few clothes that covered Langyu’s figure were stripped off. Enjoying the fearful eyes of the mute girl, he unzipped his pants. “Heh, this is your first and final time with a man, huh? I’ll make it eventful enough to make it a memory you will carry to your next life.”

Her unmoving figure was slowly mounted by him. Grabbing her arms and wrapping his legs around her, his face came closer to her to take her lips. But just then, her lips moved.

A stream of spit struck Cheng Ting’s eyes. His eyes seemed to burn and during his confusion, he was pushed off by Langyu.

“You spat hydrochloric acid on my eyes?! You slut, you deserve a thousand deaths!” Hydrochloric acid was usually situated in the stomach. But by using a forbidden technique and burning her throat, she spat it at Cheng Ting.

“I am going to die after using this technique… So I might as well leave a memento as I die! You can never be the successor in this life.” If Cheng Ting’s eyes weren’t burnt, he would have seen the jade from his pocket in Langyu’s fingers.

With a single motion, the jade entered Langyu’s mouth! The rebelling hydrochloric acid began dissolving the jade along with Langyu’s insides.

However, when the jade was fully dissolved, Langyu’s body began burning with white fire. Taking advantage of this strange phenomenon, Langyu immediately wrapped the blinded Cheng Ting in her arms.

Finally, there remained only ashes and dust. No sign of any humans remained, only white ashes.

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[Transmigration System Initializing]

[Welcome Host ‘Langyu’. World Scan Initializing]

[World Identification Complete, “Ninelight Sword Saint”, Xuanhuan/Sword Cultivation]

Hearing the cold sound awakened her. “Ninelight Sword Saint? Am I transmigrated in that novel’s world?”

After she swallowed the Clearjade, her body began burning. She didn’t expect it to be a flame of nirvana allowing her to transmigrate to the world of the xianxia she read!

[Physical Scan Complete]

[Supreme Bloodline Detected: Supreme Sword Body + Supreme Sword Qi + Supreme Sword Soul]

[Two Inheritances Detected: Quintessence Sword Codex + Clear Jade Sword Codex]

[Stat Calculation Initializing…]

“Clear Jade Sword Codex?! Isn’t that legacy obtained by the Langyu in the novel, ending up with being chased by the Fu Immortal Kings and running into the protagonist Shui Yan’s arms? But what are these Supreme Sword Bloodlines then?” The Ninelight Sword Saint was a webnovel that Langyu kept up with. The main reasons were that it wasn’t too trashy and the main heroine’s name was Langyu as well!

“It seems that I really transmigrated to Ninelight Sword Saint’s world, and with a SYSTEM to boot! SYSTEM, initiate tutorial!”

Unfortunately, the only response was, “Unknown Command, not accepted.”

“SYSTEM, initiate help!...” Even after turning hoarse yelling commands, only an error message was heard. Finally, the SYSTEM responded with a notice.

[Warning. Illegal Transmigration detected by Heavenly Dao, Retribution Initiated! LETHAL DANGER!] However, the notice was a red letter of calamity!

Pain! Unprecedented pain ran through her body. It wasn’t hard enough to turn her mind blank and make her faint, but only a step away from it! She could feel her body fade away before she forced her will to let it remain in this world!

However what was the will of a person to the will of the Heavens? She was quickly rendered helpless. But just when she thought of where this second death would lead her…

…She heard a calming song. Like it was soothing the Heavens, the retribution assailing her faded away. Looking up, she only saw a hand stroking the seven strings of a Guqin. His melody saved her from her second death.

Feeling a supreme exhaustion after transcending worlds, Langyu allowed her consciousness to fade away as well, promising to thank her savior after awakening.