The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground? - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Copying Talent and the Closed Cultivation System!

As for Ning Chen, guilt flickered in Liu Ruyan’s eyes before quickly vanishing.
She would never let him go!

Apart from restricting his freedom and cultivation, she had never truly mistreated him. Liu Ruyan spared no expense in providing treasures that nourished his body and prolonged his life. After all, Ning Chen was her greatest reliance in cultivation, and she could not afford any mishaps.

To prevent him from attempting suicide, she had even placed seals on him, making it impossible for him to harm himself in any way. Her future path depended on Ning Chen. He was the most significant source of support for her cultivation.

Suppressing her turbulent emotions, Liu Ruyan staggered to the open space in the stone cave dungeon, retrieved a cushion from her storage ring, and sat down cross-legged. She began her breakthrough attempt to the Divine Transformation stage.

Liu Ruyan didn’t rely on any auxiliary cultivation pills. After all, even the best pills contained traces of toxicity. The pure spiritual essence she carried within her body was the finest cultivation elixir, capable of improving her aptitude without side effects.

Moreover, cultivating beside Ning Chen, who possessed the Supreme Yang Sacred Physique, allowed her to harness the blessings of heaven and earth. This made her cultivation smoother and spared her from enduring tribulation lightning, allowing her to directly bask in divine grace.

Every time she faced a major breakthrough, she would choose to cultivate here. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have reached the Nascent Soul peak within a century—a speed unmatched even by the legendary Pure Yin Physique, renowned for amplifying cultivation in male partners.

As her cultivation technique began to operate, the stone cave dungeon filled with a dense and powerful spiritual energy.

Ning Chen, bound to the bed, lay expressionlessly, entirely uninterested in Liu Ruyan’s actions. The spiritual energy deliberately avoided him, ensuring that he, despite being no different from an ordinary person now, felt no discomfort.

Having fallen to such a state, Ning Chen naturally harbored regrets. However, after a hundred years, he no longer wasted time dwelling on self-pity.

He had tried to resist and refused to submit. Despite his unyielding will, the overwhelming vitality of the Supreme Yang Sacred Physique proved too much. His body succumbed, even if his resolve hadn’t.

There was nothing he could do.

Perhaps this was how his life would end.

Ning Chen sighed silently—until a flicker of light flashed before his eyes, and an intangible voice echoed in his mind:

“The Mother of Blue Star believes you’ve disgraced the title of a transmigrator and has decided to grant you a talent-copying ability and an accompanying system.”

“Ding! Given the host’s current situation, the Closed Cultivation System has been activated.”

“Ah?” Ning Chen froze, and as he recovered from his shock, a spark of hope reignited in his otherwise dead heart.

Was this a turning point?

Suppressing his excitement, he immediately began examining the system’s capabilities. If it could help him escape his current predicament, that would be ideal.

However, after thoroughly reviewing the system’s functions, Ning Chen was dumbfounded.

The Closed Cultivation System, as the name suggested, enabled him to accumulate experience simply by remaining in one place and not venturing out. Upon exiting seclusion, all accumulated experience would be returned tenfold, allowing for rapid leaps in cultivation.

This was the kind of golden finger designed for gradual, steady progress.

But for Ning Chen, it was utterly useless!

He needed to escape, not accumulate cultivation! What good was cultivation power if he remained sealed?

“Detected cultivation seals within the host. Seals have been removed.”

The voice resounded again. Ning Chen’s first reaction wasn’t joy but instinctively turning to glance at Liu Ruyan, who was meditating nearby.

“Rest assured, host. The system removed the seals without disrupting their structure, ensuring it won’t be detected by anyone.”

“When the host exits seclusion, all accumulated cultivation will take effect.”

That was reassuring.

Only then did Ning Chen felt a sense of relief. Otherwise, Liu Ruyan would undoubtedly imposed even harsher restrictions on him.

It seemed the system had its uses after all.

Pressing his lips together, Ning Chen checked his current status:

Host: Ning Chen

Cultivation: Sealed (Foundation Establishment Level 1, 11/1000 EXP)

Accumulated Closed-Cultivation EXP: 0 (Updated nightly at midnight)

Talent: Copy (Replicate unique talents, physiques, or divine abilities after 15 minutes of physical contact, effective only during seclusion.)

Physique: Supreme Yang Sacred Physique (Red quality, grants 100,000 EXP per day)

Divine Abilities: None

(Different talents, physiques, and divine abilities can stack to increase the daily EXP cap during seclusion.)
(Note: The system enters a thousand-year dormancy period after each exit from seclusion.)

One hundred thousand EXP per day, and Foundation Establishment Level 1 required only 1,000.

This meant that if he exited seclusion tomorrow, he could potentially leap straight to the Golden Core stage.

It sounded absurdly powerful.

But Ning Chen only entertained the thought briefly. Exiting seclusion after just one day would waste the system’s potential, given the thousand-year dormancy that followed each exit.

Clearly, the system was designed to keep him locked in the dungeon for long-term cultivation.

After all, this location was indeed the optimal choice. While Liu Ruyan’s methods had been despicable, Ning Chen had to admit that apart from the relentless suppression and exploitation, the resources she provided—precious treasures and a secure environment—were genuinely beneficial.

Survival was guaranteed here.
Cultivation was secure.

If he sought a random location for closed cultivation, he’d face challenges ranging from finding resources to dealing with potential disturbances.

As he pondered, the system’s voice sounded again:

“Detected a nearby individual with a copyable talent—’Tenacious Resolve.’ Prerequisites met. Copy talent?”

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