I Became Invincible After Sweeping The Floor For 70 Years Chapter 2

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Previously on I Became Invincible After Sweeping The Floor For 70 Years...
Qin Chen, a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty, is stripped of his title and exiled to the Taiyi Holy Land as a handyman disciple. His mother was framed for treason, and Qin Chen, possessing a mortal body with little talent for cultivation, is deemed unimportant. Despite his fallen status, he is granted safety and a chance to cultivate, though he acknowledges his difficult path ahead.

However, as long as he possessed the Supreme Elder’s token, the handyman yard wouldn't dare to make things difficult for him. He likely wouldn't be tasked with strenuous chores.

Very swiftly, Qin Chen made his way to the handyman yard. As anticipated, the elders there, influenced by the token, didn't create any obstacles for him. He was simply assigned the role of a sweeper, carrying out mundane cleaning duties within the Holy Land each day.

Nevertheless, substantial gossip began to circulate throughout Taiyi Holy Land. The origin of these rumors remained unclear, but word had it that Qin Chen was once the 17th Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty. After being stripped of his royal status and exiled far from the Central Province, he had been relegated to the position of a mere handyman disciple in Taiyi Holy Land.

Consequently, whenever official disciples, and even fellow handyman disciples, encountered Qin Chen, they would often whisper and point.

Qin Chen could only offer a wry smile in return. He felt he had no alternative.

Fortunately, due to the Supreme Elder's token, while these individuals might occasionally mock him, they refrained from any physical aggression.

Before he realized it, Qin Chen had resided in that world for a full year. He had gradually adapted to his circumstances.

Although he was incapable of cultivating immortality, he could still practice conventional martial arts to enhance his physique.

Even though Taiyi Holy Land was a sect dedicated to immortal cultivation, it provided numerous ordinary martial arts for practitioners.

On this particular day, Qin Chen officially reached the age of 16.

In that world, the age of 16 marked the transition into adulthood. Yet, no one extended congratulations to Qin Chen, nor did he have any intention of celebrating. As was his routine, he proceeded to a cliff for his sweeping duties, planning to pass his first birthday as an adult without any fanfare.

[Ding dong!]

[Congratulations, you have successfully completed the system’s one-year survival trial. The system will now be officially activated.]

[System activation in progress...]

Abruptly, Qin Chen heard a frigid, mechanical voice echo in his mind. His heart seemed to cease beating for a moment.

“The system!”

Qin Chen was taken aback. Over the preceding year, he had slowly come to terms with his reality, accepting that he might remain a sweeper handyman disciple in Taiyi Holy Land for the remainder of his life.

He had never envisioned activating the legendary system on his 16th birthday.

He was well aware of what a system entailed. It was an immense cheat, a gateway to untold power!

“I wonder what kind of system it will be?”

Qin Chen was filled with eager anticipation.

His wait was not prolonged. Soon after, the system's voice resonated within his mind once more:[System successfully activated. Please check in.]

[You may check in at any location between heaven and earth possessing divinity.]

[However, you are limited to one check-in per day.]

[The greater the divinity of the location, the more significant the reward for checking in.]

[You may check in repeatedly at specific locations.]

Locations with divinity?

Qin Chen understood immediately. The term 'divinity' referred to places imbued with Dao runes scattered throughout the world. Some were naturally occurring, such as chaotic pure lands, ancestral artifacts, spirit vessels, divine trees, and divine herbs. Others were man-made, like sites bearing the imprints of supreme experts, grand emperor training halls, emperor's tombs, and the Nine Forbidden Grounds of the Canglan Continent.

However, his opportunity to check in was restricted to once daily. He resolved not to squander his initial chance.

“It took considerable effort to awaken the system. This signifies that I have a path to cultivation. I must not waste this incredible opportunity. I need to discover an optimal location for my check-in.”

Qin Chen experienced a mixture of surprise and elation. The emergence of the system had rekindled his long-dormant aspirations for cultivation.

After all, who wouldn't desire to become a peerless expert capable of moving unhindered throughout the world upon transmigrating into such a realm? He envisioned emulating the revered masters of ancient holy lands, aristocratic families, and dynasties—individuals known as kings, who commanded absolute freedom and earned universal respect and obedience.

It was simply that both the Great Qin Dynasty and Taiyi Holy Land had assessed his talent and physique as exceedingly ordinary, deeming his prospects for entering the path of cultivation to be exceedingly remote. Consequently, Qin Chen had abandoned all thoughts of pursuing cultivation.

Now, the system's arrival had resurrected Qin Chen's hopes.

For his inaugural check-in, he was determined to select a place where an ancient grand emperor had left his mark. Ancient grand emperors were revered as deities in this world, rumored to possess the ability to pluck stars and swallow moons, wielding unimaginably terrifying power. They were considered the supreme gods in the eyes of the populace.

Within this world, numerous immortal dynasties, holy lands, and aristocratic families had produced such grand emperors. The Great Qin Dynasty, for instance, undoubtedly held locations where ancient grand emperors had left their traces. The divinity of such places would assuredly be potent, increasing his likelihood of receiving substantial rewards upon checking in.

As a mere mortal, Qin Chen found himself distant from those coveted places, lacking even the basic privilege to approach them. Getting there would first require being within the Taiyi Holy Land. Though its glory had waned, Taiyi Holy Land remained a sacred bastion. Its sheer expanse, spanning thousands of miles, presented a challenge. Qin Chen, a humble sweeper, had only explored the immediate vicinity during his year of service, leaving vast portions of the holy land unvisited. Hence, he found himself momentarily disoriented, unsure of where to begin his systematic check-ins.

A sudden thought sparked in Qin Chen's mind. He recalled hearing tales of an ancient site within the holy land, whispered to be a place once graced by the footsteps of an ancient great emperor. This emperor, renowned as the most formidable figure in history, whose might once commanded the entire universe, must have imbued such a location with unparalleled divinity!

Qin Chen's memory surfaced an ancient cliff within Taiyi Holy Land, where legend claimed an ancient great emperor had sojourned, leaving behind a pair of his footprints. Of course, this was merely a rumor. In its prime, when Taiyi Holy Land stood equal to other immortal sacred lands, ancient aristocratic families, and dynasties, it boasted immense talent and power. Emperors had even dispatched peerless experts to meticulously investigate the cliff. However, their efforts yielded no extraordinary discoveries, leading them to dismiss the accounts as mere folklore.

With the passage of time, this particular cliff fell into neglect. It had been cloaked in obscurity for many years, rarely frequented by anyone.

Despite the significant probability of the tale being just a myth, Qin Chen resolved to make this his first check-in destination. If, by chance, it truly was a place consecrated by the presence of a great emperor, he was certain to be rewarded handsomely. If not, it would simply be the expenditure of a single day's check-in opportunity, a minor loss he could readily absorb. At most, he would simply wait for the next day. After all, he had already endured sixteen years; waiting one more day was hardly an inconvenience.

Four arduous hours later, Qin Chen, gasping for breath, finally ascended the mountain and reached the purported location of the ancient great emperor's footprints. The sheer immensity of Taiyi Holy Land was unavoidable; his destination lay hundreds of miles away, traversing formidable mountain ranges. Despite his robust physique and the rudimentary martial cultivation he possessed, the journey demanded precisely this duration.

Discovering the very spot where the ancient great emperor was believed to have left his mark proved no simple feat. Qin Chen gazed upon a cliff of moderate height, its surface choked by overgrown weeds. Remarkably, a section spanning twenty to thirty feet remained devoid of any vegetation and, undisturbed by dust year-round, stood strangely pristine. At its heart lay a pair of footprints. Though faint, they had been etched into the cliff face for hundreds of thousands of years, miraculously untouched by erosion.

[Ding dong!]

[A remnant with extremely high divinity has been discovered here. Would you like to check in here?]

[Note: This location can be checked into repeatedly!]

Abruptly, the system's voice resonated within his mind. Upon receiving this notification, Qin Chen's conviction solidified; this was indeed the place where the ancient great emperor had left his imprint. "System, I wish to check in here!" he declared silently.

In the very next instant.

[Congratulations, you have successfully checked in to the place where the Chaotic Heavenly Emperor has left his mark. You have obtained the Chaotic Holy Body!]

The system's voice sounded once more in Qin Chen's head.