Gu Shaoan, a game designer in his previous life, transmigrated into the body of an orphaned boy in the Great Wei Kingdom of the Kyushu continent after a fatal accident at work. He quickly realized this world was identical to the game *Great Jianghu* he had created. One of its unique features, the Talent Entry system, had followed him. His initial talent was [Abbess's Favor], which naturally attracted the goodwill of abbesses and nuns, perfectly suiting his plan to join the Emei Sect to avoid the dangers of the martial world. Three months before the story begins, the boy's parents were killed by mountain bandits, and he was rescued by Abbess Miejue, the Emei Sect’s Steward Elder of the External Affairs Court. When the Emei Sect opened its gates to recruit Outer Sect disciples, Gu Shaoan traveled to Mount Emei to take the assessment. His calm demeanor and scholarly appearance caught the eye of Miejue and other elders. During the three-stage examination—testing mental resilience in a poison mist bamboo forest, determination in an obstacle course, and root bone evaluation—Gu Shaoan excelled. His root bone was deemed "Superior," placing him among the elite talents of Emei. However, the Sect Leader, Abbess Miejue the younger, was also present. The moment she saw Gu Shaoan’s straight posture and resilient expression, a buried shadow from her past—her deceased senior brother, Gu Hongzi—resurfaced, stirring deep emotion. She immediately asked if Gu Shaoan would become her personal disciple, an unprecedented honor since Emei had not taken male disciples for years due to past tragedies. Gu Shaoan accepted, gaining a new Talent Entry: [Enlightenment], which granted a very high chance of entering an enlightened state during cultivation. The system also unlocked the Achievement Point Roulette, allowing him to spend points for rewards.As a direct disciple, Gu Shaoan was brought to the sect’s back mountain, where he met his senior sisters: head disciple Zhao Jingxuan, second disciple Ding Minjun, third disciple Bei Jinyi, and the young Zhou Zhiruo, who had already joined the sect. This placement confirmed that Zhang Cuishan and his wife had died, and the Heaven Reliant Sword now belonged to Wudang. Abbess Miejue personally taught Gu Shaoan the Emei Breathing Technique, guiding a wisp of her True Qi through his body. To her astonishment, after just one session, Gu Shaoan sensed his Qi Foundation—the first wisp of internal qi. Sensing the Qi Foundation often took days or months even for geniuses; Miejue herself had taken half a month. Gu Shaoan’s speed marked him as extraordinary. Then, to test his comprehension, Miejue ordered Zhou Zhiruo to demonstrate the forty-nine stances of the Willow Catkin Sword Technique, one of Emei’s basic sword arts. Zhou Zhiruo had practiced for a month but only reached entry level. Gu Shaoan watched once and flawlessly reproduced all stances and accompanying cultivation chants from memory. But then, he began performing the sword technique a second time, this time slower and heavier, as if wielding a real blade. In that moment, he entered a state of profound clarity—his mind quiet yet sharp, his movements fluid. By the fourth repetition, his swordplay had transformed; each gesture now carried the graceful, flickering essence of willow catkins. Senior sisters Zhao Jingxuan, Ding Minjun, and Bei Jinyi recognized this as the "Initial Glimpse" stage of mastery—a level of understanding that usually required weeks or months of practice. Miejue watched in silent amazement, her eyes reflecting both surprise and deep satisfaction. Gu Shaoan’s journey at Emei had just begun, but his talents—his memory, his comprehension, his ability to enter an enlightened state—already marked him as a disciple of exceptional promise, one who might reshape the sect’s future. He had found a place to belong, and a path to power, in this dangerous jianghu.
