Doomed by Fate, My Sect Urges My Comeback - Chapter 194

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Mo Yu had finished perusing the zither score.

“This score is familiar to me, it’s the Nine Mystical Sounds. I’ve seen the missing parts before.”

Her words left both of them stunned.

“What?”

Ning Shaoyang was visibly shocked.

“How could you know? You’re a member of the sect! That predecessor was my great uncle. His legacy remains in our family. How could you have seen it?”

Mo Yu nodded knowingly. “Ning Hui, correct?”

Ning Shaoyang’s face turned pale.

“How do you know?”

Mo Yu looked up. “It was either on the seventh or eighth floor of the Opportunity Tower, I can’t recall exactly. I saw his hidden realm. Coincidentally, I remember the rest of the score, and it includes his enlightenment notes.”

“Su Manhua, fetch paper and ink. I’ll recite, you write.”

Su Manhua was overjoyed but hesitated, glancing at Ning Shaoyang.

“But… Martial Aunt, is it okay for me to know this?”

Zither scores are extremely private treasures. The Nine Mystical Sounds is a prized heirloom of her master’s family. Can she listen to it?

Mo Yu lazily replied, “I don’t feel like writing.”

She doesn’t feel like… writing…

Mo Yu seemed to sense Ning Shaoyang’s emotions and glanced at him.

“Young Master Ning, the treasures within the Opportunity Tower far exceed your imagination.”

Ning Shaoyang felt like he had been punched in the gut, his slender body trembling, his breath heavy and labored.

“The sect…”

It was all because of the sect!

They monopolize all the resources of the cultivation world.

Even though his family had its own heritage, their cultivation resources paled in comparison to the sects.

The sects occupy the Opportunity Tower and restrict others from entering. The entire cultivation world is under their thumb.

It’s utterly ridiculous!

His great uncle should have left all his heritage to the family. Instead, due to the Opportunity Tower, he perished inside, leaving little behind for his descendants. And the sects benefit from it!

Infuriating!

“Do you know who sets the rules between the sects and the Opportunity Tower?” Mo Yu’s interest was piqued as she propped her chin on her hand, smiling at him.

Ning Shaoyang took a deep breath, then stood up, holding his zither score. His tone was cold.

“Miss Mo, such opportunities and inheritances are obtained by the lucky. Even though I’m a descendant of my great uncle, I shouldn’t interfere too much. Today, I apologize for the disturbance.”

He took a step back, his eyes losing their warmth when looking at Mo Yu.

It’s just… so unfair!

Learning about his great uncle’s inheritance from an outsider is utterly ridiculous.

Su Manhua lowered her head, glancing at Ning Shaoyang without saying a word.

She understood her master’s feelings well.

In the Ning family, everyone revered Ancestor Ning Hui as a once-in-millennia genius. The family held him in the highest regard.

Not only because Ning Hui was a genius but also because he didn’t join a sect and left his inheritance to the family.

It was because of this that millennia later, the Ning family produced a genius like Ning Shaoyang, whose achievements even surpassed Ancestor Ning Hui.

And now…

They just learned that Ancestor Ning Hui didn’t leave all his inheritance behind. He left only a small portion.

Most of it was in the Opportunity Tower!

Even Su Manhua felt indignant for Ning Shaoyang.

Blood relatives can’t get a complete inheritance and must watch the sects squander it.

There would be resentment, anger, and hatred!

Su Manhua bit her lip, a terrible thought surfacing in her mind.

Sects shouldn’t exist!

The sect and Opportunity Tower system shouldn’t be there!

“Goodbye.” Ning Shaoyang’s face was cold as he turned to leave.

“Wait.” Mo Yu suddenly spoke, her voice still gentle and slow.

“The Opportunity Tower has two rules: first, everyone who enters will die inside; second, sects can only enter floors corresponding to their level, and disciples cannot exceed their floor. Do you know why?”

“Why does everyone who enters the Opportunity Tower die inside? Who sets the standards for sect evaluations? Why can’t disciples access higher floors?”

Her words piqued Ning Shaoyang’s curiosity.

He turned around, frowning.

Mo Yu gestured for him to sit.

Even Su Manhua, an inner sect disciple of the Tuo Yue Sect, didn’t know these details.

Su Manhua had just joined the sect and hadn’t yet entered the Opportunity Tower to train.

Ning Shaoyang coldly said, “Isn’t the whole system set by your sects? Sects establish rules among themselves and strictly adhere to them, or perhaps it’s managed by first-tier sects.”

Su Manhua’s eyes widened.

“But Master, the Tuo Yue Sect has an ancestor at the Tribulation Transcendence phase who can’t access higher floors. Even if there’s management, how can it be monitored by Tribulation Transcendence experts?”

Ning Shaoyang shook his head gently and looked at Mo Yu, waiting for her explanation.

Mo Yu smiled, waving her hand to make a pot of wine and three cups appear on the table.

Su Manhua quickly stood up and poured the wine into the cups.

“Even if it’s as you say, there’s such a management system. As long as someone is strong enough, they can find ways to enter higher floors. So why do sect disciples strive to improve their sect’s grade? They should just focus on improving their cultivation. After all, it’s worth a try. Higher floor resources are a huge temptation for any cultivator.”

Ning Shaoyang nodded slightly.

Indeed.

If it were him, he would focus on improving his cultivation and find a way to access higher floors, disregarding sect levels. Other sect members wouldn’t matter to him.

Mo Yu smiled and said, “Actually, those two rules are set by the Opportunity Tower itself.”

“What!”

Even the usually calm Ning Shaoyang was visibly shocked.

Su Manhua covered her mouth, her eyes wide with astonishment.

“This is…” Ning Shaoyang gripped his wine cup tightly, causing it to crack under the pressure, spilling wine on the table and soaking his sleeve.

Mo Yu’s tone grew more serious.

“The five-year sect evaluations and rankings are set by the Opportunity Tower itself. There is a ranking list called the Opportunity Board, and the final results are presented there.”

“The Opportunity Tower grants sects permissions based on their rankings. For example, our Tuo Yue Sect, previously a fifth-tier sect, could access the seventh floor of the Opportunity Tower. Higher floors were off-limits, even for our Tribulation Transcendence ancestors.”